Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-05
DEMOCRATS ROLL Up
A LARGE MAJORITY
Populists and Independents
Are Showed Under.
LOST IN HIS HOME COUNTY

Taylor Gives Gambler 800 Majority
Over Populist Nominee For Cover
nor-Democratic Majority In State
Is Over 90, OOO-Hulsey Defeated.
ATLANTA, Oct. 4.--Later returns from
yesterdays election indicate that the
Democratic state and legislative tickets
are elected without struggle and that
Georgia is once again overwhelmingly
Democratic
Governor Gambler is re. elected by over
5000 majority, while Traylor, his OPP
ponent, polled less than 10000 votes.
This is falling off of nearly 90 per cent
In the Populist vote, as compared with
the vote for Hogan in 1888
Out of 100 counties heard from, Tray
Tor carried only nine; and these by small
majorities. The counties carried by the
Populists are Chattahoochee 80 ma
jority, Franklin 100, Floyd 80, Harral-
son 40, Johnson IS, Lincoln 200, Nc
Duffie $50 and Oconee 90, giving Gambler
majority of 68, 795 in the 100 counties
so far heard from.
In many OF the counties there was no
opposition, while in others the fight was
an exceedingly interesting one, and
closely contested.
In Traylor's home county, Taylor, the
Democrats were victorious by over 800
majority, for the first time In eight
years.
The returns indicate that in several
other counties heretofore Populist
strongholds the Democrats have won
by handsome majorities.
In several counties independent can
didates were nominated for the county
offices and legislature, but only resulted
in bringing out the full Democratic
strength, insuring defeat for the opposi-
ton.
Fulton COunty's Vote.
Perhaps the bitterest campaign in the
state closed with the election in Floyd.
Here the result has not been clearly de-
termined, but indications point to the
defeat of the independent opposition. A
hard and determined fight was made by
independents backed by the Populists,
against the Democratic nominees for
tax collector, sheriff and member Of the
legislature. The election of Democrats
to all three of these offices is practically
assured.
In Fulton the majority of 1000 votes
for the ticket Is explained to some ex-
tent by the independent opposition en-
cOuntered by one nominee on the Demo
cratic ticket. The experiment of indie
pendent opposition was probably given
sufficient test to prevent its repetition in
the immediate future.
For judge of the city criminal court
Calhoun showed Rodgers under, by a
vote of 8, $40 to Oh.
For ordinary W. Fl. Hulsey, who
bolted the primary and was an indie
pendent, was overwhelmingly defeated.
Wilkinson s vote was 3,1l9, while HUI
sey polled only 495.
Commissioner Of Agriculture o. B.
Stevens led the state ticket in Fulton
with a vote of 1891, while Governor
Gambler came next with 8,667.
Little interest was taken in the con-
stitutional amendment. In q large num-
Der Of precincts the amendment was al
most entirely neglected In spite of the
fact that in one light its success means
aid to the widows Of confederate SOL
diers, and in another light it proposes to
add something like $4,000 to the an
nual pension appropriation Of the state.
Very few votes were cast against the
amendment in any Of the counties and
from the returns received to date the
indications are that the necessary two
thirds majority will be had. If 1t is de-
feated 1t will be due to the ballots that
contained no expression on the subject
either way.
Fulton's vote for the amendment was
8, 100, against 90.