Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-11
Nebraska
WAIT CLAIMS HIS ELECTION
Secretary of State Declares He Will
Win by Hair.
LEGISLATIVE FIGHT WARNS UP
"Doc" Tanner of south Omaha said
60 he Casting About for sup
port ne Secretary of the
Upper Chamber.
tFrom a staff Correspondentl


LINCOLN, Nov. 10-(SpecialD-It may
take the official count to settle the ques-
ton who has been elected secretary Of
state. Both Mr.. Wait and Mr.. Pool
claim the place by small majority. Mr..
Pool has not the exact figures to show
his majority, but claims when all the
counties are in it will be sufficient to
land.
On the other hand, with four counties
TO hear from and which gave Mr.. Wait
235 majority four years ago when the two
contested for the office. Pool Is behind
thirty-five votes. These counties are Ar
thur, Blaine, Loup and Wheeler.
Official returns are coming In fairly
fast. but It is likely TO be several days
before the last one appears.
Indications point to a pretty fight for
the important legislative positions. In
addition to those mentioned for president
of the senate. the name OF Senator Phil
Kohl OF Wayne appears to meet with a
great deal Of favor. Senator Kohl is not
an orator of the Bryan class by any
means, but he is a tireless worker and
has many friends among the lawmakers.
DOC" Tanner Of South Omaha is said
to be casting his eyes longingly toward
the job OF secretary of the senate. How
ever. another newspaper man. Editor d.
A. Cell Of the Grand Island Free Press.
is also in the fight for the same place and
both have claims which will make them
worthy Of consideration.
GuirI in Prison Again.
Henry CURL. sent to the Nebraska peni-
Tertiary from Douglas county for for
gerry for a term Of five years and paroled
after baving served less than a year. has
just been sentenced to serve seven years
in the Wisconsin penitentiary for like
offense.
CURL was paroled to Omaha parties
at the request of a prominent Omahan
who believed the young man had beer
sufficiently punished, but soon after be
ing given his liberty disappeared. and
nothing had been heard of him until no
tice Of his incarceration in the Wisconsin
prison appeared.
Hall to WymOre.
adjutant General Hall will go to wy
more tomorrow TO look up the PROPOSE
ton of reorganization of the company o
guards at that place. The town has jus
erected a new armory building and thu
business men are anxious that steps b'
taken to reorganize the company ant
promise their support II the right kint
of company is formed.
-, Sunday Ball Go.
Lincoln will have Sunday base ball a
Tigers Roost," the downtown park, tn
proposition which<was submitted to tn
people having been declared carried b!
the assistant city attorney in his repor
to the city commission last night
There has been great deal of contro
versy over the matter. opponents OF tn
proposition having declared that tn
proposition had TO have a majority Of a
votes cast at the election. The city at
torney decides that majority of al
votes cast for or against the proposition
will govern in this case, declaring tina
the words closing the act, for the pur
pose,' makes the election special cleo
ton when a proposition is voted on at
regular election. This gives the propc
sition majority of PSI.