Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-20
MOREHEAD LANDS;
HOWELL LEADING
Nebraska Governor Seems Sure
Winner In Primary-Howel|
Has Narrow Lead Over
Senator Kemp.

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug, 10. With returns
from all counties of the state coming
i'll SLOWLY. owing to The length OF the
ballots of yesterdays statewide pri-
mary, all Indications point To the re
nomina ton of Gov. John ~ Morehead
on the democratic giIberna torial ticket,
by a vote that will equal the combined
total of his TWO opponents, Richard H..
Metcalfe. late civil governor of the
Panama canal zone. and George w
l!crsc
X, Beecher Howell. republican ma
iional committeeman. is leading in the
race for the republican nomination for
governor, with j. III Kemp running u
close second
Governor Morehead and Mr. Howell
carried Lancaster county u.incoln) and
Douglas county oDmaha) by safe ma
joritics
MI indications point to the renomina-
tioil OF the present congressman on
their respective tickets.
Congressman Mcclure, democrat is
gaining strength with each new re
pori IN the First district. ON the re-
publican ballot. q = Reavis and
the First district Congressman Bar
ton, republican,. is renominated in the
Fifth distrct and will have as his
democratic opponent Former COY A.
G. sihallenhergci. congressman Kin
kaid, republican nominated in the Sixth
district Will have 4 democratic OPP
ponen, in f. j. TAYLOR
Returns on state officers indicate the
DOMINATION Of Manoah l.. Rees and
Conrad lIollenbcck as the two non
partisan candidates for chief Justice of
the supreme court.
The late closing OF the polls at .
p. IN made the returns exceedingly
late and the closenoss OF the republican
contest made ANY estimate hazardous.
ON the democratic side 20 precincts ont
sidc al Douglas county gave Morchead
$40. Metcalfe 81 and Rcrge 3oo. This
Included several Lincoln city precincts
and scattered returns FROM every con
sressional district
Eighteen precincts outside of Douglas
county gave Howell All, Hammond 3as4
Kemp 400. This Included two precincts
OF kenps home town. Fullerton. where
Hammond ANA Howell received scarce
~ q vote. HoWcllis majority in Doug
fhS county apparently Was increased by
Il substantial plurality in Lancaster.
EARLY returns show Howell and More
head running more than two to one
ahead ia the gtlbernatorial race in
douglas county. Twenty-siX precincts
SIX of them outside omaha gay. Howell
q iet,d OF $50 OVER Kemp, " ho was Sec
Ont Ther" are loa precincts in the
county indicating that Howell would
carry the county, By over 900 More
head VIII apparently carry it by about
1000
Reports from over the state Indicate
mat The attack on Howell by the Ona-
ma glnSSterS and the omaha Bee swung
the nomination To ilowclls and took n
victory out of kemps reach
IN the congressional fights, Mcguire
IN thu First, I.obeek. in the Second
Stephens. in the Third .Shallenberger
IN the Fifth aud Taylor, in the Sixth
are leading for the democratic noni-
nations ON the republican ticket
kNhNcs is lea'lipp in the First and
blackburn and Howard are NOW even
ia the Second. There mere 70 con-
tests i'm the other districts lhe re
turns are coming in slowly, being de-
laNed bv severe electric storms In many
parts of the state