The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-02
LATE RETURNS|N
PRIMARY FAIL TO
CHANGE STANDING. |: | c;
Sutherland and Nicely Main
tain Leads for Senator
ial Nominations
FEW RACES CLOSE.
R ep ub lie an Congressman
Seeking denomination All
Leading Field.
FEW RACES CLOSE

There was no change in the
relative positions of the leading
candidates for the Republican
nomination for United States SEN
ator late this afternoon when
1852 precincts of the 2,093 IN
yesterdays general primary had
been reported and tGbulated.
Sen ator Sutherland was still in
the lead with H. C. Ogden. his
next opponent NJ NJ. Neely. who
has been leading Mrs. William
Gay Brown in the Democratic
race since returns first were re-
ported last night, continued in his
place, with the confident assertion
of his supporters that he had re-
ceived the nomination OF his
party.
Republican mbers of the Ma
tional House of Representatives
who sought denomination we're
leading their opponents in every
district, while the vote cast for
Democratic aspirants was smaller
In no instance was there the
semblance of close fight.
Randolph County.
Randolph primary returns
tabuIated at IL a. m. today show
ed Senator Sutherland, Repub u
can, far, in the lead for renomina-
tion. MA Mrs. Brown was leading:
Nicely for the Democratic nomina-
tion, 3 to 1..s4t.s. I sfss-s. ,q--
Returns from twenty-three out
of offorty-one<pre in Randolph
County give:
5sU.s IS. Senate-Jones 4, Lilly
ia, Ogden Is, Edwards So, Suth-.
erland 977. Brown 1,S16, Nicely
6O7.
second congressional district,
Randolph, twenty-three precincts
giye-Bowers 537, George 351,
Slower 222, Walton 137, Allen
1857 Seibert GIL
Thirteenth state senatorial dis
trict, Randolph, twenty-three
precinc 626, James
III, Baker SIS. Bowers unop-
posed.
Complete returns from Pleasants
County follow:
u. S. Senate-Edward 49, Jones
II. Lilly 10, Ogden 292, Sutherland
24s, Brown 1o4, Neely $50.
Congress-Deegan 81, woodward
459, Stalt 95, Jonson 204, Roberts
3, Sweeney 259.
State senate-Marsh 2s5, Lowth-
er 246.
z Ritchie County
The complete Republican pri-
mary returns from Ritchie County
.. S. senate-Edwards s1s.
Jones IT, Lilly 116, Ogden 6S5,
Sutherland 795.
For Congress-Reed l,5s1.
SChubb $50.
For state senate-Marsh 1911,
Lowther 519.
House of Delegates-Robert
Morris nominated.
Democratic returns from twenty
four out of twenty-seven precincts
follow: ai'
For congress-Morton sos.
Seibert 119.
House of Delegates. NJ, Ry-
mer nominated.
Wood County
Forty-eight out of 49 precincts
in Wood County tabulated the Re-
publican and Democratic vote in
yesterdays primary is as follows
u. S. Senate-Edwards 244,
Jones 81, Lilly.i SOL, Ogden 2160,
Sutherland 3,152, Brown 1865.
For Congress-Deegan 1857,
Stats, 1,190; woodward 1858
Johnson 2,374. Roberts los, Swee-
ys For State senate-Marsr s4s5.
Lowther 2,290.
For House of Delegates the fol-
lowing were nominated-Wood-
yard, Burk, MCPHERSON Duval,
Dye, Huber.
Berkeley County
Forty-four precincts in BERKELEY
Z County for Congress, second dis
'trict. give: Bowers R,516S0; George
r., 66; Slower, r, S6O2; Welton, r,
s19s: Allen D, 17S; Seibert p, ss4. =:
Grant County z
Six precincts in Grant County.
for state senator, fourteenth dis
trict. give: Compton IL; Flynn 553,
Reynolds 25s. Il s5ss
~ Mononaalia County
Thirty-eight precincts in Monon-
gala County, for state senator,
eleventh district, give: Warden
1882: Jaco se1 suddarth IA.
Brooke County
B STwenty:twos precin cts In Brooke
J. County. for congress. first district
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