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Show OKLAHOMA KLUX KLAN DEFEATED Gi'BIGfilGlfJ Mayor Walton Has- 20,000 Lead Orer Nearest Riral; Farmers and Labor Unions Combine in Victory CATHOLICS VOTED AGAINST K. K. K. MAN Mrs. Alice Robertson, Only Woman in Congress, Is Assured of Renomination on the Early Returns OKLAHOMA CITT. Okla, Aug. t I A. P.) A victory for tha oppo- nenta ef tha Ku Klux Klan In Okla-j Okla-j noma, combining their atrength wltk the farmer-union labor element, waa Indicated today with more than two-thirds two-thirds of tha aatlmated total Democratic Demo-cratic vote cast In Tuesday, primary giving Mayor J. C, Walton of Oklahoma Okla-homa City virtual aasuranca of a big plurality for the Democrstlo nomination nomina-tion for governor. , Walton. anti-Klan and Farmer-Laner candidate, hed a lead of almost 11.000 votea over hie nearest rival. R ir writ. eon, superintendent of the stats board of education, altered K. K. K. entry, according to unofficial returns from Pracmcta out of 2117 In the atata The count etood: Walton. TJ.07. Wilson. 11.114. Thomas H. Owen, 41.111. Wilson atlll waa hopeful early today and would not concede defeat. Walton drew hie eupport In the voting vot-ing from Roman Catholics, who are de-S.aMd de-S.aMd I b" un'ted agalnat w llson because of hla alleged Indorsement Indorse-ment by the Ku Klux Klan; tha union workers: farmer vol era subscribing to the program of tha Farmer-Labor Reconstruction Re-construction league of Oklahoma; Socialists So-cialists and negroee. . Th.r. 9a'bo" TO, coneolldated for W elton. It la claimed by members conaToaa, seemed sure of renomination In the second district. Ths political hopea of Manuel Her-rick. Her-rick. Republican, of Parry, aelf-atyled "Klvfng CongreaemaD," eeemed ' defl-nltely defl-nltely dashed. me cnurvn, only arter the Klan mada religion a campaign laeue. On the other hand, a publication, regarded aa the official organ of the etate Klan. cama out the dey before the primary with the declaration that the K. K. K. aa an organisation, had not given Its support to any candidate. Governor J. B. A. Robertson and his admlnletratlon lent aupport to the Oklahoma cily mayor. ' Unless there cornea an unprecedented unprecedent-ed upeet In the Democratic aide, Walton Wal-ton will meet John C. Flelde of Okla. home City, the Republican gubernatorial guberna-torial nominee. In November, fields waa leading Oeerge Healy more than 11 to L Mlaa Alice Robertson. Republican, of Muskogee, Okla, the only woman la . t |