Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-03
The Political Caldron

Il HERE is a wide difference Of opinion az TO
whether long short political campaign is
better Different candidates use different systems IN
their quest for votes Take Congressman Lobcck for
instance, he just gum-shoes around 3e5 days in the
and the first thing know he s in washington
while nobody is looking. Mayor Dahlman hikes 10
slide along gradually until the last few weeks before
the primary regular election and then he goes 70 It.
II is the with announcing their candsdaces
like get race at an early date while others
prefer to wait for what they call he psychological
moment
Some candidates fer public office have to be
dragged into the political Committees have to
go to their homes offices and promise them the
support OF this that organization They have to be
coaxed petted and then there ins.ances
where they win make the sacrifice for the public
veal. But every rule has It's exceptions
Comes now Sam Valentine, a native son. who has
offered himself candidate to fl vacancy there
might be In the event there should be city hall slate
Mr.. Valentine called upon the mayor the other after
noon and had long conversation The mayor told hts
visitor that It Is worthy ambition aspire to city
commissonership. but made promise about taking
Mr.. Valentine into partnership.
Mr. Valentine is comparatively young He
declares himself willing TO accept any city hall de-
partrnent At present he Is trying 10 land federal
appointment in the office Of the United states marshal
here. which he would forego If the people want him
as city commission.
Anent the approaching city commission primary
fight II is observed that s. A. Coroner does not be-
lieve in watchful waiting He believes that II NAV
intends to be candidate he should take the public
into his confidence at the earliest possible minute
which Mr. corneer Is doing at present He is now on
the Job ana is letting the people know he IL cand-
date. He says he expects to carry the Danish vote
and hopes 70 have some strength In other quarters
Last fall he independent for county commits
and dccisively beaten. Anyway. Mr.
Corner says his campaign for another just-as-good
commissionership has been started.
II don't want to enter the Joke class" was the
reply OF Henry G. Riohmand legislator. when asked
whether he intended to enter the city commissioner
ship this spring. His name has been mentioned
with many Others but Mr.. Richmond wishes to have
his name stricken from the role OF asprants.
lie argues that city commlssionerehip is "com-
summation devoutly 10 DO wished" but he feels that
this Is not his year to make the race.
when do make the IL win be az a time when
feel that can win do not feel like throwing money
away this year Flour is higher than and need
a lot OF clothes Just concluded to walt three
years before enter the city commission" said
Mr.. Richmond
Mr. Richmond does not want TO discourage any
worthy ambition. but he declares that OF the
names being mentioned impossible" He would
like to money for of these misguided ones.
but he feels that II they insist upon spending their
money against his advice. then IL is their fault
IT may be a joke but It's also the TRUTH that
every asprant for every elective office always feels
confident that he will win and not until the
counted will he be disllusioned During the last city
commission primary election candidate received
something like $40 He lived here many years
and snt bad sort OF fellow He Is well educated and
experienced, and knows thing two about municipal
government During the campaign he found about 2OO0
who said they would vote for him. but only SIS
membered him when they came to vote. He had hard
fall and said he lost OF HIS faith in human
on the of the primary election he could figure
self nominated just felt Il in his bones but on the
next day he stricken with a sickening feeling
feeling OF political Roneness.