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Nebraska’s Political Sower
By James R. Lowell, Lincoln, Nebr.
In the primary election August H
it will be nip-and-tuck as to whether
Edward R. Burke, of Omaha, or
Charles W. Bryan, of Lincoln, gets
the democratic nomination for United
States senator, while Robert Simmons,
of Lincoln, is pretty sure to be the
republican nominee; and R. L. Coch
ran, of Lincoln, and Dwight Griswold,
of Gordon, will be the standard bear
ers in the contest for governor, accord
ing to the best judgment of 81 week
ly newspaper eeditors from eveery sec
tion of the state.
Out of 100 ballots sent to as many
repreesntative editors over the state,
40 republican editors, 25 independents
and 16 democrats ventured an opinion
as to who the people of their com
munity would nominate for the offices
of senator, congressman and govern
or. Thirty-eight of these editors are
personally in favor of President Roose
velt’s policies to date, 36 are opposed
and five did not express themselves.
Thirty-five editors picked Bryan to
win the democratic nomination for
senator, 33 picked Burke and three
chose Floyd Bollen, of Friend. Sim
mons was selected by 44 eeditors to
win the republican nomination, 24
picked Kenneth L. Wherry, of Pawnee
City, and two picked Robert Smith, of
Omaha.
So far as the personal choice of the
editors was concerned, Burke is a
heavy favorite in the democratic prim
ary. Nineteen of the editors includ
ing the majority of the democrats art
for him altho the greater percents*
of them picked Bryan to win the nom
ination. Bryan was designated as £
personal choice by three editors ant
none of these listed themselves as
democrats. Will Reed, of Madison, ii
the personal choice of two of th»
editors participating in the straw vote
Simmons is the personal choice ol
24 editors, nearly all of them ax
republicans. Wherry is singled out
by 13 editors, the majority of whoir
are independents.
Cochran is seen as a winner in tfu
democratic contest for governor by 61
editors, while Terry Carpenter, of
Scotsbluff, is picked by eight, Eugene
O’Sullivan, of Omaha, by three, ant
W. B. Banning, of Union, by one
Dwight Griswold polls 62 editoria
votes, C. A. Sorensen, of Lincoln, sev
en, and Ted Metcalfe, of Omaha, three
In the pesonal choice column, Coch
ran leads the democratic side with 14
editors so designating him. Mrs
Maude Nuquist, of Osceola, has twt
personal supporters ana c arpenter n«*
one. On the republican side, Griswold
is the choice of 16 editors, Metcalft
and Sorensen of two each.
The selection of winners in the lsl
congressional district is too liniitec
even to warrant any definite state
nient. On the democratic side Henr>
C. Luckey, of Lincoln is picked bj
three editors, J. B. Douglas, of Te
cumseh, by two, and Frank A. Peter
son, of Lincoln, by two. Of the re
publicans, E. M. Bair, of Lincoln, get!
four votes, Edgar Ferneau, of Auburn
gets tl -o, and Loren Laughlin, o
Lincoln, two. Bair is picked as a per
sonal choice by one editor and Femes t
by two.
In the 2nd district only two editor:
voted: Mrs. Mabel Gilleespie, of Gret
na and Charles F. McLaughlin, o
Omaha, each are picked to win by on<
editor on the democratic side, whil
Herbert Rhoades, of Omaha, is select
ed by both editors to win out as th
republican nominee.
Edgar Howard (incumbent) of Co
lumbus will win the democratic nom
ination for congressman in the 3ri
district, and Karl Stefan, of Norfolk
will be the republican nominee, ac
cording to the straw vote. Stefan i
the only candidate mentioned on th
republican side, but Orville Chatt, o
Tekamah, is picked by six editors t
beat Howard. Surprisingly enough t
the casual observer, Chatt is picke<
as a personal choice by 11 editor* whil
Howard is so honored by only five
Stefan is a personal choice of three.
In the 4th district, the poll gives thi
democratic nomination to Ashton C
Su«l!etili«rgvr (incumbent), of Aime
and the republiarn nomination t<
James W. Hammond, of Holdrege
Camille Bartos Placek, of Wilber, and
E. M. Neubauer, of Orleans, each poll
three votes against Shpllenberger’s
13, while in the republican primary
John Stevens, of Beaver City, gets six,
Arthur J. Denney, of Fairbury, four,
C. E. Beals of Crete, two, and E. E.
Jackman of Grant, two, against 12
for Hammond. Three editors each
take Hammond and Shallenberger as
a personal choice, two each selected
Denny and Stevens, while Neubauer
trails with one.
Fifth district editors are pretty well
divided between Guy V. Doran, of Sid
ney, and Harry B. Coffee, of Chadron,
as to who will get the democratic nom
ination. Seven editors pick Coffee and
five pick Doran, Tom C. Osborne, of
Alliance, and Fred Anderson, of Cozad,
each get one vote. Doran is the per
sonal choice of four editors, Coffee of
three and Osborne and Anderson of
one each.
Albert N. Mathers of Gering, stands
high on the republican side in the
6th, being picked to win the nomina
tion by eight editors. Clarence M.
Davis of Ord, is selected as a winner
by two editors, William E. Shuman
of North Platte, by one, and Arthur
Bowring of Merriman, by one. No
personal preferences were expressed.
The editorial vote on the New Deal
shows 28 of the republican editors op
posing Roosevelt’s policies, seven fav
oring and five not voting. All 16 of
the democratic editors are for the New
Deal, while 16 of the 25 independents
are for and nine are against.
A tour of the state by a reprecent
utive of the Lowell Service at Lincoln
revealed much more interest mani
fested by Nebraskans in the drouth
than in the primary election contest
for the majority of state offices, but
a concensus of opinion of approxim
ately 100 editors does show a few
candidates who are favored to win as
nominees.
r or aiLoriiey ytnuiui,
lagher, of Lincoln, stands out from a
large field of practically unknown can
didates. C. P. Anderbery, of Minden,
and Jackson B. Chase, of Omaha, were
mentioned as certain to poll a sizeable
number of votes, while on the demo
cratic side the race is between Ray
mond NcNamara, of Hartington and
William H. Wright, of SJcottsbluff,
the editors agreed.
Gallagher is picked as a winner be
cause of his previous experience as a
legislator and assistant under former
Attorney General Spellman, not to
mention his work in behalf of Senator
Norris and the one-house legislation
, petition. The German vote, especially,
was said to be for Gallagher as recog
nition of his fight to repeal the for
eign language bill in 1923. Gallagher
I was a state representative from Holt
, county at the time.
James F. Miller, secretary of the
1 railway commission for four years,
was picked us a likely winner in the
contest for republican nomination to
the office of railway commission. Con
siderable sentiment was expressed by
the editors in favor of putting a
younger man and a progressive on
the commission, and Miller, who has
had considerable experience as an at
torney, at Alma and graduated from
the state university, was described as
the type of man the young republicans
of Nebraska are pulling for this year.
Will Maupin, of Lincoln, is a favorite
among the editors to win the demo
cratic nomination for railway com
missioner.
The editors picked Walter H. Jur
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Republican Candidate For
REGISTER OF DEEDS
j; Ex-service Man, and A Life-long
i: Resident of Holt County.
WILL APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT
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(Political Advertisement.)
; CAMPAIGNING
FOR YOUR VOTE
for the office of Sheriff of Holt |
county at the Primaries, August !
14th, on the Democratic Ticket. J
A resident of our county for !
many years, several years ex- I
perience in Marshal and Con
stable offices, and I understand
the duties and obligations of the
office for which I am now a can
didate.
TOUR SUPPORT
SINCERELY APPRECIATED
F. P. MURPHY
Candidate For Sheriff
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genson (incumbent), democrat, Lin
coin, as the best bet in the race for
for lieutentant governor; Harry R
Swanson (incumbent), democrat, Om
vha, for secretary of state; William B
Price (incumbent), democrat, Lincoln,
for state auditor, and George E. Hall
(incumbent), democrat, Lincoln, for
state treasurer. Hall has no opposi
tion in the primary.
Anyone with the name of Marsh,
Swanson, Williams, or Johnson, is sure
to make a good showing in the
primary because of the familiarity of
the names, the editors said. Harry P.
Conklin (incumbent), got enough pub
licity in connection with the state
house janitorial “pay-roll” deal to as
sure him a good number of votes, the
editors somewhat sarcastically agreed,
but they think that George Jackson
on the democratic side, and J. A. Ax
tell of Fairbury, republican, will make
it mighty interesting for Conklin in
his attempt to keep the job as com
missioner of public lands and build
ings.
A new phase of relief work in Ne
braska has been launched with the
appointment of Randall Biartt, of Bell
vue, as the state director of special
FERA work to take dependent persons
off the relief rolls in urban commun
ities and put them back on their feet
as self-supporting citizens. Biart has
been state relief director for the past
year and he will be succeeded in this
capacity by Harry Elmore, of Lincoln,
who has been his assistant.
Biart’s work will center around
forming co-operative societies among
the unemployed in communities of
more than 5,000 population. These
groups will manufacture clothing for
persons on relief and engage in sim
j ilar activities. One such co-operative
! already exists at Grand Island.
Biart’s job will be one of “urban
rehabilitation." It will dovetail into
the rural rehabilitation plan now being
i worked out in smaller communities
i by L. A. White. Biart says:
“This is a pioneer job and a tough
one. It will be hard to show results
for a long time, but something has to
be done. I have always stressed the
I fact that the country doesn’t owe any
j man a living, but that it does owe him
i the opportunity to earn a living ac
j cording to his ability.” 1
Biart is still confined in an Omaha
hospital recuperating from injuries
suffered in an automobile wreck last
May, but he is laying the plans for
his new job.
Even if the state gets normal rain
fall from now on, Nebraska’s corn
crop will be approximately 75 per
cent below the average yield, accord
ing to the first official estimate of
drouth damage given out by A. E.
Anderson, state and federal crop
statistician.
Despite the drouth, there is no
dearth of corn on Nebraska farms,
as indicated by figures compiled by
James F. Miller, secretary of the rail
way commission. It is estimated that
farmers in this state are holding 60,
000,000 bushels of last years crop,
with more than a half a million under
government seal.
(Political Advertisement) (Political Advertisement)
VOTE FOR
GRACE JOYCE
Non-Political Candidate For
County Superintendent
Born and reared in Holt county. Educated in rural, high and
normal schools of Nebraska and University of Minnesota. Nebraska
Professional Life Certificate. Several years of teaching experience
in rural schools of Holt county and city schools of Nebraska and
Wyoming.
For progress in education and strict economy
in the use of public funds.
Primaries August 14,1934
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IRA H. MOSS
Republican Candidate For
Re-election To The Office Of
CLERK OF THE
DISTRICT COURT
Born in Holt county in 1892.
Graduate of Atkinson High
School.
Two years in Hastings Col
lege.
Two years of service in the
World War.
If re-elected will continue
efficient and economical ad
ministration of the office.
PRIMARY AUGUST 14
(Political Advertisement)
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LEROY S.
BARTLETT
Stuart, Nebraska
Democratic Candidate For
STATE
REPRESENTATIVE
64th District
HOLT COUNTY
—
RESIDENT OF HOLT COUNTY
18 YEARS
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Favor lower taxes and sane and
economical government.
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YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE
SINCERELY APPRECIATED
at the Primaries, August 14th.
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(LUELLA A. PARKER
Candidate For
! County Superintendent I
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I Since the duties of my office will prevent my talking with each of sg
you personally, I take this method of soliciting your support for my l|
re-election to the office of County Superintendent.
My wide acquaintance over the county, my intimate knowledge of H
each district and its problems, my personal acquaintance with each §§
! teacher and. pupil in the county, l feel, especially qualified me for this gj
office.
I am thoroughly acquainted with school problems from every g
angle, 1 believe. This knowledge having been acquired from actual
experience, not only in this office, but as a parent and tax payer. From 1
experience, l know the problems a parent faces in his effort to educate
his children, also the difficulties a tax payer meets in trying to pay his
taxes during these strenuous times.
No doubt, I have made mistakes, but I have at all times tried to
run this office as economically and as efficiently as possible. I have
tried to be fairminded and just to everyone.
Our children are, after all. our most precious possessions, our
citizens of tomorrow. The world does not owe them a living, but it
most certainly does owe them an opportunity to so fit themselves to
enable them to make their own living when they grow up, so that they
may not become dependents upon their county and state.
Would a change in this office just now, during this period of econ
omic unrest, be a wise thing? Think it over carefully.
I deeply appreciate the hearty good-will and fine cooperation you
have all shown me. 1 thank you most sincerely. If you feel that I have
discharged the duties of this office efficiently, and that I can continue to
give you good service, 1 would appreciate your support toward my
re-election to the office for another term.
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Word has come from AAA officials
at Washington that Nebraska’s total
benefits from AAA payments will
have reached $3G,000,000 by the end
of the year.
GIST OF THE STATE HOUSE
NEWS: The state tax levy in Ne
braska will be lowered from 2.39 mills
in 1933 to about 2.10 mills this year.
Beer taxes for June set a new high of
$30,041, compared with $27,144 for
May, but gasoline taxes dropped ap
proximately $95,000 from May. The
June total was $700,442. The ex
tremes of youth and age will be
represented at the state fair this fall.
Entries are now being made for a
baby show to be revived this year
after a two-year lapse, while in keep
ing with the theme of 80 years growth
and development within Nebraska, a
special program of entertainment is
being planned for all 80 year-old Ne
braskans who registered with the state
fair officials before August 1. Per
sons born in Nebraska in September,
1854 are especially in demand.
State Auditor Price wants to know
why the state board of educational
lands and funds has delayed taking
action under an audit made by Price
howing an alleged shortage of $57,000
caused by private firms clipping
coupons from bonds owned, by the
board. This audit is the basis of a
suit against former treasurer Bass
to recover $57,000. Price has been
asked by the board to make another
audit, but he wants action first on the
results of the original audit.
Telephone companies in Nebraska
were run at a loss in 1933, taken as a
whole, with only 227 out of 162 com
panies reporting to the railway com
mission being able to pay dividends.
Not one of the class F (smallest com
panies) paid a dividend. Bids have
called on a dam at Sutherland, key
development of the §7,500,000 North
Platte Power and irrigation project
and backers of the project are ex
pecting to see dirt flying before the
frost. The dam is to cost about $1,
500,000.... 400 tons of poison bait
for grasshoppers have been mixed at
Nebraska City for distribution thru
county agents in southwestern and
(Continued on page 3, column 2.)
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James L. Tewell
Sidney, Nebraska
Candidate for
Justice Supreme Court
For the past 13 years has been
Judge of the District Court, 13th
Judicial District.
Ask Those Who Know!
His Experience Your Asset
Best Years of Service Ahead
Your Vote Solicited
(Political Advertisement)
ORVILLE
CHATT
Democrat
The Man The Statesman
Northeast Nebraska's
Next Congressman
Orville Chatt, is the only Demo
cratic candidate for congress who
is a farm-owner and livestock feed
er, Through actual experience he
is intimate with problems facing
agriculture and he possesses the
qualifications, ability and courage
to fight for the things that will
place this industry on a parity with
other industries of the country.
500 farmers and 100 businessmen
of Burt county, who have known
him over a long term of year9 ask
your vote for him and consequently
a vote for the best interests of the
Third District.
L. C. PECK.
Sec. Chatt Cam
paign Committee.
(Political Advertisement.)
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MARGUERITE WELCH
Non-Political Candidate For
County Superintendent
Born and Raised in Holt County.
A graduate of the University of
Nebraska.
Teaching Experience in Rural
and City Schools.
University Teacher’s Certificate
Valid for Life.
Degree of Bachelor of Science
in Education.
With Assured Fairness To All,
I Solicit Your Support At The
Primaries On August 14, 1934.
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RICHARD R. MORRISON
Democratic Candidate For
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
solicits your vote and your support, not as a poli
tician—just as one of you. Born and raised in
Holt county. Married—two children. Qualified
in every respect.