The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-06
Incomplete Returns of Pri-
maries Indicate Almost
Complete Victory For
Progressive Republicans.
o U FAIL
ED TO STEM TIDE
Oklahoma Voters Endorse
Constitutional A m e n d.
ment Designed to Disfran-
chise the Negro.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 3.--rhc visit of
Joseph q. Cannon, speaker of the house
Of representatives, to Kansas in tho
recent primary campaign utterly failed
TO stem the insurgent tide, If complete
returns on today primary election
bear out the incomplete returns receiv.
cd up to ! o'clock this morning. The
indications are that Kansas will have
six insurgent congressman in the next
session instead of the two in the last
session.
There seems 10 he no doubt of the
nomination of X. X. Rees (insurgent)
in the fifth district. This means the
defeat of W. A. Calderhead, called by
Speaker Cannon the "dean of the Kan.
sas delegation. The other regular
whose defeat is considered sure is j.
NJ. Miller Of the fourth district who
has apparently lost to his insurgent
opponent, Fred Jackson, by a big ma
jority.
T. 4. McNeal is claiming victory in
the first district over ID. A. Anthony
aud the insurgents assert they have
elected A. &. Mitchell in the second
disirict over Charles T.. Scott. The
denomination of T.. l.. Campbell (Stand
patter) over Arthur Cranston is con.
ceded.
j.. y. Dolley. chairman of the re-.
publican state central committee, still
claims S,ubbs' nomination by $4,000
j. D.. Cramer, assistant manager %
the Wagstaf campaign, has dropped
his claim for a majority of $4,000 to
$500.
At midnight tonight the nomination
of Governor W. X. Stuhbs, who linked
his fortunes with those of the insur.
gent candidate for congress is prac-
tically assured. Running close To him
is Il. j. Hopkins, insurgcnt candidate
tor lieutenant governor.
The outcome in the first district,
congressional fight, is still in doubt
with the friends Of both ID. X. Anth.
ony, sta~nd.pattcr, present incumbent,
and T. A. McNcnl, i%usurgcnt, claiming
n majority.
Practically no returns have come in
from the second district though mca.
gre reports place \. G.. Mitchell, insur'
gent in the lead.
In the third district, T.. =. Campbell,
present incumbent, is running ahead
of Arthur Cranston, insurgent aud the
indications are that he will be- nominal
ed.
In the fourth district the insurgents
have scored = decided victory by elect.
ny Fred Jackson and defeating j. NJ.
Miller, stand patter.
In the fifth district claims are made
On very meagre returns that II. \.
talderhead, stand patter, incumbent.
The outcome of this district is still
"a doubt.
In the sixth district the result Is in
doubt.
In the seventh district, T.. II. Madi.
son is nominated without opposition
and in the eighth Victor Murdoch is
nominated without opposition. Both
the latter two are insurgents.
Charles Session was nominated for
secretary Of state without opposition
and John s. Dawson for attorney gen.
eral without opposition.
The principal names on the demo
cratic state ticket for the November
election, nominated as follows
For governOr-George II. Hodges
Olathe; for lieutenant governor, Lot
Ravenscraft, Ashland; for secretary OF
state, Ray l.. Taylor, wichita; for
state auditor, Jonathan s. Miller, Pitts
hurg; for attorney general, T. i. Nor
rison, Canutc; for state treasurer, Is
N, Dreiling, Hays; for superintendent
/. 1T instruction, ID. NJ. Bowen, Pittsburg
for superintendent Of insurance, North
rup Moore, Kansas City; for state print
4 or, +. W. Boyd, Phillipsburg.
5 Incomplete returns indicate for con
gress, First district, T. A. McNeal Gin
surgent) has defeated ID. II, Anthony
(stand.pat ineumbent) by 1000 votes
T Great interest was manifest through
!. out the country in the result Of tn,