The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-22
JOHNSON LEADS
STRONACH SECOND
Badger and Beckwith For
Police Justice.
A SECOND PRIMARY
Lumsden First and ZONES Second For
City Tax Collector in Second Prim-
AIRY While Wilson Wins as City
Clerk. A Contest For Alderman
BY Goodwin VS.. Upchurch.
Result of Primary.

MayOr-No election-Johnson and
Stronach run again.
Police Justice--No election-Badger
and Beckwith run again.
Tax Collector election-Lums-
den and Jones run again.
City Cierk-W. w. Wilson.
Aldermen-Wm. Boylan. w. b.
Grimes. w. A. Cooper. Ed Hugh Lee,
q. w. Harden, H. w. Jackson. l.. q.
Rogers. j. Sherwood Upchurch (con-
tested).
Executive Committee-Frank b.
Simpson, A. NJ Powell. w. p. Whit
Il. Green or E. r. Pace-M. r.
Haynes, Walter Woollcott, Graham
Haywood-F. w. Habel, "A. E. Glenn.
T.. B. Barbee-Nick Deboy. III. d..
Bunch J. l.. Seawell-W. II. Weather.
spoon. j. CT. Upchurch, f. b. Arendell
i. w. Brown, w. u. Blake. N.
Holding-W. A. Champion, c. B. Bar
bee, H. w. Branch.
The second primary will be held next
Tuesday. Old Executive Committee
meets in mayors office at IL o'clock
this morning to declare result and
hear contest.
The Democratic primary, held in
Raleigh yesterday under the Austral-
ian ballot system, had in it number
in the dark until the vote was counted
and during the day all were confident,
smiles being worn as bouquets.
The primary began at 3 o'clock and
ended at o'clock The counting was
necessarily slow. as each ticket had to
be counted separately.
There were no election in the case
of Mayor, Police Justice, City Tax Col
lector Mr.. w. w. Wilson, the present
City Clerk, won out over his COMPETE
tor, Mr.. Joe S. COrrell
The result of the primary is such
that u second primary will be held,
and this will occur next Tuesday, at
which time the two highest candidates
for each office will be voted for. The
result of the primary yesterday will be
officially announced by the old Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, which is
called to meet at 1 1o'clock this morn
ing in the Mayors office.
The candidates who will enter into
the second primary are as follows:
Mayor: James /. Johnson, Frank
Stronach.
Police Justice: Thomas Badger, e..
G. BeckWith.
Tax Collector: c. f. Lumsden, Jno.
S. Jones.
Executive Committee: First Ward,
Second Division, j. B. Green, r. r.
Pace, whose votes for third place tai
lied.
There may be another election for
Alderman in the Fourth Ward, Second
Division. If the contest ties the vote
or if the contest made against Mr.. j.
Sherwood Upchurch, with 35 votes by
Mr.. G.. w. Goodwin with "a votes Is
not sustained, or gives a majority to
Mr.. Goodwin, then there will be no
further election.
That there would be a contest was
announced last night. Mr.. James HI.
Pou, as attorney, serving notice on the
executive committee that Mr.. Goodwin
contested Mr.. Upchurch's election on
the ground that a convict had voted
in the precinct, as we'll as several
others not duly qualified to vote. The
contest matter will be argued this
morning. The second primary for ali
officers not nominated yesterday will
be held next Tuesday.
The vote in detail as to the various
Offices is as follows
The Vote for Mayor.
The total vote cast in the city for
mayor was 1,499, of which Jas. /.
Johnson received 706, Frank Stronach
SGT, J. s. Wynne 226. Johnson lacked
"A votes of a sufficient number to elect
and as Stronach is next highest, a Sec
end primary will be held between
Johnson and Stronach next Tuesday.
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