Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-11
The Political Caldron

Though pretending to keep under cover the NUM-
cipal woods full Of patriots ready nay. anxious to
serve their city commissioners.
Go into any section Of Omaha you win and beat
the bushes and out will pop your candidates patriots
every one OF them. They will admit IT, Many
VIII tell you that the only in the world they
have for running IL the chance OF giving their city
the best administration II has ever had.
And there are some good men in the field Some
not good
As already stated in this column, every of the
present commissioners a candidate for reelection
and most Of them will have to be reckoned with.
Some, Of course. will be formidable than others
There has been lot OF WILD talk about how easy
e will be to clean out this bunch" But the prac-
teal politician will go about the Job that
He will admit az the outset that beating this bunch
will require systematic organization and above
thing else-what was woefully lacking three years
ago-tact and strategy in the direction Of the
paign
Many profess to believe that Dahlman for exam
pie. will not develop much strength as he has
heretofore. He has been in office for three terms
twice mayor under the old system COM
missioner under the one-nlne years in all And
he is not invulnerable. But Dahlman stll has that
starter Of $500 votes which nobody has been able
to take from him. And that makes fairly good
beginning.
CThs IL said purely from a disinterested stand
point merely TO open up a candid view of the stua-
TOM II may be possible to unhorse the Cowboy
Mayor his fourth roundup but It will not be easy
Another thing to remember about this man Dahl
man is that he goes to sleep at the political
switch. He's the Job when others nave forgotten
that there Is one. Now. this is what may happen
Dahman may (many believe he Win decide not 70
bother about the other fellows this time but go in
solely for Jim" that that little block of $500
"Dahlmsn democracy" votes is properly planted for
truly and let the other cayuses take the hinder
most or whatever they get.
Judge A. L. Sutton is not looking for an invite
to dip into this little game this time. The Judge
has covetous eye Mayor Jim's Job. lie thinks
II Is mighty fine little billet and while he likes
the Judge game played the district bench all
right enough. he showed in making the for
congress in 1910. that he would welcome change.
And you have to admit that the Judge" like
'Jim knows thing two about the science of
landing political plums. He has a wide and varied
circle Of acquaintance. They ramify in all direc-
lions They may be found among the poor old down
and-outer, the prosperous business man. the
ohurchmen. the lodgemen and just everyday go
as-you-please sort OF fellow Speaking OF lodgemen
Judge Sutton probably belongs to many lodges
the next and what is more. he attends them
He never believes in sighting his fences OF friend
ship. but rather regards It part of the life of
any man. especially a holding aspiring to
public office. to keep in active touch with his friends
So the Judge is there" when II to running
powers He might give Jim the run OF his life; he
might. indeed. tie and brand him Judge Sutton
would count on polling n big vote among the church
and he recently acted presiding officer at one
Of the big Auditorium meetings of the Flying Squad
rom of prohibition speakers.
But one little matter that bothers Judge sutton
just IL whether TO resign from the bench and
run Or without reeigning Both have their bad
features. To resign is hazardousa bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush,'' and to run without
signing might be equally hazardous might raise the
cutlery OF political Judge" cry that generally
hurts But time may solve this question.
Among others known supposed to be I'm the
hands Of their friends" for commissioner Frank
Bandle. former register OF deeds; Harry B. zmman,
former city councilman and mayor for little while,
both Of whom have good records; Nathan Bernstein.
formerly professor at the high school, now an In
surance solicitors B. Howard former state auditor
and alseran for the republican congressional NOM
nation; Al IIdinger, deputy for the Ancient Order
OF United worlSmen, and others.
AZ TO Mr.. zimman. he says he Is not Jealous tor
the race he diskes the effort of campaign, and
yet he may decide TO Bande's friends have
been urging him 70 since the fall primaries
pvhen he lost out for another denomination reg
lister OF deeds. Bernstein is for the fray.
supposedly the others And there still others