Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01
HANNA'S LEAD CUT
SLIGHTLY BY NyE
IN SENATE PRIMARY
Coolidge Republican Polls
1887 to Senator's 1850
in 371 of 2,167 Precincts.
bipartisan EFFORT
FOR TOWNLEY FAILURE
Organizer, Out of State, Gets Only
One Vote in Returns From
rs Counties.

ny lpe ASSOCtaleU t'ffSs-
FARGO. ~ OAK. July With his
opponent = rural strongholds largely
uureported. l.. +. Hanna. independent
or Coolidge Republican. today led
Senator Gerald T. Nye, non partisan.
for the long term Repuhican sena
forial nomination in North Dakota g
primary election.
Returns from 37l precincts out Of
2.167 for the long term. give Hanna
i9.Sl7, Nye 1850, Stone 3.11o. Mitbo
20. Earlier returns from 247 pre-
cincts gave Hanna 1888. Nye 1856.
Similar returns marked the race by
the same candidates for the short
term or special election TO fill the un-
expired term of the late Senator Ladd,
ending March 8, 1927.
Rural Vote Still Unreported.
Hanna x lead was based largely on
returns from municipalities which are
generally independent voting Centers
The real outcome Of the contest rests
in the rural vote. which was heavy.
Coolidge Republicans also held early
leads in the gubernatorial and in two
congressional races. but as in the
senatorial races the rural non-p -parti
san strongholds were still to be hes. IL
from.
\ feature of the early returns was
the decisive failure of efforts by q
committee of ''old-time non -partisans"
to reinCarnate 4. c. Townley, original
league organizer, as a political power
in the State.
a "sticker" candidate through last
minute appeals by the committee for
the Republican gubernatorial nomina-
ton, the one-time boss of the league
had received only one vote in returns
available from SIS counties.
Townley's interest in the attempted
resurrection" is not known, because
he has been out of the State for sew
eral months.
State Contest in Doubt.
The State contest between A G.
Sorlie, non-partisan governor, and j.
NJ Hanley, independent, for the Re.
publican nomination, appeared in
doubt. Hanley received an early lead
along with Hanna, but SorIie's
strength in the country districts may
disrupt this with additional returns.
Democrats have a full State ticket
without opposition and did not figure
in the primary. The Farmer-L Labor
icAP Ad1S 1oIIlColS an SlA VI eicfEtt
offices
Returns from 311 for the guberna-
torial nomination give Sorlie 1856;
Hanlcy. 1886; j. a. McGovern, 604.
The Fargo Forum, independent Re
publican newspaper. early today con
ceded the denomination OF Gov. Sorlie
in yesterdays Republican guberna-
torial primary, on the face of availa.
BILE unofficial and incomplete returns.
At the time the statement was made.
the governor was running about
1000 votes behind his chief opponent,
j. NJ. Hanley, Independent Republican.
Hanley had 1885 and Sorlie 1856.
with only small portion OF the vote
in, mostly from the cities However.
Hanley failed to pile up the command
ing lead necessary in the city vote
to overcome the governors expected
when the country districts
report, the Forum seld
The Forum also said the available
returns indicated that Gerald p. Nye,
non-p partisan. may win both the long
and short term senatorial contests
over l.. b. Hanna. Hanna had a lead
of $500 DIN the long term race and
$500 for the short term at the time.