Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
Council Bluffs
PRIMARY TICKETS PICKED
STUART WINS FOR SOLICITOR
All Present Menbership of city
Council Renominated, Some of
Them By Narrow Majoritics
-Mfnnfck Wins.


Council Reconstructed, some of
Then By Narrow Majorities
-Mfnnfck Wins.
Primary Tickets.
MAYOR
Republican. Democrat
]. p. Hess...........-......Th Thomas Maloney
TREASURER
Frank L True. ......... Louis Zurmuehlen
s,,,, ENeiNEEh ,,,,-
J. F. McAnsney -: ;lNo nomination.
ALDERMEN-XT-LARGE.
George II. Acker...............L. l. ESans
w. a e''d PARK coaMissioNsR nn'
IL L. Bridenstein........ j. Brown
Ward Aldermen.
FIRST WARD.
G. ]. Harding. ......................L Green
SECOND WARD.
Elmer e. Minnick. A. IL. Huber
THIRD WARD; -
FOURTH WARD.
FIFTH WARD.
J. Ia Ellsworth. Thomas Hood
SIXTH WARD.
c. s. Hubbard. ................W. c. Boyer
sIn doubt
The primary election yesterday resulted
in polling only about 30 per cent Of the
total vote Of the city, due in a measure
to the huge drifts OF snow that prevented
many Of the voters travelling very far for
the privilege Of casting q ballot to help
nominate the men they would like to see
elected. Owing to the fact that the polls
were kept open until s O'Clock. the count
was not finished IN many Of the precincts
until nearly midnight Tho socialists. who
had succeeded in making enough stir to
create the impression that they would
cut quite figure, polied less than 100
votes in the entire city. Their explanation
was that this was according 10 orders
from headquarters, but the conviction is
that the scant vote at the primary will
reduce their vote on election
day.
The election was altogether without In
cident, as 1t was without enthusiasm. The
evident desire OF the party voters who
took enough interest In the contest to
vote At ali was to return the present mem
bers OF the city council. as WINS evidenced
In the heavy vote that was polied for
Alderman Ellsworth dep) In the Fifth
ward and Alderman Beebe tdem) in the
Fourth, which gave them the honor OF
by substantial majorfties,
defeating their opponents. w. A. High
smith and Page Morrison.
The same was the case in the Third
ward. where Alderman @. ]. Harding. who
has made q splendid record in the council.
was likewise renominated. In the Third
ward Alderman Fisher tdem) had no
opposition. leaving the only other contests
Tor the remaining members Of the council
IN the Second and Sixth wards. where
Aldermen Minnick ard Hubbard had q
stiff fight 70 encounter.
The fight on the republican ticket be-
tween stuart and Killpack for city
solicitor in the precincts counted last
night revealed stuart running far In the
lead. In eight precincts he had SO votes
10 "a for KiIipsck, and stuart's nomina-
don was believed assured. l.. Il. Briden-
stein, for park commissioner, was ahead
N a field OF four republican candidates.
md this office may go into the conven-
ion.
In the Second ward Alderman u. Z.
Minnick. republican. won by majority
Il twenty zone. In the Sixth ward Alder
nan c. 9. Hubbard won by small ma
Iority. J. Ia Elisworth's majority In tho
fifth was two to one.
In the Fourth ward Frank Beebe.
democrat. beat Page Morrison by nine.
zen votes. w. c. Boyer had large
cad IN the Sixth. which remaining votes
{ was believed would not be overcome.