New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-21
Germans Quit Democratic
Party to Support Cali
fornian; First Vote of
Women on Presidency
Hitchcock Leading
In State by ? to .
<.6Precincts Give Johnson
2,O87; Wood. 1888,
and 762 for Pershinc

OMAf1A, NeD., April 2l.-Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson has carried
Nebraska by a vote equal to the
combined vote Of General Wood and
General Pcrshing, according to re-
turns early to-day. Senator Hitch
cock has defeated William ]. Bryan
by probable two to one vote.
Hitchcock was candidate for the
Presidency. Bryan was a candidate
for delegate-at-largc only. Hitch
cock was not candidate for dele
ate-at-large. The big fight in the
Democratic ranks was for member
ship in the delegation at large to
San Francisco. Bryan had an
nounced that he and his delegation
would not vote for Hitchcock at San
Francisco even if instructed to do
so. Hitchcock, thereupon, put up
delegation of his own friends and it
was the fight between this delega-
ton and the Bryan delegation which
attracted the most attention.
AS the result Of to-day's election
Bryan will go to San Francisco AS
a newspaper writer and not as a
delegate, unless he secures the proxy
of some other state. In many pre-
cincts Mr.. Bryan is the low man
on his delegation.
Another result of to-day's primaries
is that Senator Hitchcock has become
a real candidate for the Presidency.
The fact that he carried a prohibition
state against the big prohibition leader.
while himself standing on beer and
WINE platform, indicates that Mr.. Hitch
COCK may be real force in the Demo
cratic National Convention.
One member of the Bryan delegation
at large may have won through. but
even this is unlikely. Norfolk, Neb in
strong German district. reported
heavy dcsertions from Democratic
ranks to Republicans in order to vote
tor Hiram johnson. In this case it was
necessary for Democrats to change
their registrations to Republican in
order to participate in the Republican
primary.
Women Fail Bryan
Women voted for the first time to-
day, and while their vote in the citv
was large. in the country il was small.
Bryan made specie. plea for the fe-
male vote, and the small size of this
vote so far recorded presages a further
slump in Mr. Bryan's vote
Senator Hitchcock had no opposition
except that Of Robert Ross, Lcxing-
tah
Bryan recommended over Senator
Hitchcock
OMAHA. April 20 By The Associ-
ated Press. Forty-siX precincts out
of l,S49. including twenty in Douglas
County Omaha give: Johnson. 2,087;
Wood. 1893; Pershing. 1852.
Shallenbergcr, Neville. McNeny and
Noble, Hitchcock candidates for dele
gates at large to the San Francisco
convention. are leading Stephens.
Berge, Thomas and Bryan. These can
didates are running in the order named.
with Stephens and Berge closely be
hind McNeny and Noble.
The first precinct to report in Doug
las County Omaha showed the Hitch
cock candidates for delegates at-largc
to the San Francisco convention po,ling
two votes to every one polled By the
BRYAN candidates.
Returns from the first twenty-five
precincts. twelve in Douglas County
iOmaha) and thirteen outside Of Doug
las County, show Bryan running last
among the eight candidates for dele
gatcat large on the Democratic bal
lot Those returns show the four
Hitchcock delegates leading, with two
of the Bryan. delegates only twenty
votes behind.
Johnson Misses One Vote
Partial returns from Lake Township,
Hall County, rive: For President. Re-
publican. Johnson, 80: Wood, l. Ross,
none; Pershing. none. cmocratic.
Ross, >: Hitchcock, =
For Governor. Republican,: McKeivie,
4; McMulen. s; Pollard ); Hall. 4;
Mclaughlin. p: Mathcwson, none.
Democrat: Shumway, /; Jackson.
none; Clark, :; Taylor /; Morehead, 8.
tabulation Of results proceeded slowly
tonight. following the close of the
polls at o'clock
The voters marked ballots to select
Presidential candidates. sixteen dele
gates each to the Republican and
Democratic national conventions, and
to nominate candidates for state. Con-
gressional and partisan Offices. The
Attorney Generals Office has held that
the delegates named are only morally
bound to adhere to the wishes of the
voters and have power to change their
votes at the convention if they feel
circumstances justify such action
In the Republican gubernatorial
fight Governor Samuel X. McKelvie
asked denomination. He is opposed by
five other candidates.