1914 Nebraska Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election

picture info	1914 Nebraska Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election The 1914 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, and featured Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee James Pearson (Nebraska politician), James Pearson defeating Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee Walter V. Hoagland as well as Progressive Party (United States, 1912), Progressive Party nominee G. L. E. Klingbiel, Socialist Party of America, Socialist Party nominee Glen H. Abel, and Prohibition Party nominee Henry F. J. Hockenberger. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Samuel R. McKelvie did not seek reelection. Democratic primary Candidates James Pearson (Nebraska politician), James Pearson, farmer and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1913 from Moorefield, Nebraska George W. Potts, farmer, businessman, former county treasurer of Pawnee County, Nebraska, Pawnee County, and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1911 from Du Bois, Nebraska Edgar F. Snavely, lawyer and busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the state called the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln- Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 361,921 people, making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States. The city was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what was to become Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the second tallest capitol in the United States. As the city is the seat of government for the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1914 United States Lieutenant Gubernatorial Elections This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large eart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]