The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-15


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clutches CT the public service corpora
lions by Thompson speakers.
The Lowden ticket was headed by
William B. Mckinley. candidate for
United States senator, and OHM G.
Oglesby for governor. The Thompson
slate was led by Frank I. Smith for
senator and Len Small for governor.
The Democrats Showed little fight in
their senatorial, congressional and
state fights, altho many hot local bat |
ties were to be settled.
New York Machines Win.
Albany, N. Y, Sept 15.-Repub-
j ncan and Democratic Organization
/ candidates swept New York state in
| the primary yesterday, according to
virtually complete returns.
Judge Nathan I. Miller received
the Republican gubernatorial nominal
1 tion,. defeating Senator George F.
! Thompson by more than 10000.
James W. Wadsworth, Jr-, was re-
nominated Republican candidate for
| United States senator
| Governor Alfred e. Smith, who was
unopposed, received the Democratic
nomination to succeed himself. The
! Democratic candidate for United
States senator is Lieut.. Gov. Harry c.
| walker. who defeated George r. Lunn.
anti-Tammany aspirant. about to 1.
| No Democratic Contest.
| Montpelier, Vt, Sept 15-James
/ Hartness was still in the lead today in
the race for the Republican guber-
Material nomination, primary returns
| indicated.
Returns from 17s out of PAT cities
| and towns showed Hartness had a lead
of approximately 800 votes over his
nearest opponent, Curtis S. Emery.
There were no contests on the
| Democratic ticket.
| In Louisiana Primary.
New Orleans. Sept. 15.-On the face
/ of scattered and unofficial returns
/ from yesterdays Democratic primary
| IN Louisiana compiled early today by
the Times-Picayune representative.
Jared Y. Sanders had a slight lead
! over his two opponents-Edwin S.
Broussard and Donelson Caffery-in
| the contest for the senatorial nominal
/ ton. Returns, largely from parishes
/ in the northern part of the state, gave
Sanders 1908, Broussard 1926, and
! Caffery 655
The successful candidate will enter
the November election seeking the
seat Of Senator Gay, who was not a
candidate for reelection. According
| to the tabulation of the Times Plea
yune. Andrew McShane was nomi-
| mated by the Democrats for mayor of
! New Orleans. Unofficial returns from
all precincts in the city gave him
plurality of $500 over Mayor Behr-
man, who has held office for 6 years
/ One man was shot and seriously
wounded during a fight at one of the
polling booths just before the polls
| closed. Indications early today were
| that Rep. J. T. watkins, in the Fourth
| congressional district. had been de-
| feated for denomination by John N.
Sandlin by 1900 votes. and that for
mer Rep. G. K. Favrot had been nomi-
mated for congress in the Sixth dis
trict Returns from other districts
were being reported slowly.
| In South Carolina Primary.
Columbia. S. c., Sept. 15.-United
States Senator Ellison D. Smith was
IrenominateA by South Carolina Demo-
Gratis in yesterdays primary, unofficial
Ireturns to the Columbia State from
iforty-four of the forty-six counties in
the state indicated early today. The
States figures, accounting for 10000
Iof an estimated total vote of 100, 900
gave Senator Smith a majority of.
HOO over his lone opponent, George
Warren of Hampton. The vote was;
Ismith, 53.644; Warren, 36,5O3. The
primary was the second one held in
iSouth Carolina None of the sena-
Atorial candidates in the first primary
Areceived a majority of the votes cast.
i In Washington Primary.
/ Seattle. Sept. 15.-United States
HSenator Wesley L. Jones early today
lfontinued to lead three others seeking
| lhe Republican nomination for senator
| IN yesterdays primaries. when 204
precincts out of 2, 366 in the state had
reported last night The vote showed:
lJenes. 10.024; Erickson, 1,433; Hud-
Ison. 2,4S6; Inglis, 5,216.
For the Republican nomination for
governor, Roland H. Hartley was lead
ing when 229 precincts reported. He
had 6,90S votes. Others seeking the
domination had; Stringer. 1922; Hart,
| e.649; Conan. 2.173; Gel1atly, 2,615;
Lamping. $3.50, and Meceachern. 391.
The vote for Democratic nomination
| for governor in the same precincts
showed: Mathes. "A; O'Haga, %;
Judd, Sc. Black, 90.
Primary in Colorado.
| Denver, Sept. 15.-The slight lead
of James NJ. Collins. Nonpartisan and
labor candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor. almost over
Swallowed interest in the other con-
Itests in yesterdays state wide primary.
| With most of the city vote heard from
and a majority of the country pre-
cincts unreported. Collins was leading
Robert NJ. Higgins. former state treas
urer by a little more than 100 votes.
The three cornered Republican con-
Itest for nomina ton for United States
Isenator shows 40S of the 1853 pre-
| cincts gave Karl c. Schuyler of Den
liver a lead of 1,46S over his nearest
Opponent Samuel D. Nicholson of
ILeadYille. Supporters of Nicholson
insist the 1,043 precincts outside of
Denver yet to be heard from will over
turn Schuyler's lead. Rice W. Means
| of Denver is the other candidate. In
none of the contests was there basis
/ for prediction of the result and sup
tporters of all candidates insisted addi-
ltiona1 returns would bring them the
Nomination.
Maine G. o. p. Vote Piles Up.
| Augusta. Maine. Sept. 15-Returns
/ today continued to maintain the big
| Republican plurality in the election of
| Monday.
| Frederick H Parkhurst. according
to latest returns. had a plurality of
nearly sc, 600 votes over Bertrand c.
Mcintyre, Democratic candidate for
| governor.
! The vote for Parkhurst was more