Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-07-27 | Page 3 | Great Interest in the Texas Primary

GREAT INTEREST IN THE TEXAS PRIMARY James E. Ferguson, Eemoved From Governorship a Year Ago, Again a Candidate. DALLAS, Texas, July 26 Interest in the Texas Democratic primary tomorrow, to-morrow, iu which a full state ticket will be selected, enters in the gubernatorial race between James E. Ferguson, who was removed from the governorship a year ago by impeachment, and Governor William P. Hobby, who had been elect-v elect-v M lieutenant governor for the last two V terms with Ferguson, and who suc-"Vcedcd suc-"Vcedcd to tho governor's chair when I'Crgiison was impeached. Texas women wom-en will vote in tomorrow's primary for the first time, and many politicians are admittedly prepared for surprises at the polls. In the congressional race, scats in eleven of the eighteen districts are contested. United States Senator Morris Mor-ris Sheppard is unopposed for re-election. -Ur. Ferguson asks vindication, charging charg-ing he had been removed by political trickery. His opponents arguou that victory for Ferguson might result in the j election ot" a Republican iu November, j The fact of Ferguson's impeachment, it , was argued, would prevent his being seated even should ho obtain a majority of the votes cast. Governor Hobby appeared before the voters as a "win the war" candidate.