Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-27
STILL
In RUNNING
EARLY TODAY
Sen. Sheppard Wins;
Returns Coming
In Slowly
CBy Texas Election Bureau-)

CBy Texas Election Bureau)
DALLAS, July PA run-off be-
tween Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson and
r. S. Sterling for the governorShip
seemed a probability when the Tex
as Election Bureau closed It's tabu-
lation for the night with the pos
sibility that the run-off might be
between Mrs. Ferguson and Clint
Small Sterling's margin owe Small
for second place Is about ten thou
sand. which Is not decisive. with
possibly $4,000 votes to hear from.
The number Of counties reported
complete Is not sufficiently large to
furnish an accurate basis for esti-
mating the total vote. but there
seems no reason TO expect 10 to 60
much III beyond the total OF 5000
cast in July. 1923.
Candidates having majorities nc
the close of the night were:
Senator Morris Sheppard over
Robert l.. Henry and G. A. Mitch
ner for United States senator.
G.. NJ. Cureton over Covey q.
Thomas for chief justice OF the SUI
preme court.
o. S. baltimore over James A.
Stephens for Judge OF the court or
criminal appeals.
George III. Sheppard over Arthur
L. Mills for comptroller.
j. :. Walker for land commission
er. over @. Z. johnson and J. w.
Burks.
High pair and apparent contend
ers In the August run-off were:
Edgar w. Witt and Sterling ~.
Strong for lieutenant governor.
James ". Alfred and Robert Lee
Bobhitt for attorney general.
Charley Lockhart and John Y.
Davis for state treasurer.
j. X. Mcdonald and Robert al.
Freeman or A H King for CON-
missioner OF agriculture. King and
Freeman are running neck and
neck.
Pat M. Neff and W. Gregory
Hatcher for railroad commissioner.
Returns TO the Texas Election Blu
reau at 1850 O.. m. from 20G out or
253 counties in the State. including y
complete, give the following totals
Tor candidates in Saturdays Demo-
cratic primary election:
Senator-Henry 5l,662; Mitchner
1I.279; Sheppard 152,16l.
GOvernor-FerRuSon 79,573. Love
1888: Loven 1893: Mayfield 1859:
Miller 1921; Moody 1872; Putnam
1854: Small 47.541; Sterling 56.347:
Young 26.847; Walker 1042.
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Darwin 21.654: Hair 1854; ParnelI
33.52S; Rogers 22,l30; Strong 1926;
Witt 1854.
Attorney General-Allred 1884:
Becker 1868; Bobbitt 72.449; Stor-
ey 1851.
Comptroller - Mills s3,77s. shep-
pard l25, 797.
State Treasurer - Ball $3.50:
Christian 25.722; Clark 24,558; DAY.
Is 58,l31; Lockhart 1920.
Commissioner of Agriculture -
Freeman 34.165; King 1884: Nc
Donald 50,2l7: Maddux 22.537; Wal
Ter 1924; West 22r585.
Land Commissioner - Burks, rs
913: Johnson 49.782: Walker 10l 400.
Railroad Commissioner - Hatch
er 1882; johnson 29,061; Neff g.
100; Patton 24,495.
Supreme Court Chief Justice -
Cureton 1l7.625; Thomas 7O,722.
Criminal Appeals Judge - Lattj-
more lot $50; Stephens 78.l73.
Republican primary returns from
IL counties, including ) complete.
Senator Haesly 1877; Hainey
l59: Harris 122.
Governor - Butte 300; Exuun 121.
Gaines IA; Grant las.
Lieutenant Governor McMil-
Ian l25; Tanner 81; Thomas 203.
Attorney General 800 Atkinson
270: Sanford SO.
Comptroller $50 Beck 33l; Dorsey
30: Welty q.
State Treasurer 49, johnson 22T;
King 142.
Supt. Public Instruction - Coon
er 143: Reynolds go; Rea 1870.
Commissioner Of Agriculture -
Brock 90; Thurman 10: Yates GA.
Land Commissioner - Beard 273.
Cooking 103.
Criminal Appeals - Grand 1874;
West ITO.