New-York tribune., 1922-07-18
Four Tickets
Face Nebraska
Y oters To-day
Extent of Progressive In
road OH Old Line Re-
publican Senators Is
Feature of the Election
Socialists Not in Field
Democrats interested d in
Bryan's Brothers. Race
for Governors Office
Special Dispatch to Tho Tribune

Spcctd! Dispatch to Tho Tribune
OMAHA, July 1.-THE Nebraska
primary campaign closed tonight and
tomorrow the full extent of the Pro-
gressive inroad on the old line Re-
publican ranks will be known More
than 150 candidates for state and ma
tional Offices are out for nomination
on the four tickets which the voters
will face.
The race for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States Senator is
the big feature of the primary, al
though the candidacy of Charles W..
Bryan, brother Of w. J. Bryan, for the
Democratic nomination for Governor is
almost as much of feature in the
DemocrAkic ranks. Whether the same
Progressive element and sentiment
which carried Beveridge in Indiana,
Pinchot in Pennsylvania and Brook
hart in Iowa to victory exists in the
Republican ranks in Nebraska is the
question which will be decided in the
Republican race.
Congressman A. w. Jeffers, candidate
for Senator, is ranked as the old-line
Republican candidate for Senate and
will receive the big end of the stand
pat support. R. B. Howell. Republican
National Committeeman from Nebras-
ka, is the Progressive candidate, but
his stand is disputed by Attorney Gen
Wi.
the ultra-P Progressive strength and a
lot of both the Socialist and the Non
partisan League support. Davis is the
youngest state attorney general in the
United States and has made great
record in his prosecution Of stock
swindlers. The party listed as Pro-
gressive is not composed OF progress
sive Republicans, but is a split from
the old Socialist party.
The unknown quantity in the race
for the Republican nomination for SEN
ator is C. H. Gustafson, president of
the United States Grain Growers and
former president of the Nebraska
Farmers Union. Gustafson is making
silent campaign, and has not made
speech. In many quarters Gustafson
are along advanced progressive lines.
Bryan Candidacy Feature
The candidacy of Charles Bryan for
Governor is the feature Of the Demo
cratic primary. With the withdrawal
from Nebraska of William j. Bryan
his mantle as chief of the Bryan fac
tion fell on his brother. Although the
Bryan brothers have not been friendly
to Senator H. M. Hitchcock for the
last fifteen years, Charles Bryan and
Hitchcock are now appearing together
on a harmony ticket. Should Bryan
receive the nomination for Governor
Hitchcock will receive the support Of
the Bryan faction for the first time
in many years.
The nomination of Hitchcock for
Senator is without doubt. He has two
opponents in the primary, but their
support is negligible.
Four candidates for the Republican
nomination for Governor are in the
field. A. H. Byrurl represents the ad-
vanced progressives and Charles Il.
Randall the stand pat. Randall is a
banker and former president of the
Nebraska Bankers Association. If the
progressive sentiment has permeated
The Nebraska Republican party Byrum
will win the nomination.
Socialists and Nonpartisan Leaguers
decided not to place tickets in the field,
but have scattered to both Republican
and Democratic parties, and will vote
for the candidates which more nearly
meet their ideas in politics.