Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-08
BRCOKHART LEADS
IN IOWA BUT RACE
YET IS VERY CLOSE
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dent Coolidge and the entire RepuD'
lican congressional and state tickets.
When tabulation ceased. 1000 pre-
cincts out of 1883 in the state had
reported on president. They gave
Coolidge 92,667; La Toilette, $3.50,
and Davis, 24,577. For senator,
1880 precincts gave Gov. w. H.
McMaster, Republican, senatorial
candidate, S0,S23; Cherry, Democrat,
6,96S; Ayres, farmerlabor, 1926;
Bates, Independent, 1865; Egan, in
dependent. 9,44O; Dillon, independ-
ent, 2,5S3; Louecks, independent,
TO
Carl Gunderson, Republican, walk
ed away from the field in the guber-
Material contest, with a plurality of
$4,000 over Bulow, Democrat. in
1854 precincts. Gunderson had S4,-
1893; Bulow, 1898; Putnam, farm
er-labor, POSTS, and Richards, indie
pendent, 1858.
The remainder of the Republican
state ticket had been successful by
margins almost as large as that of
the governor.
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 6.-By
the Associated PresS) - The lead of
w. E. Pine, Republican, over j. G.
Walton, Democrat, for the United
States senate had increased to nearly
1875 900 today when returns from O.
ga precincts out of the 1884 in the
state had been tabulated. The vote
stood: Pine, 2SS,264: Walton, 1888.
President Coolidge made slight in
roads into the lead of nearly $4,000
maintained by John w. Davis in the
state in the closing tabulation last
night. The returns from 2,2S9 pre-
cincts out of 3,1S4 in Oklahoma gave
Davis 1851 and Coolidge 100, 529, a
plurality of 240S2, as compared to
24,515 last night. In the same num-
Der of precincts Robert M. La Fol
lette, independent candidate, had a
vote of 22,830.
A recheck made on the total vote
in several counties by election Of
ficials in the First congressional dis
trict late today revealed the closest
race in the history of Oklahoma in
which Wayne Bayless, Democrat,
was leading S. J. Montgomery, Re.
publican, by one vote, with every
precinct reported. Boards through
out the district were recheclling their
figures again to determine the win
ner.
Changes In figures originally an
nounced by eelction officials had
wiped out a lead of approximately l.
900 votes held by Bayless just before
noon.
COLORADO
DENVER, Col, Nov. 6.-President
Coolidge maintained majority of
nearly $4,000 in the face of returns
compiled here early today. When
1,4O4 Of the 1893 precincts were in,
the vote was: Coolidge, 1874, 1879; Da-
Wis, 72,510: La Toilette, 52,713.
The entire senatorial and con-
gressional tickets, with one eXcep-
ton, were swept into office in the
Republican landslide in this state.
Judge Clarence J. Morley. Repub.
lcan, had an apparent landslide by
piling UP majority of nearly 10000
votes over Gov. William E. Sweet,
incumbent.
NORTH DAKOTA
FARGO, N. D., Nov. 6.--(By the
Associated Press .)-Senator Robert
Nj. La Toilette continued to trim
President Coolidge's lead in North
Dakota Thursday afternoon as re
turns filtered in to the Associated
Press tabulation headquarters here
The last 80 precincts to report
showed that he was cutting Cool
idge's plurality of 10000 at the rate
of "A votes a precinct.
When / $3.50 of the states 2,160 pre-
cincts had reported at > p. M, the
president had a lead of 0.SS6. When
LIS precincts reported, however
La Toilette had cut this lead down
To 10,050. The remaining precincts
are almost wholly from rural anC
western sections where the Wiscon
sin senator claims and is granted his
Strongholds.
NEW MENICO
ALBUQUERQUE n. NJ. Nov. s.
President Coolidge had lead of 2,
III votes over John w. Davis wher
407 of the states us precincts hac
been heard from this afternoon.
On the same count Senator Bur
sum, Republican, was 1875 votes be
hind Samuel G. Bratton. Congress
man Morrow maintained a lead OF 3.
a4S over j. Felipe Huhbell. Manue
Olero, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, was 999 behind \. I. Hannett
Democrat.
INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Nov. O.
(Ey the Associated Press.l-Th,
plurality given President Coolids,
in Indiana exceeded the 10000
mark today as tlss tabulation of re
turns neared completion. Last nigh
II surpassed the record-breakins
plurality of 1S5.006 given Presiden
Harding in 1920.
When 1855 OF the states S.il'
precincts had been tabulated th'
presidents lead over John w. DsvG
was c09,542. The returns save Cool