The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
PRIMARY ELECTION IN MISSOURI
RESULTS IN DEFEAT OF Nc,
JIMsEY FOR GOVERNOR.
DAVIS IS oUTRUN BY SPENCER
Lead Obtained by Davis in St. Louis
Is OVercome--St. Louis Over
turns Slate-Minnis Gets
the Rural Votes.

Arthur NJ. Hyde, of Trenton, appar-
emily defeated +. Il. f. McJmsey for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor at the August primary, while
Senator Selden p. Spencer, running
more than $4,000 behind Dwight r.
Davis in st. Louis for the Republican
senatorial nomination, is rapidly gain
ing strength throughout the state, and,
according to political leaders, has de-
feated the latter, his nearest oppon-
ent.
At the same time the nomination
of John NJ. Atkinson, Democratic
candidate for governor is virtually
conceded. He is said to be leading
by more than 10000 votes throughout
the state and is rapidly gaining in
strength.
Charles H. Mayer and Frank H. Far
ris are said 10 be almost tied for sec
ond place, both, however trailing At
kinSun by so much that there is little
danger of his being ovcrtaken.
Farris Comedies Victory.
FarriS conceded the nomination Of
Atkinson after receiving incomplete
returns from various parts of the
state. Judging from these returns,
Atkinson will win easily, Farris said
He asserted that he will support the
party ticket regardless of the slate
selected.
Breckenridge Long, despite the cx,
oh ~ I,,I
Priest, is piling up good plurality for
the Democratic senatorial nomination,
throughout the state, and judging from
incomplete returns will be returned
winner.
According to dispatches from Kan
sas City, Judge Priest Carried Jack
son county, which includes Kansas
City, by 10000 over Long, while Atkin-
son leads by 1900 in the Democratic
gubernatOrial race. Hyde, 1t is said,
is also leading by close to 1000
Kansas City is also said to he going
three out of five to Spencer, with
prospects that his poll will pick up
in various other parts of the state be-
fore the complete returns are made.
Spencer's showing in Kansas City was
a surprise to Davis. who hoped to
carry the city and Jackson county by a
comfortable majority.
Minnis Gets Rural Vote.
James l.. Minis, running on an
anti-league platform, while running
behind Spencer and Davis, is casting
Il suI,S,a vote in the state. Most
of Minis strength lies in the statF,
the lack of organization support in
St. Louis virtually eliminating him as
Il contender here.
The lead gained for McJmsey by the
st. Louis organization proved insutfi-
cient 10 overcome the vote cast in
the state for Hyde.
HYDE made an excellent showing In
Kansas City, where he defeated Nc
Jimsey by 1000 votes. This was more
than enough to offset the majority OBJ
tanned by McJimsey in st. Louis and
friends of the Springfield editor be-
lieve the latter has been defeated.
Friends of Rrec':inridSe Long CON
tend that he is already nominated with
plurality well over 10000,
Hay Running Third.
Hay carried many dry counties by
woes Of two to one or greater, but
despite this support he will be Il poor
third. In this connection, Long ex-
peCted to leave ST. Louis with ma
iority of at least 10000, while the
to-,
Priest was only 800.
Long voters were aStounded al the
landslide of votes cast for Priest in
Kansas City, losing that section of the
State by considerable more than was
estimated. Priest, running on an anti
league and anti-prohibition platform,
ran best in wet sections Of the State,
but was decisively beaten in the dry
territory of the State.
Incomplete returns from four coun-
ties and Jefferson City give Hay and
Atkinson slight plurality on the
Democratic ticket, while Davis and
.eIimsey are leading their Republican
rivals.
These figures are unofficial and do
not represent the entife counties. The
following counties made estimates of
the vote for the gubernatorial and sen
atoriat candidates: st. Francois, War
ren, Galloway and Cole.
McJimsey led Hyde, 2290 to 1S45,
while Davis polled 1900 votes to 1861
for Spencer and SAT for MINIS. At
ikinson polled 2S32 votes as against
1854 for Mayer and 1900 for Farris.
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Moody Templeton the first of the
week purchased one Of the Kugel cot
tages, near the South Ward school