The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-10
Coolidge's Smashing Lead Is
Accentuated as Reports
Continue to Pour
in From State.


publicans was accentuated as the
final returns from Tuesdays primary
came in late Wednesday. An the
tabulation on this drew TO q close 70
ports from 1896 precincts out Of tho
1886 In the state gave him e4.4Sl.
against 36,443 for Senator Hiram
johnson OF California
Equal significance was alta shed by
political observers to the big vote
given to United States Senator George
W. Norris. who defeated Charles y.
Sloan. former representative and gen
orally accepted as a national admins
tration candidate. by 5s.1sl to 2s,555.
en- returns from 1929 precincts
Contest Is Close.
A close contest developed for tho
democratic senatorial nomination.
with Kenneth W. Mcdonald of Bridge
port hanging doggedly at the heels OF
John J. Thomas Of Seward With
twothirds OF the state heard from
Thomas was leading by 100 In the
race to see who would oppose Senator
Norris at the November polls.
The gubernatoriai candidates will
be Governor Charles W. Bryan. demo
crat. and Adam McMullen. banker.
of Beatrice. republican. Governor
Bryan defeated Charles Graft. his
only opponent, by better than four TO
one. but Mr.. McMullen did not draw
to a safe distance away from Albert
y. Mathers OF Gering until late in
the counting.
Marsh Nominated.
George W. Marsh Of Lincoln was
nominated for republican candidate
for state auditor in the primary Tues
day. Dan Swanson of Fremont was
tho party's choice 20 maize the No
vember race for land ccs1mixsioner.
while Fl. G. Taylor OF Central City
had an easy time winning the repub-
licsn state railway commissioner
nomination
A rather close fight for the repub-
was holding UP definite announcement
as to the winner. with George A.
williams Of Fairmont leading with
zs,o72. compared to 2i.se3 for John
NJ. MacFariand OF Omaha and 1880
for Grant S. Mears OF Wayne L. =.
johnson OF Omaha had 4 fairly good
lead for secretary OF state. but the
final result was still IN doubt.
Presidential: 1896 precincts. Cool
idge, 64,4sl: johnson. se.4<s.
United States senator: 1.4ss pre-
cincts. Norris. ss.1s1. sloen, 1855;
johnson. 13.73s.
Governor: 1850 precincts. McMul-
len, 4o.es4: Mathers. 1887; 0ustas-
son. 1925.
Governor: 1.s47 precincts. Bryan.
4s,Tss: Graft. 1884.
Detailed vote on republican candi-
dates for nomination for offices below
governor follows:
LIS precincts out Of 1883 IN the
state for Lieutenant governor give:
Mcfarland. 21.sss: Mears. 1850:
Williams. 2s.o72; coniey. 1857.
Liza precincts for secretary ct
state give:
Knapp. 1T.ss.; Mayer, 1874: crc-
min. s,7o:: johnson. ss..4s: Ball. s.1s7.
LIS precincts for state auditor
give:
Marsh. so,sss: Eaton, se.s4s.
l,lo& precincts for land commits
sioner give:
D. Swanson. ss.sss: rollmer. is.sss.
@. p. Swanson. 2o.sol.
1907 precincts for railway comrnis-
sioner give: Z
Taylor. c7.;s4: Richard. io.yscs
Miller. 1900; Harrison. is.Iss: Col.
ton. s.T25.
The race between John J. Thomas
and Kenneth Mcdonald for the demo
CRITIC nomination for senator ccnsin-
ues close. In 1895 precincts Thonas
had polled 1850 votes against is.ees
for Mcdonald.
Pool Rencminated.
Secretary of State Charles ". Pocl
OF Lincoln was renominsted a. the
democratic candidate for that office
in the November election AZ the pr4.
mary yesterday. polling a large ma
jority over W. II. McGsffin. n. OF
David city. c. r. Harmon Of Lin
coin was the party's choice for the
auditor OF public accounts norina.
ton. while Floyd L Bollen OF LIN
coin was nominated for railway com.
missioner. The other contested races
lon the democratic ticket below gov.
ernor were 30 close II was unsafe 70
select nominees. The detailed vote:
Nine hundred ard eighty,nine IRE.
cinets out Of 1885. in the race for
lieutenant governor give
Mullen. so.sSs: Connolly. i<.s4s:
Mills. ls.lse.
Nine hundred and eighty.nine rre-
cincts fer secretary Of state give:
Pool. s-.s5i: MoGaffln. 1855.
Nine hundred ana seventy. nine pre-.
cincts for state auditor give: Harmon.
2s.ss.; Jensen, lt,osTs Rrasis. In.Tss.
Nine hundred sixsy-thrce precincts
for land commissioner give: Rigss.
81 900: Larson. s4sss.
Nine hundred forty-four rreciness
for railway commissioner give: Tolea.s
,ies sac, Rollen, ss.ais.
Non.reliticai Ticket.
Results On The non.rolisicsf t1cks.
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