Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-29
MAYF|ELD SEEMS
WINNER IN TEXAS

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. '27.-Incom-
plete election returns from $50
Of 245 counties voting in Saturdays
Democratic primary, indicated the
nomination of Earle B. Mayfield for
United States senator over James E.
! Ferguson.
The figures compiled by the Texas
election bureau were:
Mayfield, 218,223.
Ferguson, 157,7S0.
The reports were from all Sec
! tons of the state and Mayfeild led
consistently.
! Ferguson lost his home ward by
124 votes.
The total vote in that ward was,
Mayfield, 297; Ferguson, 173.
Mayfield is supposed to be re
ceiving the Ku Klux Khan and the
prohibition votes, while Ferguson is
| polling the anti-klan and the anti
prohibition votes. Politicians say
that this accounts for Mayfield's lead
which has been steadily increasing
since the first county was heard
from. Little doubt Of Mayfield's
! nomination is held.
In the other state races, the candi'
dates having the support of the
anti-klan voters are leading.
T. w. Davidson is leading Colonel
Billie Mayfield, Jr., in the lieutenant
governors race by 41,3S7 votes, the
count being:
Davidson, 1872 1896; Mayfield, 91,509
Campaign Bitter
One of the bitterest campaigns in
the memory of old politicians in
Texas ended tonight, when the polls
of the Democratic run-off primary
closed at z o'clock. Discussions oil
the Ku Klux Klan and the injection
CT personalities increased the bitter
ness of the partisans.
The khan question. promises tt
continue an issue until the Novem
Der election. The Republicans, have
put a full state ticket in the f1elC
and in their platform denounced the
khan and declared it controlled 6
\ large part, if not all, the Democratic
party machinery in the state. The
Democrats hold their state conVen
ton in San Antonio September 6
and will adopts platform then.
Earle B. Mayfield, state railroad
commissioner, and James E. Fergu
son, former governor, candidate:
for nomination for United States
senator, each claimed victory to
night. Democratic nomination i:
equivalent to election in Texas
Mayfield is generally credited witt
being a khan candidate and Fergu
son opposed the khan. Mayfield haC
the Endorsement of the anti-saloor
league and Ferguson is an advocGt'
of light wines and beer. Other is
sues between them were less sharpl,
4 drawn. The federal reserve system
/ was attacked vigorously by Mr.. Fer
guson, and Mr.. Mayfield said i
needed possibly some changing.
In addition to the issues between
the two senatorial candidates, Mr.
Ferguson's race is one of interes
regardless of whether he is nominal
ed because of the conditions sur
rounding his candidacy. He has hat
a long and stormy political career IL
Texas and was impeached whe1
governor in 1917, having beer
charged with, receiving persona
profits from state funds, and will
interference with the board of re
gents Of the state university. Par
of the judgment in the Impeachment
case was that he should never hol(
office in the state of Texas again.
Asked VindicatiOn
In his campaign just closed, he
appealed for vindication.
Mr.. Ferguson'S uncertainty as tC
the attitude of the state Democratic
committee toward his candidacy
caused him and Mrs. Ferguson both
to announce their candidates.. The
committee accepted both applica
tions, and Mrs. Fergusons name was
withdrawn at the first primary.
At the time of accepting Mr.. Fer
| guson'S, the state committee at
tempted to declare that the voters
at the Democratic parties this year
should take a pledge that thay had
| supported the Democratic candidate
| two years ago. This was taken by
Mr.. Ferguson, as attempting to keep
| his supporters from voting for him
as two years ago he was the candi
| date of the American party for presi
| dent.
The pledge requirement was ap.
| piled in few, if any cases.
Mayfield and Ferguson received
| the highest votes of six candidates
in the first primary, polling about
100000 between them. The other
four polled about 100000. The ques.
ton to be decided by the count of to,
days vote is which man got the
most of the 100000 votes cas-: for
the others July %. Frequently TIE
run-off primary, however, las not
| drawn as great a vote as the first
primary.