Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-06
Indications Kansas Cityan Will Have
$4,000 Majority for Governor.
sTUBBs Is IN LEAD IN KANSAS
Reports Indicate His Nomination By
Republicans-LittIe Interest f.
shown in Primaries in
Oklahoma.

ernor over David A. Ball OF Pike county
and Criminal Judge William H. wallace
Of Kansas city. Cowherd's nomination is
claimed by close TO 5000. but returns are
coming In so slowly that definite figures
will not be obtalnable until late today
Ball appears to have received larger
vote than Wallace. who made his cam
paign on his Sunday enforcement record
Herbert 8. Hadley Of Kansas City, the
attorney general OF Missouri, was the only
candidate for governor on the republican
ticket.
Cowherd's strength lay principally in the
cities, and in st. Louis, Kansas City and
St. Joseph he received goodly pluralities
Wallace and Ball showed their greatest
strength In the farming districts.
The cities turned the scale in favor Of
Cowherd. Late reports. however, show
Cowherd fell below the campaign estimates
made by his managers.
Returns from Congregational Districts.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 5.-Returns received
this morning from the various congressional
districts indicate the nomination OF the
| following:
| First District-James T. Lloyd, Shelby
VILE. democrat: Wilbur F. Chamberlain,
Hannibal. republican.
Second District-willism w. Rucker,
Keytesville, democrat; Benjamin r.
Beazell, Chillicothe, republican.
Third District-Joshua w. Alexander,
Gallatin, democrat; Henry l. Eads, Pat
tonsburg, republican.
Fourth DistrIct-Charles F. Booher,
Savannah. democrat; Morris A. Reed. ST..
Joseph. republican.
Fifth District-w. p. Borland. Kansas
City, democrat; Edgar c. Ellis Kansas
City. republican.
Sixth District-David A. Dearmond Rich
| Hill, democrat: William o. Atkeson, Butler,
republican.
Seventh District-Courtney w. Hamlin.
Springfield. democrat; John Whit Aker.
weaubleau, republican.
Eighth District-Dorsey w. shackleford,
jefferson City, democrat; William c. Irwin,
jefferson City. republican.
Ninth District-Champ Clark, Bowling
Green, democrat; Reuben r. Roy, New Lon
don. republican.
Tenth District-Frank A. Thompson. st.
Louis, democrat; Richard Bartholdt, st.
Louis. republican.
Eleventh District-Patrick F. Gil, st.
Louis. democrat; William T. F1ndley. ST.
Louie. republican.
Twelfth District-Colin M. seiph. st.
Il
! Louis, republican. Al-a.. ,f.. 81
thirteenth District-Madison z. Smith,
| Pennington, democrat; Gilbert o. Nations,
! Pennington, republican.
Fourteenth District-Joseph J. Russell.
Charleston. democrat; Charles A. Grow.
Caruthersville, republican.
| Fifteenth District-A. Thomas Hackney.
Carthage. democrat; Charles H. Morgan,
Joplin. republican.
Sixteenth Dfstrfct-Robert Lamar. Hous-
ton, democrat Albert l. Reeves, Steele
vile. republican.
stubbs Nominated in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. h-Returns re-
cefved up TO early this afternoon indicated
that w. R. stubbs, republican, for gov
ernor, was nominated by at least 1900 over
Cyrus Leland At that time it was con-
sidered practically certain that Joseph L
Bristow had defeated Chester I. Long for
the republican nomination for United
States senator At the Long headquarters
here however, Bristow e: :timates were not
admitted and II was asserted the vote for
senator would be very cloFe.
The returns are extremely slow in com
ing in. Majorities cannot be even guessed
at, but every return received so far at the
different headquarters in Topeka indicates
that It has been something of a landslide
for Bristow and that stubbs is the nominee
by safe majority.
Few democratic votes were cast. but re-
turns received indicate that w. II. Ryar
OF Girard will be that party's nominee fol
governor and Hugh P. Farrelly of Chanut'
the senatorial nominee
w. Y. Morgan, Senator Longs campaign
manager. says western Kansas Is close OF
the senatorship fight and that II will tax,
the official count to decide the contest
J. N. Dolley. Mr.. stubbs' manager. sayI
stubbs has won by large majority. HI
says also that Bristow has defeated Long
Early returns indicate the denomination
of all OF the present congressman on th'
republican ticket as follows:
First district, D. r, Anthony, Leaven
worth Second district, Charles f. Scott
lola; Third district. Philip p. Campbell
Pittsburg; Fourth district. James NJ. NIL
ler Council Grove; Fifth district, w. A
Calderhead. Marysville; Sixth district. vii
liam A. Rseder. Logan; Seventh district. E
H. Madison. Dodge City; Eighth district
Victor Murdock. Wichita.
Little Interest In Oklahoma.
; GUTHRIE. Okl.. Aug. 6-United State
Senator Thomas p Gore, democrat, o.
Lawton. and Dennis T. Flynn, republican
OF Oklahoma City, had no opposition II
their parties for the nomination for United
States senator in yesterdays primaries II
this state to succeed Gore for the shor
term. Gore who is one Of the first tw'
senator's TO be sent 10 Washington by tn
, new state. IL blind. Flynn formerly wa
delegate to congress from the Territory o
Oklahoma.
Little interest was shown in the election
? owing to the lack OF contests. The principa
interest centered in the race between Con
gresham Bird g. Mcclure OF Pawnee an,
! Judge Bsyard T. Hainer Of Perry for tn
republican congressional nomination In tn
, First district. The indications this morning
were that Mcclure had received an over
whelming majority.
Numerous tangles have developed owe