The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-02


 dentials but is contested by H. Y. Brooke, whose name also appeared on one of the tickets. After the new com mitteemen were announced Mark l.. Black was elected chairman without opposition. The old Secretary J. c. Routon. was elected to same position without opposition.
 DALLAS.
 Selma. Sept. 1.-(SpeciaL )--The Da1- las County Executive Committee met in the office of the Register in Chan eery in the court house at noon here today. The purpose of the meeting was to tabulate the vote cast in tho primaries held last Monday. The man Rountree and Acting Secretary W R. Shafer called the roll of the committee. It was found that a quo rum was present and the committee got to work on, the business before the meeting
 - At the request of the chairman Sec retary Shafer read out the vote which had been tabulated. Just after the vote of the whole county had been read Committeeman R. D. Walker walked in the room with the Burns vile box which he stated to the com- mittee had been handed to him a few minutes previous by Henry King of Burnsville beat Mr King had for gotten to send the box in and was busy at the present time and could not come to the meeting of the com mittee
 Committeeman Clay moved that the box be accepted and that the total vote cast in that beat should be ad- ded to the grand total of the county vote as 1t would not change the rec suit in the ticket for delegates to the State convention. He also gave as a reason for wanting the box accepted that there might arise a contest among some ot the State ticket and that he wanted Dallas county to give every candidae on the ticket what was com ing to him.
 Committeeman Martin moved that the box be accepted and that Commit teemen Clay and Carson be appointed a committee of two to see that the box was correct. These two examined the box and found the tally sheet in 1t with the ballots which had been cast in Burnsville beat These were called out and added to the totals which had already been figured out. The vote as cast in Dallas county in the pri- maries then summed up as follows:
 Conner. 923; Cunningham, 514; Gray, 544: Meador, 673: O'Neal, 195; Garber, I.2s2: Brandon. TSP; Hood, 4s1: Smith, 124; Julian, LOST; McGhee, 121; Sors- by. 93: Allen. 361: Seed 9s2: Gunnels. 1.067 Adams. 115; Crook. 69; Lovett. 13: Selden, $50; Ward. 55; Wilkinson. S2S Compton, 192; Harris, 39s: Hen derson. 729; Lowe. SAP; McElderry, AS: Skeggs. 165; White. 219; Tyson, 706; weakley, 692; Bilbro, 1S1; Cole man. 764; Dowdell, s05; McClellanf 77s; Parks. 12s; Morgan. 1887: Pet tus, 1889; Bankhead. 659; Clarke, 34S; Fitts, 37; Johnston, 505; Knox, S94: Oates. 137: Stallings. 150 In Congress slonal race Clarke. IS; Craig. 1887. The ticket of the delegates to the State Convention were not changed by the returns from Burnsville and re- amins the same as printed a few days ago.
 After the Evansville box had been accepted and the figures added Chair man RoUntree read to the committee the resignation of Secretary R. E. L. Mel. Upon motion the resignation was accepted The name of T. W Barker was then proposed as secretary of the committed The E1otion met with a second and MT. Barker was unani- mously elected. Committeeman Clay introduced Q resolution in regard to the destroying the ballots after they had been held a certain length of time according to the primary law. The resolution was accepted and as all of the business before the committee had been completed a motion was made to adjourn, which was carried.