Evening star., 1922-05-03
Most of Primary Vote From
Rural and Small Urban Gen.
ters Now In.
RETURNS so SPOTTED
FINAL VOTE IN DOUBT
Samuel M. Ralston Piles Up Great
Lead Over Opponents in Demo-
cratic Race.


with 2,50s out Of 3,3s2 precincts
heard from, former Senator Al
bert j. Beveridge had rolled up n
majority OF 1G.445 over Senator
Harry w. New today for the re-
publican senatorial nomination.
The vote in these precincts stood;
Beveridxe, 145,3:4, New. 12s,s'S.
This vote included approximately
one-half the precincts in Marion
county, where New showed his
greatest strength.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.-Returns
from yesterdays primary coming In
slowly today from all parts OF the
state gave former Senator Albert D.
Beyeridge q constantly increasing
lead over Harry S. New in the race
for the republican nomination for the
senatorship from Indiana. When the
vote from 1.645 precincts of the 3,3S2
had been tabulated unofficially. the
former senator had a lead of 9.159'
The vote stood: Beveridge. 90,265
New, S1,106.
Beveridge's lead grew with each
report received last midnight. Some
of the larger communities were still
only partly reported, however.
At 8 o'clock this morning most of the
vote had been reported from the rural
and small urban centers. but in Marion
county (1ndianapolis).. having the iarg-
est single county vote in the state. New
mad failed to show his predicted strength
In the returns from SIS of the 2o7 pre-
cincts in the county. News lead how
ever, in Marion county was slightly
more than 400.
Final Results Uncertain.
The returns were SO spotted that po-
litical leaders here regarded the final
result as uncertain, their general opinion
being that the race probably would be
close to the end. Marion county. chiefly
indianapolis, having the largest single
county vote in the state. had reported
only 40 of its 2o7 precincts early in the
day. 3.
Ralston Leads Democrats.
In the democratic senatorial con-
test, Samuel NJ. Ralston, former Gov
ernor Of Indiana. began piling up a
heavy lead over four opponents as
soon as the tabulation of returns be-
gan, and later figures tended to in
crease his lead. Fer 544 precincts, Mr..
Ralyton's total vote was 1854. and
his nearest opponent. Daniel VI. Sims
of La Fayette, had 1884. Jesse A.
Sanders, running on a platform ia
Soring m odification of the volstead
enforcement. was third
among the democratic candidates,
with 4,702 votes.
In the contests for the national
House of Representatives, four re-
publican candidates for denomination
oscar A. Bland in the second dis
trict; Albert H. Vestal in the eighth
district; Fred 8. Purnell. in the ninth
district, and Louis w. Fairfield, in
the twelfth district.
Five other republican members of
the present Indiana delegation In
Congress were nominated without op-
nosition, as follows: Oscar r. Luhring.
first district; John S. Benham. fourth
district; Everett A. Sanders. fifth dis
trict: Milton Kraus, eleventh district,
and Andrew J. Hickey, thirteenth dis
trict. Samuel A. Lambdin. republican,
also received the nomination nation. WITH tl,a
seat becoming vacant recently
through the retirement of James A.
dunbar, republican.
Oniy one democratic nomination for
conrress was q certainty early today,
William F. Spooner having been un-
opposed in the tenth district. Demo
forecast accurately the outcome in
other districts. in each Of which two
or more candidates were contestants.
In the thirteenth district Miss
Esther Katheleen O'Keefe was lead
ing three opponents for the demo-
nret,c nomina ton, the slow return of
the yo.e from various counties being
due apparently to the big fields Of
candidates for Office. The vote. how
ever. was light, with indications that
the total republican vote would not
exceed $4,000, which Is less than SO
ner cent Of the total republican regis
tered vote. The democratic vote was
nroportionately smaller than that
"a at by' the republicans.