The Washington times., 1922-05-03
B0THS|DES
CLAIMING
IN
PRIMARIES
Partial Returns From Eighty
Districts Give New 5000
Vote Lead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 8.
Doubtful Indiana" always
wavering between Democratic and
Republican fealty, never was
more doubtful than today, when
the Republican senatorial con-
test between Senator Harry s.
New and ex-senator Albert J.
Beveridge was split almost fifty
fifty on the face of incomplete
returns from yesterdays State
wide primary elections.
Fifteen hundred and eight pre-
cincts at o'clock gave New 1871.
Beveridge 72,4S3. Partial returns
had been received from eighty
counties. - leaving twelve unhesrd
from.
Indications were that New had
carried Fort Wayne, South Bend.
Evansville. and Marion. industrial
centers-while II looked like Bever-
idge had won Terre Haute, in ad-
dition to Lake county, and the cities
Of Richmond and Muncie.
Democrats and Republicans alike
kept vigil over the slowly filtering
returns, but they found little comfort
in the figures. Today they know
than they did when the polls opened
yesterday morning. Ii appeared that
it would be hours before anything
like definite idea could be drawn.
At New headquarters <oday the
prediction was made that the Senator
would be nomina ted by 1000 TO 10.00o
majority. The figures had dwindled
from a forecast of $4,000 majority.
Beveridgc Hopeful.
Headquarters OF Mr.. Beveridge.
who admittedly had achieved re-
markable success toward staging
most difficult political comeback, to-
day forecast victory for the eX.
Senator by 10, 900 to Is, 900 majority.
The original prediction gave Be>er-
idge 100 900 votes to spare. To those
who consider themselves unbiased
observers. however, it was either
mans race.
"Beverdige will carry Indiana nv
not less than 20. 900" declared Clar.
ence II. Martin camnaigp manager
OF Beveridgc, at 20 o'clock. I'm
approximately l 400 OF the States
3.3S4 precincts. we have q lead OF
almost 5000. The remaining pre-
cincts are largely in the rural dis.
tricts. where Beveridge is showing
his greatest strength. The trend
of the past hour has been decidedly
favorable to us"
At the same hour at New head
quarters returns had been received
from .6O7 precincts, giving New
sO,505 and Beveridgee 1854. or a
margin OF 2.95l in News favor. The
Senator's lieutenants were holding
out that New will carry the State by
upward of 1000 majority.
RaIston Easy Winner.
All the Republican Congressman
seeking reelection will be renom.
mated. II carly returns today stand
up until the final count. All thir-
teen representatives were i'm the
race except James Dunbar, Third
district. and six were unopposed.
Dunbar did not seek the nomination
from his district.
Former Governor Samuel NJ Raj
ston early today apparently had a
walk away i'm the race for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator. On the face OF
meager returns, the former COVER.
nor apparently will be nominated
by n small landslide-small because
OF the comparatively light Demo
cratic vote.
Dan w. Slmms was running q
poor second. with DIR. Jesse Sand
ers, OF Garrett. unknown" but an
out-and-out wet, giving the Lafay-
ette man a merry chase. Sanders
supplied the surprise element In
the Democratic battle. Bernard n.
ShSvnly. II appeared was trailing
far down the list. The fifth Demo
cratic candidate, Charles Howard,