The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-15
RESULTS IN
TWO STATES
ARE IN DOUBT
Senator Means. Colorado,
Trailing Opponent-Mary-
land Race Is Close
TWO HAD NO OPPOSITION
No Senatorial Races in Two of
Nine States Holding Pri-
marics Tuesday
(By Associated Press).

Wy hSSVCIdtcu ITSS0l.
All but two Of seven United States
senator's seeking party denomination
appear to have successfully weather.
ed the storm Of ballots in ycstcr-
days primaries. $3.50 e,S
The two races in doubt were in
Colorado where Senator Rice w.
Means (Republican). was trailing,
and in Maryland. where Senator O. f.
Weller (Rcpublican) was in a nip
and tuck race but claiming renOmina.
ton.
Senator Wesley l.. Jones (Rc-
publican) Of Washington, establish
ed an early lead over three oppon-
ents. while Senator Ellison d. Smith
tDemocrat) was the apparent winner
in South Carolina and Senator Edwin
;. Broussard. (Democrat) was draw
ing away from his opponent in Louis
lana after an early struggle to keep
in front.
Two Umopposed
Two Republican senators had no
opposition. They were Senator Port
er II. Dale Of Vermont and Senator
William NJ. Butler Of Massachusetts.
In two Of the nine states holding
primaries Michigan and New York
there we're no senatorial races.
summary by states of the vari-
Gus elections follows:
Maryland
Senator q. f.. Weller, incumbent,
and Representative John Philip Hill,,
avowed wet. in neck and neck race
for the Republican senatorial no.,-
ination. with result in doubt. Repre-
sentative AIillard Tydings unopposcd
for the Democratic Senatorial nom
inution.
South Carolina
Senator Ellison d. Smith, world
court advocate, apparently won re-
nomination on the democratic ticket
over Colonel Edgar Brown. court OPP
ponent, on the face Of almost COM
plete returns.
Meager returns gave Charles w.
Waterman, anti-ku klux Khan candi.
date, the lead over Senator Rice w.
Means, klan candidate for tho Re-
publican senatorial nomination. Form
er Governor w. +. Sweet was ahead
of two opponents for the Democratic
senatorial nomination.
Washington
Senator Wesley l.. Jones, dry and
world court supporter, was in the
lead for tho Republican senatorial
nomination over three opponents.
Frank r. Hammond, world court OPP
ponent and wet. was third. A. Scott
Bullitt, anti-world court, led for tho
Democratic nomination over Clevc-
land Longstreet, a dry.
Vermont
Former Judge John +. Weeks.
Middlcbury. led for the Republican
Ia ,t.c i.,1 A,us
l opponents. Repre- csentativc l.. S.
Brigham Of the first district, was
leading for the Democratic nomina-
tion. Senator Porter H. Dale had no
opposition for Republican nomina-
ton.
! Massac husetts
Senator William Butler, chairman
Of the Republican national committee.
renominated without opposition TO
run against former Senator David |.
Walsh, unopposed for the Democratic
nomination. Governor Alvan T. FULL
er. Republican. and William A. Gas
ton, Democrat, were without 0ppOsi-
tiOn for their respective guberna ator-
ial nominations. Representative
| James A. Gallivan, in the 18th dis
trict was leading for the Democratic
congressional nomination in that dis
trict.
Louisiana
Senator Edward A. Broussard, wet,
was running nip and tuck race with
former Governor Jared Y. Sander. a
dry, for the Democratic senAN0rial
nomination. Representative Zach
Spearing of the second district, the
only member Of the house delegation
opposed for denomination, defeated
three Democratic opponents.
Michigan
| With half Of the precincts in the
state reporting, Colonel Fred W.
Green, mayor of Ionia. had a lead
that approached 100000 over Cover
nor Alex J. Groesbeck for the Re-
publican gubernatorial nomination.
New York
! Representatives Perlman, 14th dis
trict, Crowther, 3Oth district, and
Stalker, 37th district, apparently won
Republican denominations. Repre-
sentative Quayle. seventh district
Democrat. was renominated. Former
Representative Clarke defeated Rep
resentative Tolley for the Republi.
can nomination in saith district.