The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-12


 The friends of Hon. Tyler Goodwin this morning at o'clock conceded the election of Hon. Hugh Dent as Solici- tor of the City Court of Montgomery County. Mir. Dents majority by the official count will be. it is estimated, be- tween 30 and 40 votes
 At o'clock the result of the vote for Solicitor in Ward had not been learned. but the friends of Mir. Goodwin did not believe that his majority in that beat would overcome the lead MT. Dent had gained in the other beats of the county. Mr. Dents friends claimed that outside of Beat he had a majority of 7e. MT. Goodwyns friends at that hour conceded that MT. Dent had a majority of So. Whether MT. Dents majority was 69 or @ his friends conceded that his majority in Beat would not reach that figure. AS they left the scene of the hardest fought political battle in Montgomery County in recent years Mir. Goodwyn's olcse friends admitted that MT. Dents majority would be upward of 30 votes In the county. At the same hour the friends of, MT. Dent were claiming that his ma Jcrity would be somewhat larger.
 The estimates of both candidates were based on a number of unofficial returns received from several of the country beats. These returns came in the shape of telegrams to the candidates or tele- E phone messages from their friends in these country beats The official returns @ at o'clock had been received from only fourteen beats, all of which are herewith given. The returns given are copies of those sent in to Chairman Ray Rushton of the County Executive Committee.
 The returns from these fourteen beats give Dent 1.1S2, Goodwin 1,169.
 At o'clock the count of the county ticket of Ward had been completed, but the managers were still at work upon the State ticket. In Beat the managers had completed neither the county nor the State ticket. It was thought that the count in Beat would not be finished until after daylight.
 Chairman Ray Rushton, ex-Mayor John G. Crommelin and a number of interest ed partisans of the two candidates in the closely contested Solicitors race remain ed up all night to receive and tabulate the returns. Solicitor Dent and his op- ponent, MT. Goodwin, left the scenes of their days activity about midnight and the final result of the vote can not be known to them until after daylight this morning. Before leaving for his home at Highland Park Mir. Goodwin gave ex- pression to his belief that his opponent had won by a small majority.
 For Superintendent of Education 1t ap- pears that MT. Covington has won. Tho fourteen beats heard from give Coving- ton HAS and Thompson 1,C01.
 The beats from which no returns have been received are 4, ', 8, g, IA, 15 and H. Friends of MT. Thompson claim that he will poll large vote in these beats.
 MT. McGehee has boiled handsome vote for Treasurer. The 14 beats give nd a 671. Undoubtedly MT. McGehee is the nominee.
 Coroner Tice Is nominated. The four teen beats give him 1.0n against his op- ponent MT. Leak 691.
 The Capital County gave Hon. John V. Smith a handsome majority for President of the Railroad Commission over B. B. Conner. Mir Smiths majority Is esti- mated at several hundred in this county. MT. Compton boiled seven votes.
 Montgomery County took care of it's own in the race for Associate Justices Tyson, Sayre and Thorington have a handsome lead. Judge Dowdeil and Haralson are also evident leaders, but 1t will take the complete count to tell who is the sixth successful man in Mont gomery County.
 The friends of Colonel A. A. Wiley claim that he has carried the county for Congress by a majority of 300. MT Gravess friends, however, claim that the majority of Colonel Wiley will be 200 or less.
 T. Scott Sayre of Montgomery has poll ed a handsome majority in the county for Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit over his opponent, w. A. Collier of Chil- ton.
 The election day dawned clear and cool in Montgomery County. The weather was almost ideal for the business of the day too much breeze being the only thing that made it short of perfection. ! The knowing ones in political matters predicted at the days beginning that a heavy vote would be boiled. There was nothing in the weather to keep the vot- CTS from the ballot boxes. The predic- ton of the political wiseacres was soon verified. From the time the voting booths were opened at o'clock in the morning until the final rush at 6 p. m. a steady stream of voters filtered in and out. By noon in all the city beats over half the total vote had been cast and this In It. self was most unusual The extremely heavy vote was d feature or the day III Montgomery County
 There are six beats in the city of Mont gomery. each, of course, having a sep arate polling place. There were, there fore six centers of political activity ir tbe city. They were located as follows:
 Ward l-John w. Durr's stable on Bibt Street
 Ward 2-Crommelin Building, Lee Street Ward S-The County jail.
 | Ward 4-starke Building, Dexter Ave nue.
 ward +McManus carriage works.
 Ward 6-Market Clerks office on Mad Ison Avenue.
 Crowds at the Polls.
 1t was about these placeJ taat the cart