The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
NEBRASKA WILL
DECIDE TODAY
State Wide Primary in Corn
husker State Attracting
Interest.

Lincoln. Nch.. April 1S.-rhc null
titudc OF candidates for public office
in Nebraska closed their speaking
tours yesterday and the lines We're
drawn tight for the state wide primary
today. which is to determine the
complexion. of the ballots in tho cleo
ton next fall. In the primaries the
voters of all parties will record their
preferences for nominees for the
presidency. for United States senator.
for governor n other state officers.
Tor nominees for representatives, in
congress. for Observation-Disclosures and
district delegates to the national con-
ventions, for presidential electors and
for minor officers. I'm addition. five
constitutional amendments for adop-
ton as party measures will lbc sub
united to the voters. The ballots are
tho largest cvr used in Nebraska.
The constitutional amendments are
TO be voted upon by zach party sep
arately to determine whether or not
they will he Endorsed by the party.
The vote on presidential and vice
presidential preferences. the election
of national committeeman and dele
gates and ~altcrnatcS to the national
conventions, are additions made to
tho primary ballot by the. last legisla-
ture.
Forecastcrs generally confess them
selves at sea and unable tn give n
definite idea of the probable results
of the presidential preferences vote in
either the republican or democratic
party. The names of Taft. Roosevelt
and LA Toilette will ppear on the
republican ballot and those of Will
son, Harmon II Clark on the demo-
cratic ballot.
Nehraska is a strongly progressive
state and the Taft people, while homo
l mi. arc NOT 11pnltr- nr,- -,~ts r.
claims. Their chief reliance rests on
the possibility that tho strength OF
Senator La Toilette may draw heavily
from tho Roosevelt vote. The Roose-
Welt managers. on II other hand. arc
confident that neither Taft nor La
Toilette will head off n solid dclcga-
ton for the former president.
On tho democratic side there is
also little basis for Il clear-cut and
readily ~defensiblo forecast on tho
presidency. Tho Clark managers APP
pear to be the most optimistic. The
interesting phase of the situation is
the position of William ]. BRYAN.
Air. Bryan is named as IL delegate on
all the tickets. as a special honor. hut
his friends are IA little apprehensive
that with the radical strength split
between Clark and Wilson and the
conservative Democratic vote banked
solidly behind Harmon, the Ohio man
may possibly win on plurality and
thus give to a smiling political world
the spectacle of Mr.. Bryan going to
Baltimore instructed for Harmon.
whom he bitterly opposes.
The contest for the United States
s%enatorship is %arousing considerable
interest. Senator Norris Brown, re-
publican. whose term will expire next
March. is ii candidate for reelection.
His opponent on the republican side
is Congressman George W.. Norris of
the Fifth district. The contest be-
tween the two is closely connected
with the republican presidential race.
Congressman Norris is one of the rec
ogniZed leaders of the republican lin
surgcnts' in the house and an out
spoken opponent of President Taft
and his policies. while Senator Brown
is on friendly terms ut the White
House. The democratic aspirtarts
for Senator Browns toga are former
Governor Ashton c. Shallrnherger,
w. III. Thompson of Grand Island and
Willis T.. Reed of Madison.
All the present representatives in