The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-05
.BEVERIDCE MAJORITY
2O,472 FINAL COUNT;
REORGANIzE AT ONCE
CRx Associated Press>


INDIANAPOLIS, May 5.-Former
Senator Albert j. Beyeridge defeated
Senator Harry s. New by 20,472 votes
In Tuesdays primary for the Republi-
can nomination for United States SEN
ator, according to complete unofficial
figures from the go counties in Indi-
ana as tabulated here by the Associat-
ed Press today. The vote was Bev-
eridge 205, ,410 and New 184,938, max
ing the total Republican vote cast $780,
| 348
Complete returns on the congress
sional contest, that had been undecid-
| ed gave the Democratic nomination in
| the seventh district, virtually the city
OF Indianapolis to Joseph Turk, who
| ran on a wine and beer platform and
| in the fifth district to Charles Bidt-
| man, of Terre Haute. Turks vote was
! 8,484 against 1853 for Woodburn Mas
son, an avowed dry" And Bidaman
won from David Hostetter by a vote
| of $500 to 5,571 when he carried Vigo
county by majority over Hostetter,
| STA.
Vigo county decided the fifth dis
| trict nomination by giving Bidaman
vote of 6,446 against 672 for Hostetter,
who in the other five counties of the
district had received 1899 votes
| against 1874 for Bidaman. The big
/ margin in the Vigo county vote of the
! two candidates wiped out the lead of
| 2,825 held by Hostetter and gave the
nomination to Bidaman, the total dis
trict vote being Bidman $500 and Hos
letter 5,571.
Woman Is Winner.
| Miss Esther Kathleen O'Keefe, the
only woman congressional candidate
won the Democratic nomination in the
! thirteenth district, having a plurality
of 1856 with olny 81 precincts MISS
/ ing.
The complete unofficial vote of the
state on the Democratic senatorial con-
test showed that Former Governor
Samuel NJ Ralston easily won the NOM
ination having a majority over all
other contestants of 79,405, according
to figures compiled by the Associated
Press today. Ralston's total vote was
1882. DR.. Jesse Sanders who ad-
vocated the return of beer and light
wines, was second with 34,045. The
other contestants votes were Dan w.
Sims. 24,251; B. B. Shively, 21,928, and
Charles F. Howard, 1898.
Beveridge was the recipient today
of hundreds of congratulatory mes
sage3. Many messages came from
persons identified with the Progress
sive party in 1912 in which Mr.. Bev-
eridge was a leader. Others were
from Republican party leaders.
Friends of Samuel M. Ralston, for
mer governor, were gratified with his
heavy vote for the Democratic sena-
torial nomination. He had total of
163,670 votes with 266 precincts mis-
sing while his nearest opponent, DR..
Jesse Sanders, who made campaign
as "wet" candidate, had only 27,710.
AnaIyze Victory
While politicians far and wide cast
about for an explanation of the Bev.
| eridge victory, some seeing in it dis
J approval of the administration OF
) President Harding and others nothing
: more than tho personal magnetism oi
} the former senator, combined possibly
with factional fight for control o.
: the state organization, the interest o.
t party leaders within the state cen
y tered in the reorganization meeting
, of the state executive committed
0 which is set for next Wednesday.
s E. NJ. Wasmuth has indicated tina
f he is candidate for reelection as stat,
chairman. Lawrence Lyons is anoth
er candidate, and is supposed to ha7,
:, the support of Senator James NJ Wat
son.
/. To Elect Chairman
The precinct committeeman Of tn,
:, 90 counties will meet Saturday t.
h elect county chairman. The count,
d Fchairmen will meet next Tuesday il
their respective congressional dis
e tricts to elect district chairmen, an
on the following day the district chair
y men will assemble here to effect tn
Y reorganization of the state committee
e At the present time followers of tn
Y two contestants for the chairmanshi
o are presenting claims on a majorit
of the committeeman.
Chairman Wasmuth has designate
n the following cities for the distric
l. meetings Tuesday: First, Evansville
Is Second, Worthington; Third, New A
n. bany; Fourth, North Vernon; Fiftl
a Terre Haute; Sixth, Liberty; Se1
h enth, Indianapolis: Eighth, Muncie
Ie Ninth, Crawfordsville; Tenth, Renss;
S. laer; Eleventh, Wabash; Twelfth, F
Is Wayne; Thirteenth, South Bend.
le The Democratic county convention
" will be held Saturday and the distric
lie conventions will be held Tuesda
May 10. The state committee wi
rs meet here Friday, May 10.
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