The Omaha guide., 1954-04-02
CITY OF OMAHA
OFFICES
GLENN CUNNINGHAM, MAYOR

omaha, Nebraska
Dear Harold:
have been looking for an announcement that
you intend to file again for election to the City
Council, but note that you have not yet made that
decision.
1t is my hope that you will see your way clear
to announce your candidacy, for my association
with you during the past three years has convinc-
ed me that your reelection will be to the unmis-
taxable benefit of our city.
AS have told you before, your record as Pol
ice Commissioner is one that you may be proud
OF. The department, under your administration,
has achieved a clean and enviable record. Its
morale now is excellent. The almost continual
pickering and general discomfort that were pres
ent before you took office have been eliminated.
Throughout your term, the department has been
operated free from political interference of any
Kind.
Of decided merit, it seems to me. was the
freati0n of the Youth Bureau during your admin
~stration, and | am sure you share my pleasure in
The splendid traffic safety record that was estab-
ashed last year.
These and the many other accomplishments
in the department didn't Just happen. They
were the result of your careful and efficient adj
mlnlstratlon. You may take pride in them all,
and | feel confident that the people of Omaha will
want you to continue as a member of their City
Council.
Beyond your excellent record as our Police
u commissioner, there is an even greater reason
that should prompt you to run. 1t is your proven
ability as a legislatOr-as one of the men who
make our city laws.
| have always felt that a commissioner serves
his greatest usefulness when he sits as a member
of the City Council rather than as the head of a
particular department. The Importance of this
cannot be Overestimated, because it is as a city
pOlicy-maker, voting on ordinances, budgets and
other general policy matters, that an elected Of
flclaI NEST needs a level head and good judgment.
l have stated many times that [ believe 500
OF a mans worth is as aeeitY councilman and only
1919 of it is as a city administrators man might
be a good Superintendent of the Police Depart
ment for example, but might not be an intelligent
member of the City Council, where the big issues
the ones that will affect a city for years and
years to cOme-are met and disposed of. When
the people cast their votes, this is the thing they
should weigh heavily in their minds because this
is the thing that will mean more to them in the
long run.
You, Mr.. Caldwell, have always given thor
Ough and intelligent study to every matter before
the City Council, because you knew, as | did, that
they would have a direct and prolonged effect on
the welfare of our people. l have come to rely
heavily on your judgment and support of measur-
es which | believed to be in the best interests of
our city as a whole. | have always appreciated
the cOurtesies you have shown me by supporting
those programs which / have advanced for Oma-
has good.
For these reasons, and for many others too
numerous to mention here, | sincerely hope that
you will file for reelection, and l honestly believe
that you will be returned to the City Council. The
people of Omaha the fathers and mothers parti-
cularly : want good law enforcement. They want
reckless drivers and other ~viOlatOrs apprehended
so that their children win be safe from harm. You
have given them that protection. But above that,
they want good legislation, land you have served
your city wisely in that respect as well as in your
all important post as a city councilman.
urge that you place your name in nomination
that you may be returned to the office you have
served so capably.
Sincerely yours,
GLENN CUNNINGHAM
Mayor