Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
RECOUNT TAKES LONG TINE
Dallas County Vote Will Take Longer
Than Contemplated.
CONVENTION TO NAME CANDIDATE
Republicans Name Judge rrOuty,
who VIII Abide by Count I'm
less He Thinks There
In Fraud.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES, July ~24.-(specialS RE
counting the ballots on congressman in
Dallas county began Thursday and up
10 noon but one township had been COM
pleted. No change in the vote was made.
Member of the Board OF Supervisors say
they cannot finish the other fifteen town
ships before tomorrow at the least.
The executive council at a meeting
tonight refused to canvass the returns on
congressman till the vote of Dallas county
is In. Governor Cummins moved to can
vass the vote, He voted for the motion
and the other three voted against. Car
roll then moved TO canvass the vote as
soon as the Dallas vote is in. Cummins
voted no and the others voted yes. The
recommendation of Attorney General
Byers was that the vote must be can
vassed today.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Seventh
district congressional convention met in
the Commercial hall In THIS city and pro-
ceeded TO nominate Judge Prouty for con-
gross. None of the Hull delegates was
present. The convention adopted resolu-
tions stating that because Of the provisions
OF the primary election law and with a
number of "whereases," including the opin-
ion Of the attorney general and others, it
felt that II should proceed with the nomi-
nation OF n congressman.
The democratic congressional convention
met and did the same thing. nominating
c. o. Holly, who was the only candidate
on the democratic ballot.
state Levy Fixed.
The executive council at its meeting today
fixed the state levy for the year at S,5 mills.
This is slightly in excess of that Of last
year. The levy is merely a matter of dlvi-
sion. The legislature provides that 1t shall
be at a figure such that It will provide a
tax OF a certain amount. this time being a
little In excess of 100000.
PrOuty Nominated.
Following the nomination of Judge Prouty
by the republicans. Judge Prouty was sent
for and addressed the convention. He
Etated frankly to the convention that while
he thanked them for the nomination and
considered that they had done right, he
would not claim the nomination II the
recount Of the ballots in Dallas county
gave Hull one vote more I'm the district
than he had, He said he believed II his
duty to do this, because the primary cleo
tion law provided for a selection by the
Lcople and that he would do nothing to
disrupt the party. though he claimed TO
have information that his opponent, Cap.
tain HUI. was planning to run independent
II defeated for the nomination.
Judge Prouty said further that he had
received information leaeing TO the sus-
picion that there had been improper in
fluences at work which made Captain Hull
now feel safe to have a recount where he
had felt unsafe before. He wanted IL
understood that II his suspicious were con-
firmed nc would take such action as was
necessary to defend his rights.
Carmichael Selected.
Joe Carmichael. city editor OF the Daven-
port Times. has been selected by F. p,
Adler Of the state central as the
man TO Rave active charge OF the press