The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
HOW FLORIDIANS
CAST THEIR VOTES
TALIAFERR0 AND DAVIS ARE
SURE WINNERS OF THE MOST
COVETED PLACES.

No Change in the Indications aS
shown by the Earlier Returns
from the state Democratic Pri-
mary-TaIiaferro's Vote for sena-
tor Is Estimated at 1900; Stock
toms, 1000, Jennings. 5000, ana
Calls, 1,O00-State House Offices.
Jacksonville. Fla, May 1.-THE COM
plete vote is not yet in, but there Will
be no change in the nominees of the
primary for United States senator,
congressman and Governor, as indicat-
ed by the returns received last night.
An estimate given out tonight by
Senator Taliaferros committee is to
the effect that Taliaferros vote will be
Il, 900, Stockton'c 5000, jennings 5,O0O
and Calls 1000. While the figures may
not be exactly correct. the ratio is
what the returns indicate.
For the office of Governor the re-
turns received foot up 10000 votes, di
vided as follows: Davis, S.4OO: Brow
ard, 2TO0; Mays. 1900; Brown, 100.
Davis will have to go into a second
primary with Broward. and is g sure
winner. as the Mays vote will not go
to Broward, on account of his advocacy
of the dispensary liquor law.
In the First congressional district
Parkman has defeated McNamee, ac-
cordingly to the returns received, by
three to one.
In the Second district Frank Clark,
leads with Barrs a close second. In
the second primary 1t is believed that
Clark will receive nearly all of the
Dougherty, Alexander and Watson
vote, and. therefore. is a sure winner.
Four for Hearst.
For delegates to the National DEM
ocratic Convention Hearst will get four
instructed delegates. but the indica-
tions point to six uninstructed dele
gates. There are four to be elected
from the state at large and two each
from the three congressional districts.
For state Offices. Sheats is in the
lead for state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction. II. G. Crawford, the
present Secretary of State, will be re-
nominated. from present indications.
For Attorney General, Alfred st.
Chair Abrams is giving w. H. Ellis
the present incumbent, a close race.
The result is in doubt.
j. c. r. Foster, the present adjutant
general, will be nominated, without a
doubt HIS opponent Is Gen. Allen
Thomas of Hillsborough county, Con-
federate veteran.
For other state offices the present
incumbents have no opposition.
Holloway Arrested.
The sensational feature of the day
was the arrest of w. M. Holloway at
Gainesville on a charge of forgery on
a warrant sworn out by w. N. Sheats,
Holloway's opponent for the office of
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. Sheats is the present superin-
tendent. He charges Holloway with
inserting certain words in a letter
which Sheats wrote to Booker Wash
ington, inviting him to make a pub
lie address at Gainesville. The words
made the invitation read that the lee
ture or address was TO be delivered
in the white school auditorium In
Gainesville. Sheats has denounced the
insertion as a forgery all during the
campaign and submitted affidavits in
proof Of his assertions. Holloway has
presented the letter to every audience
he has addressed and used II to show
that Sh0ats favors negro equality.
Holloway was arrested and released
on bail for appearance for hearing.