Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-26
Nebraska.
FILLING VACANCY ON TICKET
State Legal Department Gives 0pin-
ion to Thedford Man.
PETITION OR COMMITTEE CHOICE
Bryan Followers in Lincoln Com
pletely Disheartened at News
4. Showing Turndown of
FayOrite.
From a Staff Corresnon6ent ,

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LINCOLN, June @.-(Special.)- lin an
swer to an inquiry from Thedford as to
how candidate can secure a place upon
the election ballot Secretary of State
Wait, after looking the matter up, has
sent the following reply:
Il am of the opinion that there are
but two ways for party to be nomi-
mated after a primary has been held In
the state. One is by petition and the
other by the party committee. In the
first instance the candidates name must
80 on the ballot as by petition In the
latter case vacancies caused by death or
resignation may be filled only by q ma
. iority vote of the county committee Of
the party making the nomination. The
name of the candidate SO nominated
should be certified to the county clerk
and the certificate signed by the chair
man and secretary of the committee. I
find no authority in our election laws for
a convention of electors or mass meeting
of electors to make nominations for a
political party"
Penn Back from Kearney.
Major Penn and Captain Kesterson Of
the Nebraska National Guard have re-
turned from Kearney. where they in
spected the rifle practice of Company A
of the Second regiment. The company
showed up much better this year, sixteen
of the twenty-five contestants qualifying
as marksmen, as against only five last
year. Among the number are Bishop
Beecher, chaplain of the regiment, and
Major Gibbon, surgeon of the guard.
-. On their way home they stopped at
Hastings, where Company D is beginning
\practice. The practice was called off on
account of the rifle range not being con-
sidered a safe one except for revolver
practice. AS soon as safe range can
be secured the company will again take
up practice.
Governor Aldrich and Auditor Barton
have gone to Upland, where they will
assist in the dedication of a new park
which has been fitted up by the Burling-
ton railway for the use of the folks of
the town.
Hansen to Sargent. t
Food Commissioner Hansen, who lost
out on his plan to attend the Chicago
convention, went to Omaha tonight to
meet with the state republican committee
and from there will proceed to Sargent,
where he is billed for an address before
the dairy meeting. The meeting will he
turned into an old-fashioned two-day
picnic and will be participated in by the
people Of several counties in that portion
Of the state.
Use of Auto Numbers.
A delegation of electrical workers called
on Secretary of State Wait this morning
TO see what the law was regarding the
use of automobile numbers. They claimed
that certain firm selling automobiles
was using their dealers number on ma
chimes to carry strike-breakers to take
the places of those who were out in the
strike Of the electrical workers of the
Automatic Telephone company. They
were informed that the law specified that
numbers issued to dealers for demon.
strating purposes could not be used on
machines used in carrying passengers.
Attorney General Grant Martin was
called to Des Moines last night by tel
egram announcing the dangerous illness
of his sister.
Nebraska Calls for Bryan.
E. b. Quackenbush of Auburn. demo-
cratic floor leader Of the lower branch
of the last Nebraska legislature. with
$50 other democrats, have sent W.. j.
Bryan a telegram at Baltimore asking
him not in any way to refuse nomina-
ton at the hands of the national con-
vention, The people are calling for
Bryan and Mr.. Quackenbush thinks that
he should once more heed the call
Bryan Followers Gloomy.
The result of the vote on chairman Of
the national democratic convention as 1t
mas been coming in over the wire this
afternoon has had very depressing ef-
fe,. on the followers of Mr.. Bryan In
Lincoln. Many OF them supposed that
all Mr.. Bryan would have to do was to
throw his hat in the ring" mount the
platform and flash his ever-pleasant
smile over the convention and it would
all 60 his way. The first reports showed
hard shedding for Billy and the hearts
Of his followers fell accordingly, but
when the later returns showed that he
was gaining and would come close to a
win for his candidate, they became bet
ter natured. 1T is the most depressing
news have heard for some time" re-
marked faithful follower of the three
tlt,a4 1ot1
thing would come out all right, but am
afraid that the democratic party will, as
usual, make a fool of itself"