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Show P. J. M'CUMBER SEES DEFEAT AT PRIMARIES Senator's Lead Being Imperiled Im-periled As Farming Districts Report FRAZIER STILL LAGS Nestos Running Ahead of Baker for Nomination Of Governor WASHINGTON Jun- 29. By The Associated Frens.) Senator McCum-ber, McCum-ber, Uepubllcan. North Dakota, said late today that on the fvee of early returns from th' North Dakota primary pri-mary he appeared to bS defeated 'Apparently the early lead given to me will be overcome when returns from all the country precincts come In.' said the senator He added that he would not finally concede the defeat, de-feat, but It was learned that ln private pri-vate conference with Republican committee league members, be had said that he regarded his defeat as Virtually certain. Lfc.M ( I T now V FARGO. V. D., June JJ - iBy The Associated Press.) Senator Porter J. McCumbe.'s early lead in his contest con-test for renomlr.ation ftfl the Republican Repub-lican ticket Whs being imperiled today to-day by Lynn J Krazo-r. non-partisan, as rural precliuts started reporting re-porting on Wednesday's sta'.e-wtde primary election. For Republican senatorial romlna-tlon romlna-tlon S61 precincts give McCumber 36.823; Frazler. 27.521. For Republican gubernatorial nomination." 688 precincts: Nestos. 44.878: Baker. 23.978. ( Note Porter J. McCumbM he-came he-came chairman of the powerful senate sen-ate committee on finance upon 'he death of Boles Penrose. Reed Smoot. I nited States senator from Utah Is ranking member "f this committee Failure of McCumber to get the nomination for senator In North Dakota, Da-kota, means the ehalrmanship ot the finance committee will be vacated March 4 nexl According to senate rules the place would then fall to Senator Smoot i |