The Omaha guide., 1934-08-11
Speaks At Elk's Hall
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program. I do not know the candid
ates, but l do know that Johnny
Owen will serve you in the future
as he has in the past. The stuff
he's made of does not permit him to
do otherwise. He should be se..t
sent back to the legislature t. re
present the ninth district. Governor
Bryan complimented M. Harry lie
land saying that he was an efiuient
state officer.
Mr. Harland L. Mossman, candid
alto for County Attorney was present
ed BIZ the Chairman. Mossmsn. CON
coded winner, was received heartily
by the audience, and spoke Of his
State Relief activities. his stand for
he unemployed and the fact that he
wears no mans collar, being free to
exercise his own Judgment unhamper-
"a biz political cliques. AT the close
of his address Mr. Mossman received
2 hearty round of applause.
MI. William n. Jameson, candid
ate fer County Attorney, succeeded
Mr.. Mossman On the platform attack
ms Mossman saying, politics is no
place for an honest a It remind
me Of this story. "A man came home
His Shirt was dirty, stained with to-
bacco juues. His wife said, "John
where have you been? John replied,
Paying cards at the Paxton Hotel. /"
my Goodness" she said, haven't
they any %cuspidores at the Paxton Z"
John said, "Sure, but a guy didn't
dare turn his head in that game"
Jamison's speech was exploded
when a citizen took the floor
and Endorsed the following canii lates,
Bryan, for Senate, O'Sullivan for
Governor, MossmanN for County At
torney, Johnny Owen for Represent
tative Of 9th District and G Adams,
Representative for 10th District. III
cosing the speaker said, "Pay no at
tention to this fellow Jameson. I
am going to give you his record
made when he was not a candidate
for Office to show you what he thinks
cf the Negroes. In the trial Of the a
of Mamie Alexander, ried for the
killing Of her husband, and defended
by this ma Jameson, who is now
here asking for your vote, Jameson
in his plea to the jury, waving his
arm to the rear of the courtroom
packed with Negro spectators said,
Gentlemen of the jury, pay no at
tention to that black mob from No.
oath St. This is the same way he
would treat Negroes if declared as
County Attorney, as a black mob.
I am for Harland l.. Mossman for
County Attorney
Representative Johnny Owen was
then introduced by Mr.. Leland. Mr..
Owen received an ovation from the
audience and spoke saying he favor
ed an Aldermanic form Of City Gov
eminent for Omaha that we may
have our own alderman in the city hall
that he favored election of the school
! board by districts to enable US to be
represented on the school board.
Mr. Owen further said, There is but
a single issue left for race voters
to consider, we as a race are en-
titled to be represented in the legis-
lature. 1t is our just due. l am the
only Negro candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket for the legislature from
the ninth district The governor says
I will have served the district COM
mendably. l hope that | may be Of
greater service. AS a race console
us, race loving people, striving for
recognition, this issue i placed be-
fore you. We must win in this
n imary fight.
Mr. Harry Lea3i then took the
hoo- as an individual, disposing Of
issues concerning Bryan
Other speakers Of the evening were
Mr.. Grant for William Barber, Mr..
John South for John Rohn, Mr.; John
Hopkins, Mr.. Knutson; Mr.. c.
Adams, Mr.. Mike Endres, Mr.. Kap-
an for Cavanaugh, Mr.. Southland for
Eugene D. O'Sullivan, Mr.. Joe
Breen, Mrs Mable Gillespie, Mr..
John Woods for VIM. (Bill) Green
Mr.. Andy Jensen, H. H: Harper,
candidate for Congress and Rudolph
Tesar, candidate for Metropolitan
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