The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-27
JOHNSON NOW
HAS LEAD IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
Overtakes Coolidge Majority y
and Leads This Afternoon
BY About 200 Votes
RESULT is IN DOUBT
Johnson Men, However. De
clare Progress of Returns
Indicates Victory For Him

Sioux Falls, Mar. Ex-senator
Hiram Johnson jumped out in
front today in his race with
President Coolidge for the Re-
publican presidential Endorsement
in South Dakota as additional
returns came in from Tuesdays
statewide primary.
An error in early returns from
one county, corrected today, re-
suited in a net gain Of 900 votes
for johnson and sent his total in
500 of the states 1925 pre-
cincts up to 3S.306 as rnmnarrd
to 37,099 for Coolidge. This lead
OF l,2O7 for johnson was trImmed
to 1892 by first returns from
Harding county in the extreme
northwestern corner of the state
where IL precincts-a third of
the county-showed Coolidge
leading three to one.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Mar. 9Th,
South Dakota presidential preferenc,
Endorsement held in the balance to
day as returns came in slowly. Sen
ator Hiram Johnson of Californi,
had displaced President Coolidg,
from the lead the latter held owe,
him in the returns all day yester
day, but he held it by slight mar
gin.
Because of the fact that rural dis
tricts wavered in their support be
tween the two candidates, 1T became
apparent that almost total vot,
would be necessary before the win
ner could be determined, unless there
is an unexpected change in the pro
gress Of the returns.
At ]. p. M. the standing was: John.
son 1916; Coolidge 1906, Il leac
for Johnson of 221.
The California senator, through
support in rural districts and smal
towns, cut down the lead of 1900
the president held yesterday after.
noon, but when his lead reache eC
about 200 the next returns failed tC
make much change.
See Victory
Watching the trend of returns last
night, state headquarters for the
Johnson campaign added a few
more thousand majority to the pre-
diction of victory for the Califor.
ian, declaring he would win by a
$4,000 to $4,000 majority.
Meanwhile the Coolidge state
leaders held to their original state
ment that returns. compiled by them
indicated Coolidge majority of
$500 to 4,0O0.'
Twenty-Five of the states sixty
four counties had reported complete
unofficial returns on the Republican
presidential contest when Johns on
moved ahead of Coolidge.
Only meager returns were avail
able from several counties, but in
with reports in deemed
Johnson had a lead
n thirty-four and Coolidge in twen-
;y-six.
McMaster Certain
While Senator johnson was over
coming the Coolidge lead, Governor
". II. McMaster, with whom he had
teamed" was increasing his ma
ority over Senator Thomas Sterling
or the Republican senatorial nom
nation.
With the outcome of the senatori-
Il contest definitely determined, ac-
ording to the unofficial tabulation,
ounty correspondents showed a
endency to omit the later figures
rom their reports, but in 1875 pre-
incts the count was: McMaster
1917; Sterling 27,737.
Democratic state headquarters.
'acking the candidacy of William
!. McAdoo for that party's presi-
lential endorsement, declared late
asst night that reasonably complete
eports it had received "substanti-
ted completely the earlier state
nent that the former secretary of
he treasury had carried the state
early three to one.
CHARGES BUYING ELECTION
st. Louis, Mar. Ex-senator Hiram
ohnson of California, in a statement
ere today, commenting on the South
'akota presidential preference prim-
ry,. charged that If ever an effort
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