Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
.DAHLMAN DRAWS
MANY ON CORNERS
Mayor and Square Seven" Speakers
Have Lively Evening Roasting
Members of Big Six"
HITCHCOCK SECRETARY LINES UP

Mayor Dahlman and his colleagues
Of the Square Seven" and a number
Of their supporters held big street
meetings all around the city last
night, from Twenty-fourth and Vim
ton streets to Twenty-fourth and
Ames avenue. They were met with
red fire, bands, or tumultuous en-
thusiasm at most places, and even
where their initial crowds we're small,
they we're soon swelled many fold
under the magnetic voice and per-
sonality of "Jim," as the mayor called
himself.
When he reached Twenty-fourth and
Vinton, his first meeting, only half q
dozen men were on the corner. Within
ten minutes the crowd numbered over
200. including about twenty-five women,
who Joined in the cheers for the head
of the administration ticket.
Crowds Assemble Quickly.
Here he comes" 'Hurrah for Jim
and the Square Seven" and similar shouts
greeted the fins" at Twenty-second and
packed with $50 foreign workingmen who
had been waiting for the speakers. Then
at Sixteenth and Chicago streets. a
crowd Of $50 men and women were listen
Ing to other administration speakers when
the mayors party arrived, and while ne
talked twenty minutes, the size of the
gathering was more than doubled. He
also got hearty reception at Sixteenth
and Locust streets.
Twenty-fourth and Ames avenue was
the scene of one of the biggest demon
strations. While Harry zimman and
other Big Six" speakers were addressing
about 100 men in Magnolia hall, admin
istration candidates started TO speak on
the street corner half "a block away The
ms drew an audience that soon num-
bered $50 and was quite demonstrative
Makes Speech in Rain.
Mayor Dahlman stoned at Twenty
fourth and Cunning streets on, his way
home, and although IL was showerinE
and only a dozen men were there and
the hour was past IL, he took off his hat
and coat in the rain and talked for ten
minutes.
Just before that. at Twenty-fourth and
Burdette streets. the Tins" had been met
with red fire and a band by the mixed
crowd Of colored and white men. who
climbed into the mayors car to shake
hands with him. A dance In the neigh
borhood observed a recess while the 'fns'
made talks.
Hitchcock Man Lines Up.
One Of tho chief features of last nights
political developments was the appear
ance of w. d. Eilxin, secretary To Sena-
tor G. NJ. Hitchcock, as an ardent cham
plon of the administration ticket. H4
spoke at all seven of the street meetings,
Following the commissioners around the
circuit.
Vote for the Square Seven" he urged.
Give them all a big vote of endorse
ment and confidence. for under the
management OF Mayor Dahlman and his
colleagues during the past years. Omaha
has become The best city of its size In
the United States. l know what am
talking about for I've been in many other
big cities. in all of which Omaha is
recognized as o. X"
James II, Ranley, secretary to Con-
gresham Lobeck, also voiced the same
sentiments, and invited everybody to the
big mass melting for the Square Seven at
the Auditorium tonight
All the other candidates on the Inns"
slate made speeches and were we'll re-
ceived. and each boosted for ali the
others. John A. Rine paid special atten-
ton to Chairman Sutton of the ants,
saying he would mail his hide to the
barn door" It was following such a
statement by Rine that Sutton leaving a
hall nearby at Twenty-fourth street and
Ames avenue. caused a big sensation by
addressing a few words to the admfnistra-
ton talker
L. ]. TePoel. Frank Quigiey and other
speakers also urged support for the
Square Seven that would adequately en-
dorse the administrators record.
Mayor Dahman paid considerable at
tention to Chairman Sutton of the ants
in his talks and said;
This fellow Able Sutton, who re-
signed his judgeship for the purpose of
running for mayor when he thought I
would get a federal appointment, hasn't
got the nerve to run against me. He Is
a four-flusher. and while really, pro-
hibitionist. win stoop to trickery to fur
Their his ends. He even talks from a
beer keg in a booty atmosphere in order
to get votes, yet will talk anti-booze
among the w. c. T. U-ers
"The other night Sutton said. in a
speech, that not a one of the present city
commissioners knew the meaning of the
commandment Thou shalt not steal Yet
that same night he was so low down,
mean and undignified as to drive UP to
another street meeting. where was talk
ing to my own crowd. and he began
talking within jOc feet of me, before
was through
He did 1t to steal my crowd, IL he
could, and he broke that commandments
In so doing, for the commandment does
not apply just to stealing dollars but to
stealing mems crowds and friends and
wives, as well But I'll show him a thing
or two, for 1 never tried TO steal any
thing, yet he tried to steal my crowd"
The mayor boosted for all men OF the
Square Seven" called Metcalfe a pro-
hibitionist. said that liquor and personal
liberty was \ large issue In the cam
paign and In closing declared:
Il am for human hearts and souls
fret of all, ami for economy in city adj
ministration and public utility rates also.
No corporation can make me do its bid
ding"