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C0BER DEFEATED
NEWT A. MORRIS
IN THE BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT
THE INCUMBENT JUDGE HAS BEEN
RE-NoMINATED.

@sred Contests Trickery Is
Charged on Behalf of Morris in
GiImer County-COunt of Ballots
in All other Contests show Re-
suIts as Indicated in the Morning
News Yesterday.
Atlanta, April 21.-The only change
IN any of the results of yesterdays
primary, as indicated by last nights
figures. is in the Blue Ridge Circuit,
where the official count develops that
Judge George F. Gober has defeated
his opponent. Hon. n. A. Morris, for
the judgeship by 2OS majority. Gobers
majority in Cobb, where both he and
Morris reside, was 5O4. Morris received
a majority of about 500 in Gilmer.
In Gilmer county there was much
excitement, it being charged that Go
Der was denied representation at the
polls. In this county it is said some
$50 white voters were refused the priv
ilege of voting. They then deposited
their ballots, with sworn aff1davits,
with a specially sworn officer. These,
however, were not counted in the Off
cial result.
Morris has filed notice of contests in
Fannin and Cobb counties. which were
carried by Gober, and Gober has filed
notice of a contest in Gilmer.
In the other Circuits.
In all of the other circuits of the
state the results were practically as
given last night. Judge A. w. Fite
beat r. ]. McCamy, and Solicitor Cen
eral S. P. Maddox won over o. N
Starr in the Cherokee Circuit.
S. ]. Tribble defeated T. ]. Shackel-
ford for solicitor general of the West
ern circuit by 1,6OO majority.
]. Render Terrell, brother of Gov.
Terrell, has carried the Coweta circuit
for solicitor general by small ma
jority over Sid Holderness and w. C.
Wright.
Martin Defeats Roberts.
Another result that is changed by
the official returns is in the Oconee
circuit, where j. H. Martin of Hawk
insville has defeated Judge D. NJ. Rob-
erts by about 700 majority.
Solicitor General P. Gilbert has been
reelected solicitor general of the
Chattahoochee circuit over four op-
ponents, Frank Garrard running Sec
ond. Judge w. B. Butt won the re-
nomination over Hon. G.. Y. Tigner in
the Chattahoochee circuit.
w. w. Brunson is re-nominated So
l!citor general in the Macon circuit
over Judge John P. Ross.
In the Stone Mountain circuit Will
liam Schley Howard won the solicitor
generalship over four opponents, de-
feating also the incumbent. w. T.
Kimsex.
Harrington Wins.
Frank Hooper is reelected solicitor
general of the Southwestern Circuit,
and the indications are that ALI Her
rington has defeated J. r. Philips for
solicitor general of the Middle Circuit
The official returns from the Seventh
and Ninth congressional districts do
not change the results given last night
Hon. T. NJ. Bell has twenty-five votes
certain in the congressional convention
of the Ninth district. where twenty
one votes is a majority, and other coun-
ties are still in doubt. Carter Tate's
friends have conceded his defeat.
Hon. Gordon Lee has carried, by
good majority. most of the counties Of
the Seventh district over Col. G. r.
Hutchens, and his total majority in
the district will be between 1,50O and
1000.
MajOrities Overwhelming.
Official returns continue to show that
Chief Justice Thomas ]. Simmons and
Chairman ]. S. Turner of the Prison
Commission, defeated their opponents,
Judge r. B. Russell and hudson M.
Strickland, respectively, by overwhelm-
ing majorities.
LEES MAJORITY FOR CONGRESS
Was Snowunder for Hutchens in
7th Dictrict.
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