The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-02
LONG LEADING
SENATOR REED
AHEAD s.lo4 VOTES IN CONTEST
FOR pEMocRATIo SENATORIAL
NoMINArIoN
St Louis and Kansas City, Senator'S
strongholds Virtually Unheard from
Brewster TO the Pore

ST. Louis, Aug. l.-(By the Associated
Press)-With the Reed strongholds-St
Louis and Kansas City. embracing more
than one-quarter Of all the precincts In
tho state. virtually unheard from. Rreck
enridge Long Is leading Senator
James A. Reed by 9,l0+ votes in the
race Tor the Democratic nomination for
United States senator
Only s5 OF the l.l07 precincts in the
two big cities have reported.
Rreckenridge Long declared shortly
before midnight ne was confident ne had
been nominated. but that the race was
closer than he had anticipated. When
a newspaper man suggested II would be
decided by from 5000 TO 5000 votes. Mr.
Long said:
81 think 7 will win by more than
that" First st. Louis precincts TO re-
port-cl out Of SIS. gave Reed $50 and
Long SIS.
The Same - precincts in the Republi-
can race gave Sacks one OF the two wet
candidates. 7S9 10 IL for Proctor his
nearest opponent Barrett ran third
with ll2: Brewster got so: Parker the
other wet candidate. - and Mckinley 3S
The returns from e7e out Of 3s,is pre-
cincts in the entire state give Long
StoST and Reed 5+,9s3.
n N.
ular Republican. Is leading a field or
six on returns from $40 precincts by
i2342 votes for the Republican sena-
torial nomination. His nearest oppon-
ent John G. Mckinley. Progressive
with S.O0l votes TO S.St3 for Brewster
Is second.
Early returns from a. precincts OUT
OF 3.sts. gave Long 4,'''5 and Reed S'1&'
In the Republican contest. X. r.
Brewster, Kansas City candidate or the
old guard Is leading held or SIX on
returns from - precincts. by Lar over
his nearest opponent Three Pregres'
sives Attorney General Jesse W.
r~,t Tnhn {. Mckinley and David al
Proctor are splitting the Progressive
vot. while william Sacks and Col
John n Parker. advocates OF light wine
and beer, are running NTH and sixth
respectively.
a, a:l5 o'clock four precincts In Kan
saa CITY Senator Reeds home town,
reported giving him SsI votes against %
for Mr.. Long and none FOR Mr.. 1onns.
. A further returns from Kansas city
CANA in. Senator Reed began overhaul
ing Mr.. Longs lead in big spurts' 4"en
,,-fou- precincts in Jackson county II
which the senator's home town ss STU
ated gave Reed $3.50 and Long 100.
p p brewster. OF Kansas City, en-
aorSsd by the regular Republican organ
Iza,,on IS leading a field Of six for tne
Republican senatorial nomination oE a..
mos, as many votes as the next nne'
nar,hirsd Returns from 99t out or s.
sGT $40 precincts give Brewster 1851 and
John G, Mckinley. his nearest oppon'
.nt. one OF three running as progress
sives. 3.43l. u~b,
William Sacks. advocate or hgh'
w,nee and beer is running fourth.
s.. Louis with its SIS precincts, s,o re-
NAMED unheard from at II o'clock
- hours after the polls closed. while
oDIy oT S. Of Jackson county; (hansa'
! City> $50 precincts had reported
Those SIS gave Reed an ayerase .s. ...t, ,e%,
,.- nrecinc, OF l0s votes. In the stat'
p whole Mr.. Longs lead aVeraset
si,rS,,v less than ten votes per precinct y;
The Republican vote from $40 out o.
I ss4s precincts: -,,,. p-o.
,o- s5io, Mckinley. s,Co1; Sacks S'l"o
Parker 1884.