The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-10
CANVASS|NG BOARD
DECLARES RESULT
Colonel Higdon's Official Ma
jority is 1862 Votes
COMER'S VOTE Is 6874
Large Number of snge-Shot Ballots
Were Cast for E. L. Higdon In
the General Election
Last Tuesday.
COMER'S VOTE IS 6o74

The canvassing board of Jefferson coun-
ty, consisting of Probate Judge S. E.
Greene, Sheriff A. w. Burgin and Cir
cult Court Clerk W. x. McAdory, yes
terday canvassed the vote Of the general
election held last Tuesday and declared
the result.
A report has been prepared and for
warded to the secretary of state
Higdon for sheriff received. according
to the official returns, majority of 1852.
The official count gives B. b. Conner,
democratic candidate for governor, 6s74
votes in Jefferson. Asa E. Stratton. re-
publican, received 273 votes for governor,
and j. N. Abbott, socialist, received 1856
votes for the same office.
The official count gives Col. E. L. Hig-
don, candidate for sheriff of Jeffersoa
county 5191 votes and Judge j. p. Stiles,
candidate for the same office, 4139 votes.
Colonel Higdon's majority is 1852
A study of the tabulated vote given
below indicates that two or three thou
sand single-shot ballots were cast for
Colonel Higdon, candidate for sheriff In
deed, the members of the canvassing
board state that this is a fact.
The consolidated vote cast for the two
candidates for sheriff is $3.50. The next
highest vote cast for any county office
was for S. L. Weaver. associate Judge
of the criminal court, who received 6591
votes.
j. Clyde Millar republican candidate
for state auditor, leads his ticket with
of the republican state campaign COM
mittee
The highest vote polled for a candidate
on the socialist ticket in the county was
146 for G. H. Beam for state superin-
tendent of education.
Freak Ballots.
As usual, the freak ballot was in evil
dence.
Judge John H. Miller received one vote
factory box in Birmingham. 2. G. Bow
man received one vote at the same box
for Congress. Rufus N. Rhodes received
one vote at the Southside Market box
for chancellor of the northwestern chan
Gerry division of Alabama. AT the War
rior box w. w. Wadsworth received one
vote for the legislature a
Democratic Vote.
Following is the official count of votes
cast for nominees on the democratic
ticket
Governor-B. b. Conner, 6S74.
Lieutenant Governor-Henry B. Gray,
6305.
Attorney General-Alexander NJ. CARRIER,
G360.
State Authorization w. Brandon.
e279.
Secretary of State-Frank N. Julian.
$500.
State Treasurer--Walter D. Seed, 634S
Superintendent of Education-Harry c..
Gunnels 6304.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Indus
tres-J. A. Wilkinson, $685.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court-John
R. Tyson, 6349.
Associate Justices of Supreme Court
James R. Dowdell, 6251 Thomas C. Nc
Clellan, $780,
Associate Railroad Commissioners
Charles Henderson, 61s5; John G. Harris.
61S7.
Representative in Goth Congress, Ninth
Distrct-O. W. Underwood, 1854.
Chancellor N. w. Chancery Division
A. H. Benners, $780,
Senior Judge Criminal Court-D. A.
Greene, $3.50.
Associate Judge Criminal Courts. l..
Weaver, 6591.
Sheriff.. P. Stiles, 4139.
County Auditor-Robert A. Morris, 6226.
Road Supervisor-Joe Hill, 6531.
State Standardization l.. Miller 6192.
Representatives-John T. Glover, $3.50;
L. ]. Haley, 6S72: Sam VIII John, 642O;
Jere C. King, 6467; r. F. Lovelady, $3.50;
M. C. Ragsdale, 6451; w. E. Urquhart,
6326.
e. l.. Higdon, democratic and conserva-