Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-04
TEXAS BALLOT
BREAKS RECORD
Final Unofficial Count
Shows Ferguson Leads
BY 70,765

bureau IN us taDulation OF votes in
the July primaries showed that the
total reached s33,041. exceeding BY
1924 the previous record Of 82l,-
TOT votes cast in July. 1926.
The unreported vote was consider
ed less than 1000, due from the
counties OF Cottle. jeff Davis. Live
Oak. Wheeler and Yoakum.
Returns were received complete
from 248 counties in the Democrat
ic primaries and substantially ON
plete returns from the other five.
Returns from 81 counties accounted
for approximately 5.253 votes in the
Republican primary. II was consid-
cred probable that primaries were
held in fifty other counties but re-
turns were not available when the
bureau closed its tabulation.
The bureau announced Il would
be impossible TO tell whether the Re-
publican party would find a run-off
primary IN August necessary, until
the Republican state committee
canvasses the official returns at its
AA@N1AAA4A nus NNN IL ~ DIV AoN Liz.
Following Is the final tabulation
in the Democratic primary:
Senator: Morris Sheppard. 522.-
688; Robert l.. Henry, lT0,732; G. "A.
Mitchner. 3o.6S4.
Governor. Mrs. Miriam A. Fergu-
son. 24l .l39. Ross s. Sterling. no.
81: Clint G. Small. 1877 22: Thomas
3. Love, 87,l46; James Young. 72,614:
Earle 3. Mayfield. 57.463; Barry
Miller, 55,273: G. G. Moody. 4.504.
Paul Coven. 2.545: Frank Putnam.
1888; G. Z. Walker, 2.026.
Strong Leads
Lieutenant Governor: Sterling p.
Strong, lT6.l95: Edgar Witt. l7l.553:
J. d. Parnell, 1876; James p. Rod
gers 84.101; II. L. Darwin. 1919;
Virgin Z. Arnold, 1894; j. F. Hair.
IL, 995.
Attorney General: James v. All
red. 285, 896: Robert Lee Bobbitt,
256,l08: Cecil Storey. 124,295; Err
nest Becker. 74.432.
Comptroller: George III. Sheppard,
469,386: Arthur l.. Mills, 236, 437.
State Treasurer. John z. Davis.
2l9.846: Charley Lockhart, 1871. 1870:
j. r. Ball, ll7,533: Walter G. Clark.
9l.3T4; Ed "A. Christian. S7,096.
Commissioner OF Agriculture: j. e.
Mcdonald. $3.50: A. II. King 1856.
242; Robert A. Freedman, l2O.357:
r. NJ. West, 1882; Fl. l.. Maddux.
79,l54; Edwin Waller. 81. 439.
Land Commissioner: j. II. Walker.
379,472; q. Z. Johnson, 1858: j..
w. Burks, log, 443.
Railroad Commissioner. Pat M.
Neff, 359.668; w. Gregory Hatcher.
ia, $40; II. Q. Johnson, loo. 1892: Nat
Patton. 93.sl8.
Supreme Court Chile Justice: @.
N. Cureton. 436, 600; Covey G. Thom-
as, 259.267.
Republicans Vote Small
Republican primary results were
tabulated as follows.
Senator: Doran J Haesly. 1850.
Q. Q. Harris, 1881; Harve II. Haines,
l,l30.
Governor. George w Butte, 2.545.
II. x. EXum. ITO. John r. Grant.
647l. John Pollard Gaines. 81.
Lieutenant Governor. Nike r..
Thomas. 2.402. r.. y. Mcmillan. ITl3:
II. B. Tanner, AL.
Attorney General. George -
Atkinson. 3,2ll; Wayland II. San
ioro. 1.241.
Comptroller: Charles w Beck.
1916; Mrs. Il. K Dorsey. 33l. Mrs
r. a. Welty. so.
State Treasurer. G. w. johnson.
Jr. 1884. Ed King. i.543
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton: Mrs. n l.. Cooner. 1903. Mrs.
Hallet Reynolds, 1891. Mrs. Alma
Baker Rea. 963.
Commissioner of Agriculture /.
Brock, 1896; Thurman. 6sli Yates.
l.527.
Land Commissioner r c. Beard.
1899. G. c. Cooking, 1923.
Criminal Appeals Judge. ". D.
Grand. 2,8T6. w. S. West. 1867.
Results from the congressional
reces were as follows
Second District Martin Dies, y.
33.673. John q. Box, 26.734
Fourth District Sam Rayburn.
l6.453. @ q Ranoell. 1853. B. L.
Sherley. $3.50.
Wurxbsch Leads
Fifth District. Hatton w Sum
mers. 33.753. Walter j. Reid, 5,786.
HAYDEN Moore, ABB.
Eighth District. Daniel r. Garrett
27,737. Charles Murphy. 7.l83: John
NJ. Smell. Alto; James l.. Bailey.
2.l56.
Ninth District. j. j. Mansfield.
24.836. Leo c. Buckley. 6.24l.
Tenth District. J. P. Buchanan.
22,l40. Harry A. Nolan. $50. John
" Hornsby, 1871. G. &. Human.
$40.
Thirteenth District: GUN Will
iiams, l5.6O9. 3 D. Sartin. 1887.
W y. McFarlane, 11,l58; John Lee
Smith s,453.
Fourteenth District Republican, I.
Harry WUuzbach. 500, Jesse A.
Chase, 1875.
Fifteenth District John n. Gar
ner. Democrat. unopposed. Repub-
lican: Carlos O. watson. 283; Dr..
.. "A. Simpson, 1873. Frank :. Booher.
80.
Sixteenth District Democratsl I.
r. n. Thomason. 22.162. r. r Muir
ply. 1888. Marvin L. Birkhead.
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