Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-05
BRECKENRIDGE LONG
Wins IN MISSOURI.
Former Assistant Secretary Of
State Nominated for United
States Senator
MADE CAMPAIGN ON LEAGUE
BY the Associated Press

oI Louis. Mo-. Aug. 5.--Political
interest in Missouri today centered on
the race for the Democratic senatorial
nomination. as returns of Tuesday IS
state wide primary continued to drift
IN from the rural districts.
with unofficial incomplete returns
from, from about fifty of ia counties. and
OF. LOUIS giving Breckenridge Long q
majority of 4,241 votes over former
rederal Judge Henry 8. Priest. the
rn,osest OF ms two opponents, the Globe :
nemocrat, announced today that Long
would win with a plurality which might
exceed 10000. Long campaiqned on n
League of Nations and law enforcement
platform Priest, anti league and wet.
1naries NJ. Hay, who appears to be
running, about 5000 behind Long. was
lndorscd by the Anti Saloon League.
Inc denomination of Senator Selder
r., Spencer, Republican senatorial can
didate. was conceded last night by the
organization which promoted the can
didacy of Dwight +. Davis. who. with
senator Spencer, led a three -cornerec
race; James L. MINIS, the other can
didate. and Davis were indorsed. by the
Association Of Missouri Republicans
the organization leading the fight tc
oust Jacob J.. Babler. national commit
tecman, and w. l.. Cole. state chair
man. for their connection with the dis
tri6ution of Lowden and Harding cam
paign runds. respectively.
Prohibition also entered into the con
test. Davis opposing the Volstead law
ride President Wilson's veto.
Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 5. - Miss
Alice Robertson. postmistress here nm
dor President Roosevelt and n Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the Sec .
ond district in Tuesdays primary. has
won the nomination. according to in :
complete and unofficial returns over r
3. Butts. of Mtfskogee, and Orlando
Swain. of Okmulgee.
Representative Scott Ferris continued
to hold his lead over Thomas p. Gore.
candidate for denomination for United
States senator in Tuesdays primary
election.
However, friends of Senator Gore de =
clared they were greatly encouraged
over late night trend in their favor
which reduced Ferris's lead from 2S 600
to ~25.000. with 600 precincts still to
be reported. Gore steadfastly refuses
tO cOnCeUc Ucteht.
The contest for the Republican sena =
torial nomination is attracting much in =
terest. W. J. Herald. Oklahoma City.
was leading J. b. Cullison, of Enid. on
the face Of returns from score OF
counties.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 5.-The four
cornered race for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor occupied chief in
tcrest here today as the returns from
Tuesdays state wide primary continued
to come in slowly. Based upon lates,
reports. Jonathan Davis, of Bronson
was holding n slight lead over Dempstel
Potts. Wichita o. T. Wood, Liberal
and w. s. Hyatt, Parsons.
On the Republican ticket Senator
Curtis, Governor Henry Allen and At.
torney General Richard Hopkins al
were far ahead of their opponents fol
denomination.
Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 5.-Interest
in today's state wide primaries in Ten
nessee ccntered in the election Of thir
teen members of the Legislature to fill
vacancies and in the contests for the
Democratic and Republican guberna
torial nominations.
Fate of the federal woman suffrage
amendment which the General Assembly
is expected to take up next week al
a special session was believed by suf-
frage leaders to hinge on today's re-
suits. Governor Roberts has indicated
that Immediately after the election he
will issue a call for the Legislature tc
meet Monday.