Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04
NEBRASKA TOWN ELECTIONS
Principal Contests Are Whether
Licenses Shall Prevail.
VETS WIN SEVERAL VICTORIES
Place. Where Socialists Have Been
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Drys Win.

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Drys Win.
License was the chief issue in the town
and village elections Of Nebraska Tues
day and while the changes were not
marked the advantage appears TO be
slightly in the vets" According TO
reports received yesterday. sIxty-two
towns had voted for licenses and forty
three against. OF this number eight
towns which were dry last year changed
over to the vets and four towns which
were wet will try the dry system this
year.
The most notable change from the dry
to the wet side was Beatrice. For
several years Beatrice has been trying
to decide which is better for the town.
The campaign at that place was vigorous
and the vets won pronounced victory.
Auburn is another town to change from
the dry TO the wet side. Dorchester.
which has not had a saloon for THIRTY
years. has decided TO try out saloons N
the coming year. The license wav :,
In by a majority OF . to l. \>T1.M
Political lines were not drawnN 4
smaller towns, but In the largerN inu-
inequalities straight tickets were in the
field. Hayelock aud Burlington. rail-
road shop towns, and Columbus, went
solidly democratic.
At Fairbury the socialists put up a
good fight and elected three out OF five
councilmen. A noticeable feature OF the
elections was the unseating of socialists
who were elected last year. At Lincoln
no election was held.
Neligh Votes Wet. .
NELIGH. Neb., April 2-tSpeciaL)-
Neigh yesterday experienced one of the
hardest-fought elections OF its history.
In the matter OF license the town went
wet by 81 majority.
The fight, however. centered on coun-
cilmeh. In the First ward Forsythe. run
ming on petition. defeated Auringer.
the nominee OF the citizens caucus. by
Is In the Second ward Rice. running
on a petition. defeated the Ferguson can
didate OF the citizens caucus by 81, and
Pexton, running on petition, was de-
feated by Kester. The other nominees
Of the caucus had no opponents, and
were elected as follows: Mayor. ID. @.
Mcpherson: treasurer. r. II. Melick
clerk, o. s. Hauser; engineer. w. L.
stapie.
MADISON. April 2--(special)--u the
city election today Fred II. Davis was
reelected mayor, Fred J. bankers, clerk
Chris ]. Kortman, treasurer: A. J.
Thatch. engineer. and Herman ]. Fricke,
jr.. councilman of the Second ward with.
out opposition and William II. Plnney
was chosen councilman of the First ward
to succeed Robert Linn, who retires. The
vote was light and the election unevent-
full. The mayor and council favor four
saloons. each paying sf25e license, to be
operated In strict accordance with the
law and the cityr ordinances.
ARLINGTON. Neb,, April 3.-(Speclal)
AT the village election yesterday the
town went wet by votes. J. c. Chap
man. +. @. Menking. o. c. Roberts and
W. A. Reckmeyer were elected trustees
on the village board. The board agreed
TO abide by the election. SO there viii
be saloons here this year.
WAYNE. Neb.. April s-(Special.)-
As there was but one ticket in the field,
light vote was polled at the city
election yesterday. John II. Kato was
reelected mayor; II. S. Ringland. city
treasurer: ]. NJ. Cherry, clerk: John
Lorison, councilman Third ward: George
Lambertson, councilman Second ward,
and John Meister. councilman First ward.
j. II. Bristol and Herman Henney were
elected members OF the school board.
There was no issue.
HARRINGTON. Neb., April 3.-(spe-
ciai. ai.)-Mayor WALK and all the old Off
cials were reelected without opposition.
There was but one ticket in the field
The license question was not submitted
this year.
oVERToN, Neb., Aprtt 1-(Special Tel
egram.) )-The voters here forgot TO call
a town caucus until 1t was too late so
the cd town board has to hold over
Owing to the fact that the majority of
the voters are anti-saloons. there never
has been a license issue here.
scotts Bluff stays Dry.
SCOTS BLUFFS, Neb., April B.
Especial Telegram )-Scott's Bluffs city
election resulted in victory for the pro-
gressive ticket The present mayor and
council were elected. G. L. shumway,
independent. was elected clerk and
water commissioner. About 500 votes
were cast. The officers elect are: Mayor,
F. Alexander; Councilmen. II. f. Brown,
C. E. Dooley. c. A. Johnson and e. L.
Maxon. Both tickets declared for a dry
administration.
ST. EDWARD, Neb.. April 3-(Spe-
cial Telegram.l-The village election
passed off quietly with a full vote re-
corded. Only one ticket was In the field.
and the three retiring members OF the
council were reelected. The proposition
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