Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-17
Metcslfe's Friends Then Flock to
Mayor Jim in Rage.
NEW TURN IN DEMoPoP ROW
Duplicity Of Governor Finds Another
Chance in Lincoln.
PRIMARY NOTES FROM THE STATE
Comment on Progress of the Days
Voting and No Figures TO show
what the Result
VIII BE.
(From a sad Correspondent.l

| LINCOLN, Aug. 16.-(SpeciaL 1.-The indi-
cations are that the vote In Lancaster
county at the primary today will be I'M
usually large. the vote at this time being
much heavier than at the same hour two
years ago. Friends Of the various candI-
dates have been busy all day and there is
no way to tell the outcome and neither
can 1t be foretod how many republicans
have voted for Dahlman.
! 1t can be said for certainty, however,
that many friends Of W. j. Bryan voted
for Mayor Dahlman because of the double
cross Governor Shallenberger's managers
handed out to Dick Metcalfe. candidate
for senator, last night. After permitting
his ieutenants to endorse Metcalfe for sew
eral days in an effort to line up the
Bryan vote for himself, last night the
governor refused to permit Frank Brown
to send out a circular letter asking demo-
Gratis to vote for Shallenberger and Met
calfe. This aroused the Metcalfe leaders
and While no general effort was made to
turn the tide to Dahlman many Of them
voted for the Omaha mayor.
Great interest was taken in the HAYWARD
lTobey contest and the large number of
business men working in the interest of
hayward was a feature of this contest
IL VIII be late before any returns can
be received here.
States in Platte County.
COLUMBUS, Neb Aug. 1e.-tSpecial
Telegram -Shallenberge and Hitchcock
and Dahlman and Hitchcock are the two
states for Platte county The campaign of
the FORMER being managed by State Chair
man Byrnes, Vice-Chairman Chris Gruen-
ther ana the county machine? while the
Dahlmano end is in the hands of Otto
Kinder and E. A. Harris of the Nebraska
Biene. AS soon as the pools opened the
Shalienberger workers were in evidence and
for while were theronly ones. but later
trends OF the Omaha mayor were looking
after his Interests el,s #g' ElaI
The German metineg last Saturday night.
when the Dah1man organization was COM
pleted, made the state machine take notice
and after that Shallenberger will make a
good showing In Platte county. Nothing
has been left undone during the campaign.
ana since the democratic love feast Dahl
man passed no opportunity to stop in Co
lumous and has been quietly organizing
the German element and the result of to-
days primary may be taken as a test of
the strength of the two factions
Why Metcahe should be slaD1btar.5 q,
Platte does not seem apparent, but the word
had been sent out that Hitchcock was tho
man for senator. Bryan has quite a num-
Der OF friends in the county and the turning
down OF Met" may not set we'll with them.
Vice Chairman Gruenther spent the day AT
mis- home at Platte Center and Il is pre
dlcted that none OF the candidates excent
lShallenberger and Hitchcock wifi be heard
from. For the remainder OF the state ticlxat
the following is the slate made by the
lShaIenberger machine: lieutenant INV
ernor, w. A. Clark; secretary of state. DIR
A. t. Gatewood, auditor, o. e. Bernecker.
state treasurer, George E. Hall; state suner.
intendent, Charles Arnold; attorney general
lC. II. Whitney; land commissioner William
b. Eastman; railway Commissioner. r. r.
II. Hayden. Evidently some promise has
been given to the state executive. as n
looks as though a showing must be n,ade
for him at any cost, for the state macbsne
is taking more interest in the primaries here
than ever before.
Voting in Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 16-(Special TaIa-
gram.)-There was a rush of votes i'm
mediately after the primary polls openea 81
noon today though the volume was reduced
later in the afternoon by hardrain. This
rain 1t IS belevd had the effect of brinK,n.
outa larger farme vote than would other.
wise nave been cast, Mayor Dahlman,s
frinds We're the only active canvassers in
the neid and their automobiles were put out
OF business by the stom The congress onal
race IN the Third district between Boyd and
Bryan was watched with interest
Vets Vote for Jim.
BEAVER CITY, Neb, Aug. 1e-osr.o,.,
Telegram -Many wet repubbcaDs 80
have voted the democratic ticket ana -.
Dahlman today. 'or
The director OF school district OF Weaver
precinct where elect ons have ordinsr,I,,
been held locked the school house todav 80
refused admission to the lection boarS
After comforting by telephone with ~
county officials entrance was finally ~
tanned and the polls opened in the middle .,
the afternoon. VI
Light In Adams.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 16.-(SpeciaI Tels-
gram.)-rhe vote in Hastings and tbrough-
out this section is very light. prohab I,,
averaging less than half the normal voting
strength. Rains tonight kept the denn.
quents away from the polls. Dahlman Is
running stronger than expected at the be-
ginning or the campaign and Shalienbers-
err friends say they will not be surprised
IL he carries Adams county. The ren,,hI,-
can vote Tor governor is very scatterinR.
Congressman Norris has no opposition for
denomination by the republicans. r. ID
sutherland will probably lead here for
democratic congressman. There are no
local contests OF importance
Many Ballots Thrown ont.
kEARNEY, Neb., Aug, 16-(SpeciaI)-
Voting at the various polling places In
Buffalo county has been very light and
tehre has been little or no attempt towards
getting voters to the polls. Kearney city
polled about eight hundred and the entire
county will not exceed two thousand.
Dahlnan is expected TO carry the county
by a substantial majority. He tied Shall
lenberger two years ago and there is a
strong sentiment for him at this election. a.
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