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Show Hitchcock's Seat Taken by Ho well OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 8 R. B. How-ell, How-ell, of Omaha, Republican national Committeeman from Nebraska, whose victory over senator sen-ator G. M. Hitchcock, Hitch-cock, Democrat, for the United States senato was conceded con-ceded by lute Tuesday Tues-day night, has at-Rfected at-Rfected considerable public attention through his advocacy advo-cacy of municipal ownership of public utilities. Mr. Howell has been manager of the Omaha utilities utili-ties district supplying supply-ing gas, water and i i to local consumers. consum-ers. Mr. Howell, con- l.-.n.l.l ,1,,,-It,, 4 1... R. B. UOWELL campaign that the Issues wore moro economic than political. po-litical. He voiced opposition to the Esch-Cummlns transportation act and i i tared in favor of a farm b)oc in congress, whilo his opponent attacked the Republican national administration administra-tion for its action on the tariff and taxation laws Mr Howell graduated from the United suites naval a -ademy at Anil An-il f jiapolls. He was born In Adrian, Mich. January 21. 1864. After spending spend-ing several years in the naval service he came to Nebraska and engaged In eriKeering, becoming Identified with Irrigation production. In the SpanifU-Amerlean SpanifU-Amerlean war he served as a lieutenant lieu-tenant ii" was elected as a state senator sen-ator in Nebraska in 1902. |