Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
Democratic Primaries Held Last
Saturday

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Saturday
Democratic primaries were held
In Rockbridge last Saturday and
candidates for the State Senate
House of Delegates and county
ard district officers were nominal
ed. The vote all over the county,
as well as in Lexington and Buent
Vista, was light, the total vote
cast being only little over siS
hundred.
In the county. Colonel Catlett o.
Lexington received for the State
Senate 578 votes and 30 at BuenH
Vista, giving him total of 633
His opponents, Judge j. R. Tuck
err of Bedford City, received 20 in
the county and Is in Buena Vista,
total of So; and Mr.. William
Eubank of Bedford City, IL in the
county and 6 in Buena Viste, totaI
Is.
The contest for the House 81
Delegates was between Capt. W.
F. PiersOn Of Lexington aud Mr..
j. S. Craig of Goshen. Mr.. Craig
received tie nomination by q
m majority of 1l5 votes. The coun'
ty gave him 81 and Buena Vista
81, u total of 408. Captain Pier
son received pa in the county and
80 in Buena Vista, a total OF 283.
For Commemorative Attorney,
Capt. D. E. Moore defeated MIR.
E. Nj. Pendleton by a majority OF
2sl, Captain Moore receiving 449
and Mr.. Pendleton 1853.
The following county officers
having no opposition in the pri'
mary were declared the nominees :
S, K. Moore for treasurer, and K,
L. Morrison for sheriff.
Folio wing are the district officers
nominsted at the prim ary or de-
clared by the committee, as candi-
dates for the various offices in the
districts of Rockbridge, to be voted
for at the November election
Lexington district: supervisor,
j. Fl. Wh!tmore; justices of the
peace, F. W. Houston, F. d. Coe,
j. NJ. Senserey; constable, }. r
Welsh; overseef of the poor, J. H.
Henderson committeeman, Robert
Gail 1t and Frank Moore.
Natural Bridgt district; super
visor, ". NJ. McNutt; justices OF
the peace, j. H. Overton, John M
Peery, and w. w. Rex; constable,
Herbert Watts; overeesr of tie
poor, J.W. Wilson; committeeman,
S. R. Leckey, Glasgow t. j. Will
son, Oak Bank; W. b. Poindexter,
GlenwoOd; j. l.. Barge, HartscOk
Shop; j. w. Burger, Natural
Bridge; no election at Broad
CreeF.
Buffalo Dix trict: Supervisor, q.
G. McCotkle ;justices of the peace,
j. NJ. Nicely, j. W. Morrison and
A. H. Wilson; constable, w. A.
Knick; overSeer of the poor, {. l..
Reid; committeeman, G. G. Trib-
bett, Colierstown; j. NJ. Ander-
son, Montgomery; j. I. Miller
Hamilton g..
Kerr's Greek district: SuperVis'
or, Rice Hotinger; Justices of the
peace, II. H. Teaford, II. A. Will
son, j. S. Hite; constable, 5. ii.
McKeever; overseer of the pcor,
F. Il. Snider; commitment, j. l..
Teaford, Big Spring; F. B. Tea
ford, Smiths Mill; Daniel Teaford ,
Rockbridge Baths.
Walkers Creek district: Super
visor, R. L. Patterson justices OF
the peace, j. T. L. BoIen, W. A.
Harlo W, D. l.. Ward, f. l.. Jones
constable, j. F, Wade; overseer OF
the poor. j. w. Culton; commit
teemen, j. w. Bell, Goshen; c. F
Whitmore, Kennedy's Mill; a, NJ
Anderson. Flumen; r. l.. Patter-
sOn; BrCwnsburg.
South River district; Supervisor,
j. j. L. Kinnear; justices of the
peace, W. F. Templeton, j. A
Parker, S. w. Paxton; constable,
j. j. Campbell; Overseer of the
poor, W. M. Sale; committeeman,
W. H. Culton, Raphine; j. +. Nc
Cauly, Fairfield; c. S. Mackey'
Timber Ridge; S. NJ. Cash, Irish
| Greek.