Evening star., 1926-09-01
SHORTR|DGE TOPS
SENATE ASP|RANTS
|NCAL|F.ORN|A RACE
Young, Johnson Candidate,
Ahead of Richardson for
Governor Nomination.
MRS. KAHN WINS EASILY
RUNNING ON WET ISSUE
Run off Made Necessary in South
Carolina-Smith Fails to Get
Majority.


SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Septem-
Der Limited States Senator Samuel
NJ. Shortridge. Coolidge Republican,
running for renominatio and Lieut..
Gov. .. &. Young, contesting for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination.
increased their leads ever their oppo-
nents as additional precincts were
tabulated early today from yester-
DAYS statewide primary.
Shortridge had more than doubled
his early advantage over Robert NJ.
Clarke his leading anti-World Court
opponent. on returns from 1906 pre-
cincts, which gave: Shortridge, no. .503
Clarke. S0,397: Lineberger, antiW orld
Court and Anti-Saloon League candf
date, 3l.lS2.
YOung's Lead, 1901
Young had lead of 1901 over
Gov. Friend w Richardson in the Re
publican gubernatorial race on re-
gave: Young, 126,983: Richardson,
1882; Goodcell. 1856: Mcclellan.
1892; Mitchell. 1926 and Thomas.
90.
Despite the growing vote in favor
OF their opponents, both Richardson
and Clarke refused to admit defeat.
In the contest for lieutenant gov
ernor Burton Fits, former American
Legion department commander. won
by wide margin. in the face Of the
incomplete returns. With 2.929 pre-
cincts complete. his advantage
amounted to about $4,000 votes over
his nearest opponent. Frank r. Mer
fiAm. The figures: Fits. 95 ,906; Mer-
RAM, 6l.l30: Lyman NJ. King. 39,13S.
An interesting feature of these two
major conflicts was the part played
IN each by Senator Hiram Johnson.
He stumped the State for both Young
and Clarke. attacking Gov. Richard
sons administration as "rea ctionary
and spendthrift," and assailing Sena-
tor Shortridse for his pro1court vote.
johnson Not Affected.
The returns early today ware con-
eidered particularly indecisive as
they affected Senator Johnson, as the
candidates he supported were ap-
parently both winning and losing.
Somewhat similar indecisiveness
prevailed in the Democratic guberna-
torial and senatorial conflicts. which
together have been looked upon as a
preliminary skirmish in the 1928
presidential campaign.
John b. Elliott. who was indorsed
for Senator bv William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. was leading Isidore Dockweiler.
whom he accused of completely in a
Tammany Hall plot to capture Cali
fornia democracy. 5000 to 2,Sl4. But
Carl Alexander Johnson, San Diego
dry. also bearing the McAdoo indorSe-
ment, was trailing Justus S. Wardell
IN the gubernatorial race. 1891 votes
IN 1919. Wardell also was accused
by the McAdoo candidates of traf-
ficking with Tammany.
Wet candidates We're leading In
several congressional contests in the
fourth district
Mrs. Kahn Wins Easily.
Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn. out
spoken wet incumbent opposed for
the Republican nomination hy several
candidates. including Mrs. Cecil D.
Hamilton. advocate of strict prohibi-
ton enforcement. won a sweeping
victory.
In the second district another wet
candidate. Harry l.. Englebright, was
far ahead of several wet and dry op-
ponents for the Republican nomina-
ton to succeed the late Representa-
tive John T.. Ral<er. The Republican
domination to succeed the late Law
renee j. Flaherty in the fifth was
easily won by Richard Welch. San
Francisco supervisor and avowed wet
In the eighth district early returns
showed Representative Arthur NJ
Free. Republican. far ahead of both
Percy OConnor. dry. and Philip