The age-herald., 1900-04-17
OTHER CONTESTS CLOSE Miller and Gray Running a
 Dead Heat. ANDREW BURGIN WILL BE SHERIFF MT. Tomlinson's Managers Claim Irreg- ularities in Several Beats, and Are
 Considering the Question of
 Contesting Them
ANDREW BURGIN WILL BE SHERIFF

The returns from last Saturdays pri- mary election indicate that General Shell ley has carried Jefferson county by ma jority of approximately 500. Related re- turns from some of the county precincts came in yesterday but there are still a few others to hear from
 All but seven of the beats have reported the vote for governor and the combined vote in these will not equal General Shell leys majority in the other thirty-eight. The beats heard from give General Shell ley 7O74 and Mir Tomlnson 62O5. The beats yet to hear from Short Creek, Leeds and Henry-Ellen, Sefs, Argo, Toadvine, Smiths Mill and Locus Fork.
 MT. Tomlinson's managers claim irregu- larities in some of the beats and were last night considering the question of contest ing several which gave large Shelley ma jorities. These contests, they say would be based on strong afidavits, which were made during the day, but with the con- tested boxes thrown out General Shelley would still have majority, according to present calculations.
 County Officers
 Andrew w. Burgin gets the nomination for sheriff, his plurality in thirty-eight of the forty-five precincts being FOL- All the beats except 12, IS, 26, 27, 30 32, fl and 43 have been heard from. The total vote in the other thirty-eight was as follows: Burgin. S,SS9; Downey, 3,1Ss; Higdon, 2S59; sherling, 1,9S7 Pound, 1,19i.
 The official count will be necessary to decide who Is the nominee for county treas- urer. The race between Gray and Miller Is exceedingly close, with Miller slightly in xx,tt 1rnf- ing places are yet to be heard from and on their vote the result depends. The for ty beats reporting give Miller 4,75O and Gray 4,6S5, a plurality of sixty-five for Mil Ter The beats to hear from are Leeds and Henry Ellen, Argo, Smiths Mill, Bradford, Parlwood and Locust Fork. The final ma jority of the successful candidate VIII probably not exceed fifty MT. Gray last night stated to an Age-Herald reporter that he believed the beats yet to be heard from would give him the nomination, though the majority would be very small.
 Board of Revenue
 Returns from the primary to hand last night indicate the nomination of w. H. Wilson, A. J. Tarrant, Hugh McGeever, H. w Crook and John Rosenstihl to the board or revenue, as stated in The Age-Herald yesterday. The complete returns will prob- ably be necessary, however, to decide def- nltely the fifth member.
 John G. Bradley has a large plurality for cler-- of the criminal court.
 Additional returns yesterday increased the plurality of W. D. Paris for coroner and there is no longer doubt of his nomi- nation.
 Twenty-Five of the forty-fve beats have reported the vote for United States sena- tor, and all but five. or six of the remain ing twenty have reported the election of Morgan delegates to the county convention. The twenty-five beats heard from give Sem ator Morgan S,O29 and Governor Johnston 3,SUi, majority of 422S for Senator Nor gan This majority will probably be in- creased to nearly 5000 when the complette vote is reported.
 The Convention
 The county convention meets next Sat- urday to nominate candidates for state senator and representatives-six in num- ber-and to select thirty delegates to the state convention.
 The delegation to the state convention will be named by General Shelley, in &C., cordance with resolution adopted by the executive committee on February 2. Several names have been mentioned in connection with the legislative ticket. It is unnecessary to say the nominees will all be strong Morgan men.
 Col. Aitman's Statement
 Colonel Altman, chairman of the Shelley campaign committee, when seen last night, said:
 Tt being conceded that General Shelley having carried the county, he is entitled, under the resolution adopted by the coun- ty executive committee February 2, 1900, to name the delegation from Jefferson county to the state convention Of course the general will name delegation who will be devoted to his interests and will make that paramount. and while 1t is known he will select these men for his own interest, it is also known that he will have the interest of the party at heart in naming the delegation"
 Colonel Altman further said
 "The following resolution, adopted Feb ruary 21, 1900, by the committee, will gov- ern:
 Resolved. That the plan of the demo- cratic primary election to be held on April -------~----~--~-~-~-~~~~
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