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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1920)
a v i - r: IT IA . 11 ; I LI! Now It Is a Republican nn N ewspape'r hat Leads Nebraska A big change has occurred in Nebraska; in politics and among -newspapers. Former yardsticks for measuring newspaper influence in Nebraska may be thrown away. They are out-of-date unless they bear the 1920 mark. For twelve years Nebraska has given its presidential vote to the Democratic party. This year Nebraska kept step with the great majority of its sister states and swung to the Republican column with a majority of 127,890. (Jfl In Omaha the three daily newspapers lined up on the Harding-Gox campaign as follows: THE OMAHA BEE - - - - - HARDING ' THE WORLD-HERALD - - - -COX THE DAILY NEWS - - - - - COX (Ifl Each of the three newspapers waged a most active campaign for its favorite candi date. The Omaha Bee, while not for a moment claiming credit for the Republican victory, is proud to have had a part in changing the majority of the City of Omaha, the County of Douglas, and the State of , Nebraska, from . the Democratic to the Republican Column. (Ifl The official canvass of the vote of Nebraska cast at the recent election has just been completed. The official vote for the last four presidential elections shows as follows: Republican 1920 247,498 1?16 117,771 1912 54,029 1908 126,997 Democratic 119,608 158,827 109,008 131,099 Progressive 72,614 I Plurality 127,890-Republican 41 ,056-Democratic 36,394-Democratic 4,102-Democratic Newspaper Leadership Changes ( Nebraska is again Republican as it was for nearly half a century prior to 1908. i And Nebraska's newspaper leadership again is being achieved by The Omaha Bee the newspaper which held undisputed sway from 1871 to 1908 as the premier newspaper of this territory. v ' (Ifl The Omaha Bee, under its new ownership and management, is different from any newspaper published in Nebraska. Its steady growth in circulation, advertising and reader confidence shows appreciation of the efforts to give Nebraska and Western Iowa a first-class newspaper. This, plus the prestige of political affiliation with the dominant party national and local means a hew newspaper leadership. The Omaha Bee NELSON B. UPDIKE, Owner and Publisher. mnnsmnn . i in. mi m im ii 5! 4 m nr. tr.i 823 it aft