Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-22
SHALLENB BERGER
TASKS A RECOUNT
Governor Names Twelve Counties in
Which He Wants the Re-
turns Verified.
FIGURES OUT HIS OWN DEFEAT
Practically Comedies to Dahlman the
Victory at Primary.
LOCAL CONFERENCE SUPPORTS HIM
Democrats Charge Fraud in the Doug
las Vote.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MATTER
official ncquest for Recount Made ON
Affidnvits from Parties Alleg-
tnE Errors in Rcturns i'm
Twelve Counties,
Practically Comedies to Dahlman the
Victory at Primary.
LOCAL CONFERENCE SUPPORTS HIM
Democrats Charge Fraud in the Doug
las Vote.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MATTER

Governor Shallcnberger has asked oli
cially for recount Of the vote in Cunning
Cedar. Dodge, Otoe Gage, Saline HAN
Butler Seward Cass and Douglas counties.
The governor said he will pay no attention
TO any charges Of fraud in Douglas county.
All he intends to do, he saiys, is to ask for
u recount TO see II any ballots have been
counted for Dahlmar which should not
have been 80 counted lie has secured AZ
fidovits from persons in the counties men
I!oned that ballots which have been voted
Coz Dahiman and also for some republican
have been counted for both of them, when
they slould have been thrown out, as the
law provides that voters must confins
themselvas to one party in the primary
The governor figures that he is defeated
by from - 10 200. eyen though his Reports
from western counties indicate that ne Is
nominated, and his office force believes he
will land in the lead when the official vote
is all in incidentally the governor has
found no law for a contest of a primary
electlS His only recourse is recount.
c. H. Adrich, republican nominee,
reached Lincoln Monday morning &C. attend
the republican state committee meeting
lie is considerably pleased with his vote.
He says he expects to be elected and ex-
presses contempt Of any fight that may he
made on him in Douglas county.
shnIIenberRer VIII Contest.
on the face Of the returns. Jim Dahl
man has lassoed the democratic nomination
for governor by perhaps 1000 over Gov
ernor Shallenberger, but If so, the governor
IS determined not TO yield until every legal
resource to get square deal has been ex-
hausted.
That was the decision reached as result
of the conference Governor Shallenberger
held mere in Omaha, Saturday, with his
local supporters and lieutenants,, From
source of information that ought to know
Is is learned that counsel has been retained
On behalf of Governor Shailenberger and
4pian Of action mapped out. which includes
l& demand for recount wherever there
ire indications that votes have been
ehalked up for 'Jim" that do not belong
to him, and a contest In Douglas county,
II necessary to throw out the precincts
In which the fraudulent or illegal votes
were polled.
"Governor Shallenberger was renominated
beyond the shadow of a doubt" declared
this we'll known democratic politician, "and
q the vote piled up for Jim represents not
Ipnly the votes Of republicans who were
'lured across into the democratic primary,
but hudreds of spoiled ballots that were
counted for him anyway, and hundreds
DNNANN FNNEN~
who had no right to vote at ALL
Certificates Alleged Illegal.
Here in Omaha, between 1,5OO and 1000
so-calied certificates Of special registration
were issued in the city clerks office with
out any pretense of complying with the re-
quirements OF the law, and no one knows
how many repeaters and colonizers were
run in Why saloon buns were riding in
5000 automobiles, from one end of town
to the other all day, and heard of several
carloads going into the country precincts
where no registration books would stand in
,.She way.
S"Down in OtNe county, 1t is reported, a
lot OF republicans who wanted to vote for
Hayward for congress and Dahlman for
governor, wrote Dahlman's name in the re-
publican column and the votes were counted
for him; and out in Adams county, so we
are told. the total vote for United States
senator on the republican side and the total
vote for governor on the democratic side
taken together. foot up more than the total
vote polled in the whole county, which
would indicate that some OF the ballots had
been counted twice.
you can safely say that on a square
count of the ballots legally voted. Cover
nor Shallenberger is nominated with sew
elal thousand to the good"
the talk of recount and contest by Gov
ernor Shallenberger does not seem to feaze
the Dahlmanite bosses very much That's
n swan song, and a bluff He's a four
flusher who squeals when he loses. He
doesn't want those ballot boxes opened,
because we have it straight that out west
they counted all the populist and democratic
votes in a lump A recount that would
separate these votes would show Jim 2OOO
further ahead"