Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
POLITICAL.
Candidates to Make the
Rounds Of Meetings Tonight.
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. Harry B. Zimman and other men,
bers OF the allied candidates ad-
dressed a meeting Yesterday after
noon in the, Swedish auditorium,
under the auspices of the Harry B.
Zirman for Commissioner club. Ed
ward Simon spoke also in behalf OF
Thomas Falconer. In conversation
after the meeting Mr.. Zimman stated
that he expected To be within the
first three OF those who will be elected.
He spoke last night in Wolk's hall.
Twenty-fourth and Charles streets.
Mayor Dahlman and associates
covered a circuit of Sunday meetings
and are scheduled to appear tonight
in Wolk's hall. Twenty-fourth and
Charles street; also at Twenty-fourth
and Bancroft streets and at Thirty
third and L streets. The allied cam
diJates will hold a meeting tonight in
Alamo hail. Twenty-fourth and Grant
streets.
w. F. Baxter. chairman OF the al
lied candidates, offeredthis statement:
"The only danger to the success OF
Our ticket is that some of the voters
rnay neglect to vote. lnS the past
many have forgotten to vote, or have
been too busy or deferred by unfavor-
able weather. These careless or
neglectful voters hold the balance oi
power. When they tai! to vote, the
machine scores because the machine
with its thorough organization, gets
every one nt its voters to the rolls
regardless of the weather or anything
else. Every mans most important
duty of Tuesday will be to vote"
Addressing a meeting in Columbia
hall Twenty-second and Pierce
streets, yesterday afternoon. w. G.
Ure said: I'VE have been kept busy
answering the lies that have been
promulgated They have tried to be-
smirch the exemption boards and the
Red Cross. They tried to fool the
people into believing we would close
the movies and base ball on Sunday
when they know very we'll that these
activities are legal and that city COM
missicners could not stop them even
ie inclined to do so. We believe that
all patriotic men will rebuke these
political attacks on candidates who
have given ursefshly Of their services
to the government at this critical
time"
Mr.. Zimman told of some of his
struggles as a city councilman to win
the peoples battles. He related hi:
championship of the occupation tax
ordinance and of the terminated tax
fight.
Ed P. Smith charged the opposition
with circulating "innumerable false
hoods" and declared he would not
stoop to that form of campaigning.
Mayor Dahlman last night gave
out the following statement:
AN attempt has been made tc
deceive the, public. with reference tc
the charges which l., have made
against Ed. P. Smith in his connec.
tion with the district exemption
board. In this matter, Mr.. Smith ant
his political supporters have attempt,
ed to justify him by asserting that
have not proven the charges. The
answer to this is that I have flee
the charges with the proper authori
~ and shall submit the evidence tc
the proper tribunal when directed.
This is matter which, in fairnes:
to the tribunal which must try the
charges and to Mr.. Smith himself
cannot and should not be triec
through the colunes of the news
papers. nor on the street coners, be
fore the evidence is submitted to tha
tribunal
"The evidence which I have is no
conclusion or mere inference; bu
is documentary evidence.
I'm fairness to the public, however
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