Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-05

CLAIM VICTORY
IN STATE Vote
Alleged Klan Candi-
date in Oklahoma
Has Big Lead; Kan
sas Goes Anti-Klan

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug.
5.-(P)-Victory for the vets
in Missouri and an apparent
crushing defeat Of Ku Klux
Klan supporters in Kansas APP
peared today as the outstand-
ing results Of Tuesdays pri<
maries elections in six states.
In Oklahoma, where the
Klan was considered an open
issue in one major contest,
the orders reputed candidate
led while the wet faction
claimed the edge in Montana.
With congressional nominations
holding interest IN two southern
states. West Virginia returns indi-
Gated the denomination Of the states
six representatives 10 congress. four
of whom are republicans and one
democrat. Representative Woodyard.
republican, fourth district. was not
q candidate. Returns indicated the
nomination Of Representative
James "A. Hughes. republican, for
his place. Representative Joseph r.
Deal. democrat, Virvinia, had a sub
st@ntial lead in the one congregational
contest, nine incumbents being un-
opposed.
Senators Carry States
denomination Of three republican
senators was conceded when they
amassed commanding pluralities with
returns nearly complete. Senator
George Williams Of Missouri routed
his avowed dry opponents by large
margins for the long and short nom
nations Senator J. W. Harreld
easily led IN the Oklahoma republi-
can balloting and Senator Charles
Curtis. republican flood leader. had
little opposition In Kansas.
Former Congressman Harry II.
Hawes, st. Louis democrat, and n
wet. increased his lead in late re-
turns to oppose Senator Williams in
November. Late Oklahoma returns
widened the gap III the democratic
senatorial race In which j. Il. (JackD
Walton. deposed governor. trailing
Elmer Thomas by more than 1000
votes. In Kansas Charles Stephens
of Columbus led two opponents for
this nomination by n narrow margin.
Republican and democratic incum-
bents, with one exception. seemed as
sured Of denomination in the Kansas
congressional districts. Congressman
Hayes B. White. republican, was
leading G. A. p. Falconer BY only
few votes. In the seventh Kansas
district, where the office was vacated
by Representative Tineher, Clifford
X. Hope, republican, led the field by
m apparently safe margin.
Congressman Carter Loses
Four democratic and two republi-
can congressman were either unop-
posed or had large leads for renom-
nation. In the third district Con-
gressman Charles Carter was trail
ing Wilbur Cartwright in the demo
cratic contest while close race de-
veloped for the vacancy created I'm
the sixth district when Congressman
Thomas filed 70 opposed Walton.
Former Governor Jonathan M.
Davis. accused and acquitted Of par
don selling. was trailing Donald
Muir. young attorney. for the Kansas
democratic gubernatorial nomination
with retarns more than half in. Gov
ernor Ben - Paulen. republican, was
renominated on the face OF nearly
complete returns. The Kansas Klan
fight was reflected in the apparent
decisive victory Of three supreme
court judges who handed down a de-
cision ousting the order from the
state and by large pluralities given
the republican anti Klan candidStes
for attorney general and secretary
Of state.
Henry NJ. Johnson. reputcd Klan
candidate. maintained an approxi-
mate 5000 vote lead for the Okla
home democratic gubernator.al bal
loting with two thirds OF the vote
counted. W. IT. Often Of Edo, Okla,
led the field for the republican nom-
ination.