The age-herald., 1901-04-24
Vote in Jefferson County Was Very Light CONVENTION WINS BY 1000 Little Interest Was Manifested
 in the Election VOTE DID NOT EXCEED 4000 Negroes Failed to Turn Out in Large Numbers, and But Little Effort
 Was Made to Bring Them To the Pons.
VOTE DID NOT EXCEED 4ooO

The vote in the constitutional conven- tion In Jefferson County yesterday was very light, the total vote in the county probably not exceeding 4000. The major ity for the convention will probably be about 1000 and for the Democratic ticket slightly larger
 The negroes did not vote in great num- bers, except in a few precincts, and but little effort seemed to be made by the opposition to get the voters out. But lit tie interest was manifested in the cleo tion by even the Democrats. and at no time during the day was there any great crowd around the polls.
 Early in the morning a number of ne groes went to the voting places in the city and for a time there was some ap- prehension as to the result in the county, but as the day wore on the number of negroes at the polls grew smaller and by noon it was a foregone conclusion that substantial majority of the votes cast would be for the convention ond for the Democratic nominees.
 There were no disturbances at the polls at any of the voting places everything passing off in the quietest possible man ner.
 It was impossible to obtain returns from the country precincts last night, but | it is knowf1Sthat the vote was light all
 over the county. The returns form the
 unreported beats will not change the re- suit, exceptsperhaps to increase the ma jority for the convention. The vote in the city of Birmingham was
 exceedingly light, being only 1ol9, out of
 total voting population of about IS, ,000 Pratt City gave the best proportionate vote, polling 562 out of a total of about
 1000 The Democrats did not count very confidently on carrying Pratt City beat,
 but when the polls closed the majority for the convention was SO The Democratic ticket ran slightly
 ahead of the convention and Is elected by larger majority.
 The vote at the different boxes so far as
 reported last night was as follows:
 Birmingham, beat 21, courthouse-For
 convention, 317; against convention, 75;
 ice factory, for convention, n against convention, 19.
 Birmingham, city hall-For convention, 23O against convention, 132. Southside l fire department-For convention, 125; | against convention, 50 | Bessemer. beat 33-For convention, 126; | against convention 69. 1 Pratt City, beat 39-For convention, 322; | against convention, PAP 1 Brookside, Beat 18-For convention, IT;
 against convention, 1N. Woodlawn, Beat 34-For conVentloh' Soi l against convention. 70. 1 Avondale, Beat 3EFor convention, 6S
 against convention, 57.
 | Ensiey. Beat 45-For convention, lo2;
 against convention, 20 l Wylam, Beat 45-For convention, TOT; | against convention, 100. Elyton, Beat 9-For convention, Io' l against convention, 50.
 | Trussville. Beat 13-For convention, 6; l against convention, 96. I East Lake, Beat 10, was reported to i have given about 50 majority for the con-
 yention and the Democratic nominees. North Birmingham. Beat AZ, gave about a majority of to for the convention Tn Woodlawn peculiar situation Is
 presented. The convention won by 6 ma | jority and the Democratic county candi- dates won by IA majority, while the Re- publican State Committee received ma jority of two votes.
 Tn Trussvile the Democratic candidates
 received IA votes, eight more than the l convention, while the Republican ticket
 ran nine behind the vote against the con- | vention.
 1 In Ensley the Democratic ticket ran 21
 votes behind the convention while the Re- | publican ticket received IS more votes
 than were cast against the convention
 Chairman Thach's Estimate. Chairman R. H. Thach of the Jefferson | County Democratic executive committee, | stated at l2 o'clock last night that Jeff erson County had given a majority of | about 1000 for the constitutional conven- | ton. He said that while the official fig 1 ures had not been received the informa- | ton was that the county was safe for the convention and for the Democratic nomi-