The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-10

Candidate Wins
in Ohio Primaries
Carmi Thompson, Republican
Regulars Candidate, Given
Nomination for Governor
by Large Majority.

The republican regulars retained
their strong hold in Ohio. democrats
OF the Buckeye state gave substantial
pluralities to organization candidates.
T. {. McRac, held lead of more
than two to ono over Judge Z. p.
Toney for denomination in Arkansas,
and Judge w. w. Brandon was ap-
parently the democratic nominee for
governor OF Alabama, as a result Of
yesterdays primaries in the three
states.
Republicans in Texas went into
their state convention at Fort Worth
today to make the full party slate
for the November election.
Columbus, O., Aug. 9.-Candidates
favoring wine and beer and pro;
gressivism within the republican
party went down to defeat in the
statewide primary election in Ohio.
according to returns early today
from more than 4,500 of the 1886
precincts in the state.
The nine cornered race for the re-
publican nomination for governor
in which these issues were para
mount, apparently was won by =
large majority by Carmi A. Thomp-
son OF Cleveland, who was strongly
supported by President Harding's
administration and by the Anti-Sa-
loon league. Thompson began life
as a coal miner. became wealthy IN
Oil, was elected secretary OF state.
later became treasurer of the United
States and now is engaged in the
iron ore business.
Endorsement Of Harding.
In nominating Thompson, Ohio
failed to join Indiana, Pennsylvania
and Iowa, in list of progressive vic
tories. The outcome was considered
by many as vote of confidence in
President Harding, himself an
A. Vic Donahey Of New Philadel-
phia, who was the democratic nomi-
nee for governor two years ago, will
again lead his party state ticket in
November the returns indicated. He
had more than two-to-one lead over
his nearest opponent, on returns frop
4,l29 precincts.
Senator Atlee Pomerene of Canton,
democrat, who was opposed both by
organized labor and by the Anti
Saloon league, was renominated for
the United States senate over former
Congressman John J. Lentz Of Co.
lumbus. who was strongly endorsed
by the big railroad brotherhoods. On
returns from 4.226 precincts, Pome-
rene had ,65,828 votes as compared
with 1926 votes for Lentz, his only
opponent.
Congressman Simeon D. Fess Of
Yellow Springs, former college presi-
dent, and until recently chairman OF
the republican national congressional
committee, apparently had received
the republican nomination for sena-
tor from a field of four contestants,
one of whom was former Senator
Charles Dick of Akron, author of the
Dick national guard act.
Like Pomerene, Fess was attacked
by organized labor. but he had the
Anti Saloon leagues support,
Congression Charles L. Knight of
Akron, who made spectacular bill
board and newspaper campaign as a
Roosevelt progressive" was running
second to Thompson for the repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination on
available returns this morning. {.
Homer Durand of Coshoeton, who
declared for the return of wine and
beer, held fourth position.
All three of the candidates for the
democratic nomination for governor
were endorsed by the Anti-Saloon
league.