The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Johnson Has 1913
Over
Mike Conner
Official Vote Given In
All State Offices;
Runoff List Made

Runoff List Made
"A total vote of 3O7, 400 was cas-
in last Tuesdays first primary, CIV
ing Judge Paul B.. Johnson a leac
over former Gov. Mike Conner Of
2 1888 for governor, official figure
released today by the committed
showed.
The official vote in the governors
race gave:
johnson, 10000.
Conner, 1906.
Thomas L. Bailey, 58,B97.
Lester Franklin 31,845.
J. B. BILLY" Snider, Papa.
Mark w. Cant, 5,2d4.
George p. Ritchey, 4,79S.
Dennis Murphree. in the lieuten,
ant governors race, obtained a ma
jority Of 1900 votes over his three
opponents.
The vote showed:
Murphree. 172.2O1.
Clarence e. Morgan 94,028.
Nelson T. Levings, 22,455.
James c. Notgrass, 14,722.
State Auditor Carl N. Craig was
declared The nominee for state tau
collector today by the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee after
withdrawal Of James B. Gully, sec
ond high in the August s primary,
for the run-off on August 29th.
billiard Brown, incumbent chair
man Of the State Public Service Com
mission. third in the race, also for
mally announced he would not be a
candidate.
Gully statement
Mr.. Gully issued the following
"A %tabulation of the votes indi-
Gates that the voters prefer a change
in that office. 1 humbly and re-
spectfuily bow to their wishes.
IT deeply appreciate the votes OF
the friends who stood by me, and
I want the people to know that ]
will always feel grateful to them fol
the honors they have conferred upor
me.
N. Craig, and wish for him a sue
cessful administration. In withdraw
ing from the race, / do 8 o with ma
lice toward none but with the very
best wishes for all"
Declare Nominees
In addition to Mr.. Murphree and
Mr.. Craig, the committee declared
as party nominees the following:
Lewis s. May, state treasurer; S
e. Isl" Corley, commissioner of agri
culture; J. S. vandiver, incumbent,
state superintendent of public edu.
cation; Hiram J.. Patterson, highway
commissioner for the Southern Dis
trict; Sidney T. Roebuck, highway
commissioner for The Central Dis.
trict, Homer Casteel, public service
commissioner from the Central Dis
trict; and Omer j. Bullen, public SER
vice commissioner from the North.
ern District.
Without opposition, three incumbent
state officials, Atty. General Greek
l.. Rice. State Insurance Commits
sioner John Sharp Williams, III and
Supreme Court Clerk Tom @. Ellis,
were declared party nominees.
In the District Attorney races, the
committee declared as nominees:
District Attorney
Joseph e. Brown, OF Natchez; Tom
j. Barnett, Carthage, incumbent; Hugh
Mcintosh, Jr., Collins; and Sebe Dale,
Columbia, incumbent. Previously the
committee declared as nominees sew
eral incumbent district attorneys
who were without opposition. They
were:
Floyd ". Cunningham. Bonneville;
r. C. Cowan. Gulfport; Thomas C
Abernathy, Okolona: Earl r. Thomas,
Indianola; Hugh E. Gillespie, Ray
mond and jackson; r. j. Lawrence,
v~icksburg: Greek p. Rice, Clarks
dale; and James L. Written, Charles
ton.
Officially declared as second pri-
mary runoff opponents in the Aug
% election were:
Runon Opponents
Walker Wood, incumbent, and Roy
for Secretary OF State.
Bert J. Barnett and James M. eau
sey for State auditor.
Ben s. Lowry and Guy McCullen
for State Land Commits
F. L. "Abe" Tinker. incumbent, and
]. Lowrev for highway commits
Northern District.
ellis Cato. incumbent, and c. M
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