Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-05
The Political Caldron

TN THE "who's whoT department OF the election
i commissioners office the records show personal
Identification marks characteristics OF registered
voters Candidates aspiring to be city commissioners
are tagged iust like ordinary human beings Here
are the official records showing that Harry j. Hack
EFT has "a red face II anybody without red face
should try TO vote as Harry J. Hackett he probably
would have trouble unless he applied rouge like the
actor people do Here also NJ. J. Lacy Is listed as
having lied complexion" while j. A. Davis must
present a pair OF brown eyebrows II he would vote
for himself anybody else at the forthcoming cleo
ton, lie also had iron gray hair the last time he
registered.
II should be known. too that Nicholas cherek
wears glasses and has black moustache. and would
have to do some explaining at the election booth
should he forget his glasses or have his moustsche
off when he went TO vote. Charles Unit Is bald
and has gray moustaehe.
"Moustsche' is the particular identification feature
noted on the registration sheet OF Charles Withheld
Nowhere is IL specified whether II Is a red white or
blue moustache. whether It is long or short or
whether 1t is turned upward downward
Numerous candidates for the city commission point
with pride 20 their long residences IN Omaha They
urge that many years in city gives candidate
wider knowledge OF his town and makes him familiar
with the needs Of the municipality he would serve
The registration books show that score OF pioneers
have filed. According to the Douglas County Assoc
citation OF Nebraska Pioneers, thrty-tive years OF
residence necessary to be pioneer. BY this test
these the pioneer candidates. John Drexe fifty
years; Owen slaven fiftytwo; J. p. Hummel. fifty
one ID. II. Christie. forty-eight louis Burmester
forty-eisht; Albert l. Hidinger. forty-seven; led
Leeder, foriy-seven; Walter S Jardine. forty six;
Fred II. Hoye. forty-fve; John II. cusck forty-two;
Frank Barker forty-four: Ed r Howell thirty-nine;
John Yirak, thrty-eght; Thomas McGovern, thirty
seven; Ed Walsh. thirty-sx; NJ j. Lacey thirty-sx;
w. N. Chambers, thrty-five Charles Unit, thirty
five: j. j. conlon. thirty-five. On the other end of
the line Rev. Thomas C. Birmingham has lived here
only four months according to his registration Max
Kirschbaum has been a resident one year and three
months.
Twelve single have filed as candidates. Pre-
sumabiy they filed in March. expect TO be nominated
In April, elected IN May and marries in June. Their
names are: Jerry Howard. Edward Simon, John H.
Cusick. J. c. Ford. Anthony T, Monahan. II. A. Fos-
ter J. N, Carter Frank ]. RihR, Nathan Bernstein,
Harry II. Zimnan Dan b. Butler and Frank Quigey.
The wldowers are: Nicholas Cherek Louis BerTnes-
ter and Jacob Kopp. There fifty-eight benedcts
In the list OF candidates It is limited that various
eligible young women already campaigning for
the single candidates.
Twenty-three Of the seventy-three city commits
sionershp candidates born IN foreign countries
ireland, Sweden, Germany. Russia. Prussia. Den
mark, Canada. England. Bohemia and Poland are
represented. Fred Hoye. A. c. Kuge, Frank Barker,
Charles Unit and w. NJ. Nash born in England.
Native sons OF Omaha Louis Burmester Charles
Vithneli. w. NJ Chambers and Edward Simon. The
Missourians are c. T. walker Edward Walsh and
Jeff w. Bedford Those with mSde-in-Germany
marks Nicholas Cherek, Val J, Peter. Jacob
Kopp and Albert IT. Mzlaff