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Show I STATE PRIMARIES ON IN NEBRASKA Chief Interest Centers in Selection Selec-tion of Governor ,and United States Senator. PRESIDENTIAL VOTE Wilson Unopposed Republicans Repub-licans Name Cummins, Esta-brook Esta-brook and Ford Hughes' Name Written In. Omaha, April IS The chief interest inter-est in today's state primaries in Nebraskacentered Ne-braskacentered In the offices of governor gov-ernor and United States senator. In the presidential preferential vote Woodrow Wilson has no opposition, although Robert G Rose of Nebraska had filed for the place on both Democratic Demo-cratic and Republican tickets. What he represented was not generally known. Republican votes had the names of Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, Hortry D Fstn brook of New York (formerly of Nebraska) and Henry Ford of .Michigan, to choose from A Campaign of considerable vigor was also made in the Interest of Chas E Hughes, of New York. Justice Hughes had forbidden the use of hi name on the official ballot but a concerted con-certed movement was mode several weeks ago to Induce voters to write his name in, as is permissible. Nebraska's Ne-braska's two candidates for the vice-presidency. vice-presidency. Governor John II Moore-head, Moore-head, Democrat, and former United States Senator Elmer J. Burkett. Republican, Re-publican, were practically without opposition. There was much Interest In the campaigns 'for senator of both parties Giles Hitchcock, present incumbent, had for his opponent Ignatius J. Dunn, 4f.M.r rP rrrnn nrVr nnmlnnto1 Wm. J. Bryan for president at the Denver convention. The contest for the Republican nomination was between be-tween John J. Kennedy former congressman, con-gressman, and Chester H. Aldrlch, former governor of the state. Gubernatorial Candidates. Tho candidates for tho gubernatorial gubernator-ial nominations were more numerous, tho Republicans having Samuel R. McKelvle, present lieutenant governor; gover-nor; Abraham L. Sutton, former district dis-trict Judge, Clarence J Miles, president presi-dent last year of tho Nebraska stale baseball league. Wm Madge tt and Walter A. George on their ticket, while the Democrats were given Chas. W. Bryan, brother of the former secretary sec-retary of state, and Keith Neville. Clarence E. Harman withdrew. Prohibition Nominees. The Prohibition voters were asked to choose between Eugene Foss, of Massachusetts, and Ira Landreth of Tennessee for the presidential nomination nomi-nation and between Robert H. Patton, Illinois, and Clarence True Wilson, Kansas, for vice-president. Wm. J. Bryan toured the state for a month in the Interests of bis brother's candidacy for governor and I. J Dunn's for the senatorial nomination. Mr. Bryan advocated statowlde prohibition. |