The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-15
ORGANIZATION
men WINNERS
IN new YORK
Wesley Jones, Present Senator
Leads in Washington
Woman Is Beaten by Sena-
tor Wadsworth.
OTHER PRIMARY VOTES
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Sept. 15-Republican
and Democratic candidates who re-
ceived the endorsement of the unof-
ficial state conventions at SARATOGA
won decisive victories in all statewide
contests in yesterdays New York pri.
mary.
| With 2,549 districts missing out OF
total of 1874 in the state, Nathan L.
! Miller, of Syracuse, former Judge of
the state court OF appeals, Republican
, organization designee for governor,
led State Senator George F. Thomp-
son. Of Niagara, by 77,782 votes.
The vote was: Miller 1850;
Thompson. 93.4Ss. Senator Thomp-
sons name, however, will appear on
the ballot in November as the Prohi-
bftion candidate for governor He was
unopposed for the prohibition nomina-
tion.
Governor Alfred E. Smith was re.
nominated without opposition by the
Democrats.
Wadsworth Beats Woman.
| United States Senator James W.
Wadsworth, jr., backed by the Re-
publican state organization, won an
easy victory over Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
president of the state branch of the
| Womans Christian Temperance union,
and George H. Payne, New York tax
commissioner. The vote in 1854 out
Of 1874 districts was: Wadsworth,
17O,745; Boole. 1852; Payne. 2S,997
Lieutenant Governor Harry C.
Walker, organization candidate for
the Democratic nomination for United
States senator. has apparently de-
feated Mayor George R. Lunn of Sche-
nectady by vote Of more than 2 to l.
| With Xxx dfcfrfatc he
was: Walker 1864; Lunn 30,123.
Organization candidates also proved
victorious in virtually all the contests
for nominations for representatives
in congress.
SEATTLE, Sept Is. - The incum-
bents who sought reelection on the
Republican ticket in the primary. with
one exception, were leading today in
votes counted from more than one
third of the state.
The exception was in the governor
ship. Returns from 753 Of the 1856
precincts for the Republican nomina-
ton for United States senator, showed
Senator Wesley Jones with 36,5S5
votes, and Colonel w. NJ. Inglis, his
nearest oDponent. 1923.
After being in the lead for part of
the night. Governor Lewis A Hart
was forced into second place by Ro-
precincts county polled 24,321 votes,
while Governor Hart had 22.84s.
For the Democratic nomination for
governor, w. w. Black led with 1,474
DENVER. Sept. 15.--Karl Schuyler,
Denver millionaire. oil man and at
torney, led Samuel D. Nicholson.
wealthy mine-owner of Leadville,
Col, by 1928 votes today when 511
precincts out of 1852 in Colorado, in
cluding Denver. had been compiled in
the contest for Republican nomina-
ton for United States senator.
Lieutenant-ColonelR Rice w. Means.
Of Denver who made the race on his
, war record, was far behind in the
Democratic gubernatorial race.
Robert M. Higgins was running
about 5000 votes behind James Col.
lins, Of Eaton, indorsed by the non.
partisan and labor parties, for the
Democratic senatorial nomination.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 15.-On the
face Of scattered and unofficial re.
turns from yesterdays democratic
primary in Louisiana, compiled early
today by the Times-Picayune, Repre-.
sentative Jared Y. Sanders had a
, slight lead over his two opponents
Edwin S. Broussard and Donelson
Caffery-in the contest for the sena
: torial nomination. Returns, largely
from parishes in the northern part OF
the state, gave Sanders 1903; Brous
sard 1.245, and Caffery 655.
Scattering returns from north Lou
isiana, received by the Shreveport
: Times, also showed Sanders in the
lead.
} COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept 15.-United
States Senator Ellison D. Smith was
: renominated by South Carolina Demo
! Gratis in yesteday's primary, unofficial
A returns to the Columbia State from A
of the As counties in the state indi
y Gated early today. The states fig
. ures, accounting for 10000 of ar
a estimated total vote of 100000 gave
l Senator Smith a majority of 1900
over his lone opponent, George War
rem, of Hampton. The vote was
y Smith 1894; Warren 36,503.
MONTPELIER. VT, Sept. ia
four-cornered contest for governor OF
s the Republican ticket in the state
primaries yesterday resulted in vic
n tory for James Hartness of Spring
y field by a vote of nearly 2 to 1, ovel
his nearest opponent.
Congressman Porter H. Dale was re
, nominated by the Republicans in the
!, second district.
NEAR MISUNDERSTANDING
EAREn I'D aN gAne