Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
INA" FERGUSON
/. LEADS IN TEXAS
GOVERNORS RACE
R. S. Sterling, Publisher,
Trails Her as Voters Pile Up
Record Primary Showing.
ANTI-SMITH LEADER
is DESERTED AT POLLS
Senator Sheppard Runs Far Ahead.
Box Lays Behind Ex-Repre-
sentative's San.
Rx the Associated Press.


Gratis today marched to the polls and
cast what is probably a record primary
vote. Early gubernatorial returns, the
race of most interest, indicated that the
Hoover faction had forsaken their 1923
leader and that Mrs. Miriam A. ma"
Ferguson, former Governor, was much
in the running.
Returns from 174 of the States 253
counties, including four complete, gave
the following total vote for Governor:
Mrs. Ferguson, A, 779; Ross S. Ster-
ling, 37,517; Clint C. Small, 80, 040; Jim
Young, 16,442: Thomas B. Love, 1911;
Earle B. Mayfield, 1896: Barry Miller,
1898: C. C. Moody, 846; Frank Putnam,
678; Paul Loven, Sic, and G. E. Walker,
459
Thomas B. Love, leader of the Demo-
cratic Insurgents, who two years ago
gave the electoral vote to a Republican
presidential candidate for the first time
in history, was fifth in the Democratic
gubernatorial contest. He campaigned
on an "anti-Tammany" platform.
Run-off to BE Necessary.
1t was generally conceded that run
eff primary between the two high Demo-
cratic candidates would be necessary.
Such a primary is held in case any can
didate for Office does not obtain
majority of votes cast.
In the Democratic race for the United
States Senate, Senator Morris Sheppard
had 1851 votes to 26,674 for Robert
L Henry and 5,155 for c. A. Mitchner.
While reports indicated the Demo-
Gratis probably would cast a record vote,
they likewise revealed the Republicans
went to the polls In negligible numbers
Ma" Ferguson showed her anticipated
power by gaining strength as the count
continued, and passing Sterling, the
early leader. Her supporters claimed
her showing would be even stronger as
late returns were tabulated, since the
Ferguson power admittedly always has
been in the rural districts, where tabu-
lation is delayed,
Box Trails Diess.
The wet and dry issue taken into the
sectional fight showed Senator Shop
pard, running for reelection, held a
commanding lead over his two OPP
ponents, Robert L. Henry and G. A.
Mitchner. Mr.. Sheppard is a noted
prohibitionist and co-author of the
eighteenth amendment. Mr.. Henry, an
avowed wet, made an active campaign.
First returns in the congressional
races showed Representative John C.
Box Of Jacksonville having trouble with
Martin Dies, jr., Orange, SON of for
mer Representative. Partial returns
from six counties gave Dies $500 and
Box 3,417.
The other Democratic incumbents
were leading. although Quinn Williams
of Decatur did not have a majority in
his district. The vote was as follows:
Williams, 1,107; H. D. Sartin of Wichita
Falls, Hoover Democratic leader, 800;
State Senator w. D. McFarlane. $3.50.
and John Lee Smith, 1856
In the one district in which Repre-
sentative was not seeking denomination.
Mayor r. E. Thomson OF, FL Paso had
slight lead over e. E. (Pat) Murphy
OF San Algelo. The vote in nine coun-
ties, including one complete. gave
Thomson 1853 Murphy, l,l46, and
Marvin L. Birkhead of Ell Paso, a wet,
I59.
Representative John N. Garner of
Uvalde, minority leader in the House,
had no opposition in the Democratic
primary.
A big State issue revolved on the pro-
posed $500, 000, 900 road bond plan, with
which Sterling, owner of the Houston
dispatch, has proposed to COM
plete the Texas road system.
Opponents of Sterling attacked his
plan as both unnecessary and an In
Justice to the schools. Under Texas
laws schools receive one-fourth of the
gasoline tax, the remainder financing
the Highway Commission.
Miller, who defeated Love for lieu-
tenant governor two years ago, had taken
a liberal" stand regarding prohibition,
which he calls a failure in Texas.
Voting was light in the Republican
primary. The Republicans held their
second primary in the States history
as a result of the G. o. p candidate
for governor polling more than 100000
votes in 1928. Four candidates con-
tested for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination, and the Republicans also
had complete State and national tickets
in the field.