Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-12
TWO HOUSE MEMBERS
RUNNING BEHIND IN
PRIMARY CONTESTS
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w. j. Pack, the incumbent on the State
Supreme Court bench.
Political tradition was shattered in
Vermont when Gov John E. Weeks,
Republican, became the first governor
OF the State to be nominated for sec
ond term since biennial elections were
adopted. ~ also broke the unwritten
law that til governor should be chosen
alternately from the east and west sides
of the Green Mountains.
Gov. Weeks won a 2-to-l victory
over Mayor Edward H. Deavitt of
Montpelier, who based his campaign on
adherence to the political traditions.
With II small towns missing out of 243
cities and towns in the State. the vote
was: Weeks, 34,171; Deavitt, 1898.
Green Is Renominated.
There was no other contest on either
ticket The Democratic nominee for
governor is Harry C. Shurtleff. Sena-
tor Green was renominated by the Re-
publicans. His opponent will be Fred
D. Martin.
A general absence of contests and
new election law requiring voters to
express their party preference, was re-
fiected in the small vote cast in yes
terdayS Statewide Colorado primary
| election.
With 872 precincts reported out of
1856 in the State. Attorney General
William L. Boatright led Clarence P.
Dodge, Colorado Springs sportsman,
early today for the Republican guber-
material nomination, chief party con-
test. The tabulation gave Boatright
3l,408, Dodge, 1854 Gov. william
H. Adams, Democrat was unopposed
for denomination.
Representative S. Harrison White. a
wet, won from George j. Kindel three
to-one for the first district Democratic
congressional nomination
Of the districts 1913 precincts 292
gave White 9,489, Kindel, 1858. Dem
yer County. in which the States
metropolis is located, comprises the
district.
William r. Eaton had a small lead
for the districts Republican congress
sional nomination. The vote gave
Eaton 1925; Lewis N Hall, 7,240; Her.
bert L. Shattuck, 6,536.
Tobey Is Victor.
Charles W. Tobey of Temple. who
bolted the Republican party with RooSe-
welt in 1912 and boosted of it during
h campaign, won the Republican NOM
nation for Governor of New Hamr-
shire yesterday. He defeated Ora A.
Brown of Ashland $50 wards and towns
out of 294 giving Tobey 27,480 votes to
81 1903 for Brown.
Election of Brown, member of the
governors council and veteran of the
Old Guard" was vigorously advocated
by G1'. Spaulding, Senator Moses and
keyeS and other prominent party lead
ers. Tobey, former president of the
State Senate ana a former speaker of
the House Of Representatives, was sup
ported by former Cows John G. Winant,
Robert P. Bass and other leaders of
the Progressive branch q. the party.
Former Mayor Eaton D. Sargent of
Nashua will be Tobey's opponent in
November Sargent, who was the DEM
ocratic candidate for governor two
years ago, again was nominated by his
party by an overwhelming vote over
Charles D. Ward of Manchester. Ward
made his campaign on a ''wringing
wet platform
Nomination of Sargent was assured
When 227 wards and towns gave him
''"~" '"NSo w ~s1oo AOi Illo OPpOIleIiJ.
Ashurst Has Lead.
United States Senator Henry F.. Ash
| urst and Gov. G. w. P. Hunt, Demo-
| cratic incumbents, held commanding
| leads for denomination to their respec-
tive offices in yesterdays primary in
Arizona as vote tabulation continued
! today.
Senator Ashurst, who has served his
State continuously in the Senate since
admission to statehood, held three-to-
one lead over G. w. Rutherford with
206 complete and 80 incomplete pre-
| cinctS out of SOB in the State reported.
Gov. Hunt, only Democratic guber-
Material candidate the State has ever
had, and successful in six Of the seven
campaigns since statehood, was well
ahead of j. H. Kirby, and his friends
! claimed his denomination.
! The vote gave: Observation-Disclosures
! CD. 1921; Rutherford CD, 1866;
Ralph Cameron (R), 1895; F. r. Stew
art (R), 2608
| Gubernatorial - Hunt Cd. 12,606;
Kerby CD, 1886; John C. Phillips (R)
ABA; John H. Udall (R), 2,72S; Celora
NJ Stoddard CR), 1,74l.
Representative l.. D. Douglas, Demo-
crat, was unopposed for denomination
as was Guy Axline, seeking the Repub-
lican congressional nomination.