The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-04
FERRIS MAINTAINS
LEAD OVER CORE:
RURAL PRECINCTS
SLOW|NREPORT|NG

Oklahoma City, Aug. 4--On the face
Of unofficial and incomplete returns
from yesterdays primary reaching
here today Representative Scott Fer
ris continued to maintain his lead over
Senator Thomas P. Gore for the DEM
ocratic senatorial nomination. despite
the claims Of Gore headquarters that
returns from the rural precincts would
cut down the Ferris lead.
A tabluation by the Daily Oklaho-
man Of returns from 1906 of the
states 2,70O precincts gives:
Ferris 6S,O1G. Gore 44,O7S: Ferris
plurality 23,32S.
In Oklahoma county outside the
city returns from II of the s6 pre-
cincts give Ferris S.79s. Gore 3,049:
Ferris plurality $3.50.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 4.-Tabuation
Of unofficial and incomplete returns
from I 1,445 precincts of the state in
yesterdays primary, as announced by
the Daily Ok'ahoman. Times election
bureau here at p. m, give Scott
| Ferris 724S0 and Senator Thomas p.
! Gore 47,7Sf in the democratic contest
for the senatorial nomination. Ferris
increased his lead to 24,696.
In the special election in the eighth
district to fill out the unexpired term
Of the late Representative Dick r.
Morgan in which interest centers ON
the republican selection, Charles Swim.
| dali appeared to be in the lead. In
complete, unofficial returns from AL
falfa, Woodward and Garfield coun-
ties put him in the lead with Win
field Scctt running second in the same
counties. One democrat filed for tho
unexpired term.
In the regular democratic primary
in the eighth district. Zacha Harris
was leading C. II. Hyde on available
returns from several Of the counties.
Manue' icrrick was the only repub-
lican candidate in the district for
the regular term.
In the democratic race for corpora
| ton commission nomination, r. E.
Echols was leading. with o. r.
Thraves second and Warren p. Hill.
third, on the face Of available returns.
Oklahoma county gives Echols 2,s4s,
Thraves, 1856 and Gill 1890.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 4.--Revised
and additional but unofficial figures
from 1,249 of the 200 precincts in
the state in yesterdays primary, com
piled by The Daily Oklahoman at
noon today, give Scott Ferris G4,90s
and Senator Thomas r. Gore, Al ,69i
votes in the denS.ratic contest for
the senatorial nomination. The tabu-
lation gives Ferris a lead of 23.2l7.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 4-Unofrlcial
and incomplete returns early today
from yesterdays primary compiled by
the Daily Oklahoman, continue to
show Scott Ferris, representative
from the sixth district and candidate
for the democratic nomination for
United States senator leading his op-
ponent, Senator Thomas p. Gore, By
Il plurality exceeding 10000. The
tabulated vote from 1,13S out Of g.
700 voting precincts in the state,
issued Ut o'clock this morning.
gave Ferris 1897 and Gore, SS,5T2.
A statement issued by Ferris early
today declared he had won the nomi-
nation, while supporters, in the face
Of incomplete returns, predicted their
candidate would swell his lead Us
later returns came in. Gore head
quarters are laying their strength In
the belated country vote, in which.
ii declares, Gore viii wipe ou, Fer.
ris majority and carry the state by
: 10000
Ferris made Senator Cores war rec.
urd his main issue during the cam.
paign, while standing on Wilson
platform himself.
Returns of the republican contest
for the senatorial nomination were
drifting slowly. Representative ]. w
Harreld Of oklahoma City, on the
. face of early compilations appeared 70
be leading a field of IA candidates
Returns from the congressional con
tests were too meagre to indicate q
:, substantial lead for any candidate.