Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
PRIMARY CANVASS HELD UP
Contest in Seventh District Delays Re-
port on Dallas and Polk Counties.
INTERPRETERS WITH CONVENTION
Likely that Result Cannot BE Ger
tined Up at Date on which RepuB-
Iicans Are Called 10 Meet and
Adjournment he Necessary.
tFrom 2 SAD oorrespondent)

From a staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, June 1e.-(special)-The
executive council today practically con-
cluded the canvass Of the votes Of the
recent primary election, with the exception
of Dallas and Polk counties, which are not
yet in. Dallas county returns ara held up
by the application of Congressman Hull
for an injunction TO prevent the recount of
the votes of that county on congressman.
Polk county returns are held back by the
fact that the supervisors have not yet con-
cluded the canvass Of the returns. The
court in Dallas county has set Friday for
the date on which to hear the application
for an injunction there and this may tie
the matter up with the courts indefinitely.
There is some question as to what will
be the result in these counties Saturday
on the county conventions. The state con-
v~entlons of next week are also involved.
The primary election law provides that the
executive council after canvassing the re-
turns shall certify to the chairmen of the
county central committees and to the audi
tor in each county the results on the vari-
Gus offices. Until the officials of the county
conventions have these returns they cannot
legally proceed with the business Of the
convention in cases where there Is doubt
as TO the result or a tie. This does not
rise to much Importance in the county con-
ventions, for the results will be known so
far as the county convention needs to know
in every case except possibly Dallas
county. where the vote on auditor is tied
up.
But the council cannot certify the returns
to the state central committee chairmen till
all the counties are in and there is every
I possibility that they will not be all in by
next week, when the republican convention
&c g. h. hald II &c dtita 1kely that tho
| conventions will have to do what business
they can and then adjourn till a later date.
Cummins Refuses to Talk.
Governor A. b. Cummins was today told
of the information in the Associated Press
and special dispatches from Chicago to the
effect that his name was being prominently
mentioned for vice president, and was told
of the interview given out by Senator
Borah. He absolutely refused to say a
word in regard to the matter.
It is believed by Governor Cummins
friends here that Governor Cummins does
not desire to be nominated for vice presi-
| dent, but will accept II 1t Is given him. The
! governor and all his friends expect to see
him go to the senate, and do not take the
results of the recent primary election as at
all final in the matter except for this time.
They will do nothing to prevent the cleo
ton of senator Allison next January. and
will lend their efforts to his election, but if
there is a vacancy either in Delivers or
Allison's seat they expect the governor to
fill 1t. >
II the governor is elected vice president
and there should be a vacancy in the sem
ate from this state, they see nothing to
hinder Cummins being a candidate for the
position, and for that reason are not averse
to Cummins going to the chair of vice
president. though there Ia no denying that
they would rather see Doiiiver elected vice
president and see Cummins fill his position.
In any event, it is not believed here that
the legislature in Iowa is endangered by
any action. Standpatters will not vote for
the democratic candidates for the legisla-
ture, as this would e%ndanger Allison's seat,
and the Cummins men will not, as It
would endanger Cummins succeeding Alli-
son. So far as fractional affairs are con-
cerned, the policies Of Iowa could never be
in a better situation to insure the ~continu-
ance of a republican majority in the Iowa
legislature than they are right now, and
shrewd politicians do not>believe that any
action the national convention can take on
vice president will change the situation in
the least.
Dedicates Drake Library.
Hon. T. S. Shonts delivered the dedicatory
address at the ceremony which opened the
new Drake University Carnegie library TO
the public today. Mr.. Shonts is a member
of the Board of Trustees of the university
and in his address reviewed the history of
the school and dwelt considerably upon tho
greatness of Iowa.
Crop Conditions Not Good.
The weekly crop bulletin issued today by
the government bureau here states that the
crop conditions Of Iowa have not greatly
improved. In the northeastern part Of the
state there was little rain the last week,
but in the southern half the rain was above
the normal again and farm work has not
progressed very rapidly. Where corn cul-
ivation has been possible most of 1t has
been cultivated once or twice. The corn
acreage will be considerably less because
of many fields having to be abandoned.
though 1t will probably be as great as last
year. The cool weather has been beneficial
to small grain and hay. though It will go
mostly to stalk unless there is less wet
weather from this on. Cherries are ripe
and in the northern part of the state will
be a big crop and in the southern part light.
Publishers Are Bankrupt.
Charles s., John A. and T. C. WEIGH,
constituting the WEIGH Bros. company of
Patton, Ia, have filed a petition in bank.
ruptcy with Commissioner Macarthur. The
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