The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-04
NEBRASKA WET
Issue Generally Throughout the
State on the Saloon Question.
A VERY LIGHT VOTE WAS pOLlfD
Contest Was Very Close Al Over the
state Republicans Were Successful
at Hastings. wahoo. O'Neiu and
McCook-Rcatrico Fusion.


In Nebraska town elections the main
contest was the saloon. high license.
apparently. winning in a majority of
cases. Where the fight was waged on
political lines republicans more than
held their own. making clean sweeps
or nearly so at Hastings. Wahoo,
ONeill, Schuyler and McCook, but los
ing ground at Beatrice and Fremont.
School board tickets in many cases
were non-partisan.
south Omaha Republican.
SOUTH OMAHA-Incomplete re-
turns indicate that the entire repub-
lican ticket, with the exception of
clerk. is elected. and this In II demo
cratic town. Ten out Of twelve pre-
cincts give koutski for mayor 1,76l.
j. II. Loeckncr, democrat. 1,l09; Sloan,
independent, $40. Seven out of twelve
precincts give Howe. republican, for
treasurer. 29l plurality over Hector,
democrat. The same precincts give
Shrigley. democrat. for clerk. 165 plu-
rality over Mccartney, republican. The
same precincts give Murdoch, repub-
lican. 295 plurality over Montgomery.
democrat.
Lincoln Was u Surprise.
Lincoln will not be compelled to
close it's saloons. The city election
yesterday showed sixty votes majority
against the ordinance for prohibition.
This was rather closer than those who
had been watching the fight looked for.
In the ward fights Robert Malone won
over NJ. ID. Clary In the First ward by
a majority OF nine votes. In the Third
ward II. +. Bishop defeated George IL.
Moore by a majority Of thirty-ive
votes. The republican councilmen in
the other wards all have good MAORI
ties to their credit.
Democratic Gains In Beatrice.
The result is: First ward, j. s.
Rutherford. l.. A. Scroggs; Second
ward, II. Fisback, G. G. Baker; Third
ward. Jacob Auche. Conrad Stroh;
Fourth ward. J. S. McClery, J. A. Nc
Callum. o. X. Reedy. citizens candi-
date for water commissioner. defeated
o. T. Curtis by nearly one hundred
votes. The first named councilmen in
the wards were candidates on the citi-
zens' ticket. The council will be a tie
on the saloon license question.
Hot Fight nj Aurora.
AURORA-A hot fight was waged in
Aurora On the proposition that Aurora
grant license to saloons and billiard
halls. The proposition was defeated
by about so. The following are elected
for the coming year: Public improve
ment ticket, J. II. Edmondson, mayor;
&. =. Whiteside. clerk; c.. S. Hull,
treasurer; M. Kohn, A. w. Downey,
councilmen; law and order ticket, T..
4. Mighell and j. Ronin. councilmen.
Tecumseh Dry.
Observation-Disclosures will be dry
another year., the license issue being
defeated by sixty-five votes. The whole
anti-license ticket was elected with the
exception Of councilman in the First
ward. Following Is the ticket: Mayor,
Washington Robb: clerk, Rev. Il. ID.
Davis; treasurer, l.. M. Davis; en-
gineer. w. l.. Dunlap; councilmen,
First ward, G. M. Shaw; Second ward,
G. G. Cook; Third ward, Il. II. Grist;
members OF board OF education, A. b.
Allen and J. A. Lawrence.
Result Of O~verconhdence.
MCOOK-The city election showed a
most surprising instance OF the danger
Of over-confdence and failure to vote.
F. w. Washburn, the republican nomi-
e for councilman In the First ward,
being defeated by c. J. Ryan. whose
name the opposition quietly wrote on
the ballots. All the rest of the repub-
liean ticket vas elected without OPP
position. Washburn's defeat has
something of a sensation. 1t was SO
absolutely unlocked for.
Omaha Indians In Washington.
A delegation of Omaha Indians
reached Washington headed by Hiram
Chase and Daniel Froman. They asked
congress to give them n hundred
thousand dollars OF the large sum In
the treasury to the tribes credit. The
Indian commissioner Is favorable to
their contention In most respects.
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