Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
.MISCOUNT OF VOTES MADE
Corrected Total Shows tummins Plurality
Over Twenty Thousand,
ERROR is MADE IN sUTlss COUNTY TOTAL
Caucus TO Name Republican Candidate
for senator Called to Meet Monday
EvenInE-EIection IL to he
Held Tuesday.
lFrom a staft Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES, Jan. 16.--(speciaD. Gov
ernor Cummins' plurality is above D,OC0
after all. and election bets paid on the first
announcement Of the official figures from
the canvass Of tho joint session of the
house and senate yesterday must be
changed II was discovered that a-mistake
of 9Oo votes was made yesterday in an
nouncing the vote for Cummins I'm Butler
county to the tellers working the adding
machine. This gives Cummins a plurality
of 20,S72 instead of a plurality of 1872 as
announced yesterday, and a total vote OF
moses instead Of 216,O95 as announced yes
terday The mistake came in announcing
the total vote for Cummins in Butler
county. The vote was ,9i1 and was an
nounced 1O4. The semi-oficial returns an
nounced shortly after the election gave
Cummins plurality as 2o,S3.
Date of Senatorial Caucus.
The steering committees of house and
senate met this morning and decided to
hold the caucus on United States senator
Monday evening at o'clock. This Is in
fiat opposition to the wishes of Senator
Dolliver. whose representatives here have
been arguing for an early caucus. The eau
cuses are usually held much earlier and
have been held as early as the first day
OF the session The late date affords
Chase's friends greater opportunity for
bringing pressure to bear on Dolliver and
is a victory i'm their favor. Meservey has
been urging all week that the caucus be
held Thursday. The election takes place
Tuesday next and unless the call had been
for that morning. as some were in favor of
doing, the Saturday night date is the latest
possible
Dn1
had not arrived and Victor Dolliver and
8. T. Meservey both stated that he might
not arrive till Monday though 1t is possible
he may reach the city tomorrow. Tobins
friends in Marshall county have circulated
petitions to Representative Arney and Sem
ator Eckles asking them TO withdraw their
support to Chase.
Legislative Proceedings.
The house today did nothing but correct
the journal Of yesterday The senate did
but little more. 1t authorized President
Herriott to appoint a committee Of three
on extra help and he appointed Senator
Jamison and Bleakley. two standpatters,
and Senators McManus q DEMOCRAT The
resolution must be a concurrent one and 1t
went over to the house. The house stu
diously forgot to take up the resolution
till after 1t had adjourned. 1t will probably
forget the resolution again tomorrow or
until Garst is inaugurated lieutenant gov
ernor. Then the senate committee will be
changed and make cummins committee
and a similar committee will be named in
the house. A resolution providing that
when the house and senate adjourn on
Thursday after the inaugural 1t be till the
following Tuesday was offered in the SEN
ate, but laid over upderzth rules.
Would KiH2o1Ff pticfans.
A bill that will kill of spectacle adjusters
is on its way to the legislature. 1t is said
the bill is being furthered by the eye. |
ear, nose and throat doctors of the state.
specialists. 1t will put rout of business
the man who is not a doctor, but has gone |
through a school teaching the adjustment |
of glasses. The Iowa State association of |
Opticians is opposed to it and is preparing |
to fight the measure They will ask for a |
bill that will recognize theirs as a legtt |
mate profession. the bill TO be patterned |
after the dental bill -.---
Inaugural Thursday.
No session of either house will be held |
tomorrow morning. Both houses will meet |
at 1880 in their respective chambers and at |
? o'clock in joint session for the inaugural, |
which will be held in the house chamber. !
This is the first time an inaugural will be |
held I'm the house chamber. Two three !
have been held in the rotunda Of the state !
house, but most of them In one of the big |