The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-01
PRIMARIES WILL
Be HELD TUESDAY
Interesting Nominating EIec-
tons Scheduled for Mis-.
souri,, Oklahoma.
EACH PARTY is CONFIDENT
IN OKLAHOMA THE PROHIBITION
QUESTION WILL De VOTED ON,
AND AMENDMENT TO coNsTI.
TUITION DECIDED.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. 1.-Pri
mary elections will be held through
out Oklahoma tomorrow by all politi
cal parties for the nomination of can.
didates for all state offices from the
Of five representatives In congress-
There are four full party tickets in
the field, Democratic. Republican, So
cialist and Prohibltionist. The dem.
Ocrats and republicans each have
about 10 candidates on the ballot and
"a lively contest for most of the Off
ces. while the socialists and prohibi.
tionists have already selected their
state tickets and go into the primary
ply with the requirements of the law.
Aside from the prohibition question
the feature Of the campaign that Is at
tracing most attention Is the submits
sion OF the socalled grandfather
clause, recently initiated by "a vote of
the people. and which will be added
ms an amendment to the state constitu-
ton provided favorable vote Is cast
mt the primary. The proposed amend
lineal descendants who are entitled to
vote uder some form OF government
in 1866 shall not be denied the right
of suffrage because OF inability to
write some section OF the constitr-
ton. but persons not possessing this
qualification must meet this educa-
tional requirement before being allow.
ed to vote. The amendment IL intend.
ed to disfranchise all illiterate ne
groes In the state. 1t is supported by
the democrats and opposed by the eth.
or parties. The negroes have organ.
tied to- defeat the amendment and
serious trouble Is expected at the pri.
Maries tomorrow In some localities
where the negro vote Is large.
The democratic contestants for the
gubernatorial nomination are four in
number. They are Lee Cruce OF Ard
more, william II. Murray OF Tishomin-
so. l.. p, Ross OF Lawton and Brant
Kirk OF Oklahoma City. There are
keven democratic aspirants for lieuten-
ant governor and several for each OF
the other places on the ticket.
The republicans believe that con-
ditions are bright for their success
and AZ consequence there are con-
tests tor all the places on the ticket.
The republican candidates for the gov.
ernorship are J. w. McNeal of Guth-
Tie. John Fields of Oklahoma City.
Thompson b. Ferguson of Watonga
and G. q. Jones of Oklahoma City
TIE greatest rivalry among the repub-
licsns In for the office Of insurance
commissioner, for which there are sew.
en- candidates to 90 before the pri-
mary.
All OF the present representatives IN
congress are candidates for renomin.
alton. The three republican represen.
tatives have opposition within the
ranks OF their own party The two
democratic representatives will be re-
nominated without opposition.
CONTESTS IN MISSOURI.
st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. lon the eve
Of tho Missouri general primary at
tie end OF an interesting and spirited
campaign. each Of the factions and
candidates expresses confidence and
an unusually heavy vote is anticipated
throughout the state tomorrow.
Nominees are to be selected by all
parties for minor state offices. men,
bers OF both branches Of the legisla.
ture, representatives in congress and
county and loca! officers.
The state officers to be nominated
are: One Judge Of the supreme court,
state superintendent of public schools
and railroad and warehouse commits.
sioner. The republicans have but one
candidate for each of the three places
on the ticket On the democratic side
the principal contest is for the nom.
ination for railroad and warehouse
commissioner. for which there are five
names on the ballot
An entire congressional delegation
Of sixteen members Is to be chosen.
All Of the incumbents are candidates
for reconciliation, with the exception
Of Representative Harry NJ. Godfrey
OF the Twelfth district. Champ Clark
Of the Ninth district. the democratic
leader In the house. will be renomin.
ated without opposition. as will Rich
ard Bartholdt. republican In the tenth
district. The other members who are
without opposition In their own party
are Congressman Lloyd OF the First
district, Rucker Of the Second. Alexan.
der Of the Third. Dickinson OF the
Sixth. Shackleford OF the Eighth, Ell.
wins Of the Thirteenth and Murphy of
the Sixteenth. The democrats have
candidates In all OF the congressional
districts and the republicans In all OF