The morning news., 1890-07-27
VOTES OF THE PRIMARIES
PIERCE COUNTY WANTS ATKIN-
SON SENT TO CONGRESS.

The Consolidation of the Returns
Gives the Clinch County Delegates
to Norwood - Turner's Renomins-
ton Made Certain-Gorman Carries
Taylor County by Small Majority.
BLAcKsHEAR, GA. July 26.-At the
county gubernatorial convention, held here
to-day, the following delegates were ap-
pointed and instructed to support Northen
for governor, and Phil Cook for secretary
of state. and are uniustructed as to the
other state house officials: John c. Nichols,
f. D. Hendry, A P Brantley, A. B. ESTES,
W. F. Sweat. Mathew Sweat, H. L. Whate-
ley, Henry Hyrs, A. j. Dickson, j. j. Hen
derson, n. W. Martin and j. B. Ammons.
The following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. There seems to be conflict in the
minds of some people as to the returning OF
Hon. r. Z. Lester to congress,
Resolued, That we would be pleased to see
the congressional convention honor our fellow
citizen Hon. Spencer R Atkinson, with the nom
ination.
A. n Smith was secretary and 4. ID. Hen
dry chairman of the convention. The peo-
pie of Pierce would have cheerfully IN
dorsed Col John c. Nichols for congress,
but he assured his friends that he was not
candidate.
CLINCH FOR NORWOOD.
BONNEVILLE, GA, July 26.-The chair
man of the democratic executive com
mittee of this (ClinchD county, August
Dupont, called the mass meeting to order
to-day and was made permanent chairman
of the meeting. He announced the follow
ing as the result of the primary election:
DIR. L. C. Mattox, for representative;
Northen, for governor, with the present
M Norwood
congress, with H. A. Mattox to cast the vote
of Clinch county for Coffee county's choice
for senator. A. Dupont was sent to the
gubernational convention, and w. A. Reed
to the congressional, with power to appoint
their alternates. The following was the
vote cast: Northen, 1877; Norwood, 62; K.
E. Lester, 4; L. C. Mattox 1872; B. A. Whit
tington. 90; Wright, 15S; Cook, 159; Harde-
man, 15S; Anderson, 13l; G. n. Lester, "a;
J. 7. Henderson, 81; Nisbet, 40.
GLYNN AGAINST LESTER.
BRUNSWICK, GA, July 26.-The delegates
recently elected to represent Glynn county
in the congressional convention, 1t can be
safely said, will cast their votes either for
Brunswick man or for Hon. Thomas M.
Norwood. A majority of the voters here
favor Col. Norwood.
LowNDEs GOES FOR TURNER.
VALDosTA, GA, July 26 - Lowndes
county went practically solid for Congress
man Turner to-day, the vote standing
about ten to one in lis favor. This gives
him a majority of the votes in the district,
with six more counties to hear from. The
meeting indorsed Clifford Anderson for
attorney general and Nisbet for agricul-
tural commissioner.
GORMAN CARRIES TAYLOR.
BUTLER, GA, July 26-A heavy vote
was polIed to-day. German. the alliance
candidate for congress, gets the county by
small majority. Henderson gets good ma
jority, and Lester wins over Anderson.
REYNOLDS, GA, July 26.-In the primary
election here to-day Lesters majority over
Anderson for attorney general is S0s Hen
derson over Hunnlcutt for commissioner OF
agriculture. 16; Grimes over German for
congress, 81. Northen for governor, Phil
Cook for secretary of state and j. M. Gull
pepper for state senator from the Twenty
third district received the full vote. One
hundred and nineteen votes were polled In
this district.
DECATUR GOES FOR TURNER.
BAINBRIDGE, Ga, July 26.-The eight
districts of this county heard from give
Turner 206 majority over Guerry. The
twelve other districts will not overcome this
majority and Decatur is in the Turner
column by about 200 majority. Several
alliances voted solidly for Turner despite
the cracking of the lash of the bosses of the
order, who met here two days ago and in
dorsed Guerry. Miller county has acted
and sent an uuinstructed delegation to
Albany. Personally these delegates are
friends of Guerry.
DODGE coUNTY's FAvoRITEs.
EASTMAN, GA, July 26.-A primary was
held In Dodge county to-day for state
officers The result tavors Northen for
governor and the present state officers. The
delegates are s. H. Lowther, j. NJ. Wood
ard, Hamilton Clark, D. NJ Buchan and J.
d. Stokes.
TRoUP AGAINST MOSES
LAGRANGE, GA, July 26.-rhe Troup
county primary election was held to-day.
The remote country precincts have not
been heard from, but sufficient has been
heard to show that Moses will not have a
plurality for congress in this county.
Grimes and Harris get good vote. Lester
and Nesbit carry the county by large
majority. Traylor and Thompson are
probably nominated for the legislature,
though Freeman's friends are hopeful.
According to resolution passed at the
recent mass meeting the votes will be pro-
rated according to the vote received by
each candidate in the primary. The nom-
inating convention of the Fourth congress
slonal district will meet here next w Wednes-
day.
CowETA's RETURNS.
GRANVILLE, GA. July 26.-The result
of the vote in to-day's primary in the Grant
vile precinct is as follows: For congress.
Moses 81, H. R. Harris IA. Grimes Is, Judge
8. W. Harris IL; for state senator, Terrell
As, Snelson 20; for representative. Atkin-
son AZ, WhaJley 20, Goodwin 81.
NEWMAN, Ga, July 26-Coweta county
held her primary to-day, and Moses for con-
gress carried the county almost unani-
mously Terrell for state senator received
a handsome majority, which insures his
election. Atkinson and Whatley received
majority of the votes for the legislature
Hunnicutt for commissioner of agriculture
is solid in Coweta.
CAMPAIGN FIGHT AT ROME.