Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-03
PRIMARY BATTLES
RAGING IN THREE
WESTERN STATES
Dry Law and League Issues
in Missouri-virginia Dis
trict BaIIoting.

BY the Associated Press
EFF'ERSON CITY, Mo. August a.
-uissourI voters today are selecting
Candidates for national and state Of
lces' with prohibition as the oaltstand-
ing issue The league of nations con-
thtoNsrsy alsv is principal issue in
S.e democratic contest for the United
states senatorial nomination.
a.n,f Sc,osures incident to the presi-
uenuaI campaign fund expenditures
are expected to play a part in the
Young: The Association OF Missouri
sepuoHcans. organized as a result of
.ne disclosures. prepared a slate in
,.,;.S an Candidates not aligned
win national Committeeman Jacoh T.
6abier and State Chairman w +
Noie, whose names We're mentioned in
connection with the Lowden and
1iarolns funds, respectively.
former Federal Judge Henry 6
frest, one of the five candidates. for
the democratic senatorial NOMINATION.
ihtloe the race on wet" and anti
league platform. while Charles Al.
nay ST. Louis lawyer, declared him
i IN favor of prohi bition and the
league pact as written at Versailles.
brecklnrldge Long. former assistant
secretary of state, and the Rev. Ar
thur n. Lindsey, campaigned on pro-
league ana enforcement platforms.
george H. Scrutch, owner of the Sc
DANA Democrat. declared for the COW
enant and modification of the Vol
stead law.
In the republican senatorial race
wight s. Davis. formerly a colonel
opposition to prohibition, while his
opponent, Senator Selden p. Spencer,
stressed his vote for the Volstead law
over President Wilson's veto. James
l. Minnls. lawyer, announced he
favors law enforcement. Prohibition
also has been injected into the demo-
cratic gubernatorial contest Repre-
sentative Frank NJ Atkinson, a law
yer, is an admitted dry" Charles
II. Mayer took no pronounced stand
on the question.
On the republican side Arthur M.
Hyde is IAN avowed dry" while his
opponent, T.. E. McJimsey. owner of the
Springfield Republican, like Mayer, has
never committed himself.
Socialists Picking Men.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, August a.
Kansas today nominated candidates for
state Offices, for the United States
Senate. for representatives in Congress
and for district, county and township
Offices, and chose ten presidential cleo
| tors for each party.
Gov. Henry ]. Allen was opposed for
the republican nomination by George
| Snow of Oakland, who announced he
expected the farmer-labor vote be-
S6dSC AC AILlSctl IdQ Dccn a farm
hand; Richard j. Hopkins, attorney
general. seeking second term, was OPP
posed by Edward Rooney of Topeka:
Carl r White of Topeka, Charles c.
Evans of Goodland. and E. T. Thomp-
! son of Bellaire were candidates for
the republican nomination for the state
treasurer. Charles Curtis. United
States senator, has as his opponent for
denomination John A Edwards of Eu-
reka.
The only democratic contest was for
| the gubernatorial nomination, which
was sought by Jonathan laws of
Bronson, w. s. Hyatt of Parsons, o. C
Potts of Wichita and o. T. Wood of
| Liberal.
Socialist candidates for Congress
were being dominated in six of the
eight congressional districts in the
state.
Oklahoma Women Vefe.
| OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. August !.
women voted for the first time in
an oklahoma state election TODAY.
when statewide primary was held
to nominate candidates on the demo-
cratic, republican and socialist tioaeta
The principal contest WAS over the
democratic nomination for United
States senator. Thomas p. Gore the
incumbent, sought denomination and
was opposed by Scott Ferris. repre-
! sentative in Congress from the sixth
VI
was made an issue by his opponent
Congressional nominees were also
being chosen in the eight districts of
the state. and in the eighth district
a special election was on to MI the
unexpired term of the late Repre-
sentative Z. T. Morgan. -
The names of a number OF indie
pendent candidates were before the
voters The farmer-labor party has
named ten presidential electors. ~
Harrison Fights for Once.
WINCHESTER, Va, August 3-After
a spirited campaign between Represent
alive Thomas ". Harrison of this CITY
and State Senator Robert F. Leedy of
Luray, for the democratic nomination
for Congress fro mthe seventh Virginia
district, voters today were expressing
their choice in an ar-day primary. Mr..
Harrison devoted much of his campaign
to defense of his record in Congress
and his service on the military affairs
committee. as well as his vote for the
Volstead law and his fight to give word
war veterans a bonus. Mr.. Leedy had
advocated light wine and beer, defense
of states rights and prison sentences
for food barons and strongly opposed
compulsory military training.