Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
MADE DELEGATE AT LARGE
Desperate Contest at Primaries
Throughout the State.
ANTI.BAILEY MEN HOPEFUL
Say Victory Is by So Narrow Mar
gin That Senator's Future
Is Imperiled.
Sperial Dispatch to The Star.

CpSrldl blspdtu I" AHe 1884,
AUSTIN. Tex. May 2.-The primaries
which were held throughout the state to-
day to nominate four delegates at large
to the democratic national convention re-
suited in a victory for what is known as
the Bailey ticket which is headed by
Senator j. w. Bailey, according 10 ~
complete returns. The anti-Bailey ticket
was headed by Cone Johnson.
long distance telephone message re-
ceived from Chairman George Riddle OF
Dallas of the anti Bailey campaign COM
mittee at 10 O'Clock tonight says that the
returns to that hour Indicate that the
Railey ticket is elected by 5000 majority.
The Railey managers place his majority
at 35.ND.
. heard from, and out of all estimated
democratic vote of 100000 only 10000
have been counted.
Carries Western Texas.
The other men on the Bailey ticket
were NJ NJ. Brooks. ]. L. Storer and y. D..
Baker. The campaign was the most ex-
citing and contained more bitterness than
any political contest ever held in Texas.
The anti-Baiiey leaders claim that II
Bailey is elected his majority is so small
, as to be equivalent to defeat so far as MS
political future is concerned. He was the
only issue of the contest
Travis county. In which the captal caIy
is situated went against Bailey oy l.uo
majority Dallas county gave the anu. i,'o
Bailey ticket 200 majority: Many of the
other larger counties in the state went
against him. He carried western Texas
in
solid. The eastern Texas counties went
overwhelmingly against him.
At IL o'clock 4:,3 precincts had reported.
giving the Bailey ticket 1910 and the
johnson ticket 1882.
BaiIey's Declaration.
Following the charges and subsequent
investigation of the alleged connection OF
Senator Bailey with the Waters-Pierce
OIL Company and other concerns before
the state legislature, which resulted IN the
discharge of the committee of the senate
before a decision was reached, and SEN
ator Bailey being exonerated by the
lower house. special interest was lent to-
dav's election. in that the result will
carry the Endorsement or disapproval OF
the senator by the voters of the state
In a speech during the investigation
Senator Bailey promised unreienting war
fare against his political opponents. ana
il is said to have been this speech IN
which he also declared that none OF his
opponents should attend the next ma
tionai democratic convention that caused
the fight this spring.
The ticket probably chosen is:
Joseph W. Bailey of Gainesville. NJ. NJ.
Brooks of Dallas. James l.. Storey or
Lockhart and Andrew J. Baker OF San
Angelo.
AIternates-B. F. Looney of Greenville
J. b. Kubena of Fayetteville. l.. X: BOW
man of Amarillo and c. l.. BrachheId OF
Henderson.
Alabama Boilers Delegates.
CALERA. Ala. May 2.-The fourth dis
trict republican convention of the anti
administration wing of the party was held
here today. The delegates elected to the
Chicago convention were w. F. Aldrich OF
Aldrich, John G. HolIinsworth Of LINCOLN;
alternates. c. w. Smith of Selma and
Wallace c. Elder of Clanton. The dele
gates go uninstructed.
Varied Georgia Delegates.
JACKSON. Ca, May 2.-The sixth dis
trict republican convention met here to-
day and elected Alexander Akermah and
W. O. Emory. both of Macon. delegates to
tie national convention at Chicago. AL
ternates Frank Disroon Of Macon and j.
w Wood of Forsythe. The delegates