Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-03

1OWell, ClJlzenS LEedSuI6Tf "a
Wlggenhorn, jr., republican; city clerk. w.
H. Blair, republican; councilman, First
ward, v. l. Martin citizens party; coun-
Gilman, Second ward. H. G. shedd, repub-
lican; councilman, Second ward, ], Singer,
by petition
Mixed Results Mt North Platte.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., April 2.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-The returns indicate
fewer straight party votes here than ever
before. Straight party votes were the
exception, although the largest vote was
polled of any city election in years. The
election was quiet Nicholas McCabe, dem
ocratIc nominee for mayor, was reelected
by a vote of 341 for him, ISL for Ora e.
Elder, republican, and 145 for James Bel
ton, petition candidate. While the city is
nominally republican, Bolton drew votes
from Elder, but the two did not have as
many votes as McCabe. Andrew Yost,
republican, was elected city clerk over
Edgar Schiller by a vote of 321 to 315. Rob
ert Shuman and d. w. Baker were re-
elected city treasurer and police judge, re-
spectively, without opposition. Hershey
WEIGH was elected city engineer over Paul
| G.. Meyers by a vote of $50 to 311 The
| following were elected councilmen:
William Stack, democrat, from the First
ward; E r. Goodman, republican, from
the Second ward; Colonel Hupfer, demo-
crat. from the Third ward, The vote on
school board members has not been
counted yet.
HoLDREGE, Neb., April 2.-(special
Telegram 1.-The city election today was
quiet affair the issue being license or no
license. A light vote was cast but the en-
tire high license ticket was elected by
| councilman
to 14S for city clerk c. A. Galloway, who
served as mayor year ago, was again
elected by 100 majority.
! OAKDALE, Neb. April Especial Tele-
! gram 1.-The citizens ticket won in the
election here today by a majority of sew
enteen This insures license in Oakdale for
the next two years.
ALBION. Neb., April 2-(special. Tele-
gram. )-Saloons won today by a majority
( OF FIVE.
ALLIANCE, Neb.. April 2.-(special Tel
| egram. I'm one Of the hardest contested
city elections held in this city for many
years c. c. Smith, an old-time engineer
on the Burlington, was elected mayor by
large majority
AINSWORTH, Neb., April 2-(Special
Telegram THE election today resulted in
victory for the saloons.
BASSETT, Neb.. April 2-(special Tele-
gram THE issue in the village election
here today was license, and the license
element elected two Of the trustees and the
! antl-saloon element elected one. The new
board will be four to one in favor OF
license. The contest was spirited all day
and about every vote in the village was
cast.
Municipal Ownership Loses.
~
gram.)-A great deal of interest was man.
ifested here today in the village election.
There were two petition tickets in the
neld, one favoring municipal ownership of
water works and the other against. The
voting began early and at the close Of the
polls 2Ss votes were recorded. 1t was the
largest vote ever polled here. The oppo-
sition candidates. James ]. Mcintosh. pres
ident OF the American bank, Swan DERRICK
and Charles NJ. Wright, were successful.
They also favor high license. The weather
was ideal.
MCooK, Neb., April 2.-(special Tele-
gram.)-One Of the hottest city elections
In years resulted in a citizens ticket vic
tory here today, DR.. c. L. Fahnestock
mayor; Frank Real. citizens. councilman;
c. e. Eldred, republican. councilman; H
N. Conover. citizens. city clerk; A. c.
Ebert, republican and citizens city treas
urer; c. w. Kelley. republican, city en-
gineer.
TOBIAS. Neb., April 2-(special Tele-
gram. Tobias will be a prohibition town
for the coming year.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., April 2-(Special
Telegram.) liable Rock voted against H.
cense today.
AUBURN. Neb.. AITi! 2.-(special Tele-
gram. auburn today declared for license
and municipal ownership.
CLARKs. Neb.. April 2-(special Tele.
gram)-T mo license" party was sue
eessful at today's election.