Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-03
REEDS LEAD over
LONG REDUCED TO
Slg31 IN MISSOURI!
SENATOR STILL HAS COMFORT.
ABLE MARGIN OVER WILSON'S
CHOICE FoR PLACE IN UNITED
STATES SENATE.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 3.--As ADDITION,
al seatered precincts from the rural
districts drifted In Senator James A.
Reeds lead over breckenridge Long
for the Democratic senatorial nomina'
ton was cut TO 1881.
with 3,3Os Of the 3,S4S precincts Ia
the state reported. Reed had ls2,2oS'
against 1920 for Long. The out.
standing precincts were In the rural
districts, which Long claims favorable
to him.
The outcome of the race probably
will not be known until virtually the
complete vote has been tabulateu.
Scattered precincts in many counties
are lincmded In the missing precincts
along with the entire yite OF Ozarx
and Stone, two isolated communities
in the Ozark mountains, far down III
the southwestern corner OF the state,
On the basis of the returns already
received Reeds. lead in the Kansas
City and St. Louis districts may not be
sufficiert, If Mr.. Long maintains his
present ratio in the country districts.
TO win.
In sthe Republican senatorial race
1858 precincts gave r.. R. Brewster
Of Kansas City 66,400 and William
Sacks. St, Louis millionaire light
wines and beer" candidate, $3.50,
Country voters yet to be heard from
are running strongly for Brewster
X. X. X. Behind.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug. B.
Mayor J. G. Walton is about 5000
yutes ahead of r. H. Wilson, state SUI
psrintendent OF public instruction. in
the Democratic race for gubernatorial
nomination. In 1920 out of 2.S37 pre-
cincts, Tuesdays primary shows the
candidate of the Farmer-Labor organl.
cation is far ahead OF the entry sail
to be backed by the Ku Klux Khan.
John Fields is about 10000 ahead OF
George Healy for the Republican gu
bernatorial nomination and continuing
to pile up his lead.
Miss Alice Robertson, congressman
an.lis leading in the Republican race
and Is expected TO win. while Manue
Herrick Is a poor third in the eight
district. ~
Iowa G. o. p. ignores Cummins.
sDes Moines,,. Iowa, Aug. 3.-(By the
A. P.f-The Republican party OF Iowa
in state convention yesterday, reaf
firmed its position in favor OF thu
short ballot primary and instructed
the assembling Of a state convention
prior to the next primary to indorst
party candidates for United State.
senator and state officers; Endorsed
the principle of the federal reserve
system; got back Of President Hard
inE's position on federal soldier bonus
legislation and Endorsed the pending
state bonus proposal
sit, heartily Endorsed the Legislative
record CT Senator Al B. Cummins, Will
neglecting to mention Smith j. Brook
hart, the party candidate to be Cum
Minis senatorial colleague, and urget
the appointment OF Willis Stern o
Logan as a member of the fedora
farm loan board.
The Republican platform, which wa!
adopted by unanimous action, contaia
ed one OF the most outspoken pro
noalncements upon public rights II
fights between labor and capital tina
eyer has appeared in an Iowa part,
utterance and defended hries AM
courts against attacks from eithe
Socialists or demagogues' seeking &
destroy them
Endorsement of the Esch-Cummin
bill missed Endorsement by the narrow
margin OF one vote.