The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-30
COUNTY VOTE TO Be
CANVASSED TODAY
Democratic Executive Commit
tee Meets at Noon
NOMINATIONS DIS TED
Race for Sheriff viii Be Run Over
In Second Primary September II
by J. P. stiles and
E. l. Higdon.
NOMINATIONS DISPUTED

The democratic executive committee
of Jefferson county will meet at the court
house today at noon to count the vote
of the primary held last Monday and
declare the nominees for county offices.
The committee will also canvass the
county vote for state offices and report
the result to the state executive commit
tee.
Another duty of the county committee
will be to make final arrangements for
holding the second or run over primary
to be held September II.
Until the official vote is counted today
the actual standing Of candidates for
certain county offices cannot be known
definitely. One or two of the closely
contested places are being claimed by
more than one candidate and only the
official count will settle the matter.
Race for Sheriff.
]. P. Stiles and E. L. Higdon are both
claiming the largest vote for the office
of sheflff and Nathan L. Miller and c.
P. Beddow are both claiming small ma
jorities for state senator. In the latter
contest Miller appears to have a majority
of about 100.
1t is certain that Mr.. stiles and Mr.
TIigdon will run the race over in the
second primary and the contest promises
to be even more exciting than the race
between the seven candidates in the first
primary.
1t is almost certain that at least four
places on the legislative ticket will have
to be filed in the second primary. 1t is
possible that six places out of seven will
remain to be filled. 1t seems to appear
on the face of the available returns from
most of the voting precincts that DIR.
R. F. Lovelady of Pratt City has re-
ceived a majority of the votes cast in
the first primary and will, therefore, be
declared a nominee. 1t is also believed
that DIR. M. C. Ragsdale of McCalla and
Sam VIII John of Birmingham will show
a nominating majority in the vote of
Mondays primary. The official count
from all precincts may also show the
nomination of one or two others.
1t appears that Joe Hill is the possible
winner in the first primary in the con-
test for road supervisor though 1t is pos
sble that this race will be run over by
Mr.. Hill and ]. Ed Haigler
Race For Representative.
The order in which the candidates for
the legislature line up as to size Of vote
received is as follows:
r. f. Lovelady, Pratt City .5062
NJ C. Ragsdale, McCalla ............ 4611
Sam VIII John. Birmingham .......... 1868
John T. Glover Birmingham .......... 3745
Felix e. Blackburn, Birmingham. 1920
w. e. Urquhart, Birmingham 1890. 1854
L. J. Haley, Jr., Birmingham. 1901
Ben f. Barbour Birmingham. .32S7
Jere G. King, Birmingham. .........., 1888
Curtis S. Shugart N. B'ham ........ 25l7
Romano Boyd, Ensley .............,.2 4SS
II. c. West, Birmingham .............. 23S1
Henry P. White, Birmingham ........ 23o1
w. w. Shortrdge, Ensley ........... .221S
William G. Hurd, Bessemer .......... 1880
w. T. Stewart, Birmingham ......... 1000
Charles Denegre Birmingham 8S1
Walter T. Newberry, Birmingham. 56S
The official count and the addition of
returns from districts not included in
this estimate, may change the relative
position of some of the candidates.