The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-28
Johnston and Bankhead Lead
: for Senate with Knox
Making Strong Finish
WEAKLEY AND TYSON CLOSE
AND ODDS FAVOR FORMER
Gray and Meador Are Fighting 1t Out
for Lieutenant Governor, With
o'NeaI Still In the
Race.

The indications at an early hour this
morning are that B. B. Conner of Bir-
mingham has been nominated for governor
of Alabama.
The returns are probably more incom-
plete than they have ever been at this
hour in a state primary in Alabama, due
chiefly to the large number of candi-
dates and the slowness with which the
ballots have been counted.
Mr.. Comer's majority over DR.. r. NJ.
Cunningham of Ensley will probably be
under 10000 This estimate is made almost
entirely on the unofficial returns. but so
many outlying precincts are yet to be
heard from that the majority can easily
be increased or diminished by later Off
cial figures.
For lieutenant governor, Henry B. Gray
of Birmingham seems to be in the lead.
with d. j. Meador of Myrtlewocd of
Myrtlewood running a close second. EN-
NETT O'Neal of Florence has also shown
great strength in many parts of the state.
ana Is, by no MEANS out Oh the race.
WeakIey Is Running Strong.
Justice Samuel d. Weakley of Birming-
ham has surprised even his friends by the
strong race he has evidently made against
Justice Tyson for chief justice of the su-
preme court Both have shown them
selves strong in widely scattered districts,
and while the Birmingham man seems to
be in the lead, the result is still In doubt.
Col. ]. H. Bankhead of Fayette has
shown remarkable strength in the race for
alternate senator, and 1t looks as though
his vote will be second only to that of
former Governor Joseph F. Johnston.
John B. Knox of Admission is contesting
with Colonel Bankhead for the second
place as alternate senator, with the
chances s--ghtly in favor of the congress-
man of navigable rivers and good roads
fame.
For state auditor, w. w. Brandon is
making 1t hot for Horace Hood of Mont
gomery, and it is impossible to say from
the present returns who has the best of
the race.
For state treasurer. Walter D. Seed of
Tuscaloosa has run away with it, and it
is now only question as to whether he
will carry every county in the state.
For secretary of state, Frank Julian of
Tuscumbia had easy sailing.
M ,fcof of
riculture and industries and for the sue
cessful associate railroad commissioners
are dangerous, and 1t Is safe only to say
that it will take the final count to tell
who are the winners.
The waters in the contest for associate
Justice of the supreme court are also
badly muddied, but when they are finally
cleared up by the official count, the in
dications are that J. r. Dowdell and
Thomas c. Mcclellan are the men the 9TH
ers will have to beat
Claims Made BY Conner.
Such details of the race for governor
as have been received are interesting Mr.
Conner at l o'clock this morning claimed
every county in the state, save twelve.
He had heard from thirty-four, and said
he was sure of twenty-nine of those.
The reports from various correspondents
of the Age-Herald throughout the state.
however, indicate that Mr.. Conner has
been given the fight of his life by DR..
Cunningham There is so fsr not coun-
ty in the state which is conceded to
Conner by more than 500 majority al
though later returns may either swell or
diminish this figure.
Among the counties which seem to have
certainly fallen into the Cunningham col
umn are Bullock, Clereburne, Calhoun,
Mobile and Talladega, while probably
twenty-five correspondents have reported
from as many counties that it will take
the official count to tell which man has
carried them.
For instance, Walker. Tuscaloosa, Perry
and Butler are said to be unusually close.
Further detailxF reports will be found in
the messages !obm the e-Herald's corps
of correspondents over the state.
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