Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-20
BALLOT CONFUSES VOTERS
Many Find it Difficult to Pick
Delegates They Favor.
SOME SWITCHING OF PARTIES
Vote Rather Light over Nebraska,
with spots where Contest IL
ID liberalization Urged
on by Kilograms.
SOME SWITCHING OF PARTIES
CFrom a staff Correspondent.

LINCOLN. Neb.. April ls.-tSpecial)-
The primary vote early today was de-
cidedly light, but increased as the day
wore on, and toward night II was heavy.
There was even less talk than usual
around the polls to indicate the trend
Of the voting and the most astute political
observers confessed they could see moth
ing to give a clue as TO the result until
the votes were counted. In spite Of the
spirited character OF the primary cam
paign there was no III feeling manifested
by those around the polls. There were
the usual number OF workers, but the
voters did not seem inclined 80 listen to
what they had to say, all evidently hav-
ing their minds made up before coming
TO the polls.
No trouble was reported from anywhere
except in a preciset Of the Fourth ward,
where Franklin c. Hamer. republican
candidate for state treasurer, became In
volved In an alteration, but 1t was not
serious.
Democrats switch over.
NORFOLK. Neb,, April 1s.-(speclal
Telegram up TIL 100 o'clock tonight
more than half the city vote and more
than a third Of the rural vote had been
cast. Twice as many farmers as two
years ago voted. A very large number
Of the democrats voted In the republican
primary. some on account Of local candl-
dates and some to vote for Roosevelt or
La Toilette. The lack Of designation az
to national convention delegates caused
great confusion and II is said many voters
cast ballots in this community not know
ing which presidential delegates they
were voting for.
g.. Lisiht Vote in Fremont.
FREMONT, Neb.. April 1s.-tSpecial
Telegram.)-A very light vote was cast
here. The republicans are turning out in
a larger proportion than the democrats
and there arc Taft and Roosevelt work.
ers at each OF the polling places. Less
than 100 votes will be polled.
Leading lark democrats today re-
ceived kilograms urging them to try to
line up the Wilson men for the Missouri
statesman in order to head off Harmon |
and the Harmon received dispatches |
warning them of the plan. Prominent |
men on both sides who had not registered |
their party affiliations had to file an af- |
fidavit with the city clerk in order to |
vote. inclua.ng one candidate for a tsate
office.
Heavy Vote In Gage.
BEATRICE. Neb., April 'is.-(Special |
heavy vote is being polled |
In the primary election In Gage county |
today. Taft is getting a big vote in
but reports from some Of the
precincts are in favor Of Roose-
velt.
For national committeeman. Victor
Rosewater appears TO be int he lead, al
though the vote as far as can be elarned
is close.
For state senator Peter Jansen. repub-
lean, appears to be leading his opponents
n Beatrice. Unless the country precincts
will change conditions materially he viii
be nominated.
ballot Confuses Electors.
KEARNEY. Neb., April is.-Cspecial
Telegram IAN exceptionally light vote
vas polled In the four precincts that o.h-
er in Kearney. The prospect at p. m.
rave 100 as the maximum number. Re-
publican votes outnumbered the demo-
,artic. to ], the ratio running about
he same in all polling places. The general
'pinlon has Taft picked for a more plural
ty vote with Roosevelt and La Toilette
'ach receiving possibly little more than
Ine-fourth Of thew hole.
Great confusion on the part Of the
'oters prevailed regarding the nreferen-
ial vote for president and pres Dental
electors. many thinking the preferential
,'1te carried with II the electors in
avor OF that preference. Many democrats
we're disappointed that there was no way
or them to vote for Senator Norris
Grown.