EXTRA
lly Pit AN K JKNKINH
rjEWKY WIIM llll Glegon prrMdcll
I liil prclci cine primary in a
rlrullly Llll, two-lllull contest Willi
MtttsAeit. Thus he icntorr his per
aoiml piratlicc, wlilrli hud wilted un
(Irr the Hlnwaell llrul nt Wisconsin,
Nebraska mill Pennsylvania.
TK taiiy njir hud said 11 mouth ago
' lliul Urwry would win the Oii'U" 1
primary, hit would huve been
laughed out of town. Hut Mmil wll J
did say yesterday Hint he would win
weren't luughrd al.
Dewey umdr it good cuiitpuiuii In
Oicumi. Hiurllnu liir behind, no
moved up tiiiiiilly, lly the riul ul tnc
niumluii, It waa clearly iiiipiufiit
Jjwl 11 if result ul Iho toting would
bo ClllAC.
UIIAT brought about Ihti ilunur?
Well, It seems tu this write
lliul the luinliiii iHiim III HIbsaciii,
fortunes i-itine wiiru he asserted,
HAIIII.lt CAHU ALLY, lliul colli
iuuiiIaU ought Ui be uuUuwed.
Urwry promptly unit dully I'M
AliKKKO. lie Mild you ull l kill all
Idro by passing law. He udded tlil
tlie way tu humlle tuliimillllMll I Ui
keep It out 111 the uiieu wltrre pMip'e
call see. It. We huve plenty ut la
ulleady. he asserted. If) take cure ol
attempt to overlhiuw the govern
lueiii ul the United rllalrs by luicc.
Out ol thu dinuKreeineut came 11
tlrtmlc. It termed lo thu writer lliul
In the debute ttUJuen a noamon ws
weak. He gate the impression that
tie huon I reully guile very deeply
lulu the subject. Ihut led tu tne
Uiuuuht that iiiuytM ho hud ju-t
seined on the "ouilaw-ioininuiilain'
tuur m un puny ruud to u lot of
vote.
Dewey, on lh contrary, seemed tu
be llcuely sincere In hu uehel thai
the wuy to beat communism la tu
keep It out 111 Uic open and light It
u- something that lias no pliuc 111
Ameiicu because it hu mulling to
o.ler lo American.
Jit AT (it Intu a theory Uiut Una
writer has held lor some tunc.
It seem tu me that people ure
auk und weury ul Iho pulitic.ll
methods ul Urn put. NrilNL KItl TV
hu been Die outstanding cliuructrr-
)Uiuc ol these uieUiutu. Promise uny
',11111 Ihul ut the moment teems to
be popular whether you believe 111
II or not. Deal Uic arum lor uny
Issue Umt seems to have a lot ol
followers. What mutU'rs II whethci
you believe wlmt yuu art saying?
Get Ule vulca.
Ill VOTEa Uiut count nut prin
ciples. We've hud too much ol Uiut In the
punt, ll has brought u to where we
are now. Where we are now U a
lori. long wuy Iruin where we'd like
to be. 80 maybe people ure begin
mill to reulle thul only SlNC'KltiC
leadership will get lis where we want
to be.
N the Dewey 8tucn debute
Dewey apiicured to be more utter
ly (Ulcere In hl position thun 'ai
buuwn.
so
li II is true lliul what peuple ure
M-eklltK 11 SINCfcKITY IN Lr.AU
KRHHIP. It lollowed n.ilurully Ihil
Dewey would win In Orcuori.
Anywuy, thul la thu writer 1
theory ol whut happened yenterdny.
WEATHtR
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l'ttlpllalln laal HI bovia . ml
Hliaain raar In ula ,. M .41
I. aal aaar -'4 Kurmal 10,17
a-aracaali lair Imilghl an4 lunUajr
rapuutaWy M jaaarwiwuyaaajwiiyiat
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19
Ml
HICK HVK VV.STH '- KLAMATH ' pC,0 .ON, KATI RI
. .
Franey. Steele earned
.ON, KAIt KIMY, MAY it, IMS
Telephone Kill
- No. I37S
Sheriff's Sweepstakes Winners
V,
Aui LJ
Ed Geary Is
Top Man For
Legislature
It'i Mil over but thr offirlnl Ullr
t now unci Kiiimtn rouiuy un onir
Iho nhiriff rni)ldMtM In plarr of
thr lil U 'had thlt tlmr yraUrday.
J. K. MhcIci Knmfv vn,ily out
dutui.ted 10 othrr CiOP aspirants
lo the itlur In wlniilntf hi pnrty'fl
noinlnutlon, while Krunk Ktecle cx
IMTirncert a little more difficulty In
khukliiK off Rome of his ncven
demorriiiic opponent.
A very - nearly romplflr tally
iilum that Franry tron-d on WW
rrpultllran ballnU. fnllowrd ht
f.rorip (I'rte) trrllnut with 1045.
Karl Df-hllncrr Hiy. Dalr Matloon
70', and Cmv Hartnn 5 0. amonc
llrrr arr Jack Franry, Irft, rrpubllran, and Frank Htrrlr. drmorrat,
wlui won the ainatini ahrrllf nomination fonlrala In Klamath countv th' r(lnf oontrndrrt.
Ihal drrw o many ronirtiania noi many nuinn mum mrin St I In
without peek.,,, at r.mp.11. e.rdu. They'll oppou, each other In the H xm
,ei.rral cleellon In the lull. ro,d,r , lt nwJ 0tr Mlkt
Ray Inquest
Postponed
VRKKA.' Cullf . Muy 31 G. A.
Tebbe, Vreku uttorney w ho hua been
rc( allied uu delenae counael by tam -renee
V Ray. obtained a poat;one
ment ol the Inqueit Into the death
ol Ray a 7-week-old uon.
Tlie lti(iieat waa xheduled (or
Priilny ni(ht but la now aimed (or
Mondny at p. m. In the Siskiyou
county courthouse.
Tebbe'a atucnrv Irnm the city waa
given a reason (or the postpoiie
nienl. Kny and hi yiiunn wife, Donna,
are rhamed wnh murder In connec
tion with their child's death. Spcci
nieiu of the Inliint'u body were sent
to the California atnle laboratory
(or analysis and were returned Jum
this pant week. Charges nmilnst the
two were (lied here Krlilay, May 7.
Mrs. Ray la not exacted to attend
the Inquest, officers advised. She U
still held al Ihn fllvklvmi rninilu
victory over the California Jayvee I General hrunlml fop nieiirni enr
erew today. The time lor Uiree miles and her condition was described as
American Consular Official
Wounded In Holy Land Row :
They Loved Him In Oregon
Williams lor the democratic nnm
tniilion. rountlns 9'iO voles lo "ri2 ;
(or Williams. Wally Moss placed j
third and R. A. LaLonde (ourth.
I Still in doubt was a qurtllon I
liether John Reber o( Malln has '
been unseated ua county com m la- I
aluner with one preelnet out. t'.i
I
v
i 'ifi V"u. orf. iT .
' ' iPti hatfeyi m" Wrf -. f,Sj Wt ' ' : ' - '
WAhlllNt.TON. .May St (4WTh
late drparlmrnl announrrd today
that A me r lean ('omul Grneral
Thomas ('. H'asMin waa avrloualy
wouttdrd In Jrrinutlrm today.
Wa 1011 waji muunrtrd while re
turning to the eoiiMilnle grnrral
from & trute commlmiioi. mretlntc
at tiie Krenrh cniuulate grnrral. but
the driiartinriit waa not Immediately
adviM-d how he imurred ht in
jur Ira.
lie waa Uken to Habaaoah, F-ng
Uh mlulon hoapltat.
According to rrporta to the depart
mrnt from the vlre roiuul, William
Iturdette, llrrbrrt M. Walkrr. a
mmtbrr of the naral eommunira
tloni unit, m waa wounded, lie waa
trurk by machine gun bulleU near
the eonnulale general.
Burden reported that he hn m-
aumed charge of the cotuul general I
(iomn totaled 2S05 rotra for the;
TOM DEWEY. THE WINNER
Stassen Lags
By 6000 Votes
At Last Count
PORTLAND, May 2J lP) Gov. Thomas T,. Dewey of New York,
gradually buildlnf up his lead over Harold E. Htasuen, today teemed
the probable winner of Orea;on republicans' presidential favor.
In IIM of 1X61 precincts, the New Yorker ua 8602 votes In front
blWi to 51.781 on the unofloeial count.
Counting waa slow in populous Multnomah (Portland) county where,
many stale and local issues were on yesterday's ballot, but Dewey waa
moving ahead there aa expected.
btaasen, seeking to add Oregon to his Wisconsin-Nebraska victory
string, waa regarded in pre-election estimates aa holding hla greatest
strength in upstate Oregon the districts remute from Portland but
Dewey had his biggest majority in Josephine and Klamath eounllea of
Mouthern Oregon. There the governor ran in front, 3 to 2 better than
his 4 to 2 margin on .Multnomah county's Incomplete report.
The two were neclc-and-necic mar i
many counties. Dewey wax In Iront l
In in ol the 36 at the three-quarter
precinct marK; Stassen ahead in 15
and In one they were tied.
Dead Heat
Grant county, in sparsely settled
East-Central Oregon, gave each 155.
Linn county, witn lu vote complete,
went to Staascn by one vote 3291
to 3296. In Deschutes, where count
ing waa still under way, Dewey led
by one vote. Only about 30 ballots
separated the two In Gilliam and
Lincoln counties.
The trend, however, was un
changed Irom the early start when
the New York governor moved out
in front. Early today Stassen whit
tled the margin a trifle, then Dewey
moved back into a greater although
still slender lead, as the count con
tinued. Election officials said it would be
late tonight belore reasonably com
plete returns could be expected
and It might be tomorrow morning.
The winner takes all 12 of Ore
gon's republican convention dele
gates as well as the prestige and
influence of the last contested pref
erential primary before the nom
ination takes place.
temporarily.
OOP nomination, beating out Reb-
'. nft k( ,1, mull Milllil llll
Walker was Uken to the same , rh,r ' 0n ,he dfn)0 GuT
hospital. , niijnf WB. unopposed and he and
The last telrgram (rom Consul : (io.sn will run II o(f In November.
Genet al waason recommended com
meiidation of a member of the com
munications unit (or helping to res
cue a (ellow worker who was slight
ly wounded recently.
Tlte slate department announced
receipt of the following message
Irom Burdette:
"Consul General Thomas ('. Wat
son gravely wounded returning to
consulate general from truee com
mission meeting at French consulate
A substantial slngle-shootlng was
Indicated In the way Ed Oeary
blanketed the three-man Held (or
GOP nomination to the state legis
lature. Geary scored 3100 votes,
lollowed by Carl Stelnseller with
2337. SteinaeKcr gets the second
nomination but Klamath Falls'
Mayor Ed Ostendor( finished out
of the running.
No Contest
There waa no eonteal for the two
general and was taken to lladassah, i demneratio nominations between
Kngltsh mission hospital. Am a- 1 . ,ti:n.4 a rus n, cima 7
sumlnt temporarily charce consulate' T" "
general1
Wasson. 52. a native of Great
Palls, Mont., went Into diplomatic
service In 1824 as clerk of the Ameri
can consulate al Melbourne. Aus
tralia, and has served In many parts
of the world. Ills home Is Newark,
I N. J.
J He Is an overseaa veteran of the
l army In the first world war. He Is
not married.
Polite Burglar
Gets Off Light
VICTORY
OAKLAND. Calif., May 22 iC)
The Washington Junior varsity pow
ered Ita way to a Uiree-Iength plus
was 14:5.1,5.
I poor.
New German
Plan Slated
LONDON. May 22 MV-Responsl-bh
diplomatic sources say a slx
nutlou agreement has been reached
here to set up a provisional govern
ment this year for Western Ger
many. They reported last night a tenta
tive decision has been made to call
a constituent assembly- about Sep
tember 1 with broad authority to
NORTH AMPSON, Eng.. May 22 draw up a constitution (or that area.
" "My goodness, who are you?" Tlie six nations are the United
Tiny. 68-year-old Mrs. Florence States. France and Great Britain.
Muatlll asked the tall stranger she : which share occupation of Western
discovered In her house. Germany, and Belgium. The Neth-
I m a burglBr," John Morgan. 24, : erlands and Luxembourg, linked In
replied politely. i (he Benelux customs union and ad-
Well." said Mrs. Mustlll. ..rm I Jo'hig Germany as France does,
sorry, but of course I must telephone 1 T"7 ha bn m",lnt? Lon:
tlie police " ' "1' s l,ce F,bruary 33 ,n u,e second
J! ' western-power conference on West-
Oh, that a al right.' said Mor- ;crI1 oprmRV', economic and pohti
gun. 1 11 go along to the police , cnl Russ,a, occupying East-
station myself." j crn Oermnny, has taken no part.
And lie did. I The diplomatic sources said a (or-
Sald the Judge: It Is In the public I mal communique, probably the last
Interest that when someone caught ; act o( the conference, could be t x
hnusebreaklng behaves properly It i peotcci early next week. They said
should be taken Into account. only technical details are holding
Sentence: One year. I this up.
Dorothy Lee
Named Mayor
In Landslide
PORTLAND, May tl (JTV-Dorothy
McCutlouch Lee, city com
mifiaioner and former state acna
tor, will be Portland's first woman
mayor.
She was elected in. Friday's pri
mary election by getting more
votes than her six opponents com
bined. Her total was about M per
cent.
In returns from 3JM of 440 pre
cincts, she had votes. Mayor
Karl Rfley was a poor second with
7 Wit, and Frank Learned, the high
school Instructor whose student
ran him for the job, was third
win 6039.
City Commissioner Fred L. Pet
erson won reelection easily. Com
missioner W. A. Bowes won re
nomination, and will have to face
J. E. Bennett next fall. The two
were running neck and neck. Ben
nett now Is a state representative.
Portland voters approved a
special $1.?00.000 levy to operate
the schools, and apparently had
approved a $25,000,000 bond Issue
for school construction.
Measures defeated would have
required dogs to be on leashes and
would hare provided tor construc
tion of an express highway to the
east through Sullivan gulch.
Douglas McKay Maintains 5000 Vote Lead Over Hall
In State Balloting; Earl Newbry Trounces Flagg
By PAHI, W. HARVEY JR.
roilTI.ANI), May 21 i7lv-.st.lr
Ken, Dnutlaa McKay, 64, Halrm
automobile dealer, maintained his
6000 -vote lead today In his contest
lor the republican nomination fur
governor against Gov. John II.
Hall,
McKay showed surprising
strength 111 carrying Hall's home
county of Miiltnnmnh, but he also
led In upstate returns,
Returns Irom HUB of the slntc's
1SHI precincts gave McKay 53,113;
Hall, B.OI:l; Glenn Ackerninn,
Portland, 4:i(l6; nnd John Peyton,
Junction City, 3104.
Hall, who has held office only
seven months since Kx-(tov. Karl
Mnell died In a plane crash, was
leading In 20 of the 38 counties.
All other Incumbents who were
up for republican rcnmiiliintlon
were sure winners, Including Sec
rotary of State Earl T. Newbry,
Attorney-General George Nouncr,
U. 8. Sen. Guy Gordon, nnd the
(our congressmen.
Newliry, gelling more voles than
any other candidate on the ballot,
trounced George I'laiig, former
public iilillllrs commissioner, hy
almost It to I. In the democratic
contest for secretary of state, Hy
mn ft. Carney, Milwaukle, defeat
ed A. M, Nilverman, Portland, by
"If 3-to- margin,
vThe republican contest for state
treasurer was a ding-dong three
man race, and the outcome might
not be known for days. Stnto Sen.
Howard C. Dcltnii, Canby, was In
front, but close on his heels were
SlKfrld B. Unander, young Port
land war veteran, and Ormond R.
Bean, Portland, former public utili
ties commissioner. Stnte Ben. Wal
ter J. Penrson, Portland, was tin
opposed (or the democratic nom
ination for treasurer.
t -v ....
I
j '"
DOUGLAS Mr KAY
Senator Cordon, aeeking a sec
ond term, got the republican nom
ination without opposition. But a
close contest waa being waged to
see which democrat would oppose
him nest November, State Rep.
Manlry J. Wilson. SU Helens, had
a small lead over Dr. Louis A.
Wood, Kugene, University of Ore
gon economies professor.
Attorney-General Neuner had al
most a a-to-1 lead over Stanley
Jones, Portland, for republican re
nomlnntlon. Ho will face William
B. Murray, Portland democrat, In
the. general election.
Here Is the way the four con
gressional races stacked up:
First district Hep. Walter Nor
blad, Astoria, won republican re
nomination by defeating John T.
Ilensley, St. Helens, S lo I. Ed
ward E. Gideon, Pnrllnml, waa un
opposed for the democratlo nom
ination. Second district Rep. Lowell
Stockman, Pcndlolon, defeated
William H. WoRthorapoon, Elgin,
almost 3 lo 1 In the republican
contest. C, J. Shoib, La Ornntto,
was the only democratic candidate.
Third district Itep. Homer I).
Angell, Portland, had a S to 1 lead
over W. A. Rushlight, Portland, In
the republican race. Roland V.
Bartlett, Portland, was nosing out
Clifford T. llowlrtt, Portland, on
the democratlo side,
Fourth dlstrlot Rep. Harris Ells
worth. Roseburg. won 4 to I over
Robert L. Parsons, Grants Pass,
in the republican contest. The
democratic race was close, with
William Tnnton. Jasper, leading
Elmer Sahlstrom. Eugene.
The three supreme court Justices
on the ballot have no opposition.
They are Justices Percy R. Kelly.
James T, Brand and Harry II.
Belt.
r '
Jl'l .n,..,s
EARL NEWBRY
Mouse Breaks Up
Damage Suit Case
BALTIMORE. May 12 A
mouse broke up trial of a damage
suit In circuit court yesterday.
There were (our housewives on the
jury but it was ' Bailiff David
O'Dunnc who let out the biggest yip.
The mouse ran up his sleeve as
he was trying to chase it out from
under Judge Michael Mauley's desk.
The Judge called a recess when the
mouse ran under the jury box.
Okanogan Man To
Head Cattlemen
OKANOGAN, Wash.. May 32 ifli
Tlie Washington State Cattlemen's
association elected Walt Schreck,
Okanagan. president of the organ
isation today at the 22nd annual
convention.
Schreck succeeds Alan Rogers of
Ellcnburg who has completed two
terms In tlie office.
A lengthy list of resolutions was
adopted. One proposes that all state
Inspected meat be stamped with a
grade Just as federally Inspected
meat is now. Another asks for de
teat ot the Hope bill, and asserts
that measure grants "dictatorial
powers to the secretary of agricul
ture. In effect giving him control
of the entire agricultural economy
of this country."
COUNTY
RETURNS
(The county has 75 precincts.)
Here are returns from the In-
I dicated number o( Klamath county
precincts on major contests in yes
terday's elections:
President (73 Precincts)
Republican Dewey 3079, Stassen
3286.
Democrat Truman 3261 (uncon
tested). V. 8. Senator (71)
Democrat Wilson 3460, Wood
1543.
Republican Cordon (uncoil
tested i.
Congressman (731
Republican Stockman 3576,
Weathers poon 955.
Democrat Shorb (uncontested).
Governor (661
Republican Aciterman 191, Hall
2451, McKay 1958. Peyton 149.
Democrat Wallace 2973 (uncon
tested). Secretary of State (71)
Republican Flagg 1549, Newbry
4119.
Democrat earner 2460, Silverman
1543.
State Treasurer (71)
Republican Bean 1265, Bclton
1649. Unander 1838.
Democrat Pearson 3176 (uncon
tested!. Attorney General (71)
Republican Jones 1830, Neuner
2795.
Democrat Murray (uncontested).
State Senator till
Republican Hitchcock 4190 (un
contested). Democrat Petersen 3366 (uncon
tested). City Levies (complete county)
Recreation levy Yes 2963, no 2035.
Parks levy Yes 2616, no 2150.
Llnkvllle cemetery levy Yes 3023,
no 1953.
County Levy (70 Precincts)
County roads Yes 4123, no 3414.
Stale Representative (71)
Republican Geary 3700, Osten
dorf 1770, Steinseiler 2337.
Democrat Bustin and Semon, un
contested (two nominated in each
party).
County Commissioner (73)
Republican Gowen 2805, Reber
2772.
Democrat Beelant (uncontested).
Sheriff (73)
Republican Barton 586. Dehlinger
879. Franey 1833. Green 12. Hall 152,
Linkenbach 378, Mahrt 127, Man
ning 46, Mattoon 702, Swigart 105,
Uerllngs 1045.
Democrat Herbert 336. LaLonde
710. McClane 295, Mllhorn 344, Moss
788. Pankey 482, Steele 930, Williams
752.
Close One!
County Commissioner John
Reber, republican, appeared on
the verge of defeat today In his
race for renominatlon.
Ed Gowan, Bonansa. was lead
ing lleher by 23 votes In The
Herald and News count, with one
precinct Chemuli yet to come
In. A count at the clerk's office
gave Gowen a slightly wider
margin,
Reber said he thought he would
lose, and congratulated Gowan.
"He's a good man," he said.
Dewey Off For
Sacramento
SEATTLE, May 22 OTi Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey took off for Sac
ramento tills morning without any
comment on the Oregon primary
election results except to say he was
"happy'1 over the returns.
His aides said prior to the 8:46
a. m. takeoff as Dewey had said
before retiring at 1 a. m. that he
wanted to await more complete re
turns before Issuing any statement.
The New York governor studied
the county-by-county returns close
ly last night with a small group of
supporters and aides. He showed a
keen Interest in the nature of the
early precincts reporting what pro
portion were metropolitan and how
he fared In Industrial and agricul
tural counties.
The governor's plane Is scheduled
to arrive at Sacramento at 2 p. m.
(Pacific daylight time).
Old Coins Give
Kid Big Time
BELLE FOURCHE, S. D.. May 22
(JV-Jimmy Coulter was the most
popular first grader here, what with
giving away money to his play
mates all week long.
Yesterday, Jimmy's teacher called
up his mother, Mrs. Donald Coulter,
to learn If she knew about the cash
contributions. No, she said, she
didn't.
But Mrs. Coulter recalled that for
years her husband had been collect
ing old coins. She said he had about
80 valued at 200.
She Investigated at home. The jar
that held the coin collection was
there all right but Its contents were
missing. Today a general alarm
went out to Belle Fourche shop
keepers to be on the lookout for anv
rare coins that might be preferred
by the pop and ice cream trade.
RAF Planes
Shoot Down
4 Egyptians
By MAX BOYD
CAIRO, May 22 MV-RAF lighters
shot down four Egyptian Spitfires
which raided the Karnit David air
field in the British area at Haifa In
Palestine today, British head
quarters announced. Three Britons
were killed.
Cairo reports, meanwhile, said
Egyptian troops pushed northward
to Hebron and Bethlehem, Unking
with Arab legion troops five miles
south of Jerusalem for a possible
drive against Jews putting up a last
ditch fight in the holy city.
Border Solid
Israel's partition-drawn frontiers
still were virtually undented as her
army began the second week of war
against five Arab nations. Tel Aviv
dispatches said the Jewrs, fighting on
three fronts, were waging their '
fiercest battles well beyond their
own frontiers.
The British said the attack est
the Haifa district used by the Brit
ish for evacuation af troops, began
with a lone Egyptian Spitfire plana
which dropped bombs and strafed '
the Ramit Rartd field at 6:10 a. nv
Four Egyptians planes took part
In a second attack. The British sent
up Spitfire fighters and knocked
down two of the attackers. Two
planes made a third attack, and
both were shot down.
Besides the three British ground
personnel killed, six were wounded
seriously. Each of the Egyptian; wf
pianes naa aroppea two 100-poona
bombs and made strafing runs. On
British DC-3 transport plane and
one British Soltflre were damaged
on the ground.
Jewish reports on Tel Aviv said
the Egyptian attack caused large
fires at the Ramit David field.
Shirley Raises
Row Over Circus
HOLLYWOOD. May 22 WV-Shirley
Temple has nothing against the
circus, understand, but her attorney.
Grant Cooper, says It's like this:
The Rogers Brothers circus should
"cease and desist from using adver
tising posters with her name, and
we have asked them to." '
Cooper said the posters infringe
upon Shirley's name, constitute un
fair competition and give the im
pression she is appearing with the
show.
The circus Shirley Temple, said
the attorney, is an elephant
Bad Weather Halts
College Baseball
MOSCOW. Idaho, May 22 (IP) A
heavy rain during the night has
forced postponement of the Uni
versity of Idaho-Washington State
college baseball game scheduled for
today.
Graduate Manager Gale Mix said
there is no chance that the Idaho
diamond will dry In time for use
today.
Taft Claims
Sure Yictory
NEW YORK. May 22 (Ft Senator
Rcbert A. Taft said today "I will
have more delegates on the first
ballot than any other candidate" at
thr republican national convention.
The Ohio aspirant for the repub
lican presidential nomination de
clined to estimate the exact number
of votes but said at a news confer
ence that his campaign managers
placed the total "in the neighbor
hood of 300.
Taft coupled his remarks about
convention votes with the assertion
that the result of the Oregon pri
mary would not affect his position.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and former
Gov. Harold E. 8tassen of Min
nesota contested for convention
delegates there.
Asked If he would accept the vice
presidential nomination, the senator
said "the Job I have now Is mora
important than the vice presidency.
I would much rather do that work
than be vice president."
Judge Heckman Holds Edge
In Only Lakeview Contest
LAKEVIEW. May 22 County
Judge J. R. Heckman, seeking re
election to that office, held a sub
stantial lead at 9 o'clock this morn
ing In Lake county's only contest.
Twelve out of 18 precincts were
complete.
Heckman led Stanley Hanson 330
to 258: A. L. Travis trailing with 139.
Governor Hall was leading Doug
McKay, 365 to 407.
Dewey held but a narrow lead
over Stassen and Newbry was far
and away In the lead over Flagg for
the secretary of state Job. Following
Is the Lake county report:
County Judge
Heckman .
Hanson
Travis 139
President
Dewey 357
Stassen 353
Governor
Ackeiman 23
Hall 365
McKay 307
Secretary of State
Flagg 142
Newbry
State Treasurer
Bean
Bclton
Unander 147
Attorney General
Jones 16J
Neuner 373
330
258
623
129
326
Congressman
Stockton 429
Weatherspoon 117
Secretary of State
Carney 160
Silverman ; 142
U. 8. Senator
Wilson 151
Wood 173
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J. R. HECKMAN
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