Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
BLANTON TRAILING
IN SENATE RACE;
MAYF|ELD AHEAD
Run-oft Expected Between
Incumbent and ConnaIIy
in Texas Contest.
MOODY FAR IN LEAD
OVER 3 OPPONENTS
Love, Enemy of Smith, Losing
Ground, With Name Left
Of Ballot.
~ The Associated Press

~ The Associated Press
DALLAS. Texas. July 2s.-Scstterec
returns from 1914 Of Texas 253 coun-
ties, none complete. indicated late to-
night that the balloting in today
Statewide Democratic primary hac
been unusually light
Earle s. Msyheld. United States
Senator. standing for denomination
which is tantamount to election, led &
six-cornered fight. but he was far from
q majority Based upon the fire.
quently shifting tide of votes Their
counted, indications were Senator May.
field would be forced into run-ofi
primary next month with Tom Con-
nally. Representative from the eleventh
district
Blanton Is Far Behind.
Thomas L. Blanton, Representative
from the seventeenth district. and AL
win Owlsey. former national commander
OF the American Legion, were farther
down the list.
The vote:
Mayfeld, 1892; Connally, $4,000;
Blanton. SO, ,47s. owsley. 43,ool; Mrs.
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, 1885; JEFF
MeLemore, 4,35l.
In the scattered returns from the
same i94 counties, Texas youthful gov
ernor. Dan Moody. had clean ma
jority over three opponents He was
pressed closely by Louis j. Wardlaw.
whom he aSSailed in campaign speeches
as having been put forward by former
Gov. James E. Ferguson. in an effort TO
door" entrance.
The votes cast for William e. Haw-
kins and Mrs. Edith B. Wiimans were
negligible. Both ran on platforms ex-
pressing refusal to support the preSl-
dental candidacy of Gov. Alfred Z.
Smith
The vote: Moody, 3e.1s3; wardlaw,
"a .33l; Hawkins. $751; WilnaTls, 5szSO.
Love RAINING Behind.
The lieutenant governors cOntes.
was regarded as pointing the division
Of Texas in support OF or against the
presidential nominee In this race,
state Senator Thomas B. Love, whose
name was refused q place on the
primary BALLOT IN several counties be-
cause Of his expressed opposition 10
Gov. Smith. was running well behind
Barry Miller OF Dallas. the incumbent,
AL Of whose campaign speecnes
neglected mention Of himself. but
urged support for the ticket
KILLER. 94,6s4. Love. 5s.sis. J. D,
Parneli. q, 439: H. L. Darwin, 1888
John n. Mccall. I0.56O.
No disturbances OF any conseq1ence
we're reported. On request Of residents,
ant3cir9atira possible election disorders,
Gov M0ody sent State Ranger Capt.
Prank Harner to Berger. Tex, panhandle
Nil boom town. which the governor once
threatened with martial Law.
Three Left on Ballots.
Former state Supreme Court Justice
William E. Hawkins, another OF Gov
Noody's three opponents, threatened to-
Nay 10 prosecute those responsible for
barring his and other candidates names
from the ballots because they nave
foresworn support Of Gov. Alfred T.
smith. Democratic presidential nomi-
nee. A.. ua,.t
yyilmans of Dallas the fourth canuioaOt
for governor, and State Senator Ion
Tcve of Dallas. candidate for lieutenant
eovernor. were left of the ballots ol
eeven counties ag "bolters"
Definitely conclusive results oil tnt
election NAV not be known for twc
days. especially IN the close races oe.
raf,se Of the immense size OF the State
ard consequent tardsness OF returns
from some sections.