Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-24
CANVASS WILL Be BELATED
Only One County Makes Report to
Secretary Of State.
METcALFE is MAKING PEACE
Promises 90 stay Inside the Lines
and Indicates Bryan is Patch
inE up Hi. Fence. In
Nebraska,
lFrom a staff correspondentl )

LINCOLN, Neb.. April % ?S-tSpeciai,)-
The first official return Of the primaries
to arrive at the office OF the secretary
OF state came from stanton county
II shows that 3Ss democrats and sos re-
publicsns voted. There were no popullst.
prohibition or socialist votes cast. Al the
last general election the high vote was
6l1 democrats and 5H republicans. the
primary vote being 50i2 per cent OF III.
total vote Of last year. II this ratio Is
maintained over the state the total
priyary vote will be, approximately. iiS.-
600 Secretary Walt has no idea when
the returns win reach his office 80 that
the official canvass can be made. Under
the old law the primary election was on
Tuesday and the canvass. under the old
law, was commenced Friday. The new
Law does not fix the dnte for the can
vass and some interpret II 10 mean the
same number OF elapsed days az under
the old law and some that Il Is 20 be
commenced the Friday following the eiec-
tlon. which would mean delay OF
week, In the larger counties. like Doug
p'oVapD Nhl re-
49, "ees )" eon'p'e'e the canvass,
a"u a'9 VI 'ne results shouid he close
enough to require the official canvass to
uso,us uere WIN De heart-breaking
wait for someone.
what Race Cost.
James Pearson, democrat candidate for
representative from the Frontler-Gosper
conuty legislative district. certlfies that
he expended $40 In the primary; l.. A.
warner republican candidate for lieuten-
ant governor expended S26ts r z.
Evans republican, for delegate to the
national convention, kS; G. r. Beushau-
sen democrat elector, nothing; Paul
Clarka republican for congress In the
First district, siss0. most Of which was
Tor advertising In newspapers and send
ing out literature; clyde J. Wright. So
eiahst' Tor governor, tlo, which was the
ming fee.
J. Peterson. socialist, has filed an
acceptance Of the socialist nomination
Tor seeretory OF state. This Is the second
socialist candidate to file an acceptance
before the official canvass has been
made. but they are entirely safe as there
Is only one candidate for each affi.e.
John o. Yeiser OF Omaha was around
the statchouse today and when asked
how his vice presidential boom was com.
ing on. replied that he understood II was
In Boyd county. Mr.. Yciser
has not yet decided on openinx head
quarters in Chicago for the conventIon
but intlmated that II he dld he would
procure G tent and keep open house
ue,..,,. eo
Richard 7. MetcaI,s canaaaa. ~.
feat for the ,on,ina,,on ~. ,,,,.r....
tho democratic. ,,cka, .ra -. -"
a letter 10 n Atorehaad ~ .',aau'n .,..a"
ful onuonen, conyra,n,s,,nr ~
rendering him hts .er,,,cas a, -. -
paisn for alec,Io, I,c,aa,.,.i,.. -
camnaign for ,,o,,a,,,or 80 .,....,.s
some peculiar things In democratic poll
ues. Metca1e came out openly In favor
Dl tne candidacy OF Woodraw Wilson for
.es'ui. .eslu anu saorenead' WINE ne did not
ls..a's himself openly was an the cam
80 -, uoO''ooDns WIN the harmon ana
!. '''e', ~ 'ie harmon men
.a,,s.a - a. =. -. ".n ~" ~, ~. ony
1890. ~. -, gu
,noEsn sdvooa,as =, ], ~ ~. anan.. se - ou
hts cI.s. 60, =. ..'s,,,t,,'.-, ,,,,-. .,
Ing,on !, o,Ne,l, ara ,oru-a- - 49,
3rown az ,b,s ritv Ma,csI,a = -
'ditor Of Bryan's commoner and Brown