Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
BUTLER DEFEATS
| DRAPER BY 5000
Ely Defeats Fitzgerald In
Democratic Race for
Governor.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, September 17.-William M
Butler, dry, former chairman of tht
Republican National Committee, LED
Eben S. Draper, wet, for the Republican
senatorial nomination today and ap-
peared assured of victory.
Returns from 1,624 of the 1919 pre-
cincts, gave Butler, l59,095; Draper,
150,550; Mayor ellis of Newburyport,
22,216.
Gov. Frank G. Allen, Republican dry
and Joseph B. Ely, Democratic modifi-
cationist, were nominated by their re-
spective parties to oppose each other IN
the gubernatorial election.
Allen Gets IL to / Majority.
Allen, who did not campaign but
stood on his record as Governor, was
renominated by an overwhelming ma
jority over former Mayor John d. Devir
of Maiden, who likewise did not cam
paign actively. Devir did not make an
issue of prohibition, but announced
himself as a candidate representing the
common people. The vote: Allen
300,0l8; Devir, 24,414.
Ely's nomination was conceded by his
opponents, John j. Cummings of BoS-
ton and John F. Fitzgerald. former
Boston mayor, long before the tabula-
Ely received 116,704, to 84.206 for Fitz-
gerald.
Fitzgerald actually had withdrawn
from the contest because of i'll health
but there remained insufficient time to
remove his name from the ballot
Mayor James M Curley of Boston had
urged Fitzgerald's nomination. He at
tackled Ely as foe Of the Irich race.
Coolidge to Run for Senate.
Marcus A. Coolidge, won the Demo-
cratic nomination for Senator. In 1,5l2
precincts, he had 1886 votes; Joseph
r. O'Connell, former Representative,
vas next with 49,602 Thomas c.
O'Brien, former Suffolk County district
attorney, was third with 41,270 votes
All are wet. Former Gov. Eugene N
Foss and Peter j. Joyce, Boston drys,
were In the ruck.
Results in House Races.
The lengthy list of candidates for
the various State Offices delayed the
counting of the votes In the congress
sional contests.
In the Republican contest in the
second district, Joshua L. Brooks, wet
backed by prominent Republican lead
ers, was running ahead of his one wet
and two dry opponents. With 81 pre-
cinctS out OF 81 reported, Brooks had
$500 votes against 1888 for William
H. Feiker, dry, former mayor of North
hampton; 66l for Frank G. Hinckley,
wet, and 319 for Mrs. Ella M. Roberts,
dry. The present Democratic Repre-
sentative from that district, William j.
Granfield, wet, was unopposed for re-
nomination.
DalIinger Wins.
Frederick w. Dallinger, dry Republi-
can, appeared assured of denomination
over Michael A. Fredo, his wet OPP
ponent, in the eighth district In the
Democratic contest in the same district,
John P. Brennan appeared to be win
ming from Michael J. Mahoney. Both
are vets.
De Witt Clinton De Wolf was first
in a field of five vets in the first con-
greSsional Democratic contest. Ninety
two of the 1873 precincts gave De Wolf
2,043 votes against $3.50 for Thomas F.
Cassidy, 1888 for William A. O'Hearn,
800 for Hugh Mclean and 1874 for
George z. Haggerty.
The winner will oppose Representa-
tive Allen T.. Treadway in November
Treadway had no opposition for re-
nomination by the Republicans.