Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28


the Texas Election bureau.
State Senator Clint G. Small fin
ished a good third. Love chung to
fourth place and former Congress
man Jim Young Of kaufman was
fifth.
Four other run offs were assured
in state races and appeared likely
in the railroad commission rae in
watch former Governor Pat NJ Neil
incumbent. lacked approximately
10000 votes OF having a majority on
the latest count. State Treasurer
w. Gregory Hatcher OF Dallas was
the runnerup.
Alfred Leads
James ". Alfred OF Wichita Falls
who led in the attorney generals
race, will oppose Attorney General
Robert Lee Bobbitt in the second
primary. State Senator Edgar K.
Witt. OF Waco, who apparently led
Sterling p. Strong Of Dallas, form
er state superintendent OF the anti
saloon league, IN the lieutenant gov
ernor's race, must face Strong IN
the runoff.
The other second primary races
will be between j. E. Mcdonald of
Ellis County. the leader, and Repre-
sentative A. II. King OF Throck-
morton for commissioner or agri-
culture.
e. M. Cureton. Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court, o. S. baltimore.
Judge of the Court of Criminal APP
peals. George II. Sheppard. State
Comptroller. and j. II. Walker. land
commissioner, were renominated.
Archie Parr Wins
State Senator Julien g. Hyer OF
Fort Worth appeared 70 have been
defeated for denomination by Frank
Rawlings of Fort Worth and State
Senator Julian p. Greer of Athens
was far behind r. r. Owen OF Cor
sicana in Navarro county.
Senator's Joe NJ. Moore or Green
vile and Ed. Westhrook OF Sherman
led In their districts. but second
primaries will be necessary. Repre-
sentative j.. j. 10y of Sherman was
leading for the second place In Sem
ator Westbrook's district and Re
preventative 5. <. Barnett OF Green
vile had a slender hold on second
In the Moore district.
Reports from Corpus Christi said
that Archie Parr OF Benavides, dean
Of the senate, had lead In every
county ~ this district. Senator
Eugene Miller or Weatherford. run
ming for denomination. was trailing
Representative Grady Woodruff Of
Decatur.
Representative w. X. Hopkins o.
Gonzales won the Democratic nom
nation for the seat to be fac>ted
by Senator A. j. Wirtz of Seguin.
and representative George Puel OF
Dallas appeared TO have been nom
mated In the first primary for the
place from which Senator Love will
retire. Ben O.. O'Neal of Wichita
Falls and Ruben Loftin of Henrietta
will enter the second primary for
the place to be given up by w. ID.
McFarlane OF Graham.
Exum Has Majority
n. Z. Exum OF Amarillo had a
majority over all opponents for the
Republican nomination for
governor on the face or unofficial
returns from 30 counties. including
IL complete. The vote stood: Exum
$50; Butte SOL; Grant 200; Gaines
IL.
For United States Senator Q. o.
Harris OF San Angelo was leading.
the count being; Harris $50; Haesly
522: Haines 375.
Other Republican races:
Lieutenant governor: Thomas
763; Mcmillan 459; Tanner l67.
Attorney General: Atkinson
1000: Sanford 357.
Comptroller: Beck 646; Dorsey
234; Welty 372.
Treasurer: johnson SAC: King 384.
Superintendent public instruc-
ton: Reynolds TIC; Cooner 1853;
Rea 264.
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Brock 1888; Yates 2e2: Thurman
l22.
Land Commissioner: Beard 975;
Cooking 366.