Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-05
IN LINE FOR THE PRIMARY
Ticket Republicans Will Present for
the Voters Selections.
MAIN CONTEST OVER SHERIFF
Fred Hoye Apparently Leading the
Race, with Joe Hummel' NeH
LundRren and Fred Brun-
ing Trailing After.

vC,th tha time closed for Withdrawals
the lineup for the coming primary Is as
muning more fixed conditions, at least on
tb. republican side. On the democratic
end things are more or less chaotic out
the makeup of the republican county
ticket. with three or four exceptions is
fairly we'll outlined.
FOR clerk of the court Robert Smith has
an unopposed denomination for second
term. and practically unopposed renomina-
tiops are assured to Coroner Crosby, Sur
vevor Mcbride and County superintendent
Yoder.
What looked like a tug-of-war for county
clark has been settled In favor OF the
present deputy. Frank Dewey, by the With
draWal Of Sam X Greenleaf the other day.
For county Judge the general talk is that
Police Judge Crawford will have the NOM
nation In a walk as against ]. 7. Dysart'
a recent newcomer here, presumed to be
taking this means of getting better &C
Quaint0d.
Contest for Sheriff.
That leaves the offices OF sheriff, treas
urer, police judge, and possibly county
comm ssioners, TO be contested, and the
main contention seems to center ON the
sheriff for which there are four entries
and In (which the stock of Fred Hoye has
been steadily going up. Hoye is standing
on his record in the city council and as
member of the Police board. Unless he Is
mons mated the county ticket would b'
without any candidate south of Farnan
STREET to attract the voters OF the south
side to it's support. His most active con.
petior, Councilman Humnel, is marshall'
ing the forces controlled from the city hall
and Is backed particularly by the fran
chiDed corporations who have enjoyed n,
favors OF the dominent council combine, o
which Hummel has been a main factor
Tho third candidate is Nols p. Luncgren
now a deputy In the sheriffs office. who Is
counting on Swedish support, The fourth
Candidate rs Fred Bruning. eX-county com
mi lsioner. who thinks his sell-out Of re
puIlleans on the county board entities HIN
to the sherifrs nomination as a reward.
For treasurer three candidates are bid
dirE: w. G. Ure. formerly the militan
member of the county board; ID, d. Miller
tho well known furniture man, and /.
Bslsel, one of the deputies. The
deputy, e. G. Solomon. mad entered tn
race, but retired. simplifying it 10 that ex
tent At this stage the odds seem to favo
Ure.
For Police Judge.
The police tudgeship looks like a free-for
all with these entries; Charles e. Foster
a young lawyer. once deputy county at
torney under Judge Slabaugh and for man
years offcing with Baldrige q DeBord; Z
+. Morearty. a police court practitioner
who has ambitions; Charles E. Fields, VIII
publishes the Protector official orga
for the Retail Liquor Dealers. associatio
and once justice of the peace. and II. H
0enau. real estate and law who tried un
successfully for a legislative nOminatio
last year.
The commissioner contests are only be
ginning to develop. In the district whic
compEtses the north end OF the city Henri
ostr0m. who served on the county boar
two terms and the present clerk of n
board. Is after the nomination. and Fran
c. Best, once elected TO the legislature an
twice defeated is trying 20 overtske hin
In the country districts the contestants Al
Harry Reed. farmer county assessor, hvin
tn DunAesi D. H Kirschners pressnt pos