Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-19
NEBRASKA HOLDS
PRIMARY TODAY
Lines Drawn Tight for Bat
tie of Ballots in
Bryan's State


tour TODAY and the lines we're drawn
tlTht for the statewide primary to-
morrow which b. 10 determine the
complexion OF the ballots In the cleo
t,on next fall In the primaries tho
voters OF an parties will record their
preference for nominees tor tho prr..
Sdsncf for United States senator. frr
governor and other state officers. for
sominees FOR representatives In con
rress for delegates-at-large and dis
trict delegates to the national conveu-
tons FOR presidential electors AMI
Tar minor Officers Ina addition five
constitutional amendments for niOp-
tion as party measures will be SUI.
,auted 10 the vOtsrl. The ballots are
the largest ever used IN Nebraska.
The constitutional amendments are
"a b voted upon By each party sepa-
rately 10 determine whether or not
they will be indorsed by the party
yhe vote on presidential and vice
presidential preferences. the election
Of national comitteemen and dele
gates and alternates 20 The national
conventions. are additions made 10
che primary ballot by the last legis-
seture
Forecasters generally confess them
srives at sea and unable TO give a
seflni,e idea Of the probable results
81 the presidential preference vote
IN either the republican or democratic
party. The names OF Taft. Roosevelt
end LaFollette will appear on the re-
pablican ballot and those OF Wilson
Harmon and Clark on the democrnt-
n ballot
Nebraska Is a strongly progressive
stato and the Tart people. while
Aopeinl. are not making any definite
siaims Their chief reliance rests on
tne possibility that the strength OF
Senator LaFollctte NAV d-av h"ayil,
srom the Roosevelt vote The Roosa-
Welt aanaeers on the other hand,
age confident that neither TAFT nor
tAFollette viii head on solid dele
cation for the former president
on the democratic side there Is also
ntlle basis for clearcit and readily
aefcnslbc forecast on the presidency
mo Clark MANAGERS appear 10 bo tho
most optomistic one interesting
phase OF the situation Is the position
81 William ! BRYAN Nh Bryan Is
samod as a delegate on oil, the tickets
a. special honor bat HIS friends
are a little apprehensive that win
,he radical strength split between
clark and Wilson and tho conserva-
eve democratic vote hauted solidlv
o. Harmon Jhe ohio man mly
possibly oi- 40 plurality s"l thus
rive 70 suiliur political worl rho
spectacle ~ Nr BRYAN rcinr 10 Bal
unore instructed for Harmon. vhom
" bitterly Opposes
The contest for the United States
rnatorship Is arousina ronsidc able |
hterest senator Norris Brown re- !
puhhCan whose term uilI expire next |
March. IS a candidate for reelection. /
Wis opponent Ou 'hr republican 81 10 /
"a Congressman GEORGE " Norris of
mo FIN district The contest he /
iareen The two IS closely connected /
Stl The republican presidential race /
corrr.ssman Norris he ono of tho rec.
,spi,od leaders ~ tho ropublir,r
e-fnsrrpenf." in the house and an ,u,-
cnoker ornament of President taft I
AMI ri. nolicles while Senator prown
NJ 1n f.sudly forms M the Vbif. /
Ho.s. THE democratic aspir,pt. for
Senator Browns t1ea ,r. former Gov
..,.-- t.l,.. q. st.li.,.l...r.., N.
= ~roru.ou of Grand Island ana /
VH.. 2 Reed of Madison
-u r. pre.oui repraseni,t,ves In
.ogrr... AR. ,,rJit,tes f,r r.pomi-
nation with tho .,,ention or Norris
u tta rirb district who 10 , a,nai-
me- Tor ,h. son,,.
r. Barton and ~ Prime.
son of Grand island ,r, Tho -.
-. -, 80
'''''''' ana %. -. sumner
ar '' ''' democratic 'andidate.
'o'e,nor 'h''''r y. Ndrich 10
Fh1Gi'A'' Tor denomination Two 1