Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-24
DAHLMAN WIRES
N0THEG0Y ERN0R
Calls shallenberger's Bluff and Asks
for Recount of All the
Counties.
SAYS HE DESIRES TO BE FAIR
Thinks Counties Named as Honest as
ANY Others.
AWAITS GOVERNORS ANSWER
No Way to Make Contest on the Pri-
mary Vote.
CAN ONLY ASK A RECOUNT
AWAITS GOVERNORS ANswE:
CAN ONLY ASK A RECOUNT
oahiman Stcn sny that Governor Does
Not Contest Bccause He Knows
tie ~ Not Permitted to
Under Law.

Mayor Dahlman has been prompt in call
ing what his supporters allude to as shall
lenberger's bluff" In the matter Of de-
manding recount Tuesday Dahlman
sent the following telegram to the gov
ernori
Governor Ashton c. shallenberger, Lin
coin, Neb; You are asking for recount in
thirteen counties. Desiring 20 be fair ask
you TO waive ali technclties of the law
and join me In having a recount Of all
ballots in the entire state l believe the
people In these thirteen counties are as
honest as any in the other counties. Please
answer. JAMES c. DAHLMAN."
III they want "A fight there is going TO be
some hair curling" said Mayor Dahlman,
referring 10 the recount, of the votes, and
they will find that my tongue is not tied
yet. After Shallenberger had all the ma
chlnery with him in every county, and a
chance to have as many officials Of his
own as he wanted here in Douglas county,
and tElfn got licked as he did, his talk Of
unfaifiitss and a recount are childish.
Il have been receiving letters from people
out In the state who know positively that
populist votes were counted in Shallen-
berger's democratic total, and IL he will
fight this thing out fair he will find that a
recount will add materially TO my majority.
IF l had failed to win out as he did,
with all the pie biters and the machine be-
hind him. why I'd shut up and quit Just
as l did two years ago"
ITS all right for Governor Shallen-
berger to give II out he Will not charge
fraud and therefore will not contest the
primary result beyond asking recount
In certain counties" said a member OF
Mayor Dahlman's Official family. THE fact
is, there is no way for the governor to
make a contest OF the primary vote or
he would jump at it. lie can so no further
than to ask q recount under the provisions
Of the law. and he is going to that like a
hungry dog to bone In the case OF
Whedon against Brown IN Lancaster
county two Years ago the supreme court
held there is no provision in the law by
which a contest of the primary can be
made, and so Senator Ned Brown held the
nominstion which whedon claimed he had
received Illegally. That explains the gov
srnor's present magnanimity
shnlIenberger's Reply.
Governor Shallenberger replied to the
mayors message as follows:
LINCOLN, Aug 23.--Mayor James Q
iDahlman, Omaha; VIII be glad to have
recount Of entire vote of the state. This Il
not question OF honesty, but of correct
ing possible mistakes In counting ballots no
entitled to be Tailed.
ASHTON c. STIALLENBBRGER."
During the afternoon Governor Shallen
berger received message from Sewar,
that the recount of the votes in that count!
was in progress and that three precinct
had been completed. In these three pre-
eincts Governor Shallenberger gained thre
votes several for both the governor an
Dahlman being thrown out. The governo
has been informed that local candidates ar
objecting very much to the recount becaus
the throwing out OF ballots II very genera
may result in changing the outcome O
n Zeal contests. 1t is insisted, however. tina
tie recount will not affect other candidate:
Under the law. the legal department @
state said, TO secure a recount it Is neces
Tary for q defeated candidate to file a
affidavit with the canvassing board, settln
put the reasons for the recount. IL tn
votes in dispute are sufficient to chang
the result the canvassng board must begi
the recount within one day after the r,
reipt q 1.-THE affidavit Notice Of the recouI
must be filed within three days after III
official canvass.
Mayor DahIman at once directed a repl
10 be sent, to the effect that he hoped th
governor would revoke by telegraph Il
request 70 rrecounts in thirteen countie
until an agreement can be reached joint
as 10 a mode of procedure and the en-
ployment OF watchers.
Letter Follows Telegram.
Following his telegram Governor ShaTei
berger sent tho following letter to MayC
Dahlman;
Il have Just received your telegram asl
ing me to join with you In waving a
technicalties OF the law and to request
recount o fthe ballots cast In the dem
cratic primary for governor IN all OF Il
several counties of the state. Also th
you think the counties wherein a recoui
has already been asked by me are as ho
est as are other counties of the state.
once wired you, agreeing to this and w
be only TOO glad to have the votes recountt
in every county, and Iwi II do anything
can to bring this about. l also agree wi
you fully as TO your latter proposition, al
/ am not charging dishonesty or any 4
territorial miscount OF ballots either In the
counties OF in any other place Mistak
VIII occur in the canvass and the countii
OF tho ballots ought to be corrected II
contest for the democratic nomination b
tween US Is SO close that very few mi
takes can change the result
Daliot New 10 voters.
The ballot used at this primary Is n,
TO many voters and election boards. a
the provisions Of the law, under whi
ballots should legally be counted. are
terpreted differently by election officia
II mistakes have been made either for
against me. l think they should be CO
rected, For instance. l am Informed IN
a mistake OF 100 votes IN footing eolum
IN one ward OF your city was discover
by the canvassing board and corrected
\ your favor ! do not complain OF this. al
\ IN fact, will be first TO ask that the corr,
tion be made if Il were left to me. 7
law provides that a recount OF the ball,
can be had tor correcting mistakes ma
In eounting ballots by the election judg
! have Askei for recount in a numl