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Show GOV. MOREHEAD " IS RENOMINATE!) P. Beecher Howell Leading Republican Race in Nebraska Nebras-ka for Governorship Nomination. Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 19 With re-I re-I turns from the 93 counties of the state coming in slow ly owing to the length of the ballots of yesterday's state-wide primary, all indications1 point i the renomination of Governor Govern-or John H. Morehead on the Democratic Demo-cratic gubernatorial ticket by a vote that will cquol the combined total of his two chief opponents, Richard L. Metcalfe, former civil governor of the Panama anal zone, 2ml George W Beige R. Beecher Howell. Republican national na-tional committeeman. Is leading in the cue lor the Republican nomination for governor with J. H. Kemp run I ning a close second. Governor Morehead and Mr. Hija II tarried Lancaster county (Lincoln) and Douglas county (Omaha) by safe majorities. Congressmen Renominated. Ml indications point to the renomi nation of the present congressmen on their respective tickets Congress man McGulre Democrat, is gaining Strength with each new report in the first district. On the Republican ballot C F. Reavis and Matthew Goring Gor-ing are on even term3 in this dis-tricl dis-tricl Congressman Baiton Republican, renominated in the fifth district wiil have . . 'lis Democratic opponent former for-mer C rnor A C Sballenberger Congressman Kinkaid. sixth district, will have a Democratic opponent in F J Taylor. Returns on state offices indicate the nomination of Manoh B Reese and Cnnrnd Hollenbck as the two non partisan candidates for the chief justiceship jus-ticeship of the supreme court |