Evening star., 1920-08-05

/ LARGE MAJORITY
ST. LOUIS. Mo, August 5.-Political
interest in Missouri today centered on
the race for the democratic senatorial
nomination as returns of Tuesdays
statewide primary continued to drift
In from the rural districts
With unofficial. incomplete returns
from about NIFTY of III counties. and
81. Louis, giving Breckenridge Long
:, majority of li,241 votes over former
Federal Judge Henry :. Priest, the
closest OF ms two opponents. the
Globe-Democrat. independent repub-
hCau pdper, by which the vote was
compiled, announced today that Long
vii ..ln Win plurality which may
exceed 10000. His principal strength
lies in the rural communities, returns
indicate.
Long campai gned on league of Sa-
tons and law enforcement platform.
Priest. anti-league. and wet. Charles
NJ Hay. who appears to be running
about $4,000 behind Long, was in
dorsed by the Anti-Saloon League.
and is a proponent of the league.
Spencer Is Winner.
Tho denomination of Senator Sell
dHn p Spencer, republican senatorial
candidate, was conceded last night by
The organization which promoted the
candidacy of Dwight +. Davis. who,
with Senator Spencer, led a three
"ornercd race. The strcr 9Th. it was
said Senator Spencer continued to
SHOW in the country vote decided the
action of the Davis forces. James l..
Miuus. the other candidate. and
Davis were indorsed by the Associa-
t1on of Missouri Republicans, the or
HanIzation leading the fight to oust
Jacob l.. Eabler, national committee
fGT their connection with the distri-
baticn of Lowden and Harding cam
pAICr funds, respectively.
Prohibition also entered into the
contest, Davis opposing the Voistead
law. on which Senator Spencer voted
TO override President Wilson's veto.
Ferris Lead Cut Little.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. August 5.
Although late returns from Tues
days primary cut down somewhat the
carly lead piled up by RepreSe
Scott Ferris for the democratic NOM
lnation for United States senator. the
representative still had q lead of "a
$50 over senator Thomas p. Gore on
tabulation by the Daily Oklahoman
early today of complete but unofficial
returns from 2,II5 of the 2.70S pre-
cIncts of the state. The vote stood:
FERRIS. si.21s; Gore, $3.50.
1ore headquarters Steadfa silly re-
fused to concede defeat
The contest for the republican sem
atorIal nomination was attracting
much interest today. ". j. Harreld
oklahoma City, was leading J. B. Gull
Iison or Enid on the face of returns !
from score of counties.
In none of the congresS onaI dis |
tricts where there We're contests has
the vote been sufficiently tabulated to |
indicate definitely the successful as
pirantS-
TabulationS indicate Charles Swim
dali in the lead in the ghth congress
sIonal district for the republican spe-
claI primary to fill the uneXpired term |
OF the late Representative Dick T. |
Morgan, with Winfield Scott pressing
closely. L. a. Harris appeared to have
= slight lead over c. Ii. Hyde in this
district for the full-term democratic
nomination. beginning next March.
r b Swank appeared to be leading |
= T. Stafford for the democratic !
nomination for Congress in the nth |
district by about 1000 votes
incomplete unofficial returns from !
half of the precincts of the sixth dis I
tF1ct Tor democratic congressional /
nomination give Elmer Thomas a |
lead over Cham Jones. The republic |
can candidate is unopposed
T. y. Chandler leads J. S Mabon in
the first district for the republican
Congressional nomination, unofficial |
returns show No opposition faced |
SAAt otiio|A dtiC
Woman Ahead in Race.
MUShOGEE, Okla. August 5-Miss !
Alice robertson, who was postmis- I
tEeSs here under President Roosevelt |
ana a republican candidate for Con- |
sress IN the second congressional dis |
trict In the primary, appeared to have
won the nomination. according to in
complete and unofficial returns. 1t |
" as officially reported. however. that .
q hnf
see and Mcintosh counties, winning
over r. e. Butts of Msskogee and
Orlando Swain of Okmulgee.
Tennessee Voting Today.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. August 5.-Inter- |
est In To-Day statewide primaries in /
tennessee centered in the election of |
lhIrteen members of the legislature tn |
MI vacancies and in the contests for |
the democratic and republican euber- |
material nominations.
rate OF the federal woman suffrape
amendment which the general assem- |
oly Is expected to take up next week |
at special session was believed NV |
leaders 10 hinge on today's |
results Gov. Roberts has Indicated |
mat immediately after the election he |
VIII issue call for the Iepislature
10 meet Monday.
ToV. ROBERTS. democrat, is opposed |
Tor denomination by W. r. Crabtree |
l<l
and Judge c. r. Evans of Chatta-
nooga and Alfred Taylor of Johnson |
Clty are seeking the republican guber- !
material nomination.
TOPEKA. Kan, August 5.-The
four-cornered race for the democratic |
domination for governor occupied
chief interest here today as the re- |
turns from Tuesdays state wide pri- |
mary continued to come in slowly.
Based upon latest reports. Jonathan
Davis of Bronson was holding a slight
lead over Dempster Potts. Wichita: o
4 wood liberal, and w. s. Hyatt
Parsons. All four candidates were
pI edicting the late rural count would
bring fluctuations in their favor. The
contest was the only one On the demo
cratic ticket.
On the republican ticket Senator
Curtis, Gov Henry Allen and Attorney
General Richard Hopkins all were far
ahead of their opponents for renomi-
nation.