Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
CANDIDATES FOR J
COUNTY JOBS IN
OWN SIDE SHOW
Work Like Beavers to Lure
Elusive Vote While Main
Show Goes OH in the
Main Tent.

lie candidates tor county commfs-
sionerships in four districts are hay
ing little side show Of their own
while the main political exhibition is
going on in the big tent.
Ed ]. McArdle OF Benson, demo-
cratic aspirant in the First district,
is the only candidate Of this group
who is without primary opposition.
He is wearing a broad smile, while
his fellow candidates are working
like beavers. The democratic con-
test in the Second district is between
Neble and Sloup, Connolly having
withdrawn in favor OF Neble. Tom
Hoctor, former mayor South Omaha,
is giving Long Tom" O'Connor, pres
cnt commissioner, real race for the
democratic nomination in the Fourth
district, while Liddell is setting the
pace for Anderson in the Fifth dis
trict.
On the republican side of the coun-
ty commlssionership contests there
Is noted an interesting race between
Henry S. Mcdonald and Henry w.
Dunn, "TRe Two Henrys," in the
First district. They are using the
mails literally and are doing consid-
cradle foot work. Charles F. Kuncl is
showing good form in the Second
district in his race against McHugh.
Bruning and Novak.
p. ]. Trainor is being picked for
the winner in the Fourth district
elimination contest, and Charles
Unit and John r. Jepsen are kick
ing up lot OF dust in the Fifth dis
trict.
In another side show of the politi-
cal circus may be observed an array
Of optimistic applicants for the posi-
ton OF county attorney. Each mem-
ber of this political pageant has an
exhibit OF reasons why he should be
favored by the electorate. In the.
democratic division Of this race Ray
]. Abbott, deputy county attorney,
Is being picked by the wise ones as
the likely candidate. while Abel V.
shotwell, ]. ]. Boucher and J. ?.
Palmer have been mentioned by the
oracles as leading the republican di-
vision.
A political observer brought in this
bon mot on Thursday: Politics
makes strange bed fellows. Here is
Bob Smith. arm chair strategist at
the court house, picking up Tom
Hollister for sheriff. Tom, you know,
is Peter Loch's private attorney. !
amt got nothing against Hollister
ror Loeb, but | am just pointing out
that Bob Smith used to play the
game with John Lynch and then he
quit Lynch and now he is taking on
Hollister. Politics is great game ii
YOU can hold out. | have been
friend Of Holiister.. Wasn't | in the
, Billy Sunday tabernacle when Hol-
lister walked down the sawdust trail,
aud didn't ! see him looking so
lgrand-likef tell you l was proud
Of Tom on that occasion and took
him by the hand and | told him he
had taken the right step. But I am
a.thinking that Billy Sunday had bet
ter come back to Omaha again and
look after Tom. Of course Hollister
hasn't a look-in. for the nomination
of sheriff. but | was just looking over
the situation and thinking back"
1T is our patriotic duty to nomi-
nate and elect A. w. Jefferis to con-
gress," stated w. H. Hatteroth, we'll
known in improvement club and civic
affairs. He was discussing the politi-
cal situation in the Second congress
sional district. and he added:
I'VE are all patriots and we all
want to show our love of country in
every possible manner. We buy Lib
rrty bonds, War Savings stamps, we
conserve food and we subscribe 70 the
various war relief funds--and all to
win the war. But do we stop to think
that it is equally our patriotic duty to
give our very best consideration to
the selection OF our congressman, and
that we should 60 to the polls on next
Tuesday and vote for Jefferis as the
man of our choicee He is the logical
candidate of his party at this time,
and he can and will beat c. O. Lo-
beck, democratic misrepresentation.
This district would feel proud of Mr..
Jeffcris as congressman
A. w. Jefferis, congressional
candidate in this district. addressed q
meeting of negro voters at Twenty
fourth and Parker streets. Thursday
night. His sentiments on American
ism were heartily approved and he
was given assurances of strong sup
port by the negro voters OF this COM
nfinity.
Abel v. Shotwell, candidate for
county attorney, also spoke. The
meeting was held under the auspices
Of the Colored Republican club.
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