Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-05
The Political Caldron

JLTIfEN there's nothing else to talk about Just
w In connection with the city commission n
primary campaign il seems to be IN o'uoI !" 49,.
back TO unfinished business, or inc b'ou " 10
order and discuss Judge Abraham Lincoln sutton as
a possible or probable or improbable candidate.
cotere Of village cut-ups talking IN rom ol , ~.
town hall were enjoying a little conversazione IN tns
gloaming Somebody put into motion current OF
thought when he declared that man calIed uur'ns
the afternoon at the office Of the election coi,
soner and occurred a petition blank 10 oe v"Nu
with Judge Sutton's name filled into IT.
The town constable refilled his corncoo pipe anu
puffed vigorously. II" had met the judge not an hou
before and declared that Judge disavowed any IN
tention Of becoming a candidate, nor did the judge
seem TO any knowledge OF the circulation OF tns
petition ,,
Putting aside the above bit levity it may he said
in all seriousness that a petition was taken out for
Judge sutton and it may be added that twenty-iour
hours after the petition was taken out the Judge tou
the writer he knew nothing Of the petition ana was
unable to say whether nc would become candidate
Inquiry at the office Of the election commissioner
failed yield tho name Of the man VINO Is tnus IN
terested in the Judge.
''Of course" naively declared his honor 1T may
be that my friends have taken out a petub for me.
II they have not consulted me about thi' matter
such the uncertainties Of politics
1t is believed the Judge will have something to say
the this month. because he looks upon
the mineral having mystic significance
for him He resigned as Judge the sixteenth
Of the month his office was burned out on the SIX
teenth Of the month. he his first long trousers
when he Is and he thinks Sixteenth street the
greatest thoroughfare in the world
Charley Unit has filed There is mistake about
it, for his appears the list posted in the cleo
ton commissioner office. Charley has lived thirty
years Omaha and has never held an elective Of
flee though he has chased several times. He
wants TO be a city commissioner and expects to kick
up a cloud of dust during this campaign
Mark the name John Power off the list OF prob
abilities Honest John in a personal and exclusive
iptav ba will NJ he a
thanks his many friends for their kind considera-
ton. believe he should make the race
this time.
Sam spratlen. Of tho house Spratlen is now
busy formulating platform which will be a formd-
able structure he Mr. Spraten is visiting
the city hall several times a week that he may get
familiar with the municipal building.
Charles II. withheld OF the present city COM
missoncrs the first OF the present incumbents 70
file for reelection, lie is in the to the fin
ish.
Parephrasing the words of a popular song. Harry
j. Hackett is singing to himself, Its long way to
the city park office but my heart is there" The fact
OF the business is, Mr. Hackett would like TO DO a
city commissioner and he has his eye the depart
ment parks and boulevards To show that he is not
bashful about it, MIR Hackett is circulating his
mary petition
Fred II Hoye who announces that he positively
will stay in the race Is doing a marathon meet
the plebians and politicians, the proetariat and al
of the OF EN-. lie finds this eNerton rather
first but says he is getting into his old
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