The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
Nathan |. Miller Defeats Bed
dow for the Senate by
Narrow Margin
STILES AND HIGD0N IN
RUN OVER FOR SHERIFF
Beddow Announces That He VIII Con-
test Extraordinarily, Raesdale,
Glover and Urquhart VIII
Be Representatives.

Nathan L. Miller is elected to the state
senate by a majority of so votes over
his opponent, C. P. Beddow, the official
returns of Jefferson county showing 1902
for Miller and 1852 for Beddow.
The sherin's race will be run over be-
tween J. P. stiles and E. L. Higdon, the
former receiving 2S2S votes and the latter
1886.
The candidates nominated for the legis-
lature are R. F. Lovelady, NJ. c. Rags
dale, Sam VIII John and w. E. Urquhart.
The six to run over for the three vacan-
cies on the legislative list are Ben F. Bar
bour, Felix e. Blackburn, John T. Glover
L. ]. Haley, Jr, Jerre King and Henry
P. White
A canvass of the votes cast in last
Mondays primary for the election of both
county and state officials was made yes
terday afternoon and the results were
| declared. The democratic executive conf
mttee met at noon and completed the
work of getting the totals by an adding
machine about 7 p. m. The polling list
of every box in the county was counted
except that from Palos. This list was
not in the box unless 1t was enclosed with
the ballots in the envelope sealed by the
| returning officers which under the law
can be opened only in the case of a con-
test Accordingly the returns from Palos
did not figure in the results. From unof-
fetal returns 1t is claimed that Miller
had majority of votes at Palos.
Beddows Motion.
Before the returns were announced,
Pinkney Scott, the committeeman from
Beat No. 2, on behalf Of Mr.. Beddow,
offered the following motion:
1.-THE undersigned, c. P. Beddow, candi-
date before the democratic primary held
| on the 9th inst, from the senatorial dis
trict composed of Jefferson county, re-
| specially requests that the votes cast in
| the following boxes for senator in said
race be recounted and verified, namely:
South Highlands. Precinct 81, Ward s;
Pratt City, Precinct %; Williamsburg,
| Precinct 30: Aaron, Precinct 4; Wards 4,
8, and 9; HUFFMAN, Brighton
&C. P. BEDDOW."
Chairman B. A. Thompson, the presid-
ing officer stated that the committee had
net solely for the purpose of declaring
the results of the election, and that there
| fore the motion to recount and verify
votes could not be entertained.
| A resolution was read by Committeeman
j.. r, Copeland, declaring the nominees.
among them Nathan L. Miller. for the
state senator. Mr. Beddow, the defeated
candidate then arose, and announced that
he wished to serve notice that he would
contest the election, and that he would
file the proper papers within the time pre-
scribed by law AS the ground for con-
test he stated nothing more than that
he wanted to protect his interests.
Below is the resolution of the commit
tee:
The Official Announcement.
Be it resolved by the democratic ex-
| ecutiye committee of jefferson county,
That the following be declared the NOM
inees of the democratic party for the fol-
lowing offices: Senior judge criminal
! court, Judge D. A. Greene; associate
| Judge criminal court, Judge Samuel l..
Weaver; auditor, Robert A. Morris; state
senator, Nathan L. Miller; representa-
tives, R. F. Lovelady, NJ c. Ragsdale,
| Sam Will John, w. e. Urquhart.
And for the office os ->eriff no candi-
date having received a majority of all
the votes cast for that office, and j. P.
| stiles and e. L. Higdon receiving the
| highest number of votes for that office,
80 1890 -
sheriff at the primary to be held Sep
TENDER II, 1906.
Also for the office of road supervisor,
no candidate having reS4ged majority of
the votes cast for that office, and Joe
II. Hill and ]. e. Haigler, having re-
ceived the greatest number of votes for
that office, they shall be voted for at
the primary election to be held Septem-
Der II, 1906.
Be it further resolved, that the de-
clearing of the result for beat committee
men be postponed until the first regular
meeting of this committee. held after the
second primary, after September II, 1906.
And Ben F. Barbour, Felix p. Black
burn, John #. Glover, L. J. Haley, Jr.,
Jerry King and Henry White. having re-
ceived the highest number of votes for
the nomination for representatives for the
places untitled, not having received ma
| iority of all the votes cast, they shall
be voted for in the second primary to be
held September II, 1906, for the said office.
The Second Primary.