As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 California primary
3 days of original coverage, September 1, 1926 to September 3, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.
As printed: SHORTRIDGE TOPS SENATE ASPIRANTS IN CALIFORNIA RACE
ContextCalifornia Republicans voted yesterday in a primary fought largely over whether the United States should join the World Court, with Senator Samuel Shortridge defending his seat against anti-Court challengers and Governor Friend Richardson facing Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young. Only part of the state's precincts had been tabulated by early morning, and both trailing men refused to concede.
As printed: GOV. RICHARDSON GAINING SLOWLY IN LATE RETURNS
ContextCalifornia Republicans voted Tuesday in a primary fought largely over the World Court, with Governor Friend Richardson trailing Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young and Senator Samuel Shortridge seeking renomination. Four hundred more precincts have been added since yesterday and the governor's race is still open, with 711 precincts yet to report.
ContextCalifornia Republicans voted Tuesday in a primary fought largely over the World Court, and the count has run three days. Governor Friend Richardson trails Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young by 12,655 votes, Senator Samuel Shortridge has beaten back the anti-Court challengers, and the Democratic races — watched as a first skirmish between Al Smith and William G. McAdoo for 1928 — are still in doubt.
