Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-05
OF DOUCLAS.PRIMARY
News Received at Lincoln with a Gres
Deal Of Interest
RostwATEFs STRENGTH MUCH INCREASED
state Politicians Agree that the
Result of the vote yin ne of
Immense Benent 60 the
Candidate.

CFron a Stan Correspondent)
LINCOLN, July 4.-(special.)-The victory
Of Edward Rosewater in the Douglas
county primaries held yesterday has been
!. the subject of discussion among the poll
'tfttans and citizens of Lincoln today. Ian
caster county citizens have been watching
the contest with great interest and II is
the opinion Of leading men. whether they
are for Mr. Rosewater's endorsement at
the republican state convention or not that
his enemies resorted to the most outrageous
tactics ever, employed against candidate
in Nebraska. BY reason Of this fact the
politicians here say the greater is the VIC
tory and the stronger It will make him in
the state.
Every step of the contest has been
watched by the politicians here and by
the state ofncers, and while all conceded
Mr.. Rosewater would get the great ma
Jority OF the delegates. few OF them looked
for such a victory. Quite a number sat
UP at the Lindell hotel until long after
midnight waiting for some word from
omaha. 50 great was the interest taken in
the fight.
Some OF Mr.. Rosewater's enthusiastic
supporters here say the contest is prac-
tcaly over while others say the bitter
fight on Mr.. Rosewater in Douglas county
and his cleanup of the opposition will have
g., effect in his favor out in the state.
Some Personal Sentiments.
Representative Crutchheld of Kearney
county, who was. here yesterday en- route
10 Omaha, was shown a sample ballot to be
used in the primaries
THAT Is an outrage" he said people
who would resort to such tactics should
not be successful In politics Mr.. Rosewater
will suit us out in Kearney county"
ID. C. Courtney, heard the result of the
,ction- as he was getting in his hack TO go
home last night. II knew II would end
that way" he said 1.-THE people won't
stand for that Douglas county ballot. The
Fontanelle club knew they couldn't beat
Rosewater in a fair fight, so they resorted
10 the rotation ballot 1t gives Rosewater
a big lead
'Mr. Rosewater won a splendid victory
in Douglas county against great odds, and
want to congratulate him." said Land
Commissioner Eaton. with such ballot
It looked like an impossibility for a man
to get solid delegation. Mr.. Rosewater
will come to the convention with a big
following"
with such a victory in Douglas county
things must look pretty good for Mr.. Rose
water in the convention" said L. L. Lind
sey. His victory there will materially help
his candidacy in this county"
..s Fourth at the Capital.
A few short hours after Mayor Browns
proclamation for a safe and sane Fourth
had been Issued Lincoln assumed all the
ASPECTS of an annex to DR.. Greene's in
sCitution. The most fastidious OF DR..
Greenes guests would have been perfectly
at home on street, and the hippopotamus-
like movements Of the small police force
to head on the ambitions of the crowd Of
o.. a
nothing else. :
b In his proclamation the mayor called at
.tenAtonstop the fact that Lincoln was with
out water with which TO fight fires. and
therefore any person shooting a firecracker
or revolver any other explosive within
the business district would be promptly
arrested. The proclamation was riddled
with Roman candles, sky rockets devil
chasers and such things as soon as 1t was
dark and mixed with these dangerous things
were thousands of torpedoes which were
placed on the street car tracks. The IA
vorite place OF operation along these lines
was near the Lindell hotel When the
policeman reached this point and stopped
the work the noise began block to the
east. And then, as though Il was a studied
attempt TO ostracise the policeman from
participating in any big arrests, the people
turned loose all along the street car lines
and Mr.. Policeman was buster than a horse
ny, though not. so successful, in causing
trouble
-Fs a' One Fire Alarm.
During the early evening an alarm of FIRE
was turned in from Miller & Paines. where
some cotton caught in the basement and
caused considerable smoke but no damage
When the department made the run down
o street small boys and old men took a
few pokss at the hremen with Roman can
dies. When this failed TO stir up enough
enthusiasm they were turned loose on the
crowd. During the horrible din some one
swooped~ down and arrested a small boy
for riding bicycle without displaying a
light. though the light was a thousand
candle strong all around him.
Day was broken with thousand
punotures long before II was the usual
time for the sun to get up, much less the
rest OF the family. Then followed Lincoln
bail; half dozen games between smaller
teams; the celebration at Epworth park
and Lincoln park the opening of Capital
Beach, and the open air show at Blystone
park. During the day no serious injuries
were reported 10 the police, but late this
evening the doctors are getting together
ON statistics OF the lesser injured. Tonight
the people of Lincoln conceded II was a
glorious Fourth whether we ever have
another one or not,
Down Comes the Union Jack.
The British flRg doesn't fly in Lincoln.
Not as Iong as the police force is composed