Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
RESULT IN
DOUGLAS
Republicans Garry 0Ouuty on All But
Tive Offices Contested,
SHELDON GETS OVER THREE HUNDRED
Advsue Mickey Majority Wiped Out by
Coming Governor.
HITCHCOCK WILL GO TO CONGRESS
Kennedy Defeated by Small Vote in the
Outside Counties
SLABAUGH FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY LOSES
English the Only Other Democrat to Land
Under the Wire.
TELEPHONE FIGHT COMPuCkTES THINGS
Democrats Enjoy Assistance from This
and from Railroad Sources, but
StiII Lose the legislative
Delegation.
ABAUGH FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY LOSES
TELEPHONE FIGHT cOwpucATEs THINGS


Delegation.
Complete election returns show that tho
republicans have carried Douglas county,
giving George J.. Sheldon for governor ScU
I majority and taking the entire republican
ticket with two exceptions, along with him
to victory.
Republicans carried Douglas county In
spite of many obstacles. They carried il
in spite of the newly installed democratic
city administrations in both Omaha and
South Omaha. They carried It in spite OF
the home rule dodge raised by the demo-
Gratis They carried it in spite Of the Ill
version created by the telephone fight,
which furnished the democrats their slnews
! Of war They carried It in spite Of the
combined opposition of the railroads, who
! lined up with the democrats on promise
! of protection on terminal taxation.
! The two places where the republicans fell
/ down are those of congressman and county
attorney, on which the opposition centered
its fire most. q. M. Hitchcock will go back
to congress with a majority In the neigh
borhood OF $50 in the district. saved by the
I two outside counties Washington and
Sarpy, which have both. gone against John
L. Kennedy, the present republican con-
gressman.
! James p. English will In turn succeed
! w. w. Slabaugb as county attorney, who
two years ago took the place then oceu-
pied by English.
Republican, state Ticket.
The republican state ticket runs a little
better i'm Douglas county than Sheldon.
| Sheldon, it must be remembered, had to
combat certain so-called liberal" In
nuences. which have kept this county in
the democratic column On governor re-
peatedly and which buried Governor Mickey
under an adverse majority of 236O two
years ago. The transforming OF this demo-
cratic majority into republican majority
is everywhere regarded as wonderful
achievement
The legislative delegation that will go
! to Lincoln next winter will be soidly re-
publican, with majortles ranging from 500
up.
The reelection of County Commissioner
Kennard insures the continuation of the
present solidly republican county board.
All the republican school board candl-
dates were elected by large majorities.
For water commissioners Milton 7. Bar
low, republican, and ID. J. O'Brien, demo-
crat, had no opposition and the same is
true for w. A. Yoder, republican, for
county superintendent
The independent telephone franchise was
| ratified by an overwhelming majority
Scarcely a precinct IN the whole city failed
to register in favor of second telephone
The improvement bonds were also carried
and presumably the referendum propo-
sition, too, although people paid little at
tention 10 it, The vote on tho constitu-
tional amendment for railroud commission
was almost unanimous.
Vote starts Early.
The voting started out brisk as soon as
the polls opened, but the day was inter
rupted with intermittent showers which
linterfered with the attendance at the polls
Workers were well I'm evidence however
especially those retained by the opposing
telephone companies. The total vote was
short considerably of the registration. but
still quite well polled under adverse coudi-
tions. The republicans carried nine out OF
the twelve wards In Omaha, but the demo-
Gratis seemed 10 have piled up a big noun
tain OF votes in South Omaha. going
stronger there than usual. The vote I'm the
country precincts seems TO have been un-
usually light.
So Gar as known, there WIS no disturbance
worth mentioning at the polls Some diff
culties were encountered by the clogging of
tho voting machines. This did not prove
serious in any place. The returns came in
very rapidly after the polls closed at
O'Clock and great crowds gathered around
the bulletin boards and political head
quarters. Tho results, therefore, were
known comparatively carly
Congressman Kennedy. about II o'clock,
wired the republican congressional COM
mittee TO the effect that he was probably
defeated He expressed himself further
than this as convinced that the telephone
fight was chiefly to blame for his falling
behind the ticket in Omaha. Mr.. Hitchcock
was naturally elated, although his earlier
claims Of large maiorties were punctured
as the incoming precincts reduced his lead.
Keen and General Interest.
II anyone has the remotest idea that
Omaha people were not interested and i'm
tensely interested I'm the outcome OF the cleo
tion no might have had that idea quickly
ldissipated by standing for one brief moment
in The bee editorial rooms and listened
to the battery OF telephones ringing. EN-
ira phones had tten put IN for the occa-
sion and the entire number was kept IN
constant use, chiefly by calls from persons
wanting TO know how the election went.
The fact Is Omaha was deeply concerned
in the returns. Further evidence Of this
fact was supplied by the thousands of peo-
pie who stood az Seventeenth and Farnam
streets and watched the bulletins displayed
by the lantern from The Bee offices against
the New York Life building. Other places
where bulletins were displayed also drew
throngs OF eager spectators and pande-
monium at each place was kept up ~ the
various returns were thrown upon the big
white canvasses. showing this man ahead
and then that one
Republican and democratic headquarters
In tho Patterson block at Seventeenth and
Z