Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-10 | Page 3 | Negro in Race for Governor

NEGRO IN RACE I IFOR FOR GOVERNOR 12 Republican Candidates In Ohio Primary Four States Vote CHICAGO III lii Aug 10 CIty 10 ByThe The Associated Tress Electors Press of of four tour states Alabama states Alabama Ohio Arkansas and Nebraska Nebraska ox- ox expressed ex expressed pressed their preference for tor can can- can candidates In today's primary elec elec- elections elections Alabama Democrats chose be- be between between be between tween five candidates candidate who seek the tho nomination to the United States State senate seat to be Lie vacated by Oscar V W Underwood March 4 1927 Four candidates tes seek the gubernatorial nomination n ROAD U BUILDING ISSUE Each ot or the thc four four gubernatorial candidates made road building an issue each ench campaigning for tor a dif different ferent plan thus making the primary Primary primary mary an Indirect referendum on tte question Ohio voters oters were tace faced 1 with a preponderance of or candidates seven Seven Eighty Republicans s and seek state office nom nom nom- nomInation nomination Interest was centered In Inthe inthe inthe the Republican bUcon race for gover gover- governor governor nor and the Democratic Democrat contest for United States Slates senator tho leading candidates for the later post being Supreme Court Jus Justice Jus- Jus Justice tice Florence E B E Allen Alien and Pomerene for 12 years a eo senator from Ohio tIl defeated by Sen- Sen Senator Senator Sen Senator ator S I D Fe Fess s IS C CANDIDATE T A woman and a 0 negro aro among the tho 12 republican guber guber- gubern gubernatorial n candidates which In- In In Included Thad Brown Drown present sec sec- secretary sec secretary of or stAte st-itc and Myers Mers R It Cooper Cincinnati real estate man Political workers said sald today that Interest in the primary has ban been sluggish and pre predicted a aUght alight alight light vote Issues were few an and 1 of no great consequence they said Chief Interest In Arkansas D Democratic primary centered In Inthe Inthe Inthe the gubernatorial nomination Governor Tom J Terral Is op- op opposed op opposed posed by John n 1 Martineau judge of or Pulaski chancery court They waged a bitter campaign n the go CI nor charging that Judge drank to excess while the judge accused the tho governor or of abusing his power in Issuing ss- ss se secret cret paroles to convicts A rec- rec record record rec record ord vote oto Is predicted The Nebraska primary ry was re- re regarded re regarded by political leaders as merely the opening of or the thern fall election campaign between the tho McMullen and Bryan Dran forces for control ot Of the state administration administration tion Congressional nominees were being chosen in six districts 00