The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
PEAY FOR GOVERNOR
MKELLAR FOR SENATE
HON. L. E. GWINN MAKES MOST
CREDITABLE RACE
Mcclellan Carries Nearly Every
County in Senatorial District
Finis J. Garrett Defeats w. W.
Craig For Congress Relatively
Small Vote Cast in This County
Gwinn Issues Statement.

The verdict Of the Democratic
voters of Tennessee which gave the
senatorial nomination to Senator K.
D. Mcclellan and the gubernatorial
honor to Hon. Austin Peay, Of
Clarksville was received over the
state with little surprise. In fact,
there were few persons to he found
who did not predict that these two
would carry the primary but in the
case OF Senator Mcclellan the ex-
ceedingly large majority was the
subject of considerable comment. He
carried every congressional district
in the state, according to unofficial
returns, and his majority over Capt
G. T. Fitzhugh will probably reach
10000 or more when the official can
vass of returns is made.
Congressman Finis ], Garrett, mi
nority leader Of the lower House,
was renominated over Senator w, w.
Craig, of Ripley, by a plurality of
between 1900 and 1000. The latter
carried Upton, Lauderdale, Crockett
and Dyer counties and received a
good vote in the upper counties of
this district. Had the vote been
heavier in the rural precincts of the
counties carried by Mr. Craig, he
would have probably been nominated.
Upton county in the September
county primary polled more than
1000 votes but only about 1900 were
cast in Thursdays balloting. Con-
gresham Garrett carried the Cow
ingtOn box by small majority, while
Senator Craig maintained a substan-
tiaI lead in the rural precincts Of the
county.
The closeness of the race between
former Gov. Benton McMillin and
Hon. Austin Peay prior to the time
when the returns from Shelby county
were received kept the contestants in
suspense until midnight Thursday,
when it was ascertained that Peay's
plurality over McMillin would be
about 10000 votes. In West Tennes-
see Senator Gwinn carried Upton,
Haywood, Lauderdale, Crockett, Dyer
and Lake and received a fair vote in
Shelby county. His heavy vote in
the lower counties gave him a lead
over his competitors in the Ninth dis
trict. He lost Weakley, Gibson and
Obion to Peay and McMillin.
MI. Gwinn issued the following
statement as to the outcome Of the
primary:
~ sincerely thank my friends
throughout the state tor the generous
support they gave me in the Demo-
cratic primary August 3, in the face
0f the fact that the race had mar
rowe down to two Of my competitors
] have no sore zoe over the result. II
shall be glad to canvass the state for
the nominee.
tennessee is a Democratic state.
and the most direct and immediate
path to tax reform, economy and eff
ficient government lies in the restor-
alton OF the rule Of the Democratic
party.
'tl trust that all my friends will
support the Hon. Austin Peay, the
Democratic nominee for governor, as
heartily as they would have supported
me if ! had won the nomination.
IL. E. GWINN."
Mr.. Garrett, in regard to his nomi-
nation, issued this statement:
II wish it we're possible for me to.
meet and personally thank all my
friends who made possible my sue
cess. | wish them to know how deep
" appreciate their efforts"
Mr. Garrett received the following
TELEGRAM Saturday morning from
Ex-President Woodrow Wilson:
Sion. FINS j. Garrett. Dresden
Tenn.-My sincere congratulations
You could not be spared.
tSigned)
WOODROW WILSON"
Carrying eight of the II counties
in The Eighth chancery division, Hon.
Tom G. RYE, former governor, easily
daeep led his Republican opponent.
w H. Denison, who had been ap-
pointed by Gov. Aft Taylor to sue
coed Judge ]. VIII Ross. Gov. Rye
won by an overwhelming majority. l.
Newell Sanders was the Republican
choice for United States Senate.
In congressional races, Reece, Re
publican, and Taylor, Republican, are
renominated.
Browning was nominated by the
Democrats in the Eighth district.
The Republican congressional pri-
mary in the Third district was won
BY r, L. Burnett, Of Chattanooga.
Thomas J. Murrey, Jr., was elected
attorney general.