The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-09
And Thompson is Close Second
for Congressman at Large
Third Place in Doubt
Returns Incomplete
OWENS MAJORITY IS
PLACED 35 000 Or 0VTR
Weaver, Branson and Ross Fig
ure in Contest for Congress
Dickerson Rum Well on
Republican Ticket

Oklahoma City, Aug. 9.-The Okla
homan's summary Of election returns
today is as follows
Incomplete returns Thursday night
from approximately 40 Of the 76 coun-
ties Of Oklahoma insure the nomina-
ton of William II. Murray OF Tisho-
mlngo, and Joe b. Thompson Of Paus
Valley on the Democratic ticket for
congressman at large and Claude
Weaver Of Oklahoma City. Fred Bran
son of Muskogee and Leslie Ross OF
Lawton are leading for third place on
the ticket II Weaver Is given a large
vote in Oklahoma City his home, it
will almost insure his nomination.
Before the returns from the larger
cities were available, Weaver, William
Franklin Of Madill and ]. B. A. Rob
ertson Of Chandler, were in the lead
Thursday in this race But returns
from Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pottawato-
init, and Logan counties sweIled the
votes Of Branson and Ross SO that
they passed the others.
The incomplete vote in Sc Of the 76
counties gives Murray l6, SEQ, Thomp-
son 1887, Weaver 11.lll. Branson TO-.
SIS. Ross 9244. Franklin 1852, J. B. A.
Robertson 1900 and Robert Echols
524l Estimates on other counties in.
dlcate that Murray and Thompson
both are running strong with the
others divided. Moman Pruiett was
given a large vote in the larger cities
but the returns do not place him
among the leaders. The same is trus
Of j. Y. Callahan in the country pre-
cincts all over northern and western
Oklahoma.
Incomplete returns from s. counties
give Robert L. Owen a vote Of 53,66i
to 2S,752 votes for his opponent, form
tr Gov Charles n. Haskell, in the rae,
for nomination for senator. If thu
ratio is maintained as expected In tn,
returns from remaining counties, th,
majority OF Owen will be between 30,
000 and $4,000 votes. Thursday nigh
the senator stated that a majority o
mort than $4,000 votes is indicated.
Official complete returns from Mus
kogee county, Thursday night shog
that Owen was given a vote Of 22fi
while Haskell polled 20lS. giving tn
senator a majority of 1856 votes in nj
home county Pittsburg county wen
for the senator by PSI votes and Po.
tawatomit county by 1862 votes.
Complete returns lacking one pr,
cinct from Ellis county Thursday sho,
that Haskell carried the county D
% votes. and he also stn is ahead 2
sequoyah and Love counties. WooC
ward county, with precinct out, wen
for Owen by votes. and Jefftrso
swung over Thursday giving owen
majority Of SOl
Reports to Owen headquarters j
Oklahoma City show that the senate
carried Adair county by big vot,
Beaver county b, vote of nearl
three to one, Canadian county by llC
majority. Cherokee ocGaty By a bl
majority, Dewey county by so vote
Harper county By 100 votes, Mob
county by approximately 1850, Okmu
gee county by nearly five to on
Usage county by 800. Ottawa by 12
Woods by $50 and Atoka and Harmo
by good maiorities. Texas county
conceded to Haskell and the form.
governor is leading in Mayes count
Late returns from the eastern DO
ton Of the state assure that Juds
John B. Turner OF vlnita is renomins
ed In the race against N b. Maxey
Muskogee. Muskogee county ga'
Maxey a good majority but Pittsbur
sequoyah, Craig aud others overcan
this and gave the justice a MAORI
J which now cannot be overcome.
! The race for the nomination for co
grossman on the Democratic ticket
tht second district appears to ha
! narrowed to James S. Ross Of OK
) homa City and Judge J. J. Carney
, III Reno. Incomplete returns fro
J Blaine, Woodward. eaddo. Aliall