Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Texas Runoff Likely
Between Shiyers
And Marlborough

DALLAS, Tex, July 26.-Gov.
Allan Shivers, who led the bolt
of Texas Democrats to Repub-
1ican Dwight D. Eisenhower in
1852. apparently faces a run-otf
election in his bid for an un-
precedented third term.
His opponent is Ralph Var
borough, champion of the 10y
alists" who stuck with Demo-
crat Adlai Stevenson In the
presidential race.
Unofficial returns from Satur-
days first Democratic primary
gave Gov. Shivers a 17,158 lead
over Mr.. Marlborough, not enough
in the four-man race for the
conservatives, champion to avoid
an August % second primary.
Would Need 1888 More.
BY the unofficial count. Mr..
Shivers would need to increase
his lead by 1923 from the re-
manning uncounted vote to win
the nomination without a runoff.
But no one considered that
n probability. The Texas Elec-
tion Bureau said the votes are
scattered throughout Texas and
1t did not appear a dominant
number of Shivers votes still
were out. Both candidates
agreed in statements that a
runoff seemed assured.
BY percentages, Gov. Shivers
had 1881 and Mr.. Marlborough
47.96.
Mr.. Marlborough, who had con-
demned Gov. Shivers' breakaway
from the party in 1852, predicted
victory for himself August %.
"The Democrats of Texas" he
asserted, will vote to regain
control Of their party"
The 51-year-old attorney had
described Gov. Shivers as Texas
first "hyphenated" Governor, a
reference to the fact Gov. Shiv-
ers was crossfiled by Republicans
in 1852. :.
Shivers Also Confident.
Gov. Shivers appeared equally
confident.
II welcome the opportunity to
continue the fight for Texas" he
said 1--WE will keep running a
good, hard, clean fight in this
runof and with the help of the
people of Texas we will win it."
A runof election is required
when no candidate has a clear
majority over all others. Arlon
B. .(Cyclone) Davis and j. j.
Holmes polled 2.72 per cent of
the vote tabulated thus far by
the Election Bureau and that
apparently was enough to force
q runoff between the two top
men.
Democratic nomination in the
past has been tantamount to
election.
The bureau is an unofficial
vote-counting agency sponsored
by Texas newspapers and radio
stations. It was to resume
counting today. Sixty to 80
thousand votes are still out.
Record Total Counted.
A record 1.273,1o0 votes had
been tabulated by $3.50 o'clock
last night. This was more than
ever before in a non-presi-
Dental election year. Gov.
Shivers had 627,736; Mr.. Var
borough 610.578; Mr.. Holmes
1915; Mr.. Davis 1851.
Texas Republicans, who held
their fourth primary in history
Saturday, voted in small num-
bers. No count was made since
the candidates were unopposed.
But an indication of how many
did vote came in Harris County
(Houston). which went for Gen.
Eisenhower in 1852 by a good
margin. There 800 Republican
ballots were cast.
The bitter struggle between
the conservatives and liberals
shown in the Governors race
overshadowed the sweeping VIC
tories of Senate Minority Leader
Lyndon B. johnson and House
Minority Leader Sam Rayburn
and the crumbling of the power
of George B. ,Parr, South Texas
political boss.
Senator Johnson won nomina-
ton for a second term and Mr..
Rayburn for his 22d. Senator
johnson had 818,216 votes to
318.0O4 for State Representative