The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-06
ALL One WAY in DALLAS
Erw REPuBLIcAN VOTES WERE
CAST,
The Fact That There Was No Con-
test for Local ohicers De-
tracted from Interest
In the Election.


Selma, Novem5e. 5.
Returns from yesterdays election are
coming in slowly, There was no contest
for local Offices, hence there was no In
centive to bring in the returns quickly
Enough is already known to show that
the Democrats In the country precincts
turned out great desl better than ala
the city Democrats. orrviile. the home
of J. B. Ellis. Chairman OF the County
Democratic Executive Committee, came
up with solid vote of fifty for the whole
Democratic ticket. and not single vots
for the Republicans. The adjoining beat
Of Lexington did nearly as well and cast
forty votes for the Democratic nominees.
Berlin, which is not as large as the other
two beats, comes up with thirty-f five
votes. Other country beats have done
equally as we'll
In the city the Democrats did not turn
out so we'll. A committee worked active
ly all day long. but General Apathy got
In his work and many would not go to
the polls. though hacks had been pro-
videA for them. The registration In the
city was in the neighborhood Of 1900 and
only 615 took the trouble to vote. A great
many argued that there was no opposi-
ton to the ticket and that there was no
use in their going to the polls. The fol-
lowing 10 the vote each Of the candidates
received at this box:
William D. Jelks, col; John Anthony
w. Smith. 4; Russell NJ. Cunningham, sos;
Charles P. Lane. 4; J. Thomas Hefiin, 59S.
J. H. Karter. 3; H. Lee Brown. s; ].
Craig Smith. 597; T. B. McNaron. s;
brecht. 6; Massey Wilson, 597; ]. c. Fon-
willie, o; Isaac w. Hill, $50; Buei Andrus
8; T. B. Morton, 4; Robert r. Poole. 5Ss;
Sydney J. Bowie. sos; Joseph A. Edwards
9: For Senator from the Thirtieth Sena-
torial District of Alabama, VIM. B. Craig
Col; for Representatives in the Legisla-
ture of Alabama, Walter r. Shafer, 500
e. 8. Starr COT; Calvin Young, sos; Super
intendent of Education Of Dallas County
Darby M. Galloway, 6o4: for members OF
the Court OF County Revenues: From
City District. 8. M. Kirkpatrick, COS; from
Fork District. william C. Phillips, ss5
from West District Atlas J. Martin, 59s;
from South District. James A. Mintsr
GOO.
Eight or ten tickets went in not marked
for Governor. which runs the total up to
shout els. Eight negroes voted in Sell
ma, two Of whom voted the straight Dem
ocratic ticket. The average vote of the
Republican ticket at the Selma box was
six. 1t Is not thought that a single white
| man voted the Republican ticket at this
box. When the returns came in from all
over the County 1t Is thought that not
over fifteen or twenty votes will be found
| to have been cast for the Republican tick
ct in the County. If the ratio of the 9th.
| er country beats keeps pace with those
| that have been heard from, the country
beats will vote more than the city anG
| the Democratic majority will be run W
| to 100 or 1900. This is not as large a:
| the Democratic leaders had hoped for
| but 1t is a plenty, under the circum
| stances.
| Chairman Ellis and the workers undo
| him devoted most OF their time to gettinl
| the country vote out How well the!
| succeeded is shown in the splendid vot
that is coming in from the rural pre-
cincts. II was taken for granted that tn
city vote could be gotten to the polls oil
| the day of the election, hence very littl
work was done among the Democrats o
the town, with the result that they di'
not turn out, Selma casting only abou
half CT its registered strength.
There is great rejoicing here among al
classes of Democrats over the splendid
victory Congressman Sgd Bowie has VOL
| in the Fourth District. Everybody her,
| was confident that he would win by ;
| handsome majority but the most san
| guine Of his friends did not believe tina
he was going to run as we'll as he did il
| the Populist counties north of here. Dem
ocrats in this County are congratulatini
themselves on the fact that the homes
yeomanry that has heretofore been vot
ing the Populist ticket in the upper coun
ties of the District. have refused to b.
led into the Republican camp.