Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-09
UPSHAW DEFEATED
IN GEORGIA RACE;
GEORGE IS VICTOR
Democrats Uphold World
Court Stand d-Senat0r
Has 1851 Lead.
GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA
AHEAD FOR SIXTH TERM
0ddie and Baker Win in Nevada
Contest With Fight Favoring
Court Entrance.
b the Associated Press.

Bt the Assoclaten Press
ATLANTA, September 9.-Georgia
Democratic voters upheld the World
Court stand of United States Senator
Walter r. George at the State-wlde
primary yesterday By returning him
TO office with a sweeping majority
over his opponent, r. B. Russell, chief
justice of the Supreme Court. In
complete returns early today gave
George a popular vote Of 39.42S votes,
against 2O,737 for Russell.
In unit votes this gave George 229
and Russell 40. Two hundred and
eight unit votes are necessary for a
choice.
The Democratic nomination in
Georgia is equivalent to election.
In the race for governor DR.. L. 6.
ponents with 1856 unit votes. John
n. Holder was second. with ia;
George Carswell. third, with rs, and
Joe Wood. fourth. with s. This in
dicated % counties for CarSWell, 81
for Hardman, 43 for Holder and 4 for
Wood.
Seven Are UnOppOsed.
Representative +. l.. Cox. Charles
r. Crisp. w. G. Wright, Sam Ruther-
ford, Carl Vinson. W. {. Langford
and W w. Larsen were unopposed
for denomination.
w. y. UpshaW. Representative from
the fifth lAtlanta) district, was de
ftated by Lester j. Steele of Decatur.
Ga.
In the seventh district, early re
turns indicated the nomination OF M.
c. Tarver for the seat of Representa-
tive Gordon Lee. retired.
In the remaining three districts
inCumbents were leading. They are
Charles G. Edwards of the first
Charles IL. Brand, eighth. and Thomas
NJ Bell. ninth.
Featuring the primary was the
contest of James h. Hines, associate
Justice of the State supreme court,
who was opposed by Judge *. Eve.
Justice Hines, in his campaign,
charged that Nathan Bedford ForreS''
grand dragon OF the ku kluX klan
In Georgia. had instructed the klah
to vote for his opponent.
Justice Hines was leading his OPP
ponent on The face of incomplete re-
turns.
Steele Has 10 to Is Votes.
judge Alex w. Stephens Of the
court of appeals. also was leading ms
opponent, Judge d. I. lllSH9i ~
In the fifth congressional district
race. late returns. compiled by the
Atlanta Constitution. showed L. j.
Steele to have received 10 OF the -
total unit votes of the district. W.
D. Cpshaw. incumbent. had SIX
votes. and Mayor w. \. Sims OF At
lanta, two.
In his campaign Representative
Ipshaw stood on his record. While
both Steele and Sims urged voters OF
the district TO change representatives.
All three men are supporters OF the
prohibition amendment.
Fulton County, III which the city
of Atlanta is located. and the home
of both Sims and Upshaw. save the
latter a plurality Of l27 votes.
Mr. Steele. Decatur, Ga. attor-
nev, has been active in public HE
for many years. and is former
member of the State Legislature.
Each county in Georgia has twice
as many unit votes as representatives
In the lower house of the Legislature.
Nominations are made by unit votes.
Where two or more candidates are
involved in race. the one receiving
the county popular vote plurality re
ceives the county unit vote.