The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
SnEppARD'S PLURALITY
IS Being REDUCED
~ RETURNS SLOWLY COME IN,
ALTHOUGH WILL WIN.
NO CHANGES ON GOVERNOR
Msyss for Lieutenant Governor, Ed
wards for Treasurer and Robin
son for Commissioner.

The mass OF returns still coming
from the Democratic primary election
held last Saturday. and adding piece
meal to the totals, make no substan-
kial 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
Tor Associate Justice OF the 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, II appears that
these races as doubtful Singlton
leads for Commissioner OF Agriculture.
Mayfeld for Railroad Commissioner,
Phillips for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, Place No. l. and Muse
for Associate Justice OF Court OF Grim
lnal Appeals, but each OF these races
are In doubt.
For Congressman at Large. Hatton
W. Summers. D. e. Garrett. Jeff McLe-
more and G. NJ. Cureton lead in the
order named, but fuller returns are
needed to indicate which OF these have
won.
The returns for Governor now ac-
oourt for BAT. 4i6 votes, or probably So
per cent of the total number polled.
The totals for candidates on the
State ticket are as follows:
United States Senator-Wolters 12s,-
TAO. Sheppard l54.13O, Randell 2s.ss5,
Gollner 3,513.
Governor-coiquitt 1911 .152, Ramsey
l6e.294.
Lieutenant Governor-lmboden IT,
172, Mayes 1o5.S3s.
Observation-Disclosures 1882. Lane
ios,sOe.
Attorney Generai-Walthall $3.50,
Looney 75,e47, Harris 1920.
State Treasurer--NcCammon 2o.ss7.
Adams 2s.54s. Edwards 6i,314, Aston
s2,sos.
Land ommissioner-Geers 57,617.
Robinson 1O5.929.
Commissioner OF Agriculture-Kone
Ss,23s, Halbert s5.096. Irion 1924. Sin
gieton s2.443.
Railroad Commissioner. Place No. 2
--wortham 1924. Mason 11,0s6,
Thomas i4,745. Mayfield 1917.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
phillips 47,s17, TONNES 1890. Pleas
tnts 1897. speer 2S.9S6, Craig 19,47l.
Associate Justice Court Criminal
Appeals-Muse 1881, Green 2s,s6A
Prsndergast 63,654.
Congress at Large-Browning 1927.
Bounds 5,2e5, Cureton 1881, Feath-
srstone 4,154. A s. Garrett s.217, d. E.
Garrett 81, TAB, Grubbs 1886, Harmon
ISIS. S. C. Harris 1903, W. A. Har-
sis 6,s47. Kellie 3.S37; Lancaster 81
esq. Loudermilk 1868. McLemore 49,
<<7. Newman 4.4S1. Opp 1921. Pazdral
$500, Roche $3.50, Smith 1857, Street
$500: Summers 23.014. Yantis 5.s5l.
In the contested legislative races
returns indicate the election of the fol-
lowing:
For entative-Sixteenth Dts
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.
Spradley: Forty-Fourth District. Place
No. 2, Parks: Place No. 3. Davis;
Place No. 4, McKamy; Forty-Fifth Dis
trict. Kelly; Forty-Seventh District.
Collins; Fifty-Sixth District. Burns;
6ixtieth District. vannoy; sixty-Ninth
District Buchanan; Eighty-Ninth Dis
trict. Place No. /. Mendell; Place No
2, Olander; One Hundred and First
District. Henry: One Hundred and
Eighth District, Powell
Returns Indicate that the following
races for the Legislature are very
close.
senate: District No. 2: Riddle has
a slight lead over Darwin with Floyd
in third place. Fifth District--Cop-
pedge has considerable lead over West
brook. Twelfth District-Astin Is con
sldera,dy ahead OF Crane and Is prob
abb, elected.
Representatives: Thirty-Fifth Dis
trict-Cox has a slight lead over
Jones. Thirty-Ninth District and Man
gum are running almost neck and
neck and few hundred ahead OF At
terbery. Forty-Fourth District. Place
No. i--Lewelling Ii slightly leading.
Ninety-Eighth District-iiitehie has a
small lead over veale.
Texarkana. Texas; Hon Morris
Sheppard, gave out the following
"The returns In the Senatorial race
are stlll incomplete. On the basis,
however. OF private adviees and ne.
urss pabLsaed In the Texas dailiss.
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