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Show CUT PARTY LINES IN FR'MARIES Fredericks Is to Make Race Against Governor Johnson In California San Francisco, Aug. 26. Tho outstanding out-standing feature of yesterday's primary pri-mary election In California returns from which continued to struggle In today, was thq havoc played with party lines Whllo the registration of voters was overwhelmingly he-publican he-publican it nppears on tho face of returns that a majority of tho ltepub-Ilcan' ltepub-Ilcan' candidates for Important stato offices at tho November election will bo Progressives. In addition to socking sock-ing the nominations of their own par; ty, a number of Progressive aspirants contested also for places on tho Republican Re-publican ticket and they seem lo have "won all such contests except? that for secretary of state, in which tho Republican incumbent, Frank C. Jordan, overwhelmed his Progressive opponent, F. J. O'Brien. F. S.Eshleman, running! unopposed unoppos-ed for the Progresslve'noralnatlon for 'lieutenant governor, captured hands down thd Republican nomination, also leading his nearest opponent by nearly near-ly two to one. Mrs. Helen lv. Williams, Wil-liams, one of tho two women uspir-nnts uspir-nnts for stato ofilec, Is second toKs-lemnn. toKs-lemnn. Progrosstvo. candidates for eontrolb er, treasurer, attorney geucra.1 hnd surveyor general appear to have won not only tho Republican nominations, but tho Democratic also. In the First Congressional d'strlct William Kent, who preferred to be returned to tho House of Bepiese'nta-tlvcs Bepiese'nta-tlvcs no an Independent ami there fore sought to bo placed on tho November No-vember ballot by petition, had hii wishes vetoed by tho voters of tly. district, who wroto his name m ruj tho Progressiva ballot so extensively extensive-ly that he appears to havo beoa nominated nom-inated by an overwhelming vote. Today's returns changed last nlghtn indicated results In but one Important particular, Joseph R. Knpwlund assuming as-suming a commanding lead over Samuel Sam-uel M. Shortrldge for the Republican nomination for United States scna tor. James D. Pbelan, for tjie Democratic Dem-ocratic nomination, and Francis J. Heney for the Progressive, mcreaaed their leads' over their opponents. John D. Fredericks' plurality for tho Republican nomination for governor gover-nor seemed today likely to reach tho figures claimed by his inalfngers 40,000. Governor Hiram W. Johnson obtained the Progressive reuoialri'ni tlon unopposed. " Stato Senator John B. C'urtm took the lead tonight in the Democratic gubernatorial count, the tabulation showing him COO votes ahead of Sd ward White, a Watsonvlllo orchardlst |