The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-29
THE VOTE IN THE
WAKE PRIMARIES
Herbert {. Norris For the
State Senate.
co, OFFICERS UNCHANGED
Indications Are For J. ]. Bernard For
Register of Deeds.
CO., OFFICERS UNCHANGED
DRENRY AND WHITAKER FOR THE HOUSE
The Contest Between Bernard and Rand For
Register of Deeds is Very Close. For
Sheriff NJ. ". Page Defeats
A. M. Sorrell.

The Democratic primaries in Wake
county were held yesterday and for some
of the offices the contest was a lucky
one, especially so for that OF Register OF
Deeds, members of the House, and mem
bers of the Board of County Commission
erS.
The returns received last night indi-
cate that the vote cast was not a very
heavy one. The full returns from the
city and Raleigh township are given, but
it has been impossible to present the
vote of the entire county this morning,
because of the lack of telegraph or tele-
phone connections with all parts of the
county.
The returns received up to the hour of
going to press this morning show that
H.. E. Norris has been nominated for the
Senate without opposition, and that the
following county officers have been re-
nominated without opposition: w. M.
Russ, Clerk of the Court; b. p. William
son, Treasurer, and T. NJ. Jordan for
Coroner.
Sheriff NJ. w. Page has been renomi-
mated by a very large vote over his oppo-
nent, Mr.. a. M. SorrclI, and Mr.. Geo.
Atkinson is the nominee for surveyor.
For Register of Deeds the returns thus
far received Indicate the election Of J.
j. Bernard, the present incumbent
though Mr.. G.. p. Band is making Il strong
showing. The reports of the votes thus
far received from the country, added to
a total of Sc votes which he has obtained
in the city, make his nomination probable.
For the Legislature the contest is a
mixed one, owing to the number Of can
didates in the field. The reports of last
night Indicate that Jno. c.. Drewry will
be one nominee and that a second is
probably F. A. Whitaker, though it is
possible that two of the nominations will
require a convention vote to reach a
decision. The other candidates besides
those mentioned have all received strong
support as will be seen in the reports
published.
For the office of County COMMISSIONS
there were twenty-one candidates for
whom votes were cast, AMI five offices to
be filled. The full returns will be neces-
sary to name the successful candidate,
though the vote thus far received indi-
Gates that 4. H. Green will be one of
these.
The county convention meets next Sat-
urday, August End, and its action will be
simply a certification of the nominations
made in the primaries yesterday where
The instructions given carry sufficient
votes for q nomination. In the other
cases it will require the ballot in the
convention to decide. Before the con-
rention meets the proportionate share
of each precincts vote to each candidate
will be calculated.
The vote of each precinct Ill the con-
%vention is as follows:
Barton's Creek, 9; Buckhorn, 4; Cary,
6; Cedar Fork, Morrisville, 3; Cedar Fork,
Pollards, 2; Holly Springs, 6; st. Mary's,
Auburn, A.; st. Mays, Garner, 6; Swift
Creek, 6; Panther Branch, s; New Light,
Robinson Store, 4; New Light. Stoney
HilI, 7; Little River, Wakefield. 7; Little
River, Mitchell's Mills, 4; st. Matthews,
Z; Oak Grove, 4; Houses Creek, Harris
Store. 5; Houses Creek, Edwards Store,
&: Marks Creek, {; Neuse River, 4; Mid
die Creek, 6; Wake Forest, Rolesville,
6, Wake Forest, Forestville, IL; White
Oak. 10.
Raleigh First Ward, First Division,
II; First Ward, Second Division, 10; Sec
Ward, Second Division, 9; Third Ward,
First Division, II; Third Ward, Second
Division, Z; Fourth Ward, First Division,
Z: Fourth Ward, Second Division, 3; Out
side East, SOUTH, 8; Outside East, north,
{: Outside West, south, Z; Outside West,
north. 3.
FIRST WARD. FIRST DIVISION.
In the above ward the election re-
suited as follows:
For Senate.-Norris, 1876.
For Housc.-Drewry, 141, Hunter 112;
Whitaker, 119; Sentelle, 30; Batcheior,
%; Honeycutt. 10.
For Sheriff.-Page, 1923; Sorrell, 10.
For C1erk.-Russ, 137.
For Register of Decds.-Bernard, 1874;
Rand, %: Mial. Z.
For Observation-Disclosures, 1872.
For Coroner.-Jordan, 100.
For Surveyor.-Atkinson, %.
For County Commissioners.-Green,
1923; Pegram, IS; Scarborough, 50; Allen,
76; Ellington, so; B. Smith, 65; Ballen-
tine, IS; Terrell, 81; Utley, Go; Lewis,
81; Estes, 5; Coley, 20; w. T. Smith, 4;
Honeycutt, q.
Executive Committee.-J. c.. Drewry,
chairman; NJ. T. Leach, ]. B. Martin, ].
T. Cuthrell. G.. d. Arthur.
Delegates TO Convention. A. Briggs.
]. G. Brown, c.. w. Lewis, r. N. Simms,
B. Jones, E. l.. Taylor, T. c. Powell, NJ.
J. Adams, Telfair Horton, VIM. Boylan,
j. W. Smith.
FIRST WARD, SECOND DIVISION.
The result of the primary in this ward
was as follows:
For the Senate.-Norris, 81.
For the House.-Drewry, SO; Hunter,
73; Scntelle, Sc; Honeycutt, 6; Whitaker,
81; Ratchclor, T.
For Sherif.-Sorrcll, S; Page, 80.
For Clerk OF Court.-Russ, 50.
For Register of Deeds.-Mial, 5; Ber-
nard, 81: Rand. q.
For Observation-Disclosures, Is.
For Coroner.-Jordan, 20.
For Surveyor.-Atkinson, ~.
For County Commissioners.-Green, IT:
Pegram. II; Scarborough. 20; Allen, II;