The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-17
VICTORY FOR GEN. LAMAR.
HE SEEMS A SURE WINNER IN THE
NEW FLORIDA DISTRICT.

Early Returns Give Him "A Majority
Over Both His Opponents, and n
Majority of the Counties Are Now
Placed in His COIumn-Judge
Raney Elected to the Senate From
LeOn-COntest for Controller Is
CIose-senator Mallory Had No OPP
position.
Tallahassee, Fla. July 16.-While the
returns for Tuesdays primary election
from the widely scattered precincts of
the Third Congressional district are by
no means all in, enough is known to
justify Gen. Lamar's friends in claim
ing his election as congressman from
the new district.
When the telegraph office closed here
last night enough had been received
from the fourteen counties included in
the district to show that Lamar had
carried thirty-four out of the 1873 cleo
ton precincts, and that he had in these
precincts a ma ority of 309 votes over
both his opponents, Myers and Beard.
These returns, as usual, included
some surprises. They indicated, for in
stance, that Jackson county, which
has all along been claimed by the
Myers men had gone for the peoples
candidate, and additional advices re-
ceived this morning, indicate that Gen.
Lamar has carried that county by an
estimated majority of over 300
Madison county will give Lamar n
majority of over zoo, and in his home
county, Jefferson, the General will lead
by 800 or 700 votes.
In Gadsden county, the first after
crossing the Chattahoochee river, on
the road to Pensacola, Gen. Lamar will
have a majority over both his oppo-
nents of at least 200; and his lead in
Holmes county is variously estimated
from $50 to 450 votes. Liberty, Wash
| ington and Walton counties will also
| give him small majorities.
On the other hand, Senator Myers
will carry his home oBlnty-Leon, by
a narrow majority, and it is difficult
! to see where he expects to pick up
| enough votes to offset the tremendous
| lead with which Lamar has started
| out from Jefferson and Madison coun-
| ties.
Pensacola (Escambia county, will
probably be close, with little advant-
are believed to prevail in Santa
Rosa county. Franklin county
is conceded to Myers, with a majority
of several hundred. Great local inter-
est attached to the fight for the State
Senate in this Geon county,, between
Judge George P. Raney, one of the
| leaders of the Florida bar, and Capt
Vason, plain, everyday farmer. The
| latter's election was confidently pre-
dicted by his friends, who had beer
using the Flagler insanity divorce bill
! for all it was worth against Judge
Raney, who was retained by the Stand
ard Oil millionaire in his divorce pro-
ceedings; but the lawyers election is
now conceded by something like so ma
| jority.
The railroad commissioner con
| test was something of a surprise. L
| is already evident that either the Hon
| Jefferson B. Browne of Key West, OIL
j. Hudson Burr of the East Coast, viii
| lead the ticket leaving the presen
! chairman of the commission, the Hon
| II. E. Day, of Gainesville, to take sec
ond place. The other two contestants
| Ward and Whitner, are nowhere.
| The contest for controller is also
| close, and. if the present incumbent
the Hon. A. c. Groom, wins out ovel
1. ]. Mccall, the plough boy of Ham.
ilton," it will be by small ma.
| jority, especially in South Flor.
ida where the latter developed
surprising strength.
Senator Mallory, being without oppo-
| sftion, is, of course, elected; as is Clay
Crawford, who will, therefore, fill Out
| the unexpired term of his lamented
| father as secretary Of state. Hon. w.
A. Blount the leader par excellence
of the Florida bar, will also go to the
State Senate from Escambia county
without opposition.