White County record. [volume] (Judsonia, Ark.) 1922-200?, 1922-08-10
DENOMINATION OF PRESCOTT
MAN SURE. CLOSE RACE BE-
TWEEN HILL AND CUBAGE
WITH FINAL RESULT
UNCERTAIN
WILSON BEHIND LEONARD
May Take Final Results To Determine
Nominee For Highway Commits
sion Portfolio. Both Fergu-
sons Win.

Little Rock, Aug. with the re
turns Of Tuesdays election far from
complete it was early apparent that
Governor McRae was renominated by
large majority Out of the first
$4,000 votes counted McRae's lead
was more than to /. The majority
kept increasing as additional precincts
were heard from.
Toney was leading only in Garland,
Chicot and Lee counties. In Pulaski
county the vote in "a out of 81 pre-
clncts was 1851 for McRae and 995 for
Toney. Reports showed Governor Nc
Rae leading in Lake Village, Mr.. Ton
eys home town, by II votes, although
Mr.. Toney was in lead throughout
the county
In two races the contestants were
running neck and neck and very like
ly the complete returns will be requir-
ed to decide the winners. A. B. Hill
ard Granville Cubage, candidates for
superintendent of public instruction,
are running close together. Early re-
turns were favorable to Mr. Cubage,
but Mr.. Hill later gained the lead and
increased it to 5000 on the. latest re-
turns Reports from the outlying pre-
cincts in the various counties may
change this lead, as Mr.. Cubage says
that his greatest strength is in the
rural communities. In "a precincts in
Pulaski county, Hill was leading by
a vote of 1870 to S03
The other close race is for highway
commissioner. Roy V. Leonard, who
Is opposing Herbert R. Wilson, can
didNte for a second term, gained the
lead soon after the earlier returns
came In and at last reports was still
leading
In 25 out Of 36 precincts in Hemp
stead county, Mr.. Wilson's home coun-
ty. Mr. Leonard was leading by vote
of 1,150 to 662. Mr.. Leonard also was
leading in Pulaski county by more
than 800 votes.
Tuesday was lucky day, apparent
ly, for Fergusons. Both Uncle joe
Ferguson, candidate for state treasur-
er, and Jim G. Ferguson, candidate for
commissioner of mines. manufactures
and agriculture, had approximately
as many votes as their oponents com
bined Each was opposed by two can
didates.
The first complete returns were re-
ceiyed from Bradley county. The vote
in the governors race in Bradley coun-
ty was: McRae. 1850 Toney, 691.
Returns from II precincts in the
Fifth congressional district gave
Heartsill Ragon lead of 700 votes
over NJ. E. Dunaway Steele Hays
was third in the race, with total of
2,025, and Mrs Alice G. Mile had
received only 1872 votes.
In the Second district Congressman
Oldfield. who is seeking reelection,
had a lead of more than two TO one
over his opponent, w. A. Hodges,
with about one-fifth of the voting pre-
cincts reporting.
With 70 precincts reporting in the
Sixth district L. E. Sawyer was lead
ing. having sol votes to 1919 for ].
B. Reed and 2.o17 for w. Fl. Evans.
w. E. FLOYD has a lead of almost
two-to-one over his opponent. w G.
Brashear. in the race for railroad COM
missioner of the Second district with
191 precincts reporting, but the con
tests in the other two districts are
close. In the First district with "a
precincs reporting. the vote is as fol
lows: Walker, 1917; Finn, SIG; Hen.
derson, 2,750.
In the Third district Harper has a
slight lead over Hardage, with 242
precincts reporting. The vote is:
uardape 7n5e. Haroer 1874