Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-12
PRIMARIES DEFEAT
Z HOUSE MEMBERS
Johnson of Washington and
Wilson of Mississippi Seen
Swept From Congress.

! Assurance that one new face, and
probably two will be seen in the House
of Representative of the next Congress
and the upsetting of political tradi-
| ton that had become almost law
marked the primaries held yesterday
| in seven States-Washington Arizona,
Colorado. Mississippi. Louisiana, New
Hampshire and Vermont, according to
Associated Press dispatches.
Incomplete returns gathered from
Washington indicate that Representa-
tive Albert johnson, Republican, chair
man of the House immigration and
naturalization committee, has been de-
feated for denomination by Homer I.
Bone, Tacoma lawyer and former State
legislator. Returns from 184 complete
and 80 incomplete precincts show: Bone,
1854: johnson, Hist. Representative
johnson has served in the House since
1912.
The effort of former Senator Miles
| Poindexter to come back seems doomed
to failure, as returns from 943 complete
and 81 incomplete out of 1851 pre-
cincts in the race for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator
give: Judge Kenneth Macintosh, ST.
165: Poindexter, 29.6l3; Austin E. Grit
fiths, 20,393.
Dill Is Leading.
In the Democratic race for the sena-
| torial position Senator G. c. Dill, in
cumbent, was running away from ms
only opponent, Cleveland Longstreet
| The vote was: Dill, $3.50, and Long
street, 2,534.
Other incumbent Representatives
seeking denomination were in the LEAD
early today.
Returns from sol complete and 3e
| incomplete precincts in the State gave
Gov. Hartley 38,603 votes. against 32.-
644 for French and 4,07l for Claude
Bannick.
A. Scott Bullitt haG nearly two-to.
one lead over his nearest rival, Stephen
] Chadwick, for the Democratic
cubernatorial nomination. Bullitt hac
BOILED 5.818 votes. compared with 1853;
fc Chadwick. Two other Democrats
C. L. Mackenzie and George F. Cot
terill, apparently were out OF the run
ming.
Mississippi will send one new Rep
resentative as the result OF YESTERDAY.
rl1n-ofT primary, but Louisiana VIII
wear its same complexion.
Nomination Means Election.
Nomination in these primaries meals
election in these two States, as the Re-
publicans do not plan to contest Serl'
ouslv the Democrats in the November
congressional elections.
In the run-off primary in Mississippi
Yesterday Robert S. Hall Of Hattlesburg
captured the congressional seat formerly
held by T. Webber Wilson, who was de-
feated trying to replace Senator Hubel'
D. Stephens. With only ~ preclncts
missing. Hall was leading his opponent
T. Price Dale of Columbia. by more thar
$500 votes, the returns reading Hall
l4,45l; Dale, 1877 The regular August
primary unseated Representative B. G
Lowrey in favor of Wall Doxey, who VII
be newcomer to Washington.
Only one contest over the House was
held in Louisiana, Representative James
O'Connor being opposed by j. A. Brit
lard of New Orleans. OConnor won II
a walk, returns from 1l8 of the l4l
precincts giving him 12781 over Bru'
lards 2,134.
Contest for Judgeships.
Both States contested on Stat
Supreme Court judgeships. In the secono
judicial district of Louisiana, Associat;
Justice John r, Land of Caddo, ap'
parently defeated j. E. Reynolds o
Bienville. returns from 1913 of the 25s
precincts standing: Land 1280l, ano
Reynolds, 1861.
In the second judicial district of Mis-
sissippi V. A. Griffith. chancellor ol
Gulfport, held a stout lead over Judge
1cnntinlled on Pace 2 Column B.