The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-05
Study Ballots"
Advises McHugh
Coolidge and Johnson Con.
veniion Candidates Not
Separated on Ticket.
BY EDWARD BLACK.

w. d. McHugh. election commits
sloner. urges voters 10 familiarize
themselves with the various candi.
dates whose names will appear on the
primary ballots next Tuesday.
Sample ballots have appeared IN
The Omaha Bee. Republican voters,
for instance, are reminded that under
the caption, For delegates at large
to the national convention" there
will appear 13 names. Seven are So
called Coolidge delegates" and six
are Hiram Johnson delegates al
though there will be no such designa-
tons on the ballots.
on the republican ballot there also
will appear under the heading of
DELEGATES to national convention,
Second district" four names, two OF
whom were selected by the Coolidge
managers and two by the johnson
forces.
Absent Voters Busy.
Voters are also reminded that they
NAV vote at the election commits
sioner's office before next Tuesday
If they are leaving the .city, to be
gone on primary day. Fifty awaited
themselves of this privilege up to
closing time Thursday. These votes
are held by the election commissioner
for the canvassing board.
Charles Graft, democratic candidate
for governor. visiting Mayor Dahl
man Thursday. asserted that he has
been told by Omaha friends that he
Is running like a race horse,' ana II
his friends are to be believed, he Will
win.
Frank B. Honza. an Omaha boy
is here for few days in the interests
of the candidacy of his CHIEF, George
w. Marsh, state auditor.
E. E. Hayduk, 2SOS South Seven
teenth street, republican candidate
for state representative in the lSth
district, served nine years on Omaha
fire department and was deputy state
fire warden four years.
Sterling a "Commoner."
"The common man for the common
people," is the campaign slogan being
used by George w. Sterling, repub-
lican candidate for governor. This
Omaha candidate pledges that If he
is elected he will remain in office
and will not run all over the country
making speeches and seeking infor-
nation on how to run the govern
ment."
Newton for County Commissioner
club Is the name of another political
organization to promote the candi-
dacy of B. J. Newton for county COM
missioner in the Third district. c. H.
H. Timme is president. Other Off
GERS are N. W. Alshuler. Charles l..
Cline and Walter E. Lane.
Gould Dietz has a host Of friends
supporting his candidacy for delegate
to the republican national convention.
II. NJ. Baldrige is leading the Doug
las county organization for A. N.
Mathers, who advertises himself as
farmer business man" in seeking the
republican nomination for governor.
Mathers spoke Thursday before the
League of Women Voters and the
Unity club and today appeared be-
fore the Kiwanis club.
Il feel sure or carrying the state
outside the city," he said, "and my
job now is to convert the voters of
Omaha"
His friends are working hard un-
Ger the slogan Vote for a winner"
They believe he is the only candi-
date who can make the vigorous
sort Of campaign necessary to beat
Governor Bryan in the election.
Taxpayers of this state demand
action, not words,' said Adam Nc
Mullen. republican candidate for goy-
.ernor. before a large crowd at a po-
litical rally at the Pleasant Green
Baptist church Thursday night staged
by the Unity league.
Mr.. McMullen, who will be in Oma-
ha until the primary election Tues.
day. Is scheduled to talk at several
meetings. Today he spoke at the ex-
change in South Omaha. Last night
he was the guest OF the Omaha Press
club.