sentences:  Police never solved the murder of Lapidus; however, in the wake of the murder public opinion turned against Dennison.It was during this time that Dennison most strongly exerted his influence in state politics.After vigorously opposing a plan to have a single election commissioner law for Omaha, in the 1920s Dennison also fought against statewide plan, leading state legislators to back off from their plan until after his death.