The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
'COMER WINS
 COUNTY VOTE Receives a Majority of
 27 Votes. LATE REPORTS TURNED TIDE Local Candidates Pile Up Big
 Totals.
Surprise ofg ssrimary in Montgomery Is Race of Congressman John H. Bankhead for senatrial suces-
 sion- Tyson's waikover.

l Delayed returns from, three country beats brought in yesterday, showed that B B. Conner had carried Mont gomery county by the narrow majori- l ty of tweuty-seven votes. The small majority shown for Cunningham upon the face of the returns received Mon l day night was absorbed by these be- | lated beats, and a few votes majority was placed to the credit of MT. Conner. l The surprise of the primary in Mont gomery county was the splendid vote boiled by Congressman John H. Bank head for Alternate Senator. With the detailed vote on the senatorial success sion yet to be announced. Bankhead has already to his credit 1.207. There is wide gap between him and the second man on the list. ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston who polled 7T5. This vote was distinct disappoint- ment to the, friends of the ex-Governor as they were confident that he would lead the ticket in Montgomery county. Instead of this his vote was only little larger than tha of Hon. John B, Knox and ex-Governor William c. Oates, with ex-Congressman Richard H Clarke running close.
 With two beats to hear from on the race for Lieutenant Governor. Henry B. Gray is leading by the slender
 
 250 votes behind the other two.
 Horace Hood, For Auditor and Charles A. Allen, for State Treasurer. carried the county by an overwheIm- ing majority. Hoods total in the coun- ty was 1,750 and Aliens 1.760 In the race for Commissioner of Agriculture Se1den was an easy leader He receiv- ed twice as many votes as his nearest opponent, J. A. Wilkinson. Selden's fnfa1 from.
 Tyson Has yvaIkover.
 Tyson got vote in Montgomery county of about six to one over Weak ley. His vote in this county was the largest of any candidate who had op- position. It reached 1,97S with two beats to hear from.
 For Associate Justices, Dowdeil and Parks are far in the lead over the other candidates. Dowdel1 secured 1,41s votes in the county, and Parks got 1,297.
 Julian ran way in the lead for secre- tary of State. His total vote reached l,5eS. McGee got a surprisingly good vote, however, notwithstanding that he was unsuloWn and a new man in politics The cid Noldier vote, it Is said. went for him solid.
 Of course Senators Morgan and Pettus received practically a unani- nous vote as did H. c. Gunnels for Superintendent of Education, and Alex M. Garber for Attorney General
 The result in Montgomery county on the gubernatoriai race, was a disap- pointment to both sides. The Cum ningham men believed that the county normally and naturally should be a Cunningham county, while the Conner men. after putting in strong and nNcr cf carry the county by several hundred majority. The old Sunday baseball question was revived by the Conner men, and made to do effective duty on election day. At every polling place, there were men to tell the voter that pr Cunningham was the man who kill ed Sunday baseball in Montgomery.
 Conner Forces Organized.
 The Conner organization, and it was | one of the largest and most expensive | that ever stood behind a candidate for | Governor in Montgomery, ramifled into | every beat in the county At every | polling place thcre were from two to | six Conner workers aud card shova~s.
 The Cunningham men had absolute y no organization. The county had | not been canvassed in his interest ard | his folloewrs hadnot been able to form an estimate of his strength he had. Now and then at two or three of the | polling places one of Dr. Cunninghanl's friends would volunteer for service. put in the talking line the Conner men lad 1t their own way. There was | nothing else but Conner talk about he polls. and the Conner men were ubilant. During the day they fancied hat Conner was polling up an unpre- 'edented voto On the other hand the men were dejected throughout the day, and were conced- ng the county to Conner by at least 100 votes.
 Practically the entire silent vote of he city however, went for Cunning lam. There is no other way of ac- for his big tally without his silent vote
 In spite of\the oft repeated charges hat the railroads were supporting a good per cent of the ailroad vote went for Come~ In Wards l. and there is practically III the railroad vote of the city. a and is large enough to swing the re- ult each way But in those three city yards the vote was standoff between ,omer and Cunningham, showing that 1any of the railroad employees must ave voted for Conner
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