Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-01
-SHEPPARD'S PLURALITY
IS Being REDUCED
NO CHANGES ON GOVERNOR
Aayes for Lieutenant Governor, Ed.
wards for Treasurer and Robin
son for Commissioner.

from the Democratic primary election
held last Saturday. and adding piece
meal to the totals. make no subs IAN
tial changes as to the contests for
United States Senator and Governor,
except to somewhat reduce the plur-
ality by which Mr. Sheppard wins the
nomination for Senator.
Mayes for Lieutenant Governor, Ed.
wards for State Treasurer, Robinson
Tor Land Commissioner and Hawkins
for Associate Justice OF tho Supreme
Court, Place No. 2. are winners.
Lane appears to have defeated Bar
ker for Comptroller and Looney to
have defeated Walthall and Harris for
Attorney General but upon account OF
conflicting reports, It appears that
these races as doubtful. Singlton
leads for Commissioner OF Agriculture,
Mayfisld for Railroad Commissioner.
Phillips for Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court, Place No. !. and Muse
for Associate Justice OF Court OF Grim
inal Appeals. but each OF these races
are In doubt.
For Congressman at Large. Hatton
w. Summers, d. E. Garrett, Jeff McLe-
more and c. M. Curston lead In the
order named. but fuller returns are
needed to indicate which Of these have
won.
The returns for Governor now &C
count for 347,4l6 votes, or probably So
per cent of the total number polled-
The totals for candidates on the
State ticket are a. follows:
United States Seuator-Wolters 129.-
TAO, Sheppard 154.130. Randell 1855,
Zollner 3,5l3.
Governor-ColQuItt 91.152, Ramsey
lb6.2s4.
Lieutenant Governor-Imboden IT,
372, Mayes 1O5,33S.
Controller-Barker 1882. Lane
l0S.S09.
Attorney General--Walthall $3.50.
Looney 1851. Harris 1920.
State Treasurer-McCammo 20,9S7.
Adams 2S,546. Edwards 1914. Aston
Sc,S06.
Land ommissioner-Geers 57.617,
Robinson 105,929
Commissioner OF Agriculture-Kon
Ss.23S, Halbert 35,O96. Irion 1924. Sin.
gleton e2.443.
Railroad Commissioner, Place No.
--Wortham 63,2s4. Mason 11.096.
Thomas 14.745, Mayfeld 73,117.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
Phillips 47,817, TONNES 1890. Pleas
ants 19,807, Speer 1885. Craig 19,47l.
Associate Justice Court Criminal
Appeals--Muse 63.6S1. Green 2S.962.
Prsndergast 1854.
Congress at Large-Browning 1871.
Bounds 6.265, Cureton 1851, Feath-
srstone l.154. A. S. Garrett 9,217. d. Il.
Garrett Fl. TAB, Grubbs 1886. Harmon
ris 6.947. Kellie 1887; Lancaster o.
~. Loudermilk 1868. McLemore 49,
AT. Newman 4,431. Opp 1871. Pazdral
$500, Roche 6.S32, Smith 1857. Street
1920: Summers 23.014. Yantis 1851.
In the contested legislative races
returns indicate the election OF the fol-
lowing:
For Representative-Sixte Dis
trict, Campbell; Seventeen District.
Dick: Twenty-Sixth District. Long:
Fortieth District, Ridgell Forty-Sec-
ond District. Place No. /. Webb; Place
No. 2. Reeves; Forty-Third District.
Epradley; Forty-Fourth District, Place
No. 2, Parks: Place No. 3. Davis:
Place No. 1. McKamy: Forty-Fifth Dis
trict. Kelly; Forty-Seventh District.
Collins; Fifty-Eixth District. Burns;
eixtieth District. Vannoy: Sixty-Ninth
District Buchanan: Eigaty-Ninth Dis
trict. Place No. l. Mendell; Place No
!. OlAnder: One Hundred and First
District. Henry: One Hundred and
Eighth District. Powell.
Returns indicate that the following
races for the Legislature are very
Gle.
Senate: District No. 2: Riddle has
. slight lead over Darwin with Floyd
In third place. Fifth District--Cop-
psdge has considerable lead over west-
brook. Twelfth District-Astin Ia con-
siderably ahead OF Crane and is prob
ably elected.
Representatives: Thirty.Fit,h Dis
trict--Cox has = slixht lead over
5ones. Thirty-Ninth District and Man
gum are running almost neck and
neck and . few hundred ahead OF At
terbcry. Forty-Fourth District. Place
No. l--rcwcllinE Ia slishtly leading.
Ninety-Etghsh District-Ritchlc has
smAil lead over Vcale
Texarkana. Texas: Hon. Morris
Sheppard. gave out the following
The returns in the Senatorial race
are stll incomplete. ON the basis.
however. OF private aivices and rg-
ures published in the Texas aailies.
am practically assured OF plurality
In the ncighborhcod OF 5e.eeo and a
Aistrics majority Of the general vote
over all my opponents. II IL certain
that l have carried = large ma tority
OF the representative and senatorial
districts In tho Legislature .and thar
ny election by the incoming LexssAA.
txro - assured
II vnns 10 express my profound