Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-03
Lincoln Especially Quiet and Little
Out of Ordinary.
ONE TOWNS TURN OUT WELL
Straight Tickets Voted in Many Sec
tions-Division Fight i'm Custer
AII-AbsOrbing Theme for
Voters.

Early returns in Nebraska indicate the |
republican ticket will run in much the |
same proportionate lead as in 1907. when |
the plurality OF Reese over Lomis was
aAAO6 Ten precincts in Hall Gage, Dodge !
knd Clay counties show Dean, 1,O14; Good |
1,0O6; Sullivan, LOS Barnes, 1885, Towcett |
1892 sedgwick, 1913 They gave Reese 1175 |
Loomis 1853.
Reports from a small number Of country !
districts in Nebraska indicate that corn
husking engaged the attention of a big /
share OF the farmers; and delayed fan plow !
ing was also under way after the recent ]
rain. The country vote win be very close
to a normal total, however, because Of the
interest that has been worked up in the
last week by democratic efforts to gather
In votes under the nonpartisan cloak.
Where republican voters have been reached
with news Of what Matching they have
responded in encouraging manner
of the state campaign has peen worked up.
In Custer county the only real excitement
but not over the candidates of the party
Although Custer has a representative on
the democratic supreme court ticket in
Judge Dean the fight over county division
has put everything else in the background
Tonight both sides claim victory
LINCOLN. Nov. 2--(Special Telegram j.
messed in Lincoln for many a year. The
local political managers rested easy in the
assurance chat they had done whatever
could be done and left the rest to the
voters.
There were very few carriages in evil
dence for the use OF slow voters although
the democrats had not entirely neglected
this feature
The registration In Lincoln was 1000 short
OF normal, and so little interest was APP
parent that the mayor did not appoint any
, special policemen, as has been customary
In other years.
indications all seem to assure a repubIl-
can victory for the county candidates, al
though the democrats are claiming they
viii elect two and possibly three. The
lack of excitement is taken as a bad sign
for the democrats.
one Of the very prominent men of Lin
coin, who desired 10 vote second in his pre-
cinet spoiled his ballot by making a cross
in tho first circle, the democratic. He had
TO get another ballot, as he wanted to cast
straight republican ticket, and from force
OF habit marked a cross at the top of the
ballot This year that happened to be the
democratic column.
After hearing the returns from Douglas
and several scattering precincts, Chair
-
tral committee tonight estimated the entire
state ticket is elected by about 200 plu-
rality
I'VE managed to head off the malicious
circulars sent out by the democrats In
the towns" said Mr.. Hayward. I'm the
country precincts we were not able TO dc
much, but everything appears TO be favor
able for the election of the entire ticket by
puralities near 5000"
i
Barnes, s65; Fawcett 475; Sedgwick. AS
Dean, $50; Good. 265i Sullivan. 266,
At local republican headquarters II was
stated the republican candidates were hold
ing their own throughout the county and
the state capddates would undoubtedly
carry the county by good majorites.
Barnes Home Votes for Hi2A.
NORFOLK. Neb. Nov. 2.-(Specal Tele
gram with blue skies and a crisp ali
featuring election day all over northern Ne
braska the farmers in many instances
elung TO their cornfields, where huskin,
was the paramount issue. and as a resul
the vote cast In the northern half of tn
state was exceedingly light Not half tn
normal vote was east in Norfolk, and re
ports from all over this region indicate tn
same condition. Early returns tonigh
looked favorable for the three republican
supreme court candidates. This city, tn
home OF Judge Barnes, gave him a bi
vote, and indications tonight were that h
had run strong all over north Nebraska
Early returns indicated that the fake dem
Ocratc letter had reacted in favor G
Barnes and Fawcett The democrats wer
desperate all over this part Of the stat
rom early morning until the poles close
tonight.
County Fight I'm GaEe.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Nov. 2-(Special Telt
gram)-Fine weather favored the electio
here today and as a result large vote
being polled. The republicans plan o
electing the entire republican ticket froi
top 10 bottom There is a warm fight o
the entire county ticket and especially
between II. W. Walden, republican cand
date for county Judge, and NJ. W. Terr
democratic, and also between J. L. Schiel
republican candidate for sheriff and l.,
Galloway. democratic. The result on thes
offices Is in doubt. The state ticket wi
pull through with lis usual republican mi
jorty.
Large Vote for orr Year.
GRAND Island. Neb. Nov. 2-(Sp
clal Telcgram.)-A large vote for an o.
year election was cast today, pleasal
weather and hard fought contest on she
iff and clerk being the factors. Il Is open
adugltted by nltra-liberaI democrats th
N Wni cut the state ticket but adhere
a.. ror,,fv flrlret While netting on Al