Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09
WAL. TON CONCEDED
SENATE NOMINATION
| IN OKLAHOMA RACE
KIan Foe Piles Up Lead as
Late Returns Arrive
From Country

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Aug. Z.
= j. c. Walton, deposed governor, con-
Itinued to lead E. B. Howard, con-
gresham from the first district and
ku klux Khan indorsee, for the
democratic senatorial nomination,
"a the basis of returns from Tues
as's primary, cmpiled today.
AT noon 2,494 precincts out of
1906 in the state gave Walton 72,05S
Votes to Towards 66,257, a margin
OF 5,S01 votes in the former COVER
nor's favor.
Observers do not believe re.
turns from the unreported precincts
will materially alter the present
standing. C. J. Wrightsman, anoth-
er candidate in the race yesterday
conceded Walton's nomination and
The Daily Oklahoman of Oklahoma
City, which has opposed Walton, pre-
dicted in today's issue that Walton
would ultimately gain a plurality Of
900 votes
Walton IS bitter opponent OF
he Ku Klux Khan and severely at.
paign speeches. Howard and
he Endorsement of the khan.
With more than 2 TO 1 lead
Pver his nearest opponent, w. b.
Pine, of Ollmulgee, seems assured
pr The Republican senatorial nomi-
nation. Returns from 1,137 pre-
Fincts gave Pine 2S,023; Lorton 49,.
PSF; Scott 1873; Leedy 1928; Leiber
.OS9' Bingham 9S7.
Pine had the Endorsement of the
Au Klux Khan, while Lorton OPP
posed the organization.
incumbent congressman were lead.
ng their opponents in districts
where there We're contests and seem
assured of denomination. Latest re.
urns did not alter the standings OF
ne various candidates for state Of
Fices.
NELSON AND BAKER WIN
MISSOURI NOMINATIONS
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. Thy the
associated Press.)- DIR. Arthur w.
Nelson, of Bunceton, Democrat, and
Sam A. Baker, Republican, of JEFF
person City, are the nominees of
heir respective parties for the office
pr governor in the November cleo.
ions, according to reports from all
put 927 of the states 1887 precincts.
Indications were that the missing
precincts, all in rural districts.
would further increase their leads.
Nelson was expected to finish with
lead of approximately 10000, and
Baker 100000.
Nelson led Floyd E. Jacobs, of
Kansas City. Former. Judge Henry
Priest, out-ald-out wet" candi-
late, of st. Louis, was third in the
FACE. George H. Moore, of st. Louis,
anti-Ku Klux aspirant for the guber-
latorial nomination, was a close
Fourth.
There was strong prospect that
Victor Miller, of St. Louis, former
president of the police board would
inish second in the Republican race
or the gubernatorial nomination.
Late reports indicate that Mrs.
Kate S. Morrow would be nominated
Democratic candidate tor secretary
bf state.
KANSAS PRIMARY LEADERS
MAINTAIN THEIR MARGINS
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Aug. 7.-By
he Associated Press.)-A days tab
llation of returns of the Kansas pri-
harry Tuesday made little relative
hange in the standings of the cam
lidates.
Senator Arthur Capper, Republic.
n, and Governor Jonathan M. Davis,
Democrat, easily led their fields and
piled up leads of 10000 to 10000. The
ace for the Republican gubernatoria.
domination, however, proved a fairy
lose one, with latest returns cutting
own slowly the lead that B. S.
aaplen, Fredonia banker, had over
Clyde M. Reed, of Parsons, and ex-
6apernor w. r. Stubs, of Law.
7sce.
The five-sided race for the IDe y
ratio nomination for United States
enator is running fairly close, with
ames Malone, of Topeka, somewhat
head of Edward T. Hackney.
Congressional results are UNI
changed by the count, incumbents
leading in all districts