Evening star., 1936-07-29
MARYLAND BEATEN
. BY LEE IN VOTE;
GASSAWAY TRAILS
Representative Victor by
More Than 108,O 900 Bal
lots in Run.0ff.
WILL ROGERS HOLDS
SEAT IN CONGRESS
Ferguson Defeats Former Gov.
Johnson in the Eighth
District.
~ the Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY, July ga
youthful former professor, Represent
ative Josh Lee, held the Oklahoma
Democratic United States senatorial
nomination today-lesS than two years
after trading his State University pub
lie speaking chair for freshman
Congressman's seat.
Lee, who successfully pitted his ora
tory and ready grin against charges
that seven discharged w. P. A. OFF,
cials were Improperly active" in his
behalf, defeated Gov. E. w. Marland
by more than 108 900.
With 1928 precincts out of 3,4l1 in
the State reported, Lees vote was
288, ,951; Marlands, 180, ,693.
Lee will meet Herbert X. Hyde, Re-
publican nominee, in the November
election for the Senate seat from
which blind Thomas P. Gore was re-
tired in the July Z primary.
Prosecuted Urschel Kidnapers.
Hyde, who points with pride to his
Indian blood, won fame with his
prosecution, as United States district
attorney here, Of the 5000, 900 Charles
r. Urschel kidnapping ringleaders. He
won his nomination without run-off
when his opponent withdrew.
Marland's defeat by Lee was the
Governors first since he won a con-
gressional seat in the normally Re-
publican eighth district in 1881 after
losing control of his $65,000,000 oil
corporation. Marland still has two
more years to serve as Governor.
As Lee swept to victory evident
from the counting of the first returns,
Oklahoma's cowboy congressman, Rep
resentative Percy L. GaSSaWay OF the
wide -brimmed hat and high-heeled
boots, apparently was defeated in the
fourth district.
Boren Leads Gassaway.
Leading him by a good majority
was another former school teacher,
Lyle Boren of Seminole, who left q
w. p. A. job to run for ofiice.
Lees political rise has been me-
teoric. He ran his first race two years
ago, defeating the veteran F. B. Swank
of Norman for fifth district Repre-
sentative.
He supported President Roosevelt
during his term and, like Marland,
campaigned on "a down the line with
the New Deal platform in his sena-
torial race.
Gassaway lost after leading his field
in the July primary. While in Wash
tngton he attracted attention with his
unusual garb and a verbal attack on
the share-the- wealth program of the
late Senator Huey P. Long of Louis
lana.
Father Of IA children, he also was
active in a movement furthering birth
control.
Will Rogers, the Oklahoma City
school teacher, who virtually was un-
known four years ago, won renomina-
ton on the Democratic ticket for
Representative at Large, defeating Sam
Houston, Sd, a grandson of the ia
nous Texan. Rogers had a majority
Of more than 10000.
When Rogers first entered politics
four years ago he was q teacher in
the village Of Moore. Opponents
charged he was running on the name
of the late cowboy -humorist and that
many who voted for him thought
they were voting for the Claremore
Will Rogers. But Rogers was re-
elected again two years ago.
Representative Wilburn Cartwright.
McAlester. chairman of the House
Roads and Highways Committee. ap-
had received the Democratic
in the third district over
Wayland Childers, former State leg
islator.
Representative Phil Ferguson, lanky
Woodward ranchman, received the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the eighth district, defeating Henry
s. johnson of Perry, who was ousted
as Governor In 1923.
johnson has served as State Sena-
tor the last four years.
District Judge r. P. Hill of Okla
homa City, a former Illinois Repre-
sentative, won the fifth district DEM
ocratic nomination over former Rep
F. B. Swank of Norman.
John c. Burns, Oklahoma City, held
a 2,000-vote lead over T. r. Blaine,
Kingf1sher, for Republican nomination
for Representative at Large when
1,747 of the States 3,411 precincts
had reported.
A nip-and-tuck race was under way
for the Republican nomination for
Congress in the normally Republican
eighth district. T. j. Sargent, a New
kirk lawyer, led State Senator George
Enid, by only 200 votes,
with several precincts unreported.
The winner will meet Phil Ferguson
in the November election.
The eighth district, lying along the
Kansas border, was represented for
many years in Congress by Republic
cans. Some political observers pre-
dict q close battle this year because Of
the fact that Gov. Landon of Kansas
Is q presidential candiate.
10 Ferguson, Pawnee newspaper
led Bailey E. Bell of Tulsa
In the first congressional district Re-
publican race, but only q few more
than half of the precincts had been
heard from.
In the fourth district Republican
contest, Ed Ball, Holdenville, led
Fred L. Patrick. Sapula, by q narrow
margin; in the fifth John William
Nee and Paul Showalter were in q
close contest, and in. the sixth r. A.
Hill, w.tonsa, NIL: M. 9ensman'