New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
COOPER TOPS LIST
 IN OHIO PRIMARY
Leading Brown for Republican
 GubernatOria Contest

columbus, Ohio, Aug. II Pl- Myers I. Cooper, Cincinnati busi- ness man and organization candidate for the republican nomination for governor, today had assumed a lead of approximately 16,O0O votes over Thad H. Brown, secretary of state, his closest opponent. This lead was based on returns from 6,S54 of the approximately $500 precincts in the state, tabulated by the Associated Press.
 These returns included practically complete figures from the urban centers but only partial reports from the rural sections. What the rural vote would show generally was re- garded as toss-up.
 The vote on the republican guber- material race for 6,S54 precints was:
 Myers Y. Cooper, 1S2,604.
 Thad Brown, 116,7S0.
 Donahey Renominated
 Foregone conclusions that Cover nor Donahey would be renominated on the democratic ticket with a pre- ponderant plurality proved to be well founded. The governor, with returns received from 6,751 pre- cinets, was leading A. P. Sandles, his nearest opponent, almost eight to one.
 Pomerene Leading
 Chances of Ohio being the first state to be represented in the Unit ed States senate by woman ap- peared to have been dissipated. Florence E. Allen, state supreme court justice and candidate for the democratic nomination for United States senator. seemed to have been decisively defeated by Atlee Pomer- enc, former senator and Cleveland attorney. Returns from 6,6S0 pre- cincts gave the following vote:
 Atlee Pomerene. 72,6S0.
 Florence E. Allen, 5S,56S.
 Judge Florence Allen today, con- ceded the nomination of former sen ator Atlee Pomerene as the demo- cratic candidate for the United States senate.
 Alabama Primary Population of the national Ku KluX Klan organization by the Ala bama organization was seen by some | political observers in Alabama s democratic primary.
 Hugo L. Black, candidate for the United States senate endorsed by the Alabama Klan was leading a field of five, including L. B. Mos grove. backed by the national or ganization. Black had a,40s in 3S6 precincts in 1900 in the state; Bankhead 5,50S; Kilby 4,S32: May field S,445 and Musgrove 2,572.
 In the gubernatorial race Bibb Graves, who a few days ago charg- ed that large Alabama newspapers were fighting him to "hogtie the Alabama delegation" In the 1928 na- tional democratic convention to give the states vote to Governor Al Smith, was leading in a field of four. The vote in 3S6 precincts was: Graves 9,905; Mcdowell S,46S; Pat terson 6,931; Carmichael 6.S75.
 Large urban centers gave John E. Martineau, judge of Pulaski chan cery court, fairly substantial lead over Governor Tom J. Terral in Ar kansas democratic gubernatorial fight. Governor Terral's strength is believed to lie in the rural districts and as returns from them began to filter in he began cutting into Mar tineau's lead. The vote in 641 pre- cincts of 2,009 in the state was: Martineau 27.S24 Terral 20,027.
 In the congressional battles, the incumbents, Representatives John N. Tillman and Heartsill Ragon were leading their opponents. Nebraska Republicans Nominate Governor Adam McMullen Senator T. H. Caraway was nom- mated without opposition to succeed himself. His two opponents, Fred G. Johnson. Hastings, former attor- ney general, and Robert Ross, Lex ington, faEmer, Jagged far behind. Returns from '455 precincts of 1,96S gave McMullen 3o,722, Johnson 9,253, Ross 2,S75.
 Charles Bryan, former governor and democratic presidential candidate in 1924, was unopposed for the democratic gubernatorial nomination. as were Osmond F. Gyron. Fender, attorney, La Toilette independent candidate, and Roy M. Harrop, Omaha, progressive.
 Incomplete returns showed these men ahead for the various congress sional nominations;
 First district-Republican, George w. Marsh, Lincoln.
 Second district-Republican, con- gressman, William c. Sears. Omaha. Second district Democratic,