Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
Nebraska
PRIMA AIRY LISTS
GROWING LONGER
Numerous Candidates Give Intention
of Entering the Race for
office.
HITCHCOCK RUNS AS PoPULIsT

(From staff Correspondent
| LINCOLN. March l5.-(Special with
but ten days left for filing petitions to
lrun for office applications are coming in
rapidly for places on the primary ballot.
To-day the filings were augmented with
another filing for the presidency. this
time ON the democratic ticket. The fill
iings which were mailed to the secretary
Of state bears the name of William
Hohcnzolern. and among the names on
the petition are those of Johannes
SchmoAer Fritz Won Hintenberger. Ru-
ldolph Pilsner, Pat Schwimmer. Gust Linn
burger, Pat Murphy. Hans Pabst. stark
Limburger and Anheuser Busch. Secre-
tary of State Pool refuses to file the pc
'tition because he SAYS II Is a joke, al
though he admits that he has received
filings where the candidacy is considered
as much of a joke as this one.
Walter Johnson Of North Loup files for
1.-THE republican nomination for railway
commissioner.
MRnahan Candidate.
Anthony AIanahan of Omaha files for
congress on the democratic ticket from
the Second district.
r. W. Rawlston OF Omaha files for the
democratic nomination for the railway
commission. Mr.. Ralston was candi-
date for the nomination two years ago.
but was defeated by win Maupin.
c. c. Crowell, jr., of Omaha and W. II.
baldwin Of York file as presidential cleo
tors on the prohibition ticket.
G. e. 1arker of York files as presiden-
tial elector on the socialist ticket.
DR.. ID. e.. Smith of Curtis files for the
state senate on the republican ticket for
Ia a 90 faA In
the last session by Willis Jason OF the
same town. a democrat
C. e. samuelson of Hildreth files for
the democratic nomination for the state
senate from the Twentieth district. COM
posed of the counties of Nuckolls. WeD-
ster and Franklin. represented in the last
session by w. L. Weesner, democrat
Christ Anderson of Bristow files Tor the
democratic nomination for representative
from the Fifty-fourth district. repre-
scented b. him in the last session.
win s. Jay of Lincoln files for secre-
tary of state on the progressive ticket.
John M. Telling of Clay Center files for
presidential elector on the democratic
ticket.
Hitchcock as Popu1ist.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock files for renomi-
nation on the peoples independent ticket
for the United States senate.
Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts will
go on the presidential primary ballot as
a candidate for president on the prohibi'
tion ticket.
@. w. wattles of Omaha files from the
Second district for delegate to the ma
tionai republican convention.
Robert II. Patton Of Illinois has beer
filed for vice president on the prohibition
ticket.
John T. McCustion OF Hebron, has filed
q petition with 2.144 names on 1t from al
five counties of the Seventh judicial dis
trict for district judge. Judge McCuis
ton was a candidate for the republican
nomination for attorney general two year
ago, but was defeated by Mr.. --yers
The judge has lived in Hebron twenty
two years, and never has mayer county
had district judge. He believes tina
now is the time to recognize It as par
of the district. l.. g. Hurd of Cha!
county is not a candidate for reelection