The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-14
ELECTION RETURNS.

The Boardo of c anvassersDeclares
the Results of the Election
Total Vote Received by Each
Candidate.
The board of canvassers of
primary elections of the county
met at noon Saturday in the office
of w. H. Humphrey, clerk of
the court, as provided by law.
Geo. B. Mcleod, chairman of the
county Democratic executive
committee, was elected chairman
of the meeting, A. Mel. Morrison,
secretary. The managers pre-
sented to the clerk of the court
the certified returns from the
several voting precincts and the
board proceeded to canvass the
same with the following results:
For Senator P. Shaw,
l, 181 votes; K. M. Barnes, 1,O86.
D. P. Shaw was declared duly
elected.
For House of Representa-
tives-M. Shepherd, 1886 votes;
J. E. Carlyle, $40; John A. Hum
phrey, 754; Hamilton Mcmillan,
452; Geo. C. Fisher, 2O8; W. j.
Mcleod, 829. The total vote cast
for Representatives, was 2,210,
and as M. Shepherd received
1928 votes,a majority of 223, he
was declared duly nominated.
No other candidate having re-
ceived a majority of the total
vote, it was declared that there
had been no nomination for the
second member Of the House of
Representatives and a second
primary was ordered to be held
to vote for this second member
on Thursday of this week, the
18th.
For Member of Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners w. Carter,
l, 1892 votes; A. R. McEachern,
1, 327; A. L. Bullock, l, 484; C. A.
Oliver, 1,453; D. S. Alderman,
l, 266; Alex. Mckenzie, 1856; Geo.
L. Thompson, 1874; w. H. Nc
LeIlan, $50; W. S. Cobb, 1877; j.
A. Currie, 855. The total vote
cast for commissioners was 2,
$50, and each member of the
present board of commissioners
j. W. Carter, A. R. McEachern,
A. L. Bullock, C. A. Oliver and
| D. S. Acknowledging received
a clear majority of the votes
cast, they were declared nominal
ed for this office.
Sheriff E. C. Mcneil and
Treasurer M. G. Mckenzie, who
had no opposition, received g.
220 and 2,244 votes, respective
ly.
For Register of Deeds-Johr
M. McNair, 454 votes; N. AGAR
ter, 263; John McCallum, 354; T.
N. Higley, 1,2O1. The total votes
cast for register of deeds was 2,
272, Mr.. Higley receiving a clear
majority of the votes cast anC
therefore being the nominee.
There was no contest in any
precinct for the Office of magis,
trate. There was none voted fol
in Alfordsville, Burn Swamp,
Lumber Bridge, Parkton, Raft
Swamp, Saddle Tree, Smith s,
St. Paul's, Thompson's No. l anC
No. 2, White House Nos. l anC
2, and Wishart's. The following
were nominated in the othel
townships: Back Swamp, J. A
Mccormick, j. A. Thompson
Blue Springs, T. H. Walters,
Hector Currie, John Hodgin
BIRTHS, w. Powell, J. F. Stubs
]. F. Roberts; Howellsville, N. C
Graham, D. C. Wilkins; Lumber
ton, Eli Phillips, W. P. Barker
w. G. Reynolds: Maxton, T. J
Wooten, R. T. McElyea, Mop
Mel. Afford; Red Springs, J. N
Buie, N. B. Macarthur; Sterlings
H. H. Barnes, M. w. Hedgepeth
There was no contest for con
stable except in Britt's and Blu
Springs, and the following wer
declared the nominees; BAG
Swamp, D. C. Mcintyre; Blu
Springs, Charles Livingston
Britt's, T. L. Taylor, % votes
B. w. Lovett, 20, and Lovet
7 was declared to be the nominee
Howellsville, j. C. Howell; Lum
: berton, Walter C. Nance; Max
: ton, J. F. Webster; Red Springs
t R. J. Brown; Sterling's, T. {
: Barnes. None was voted for i
7 the following townships; Affords
vile, Burnt Swamp, Lumbe
t Bridge, Parkton, Raft Swamp
Saddle Tree, Smiths, St. Paul.!
; Thompson's, White House, Wish
: arts.
r AS stated above, it will /
r necessary to hold a second pr
= mary to nominate one membe
for the House of Representative
o AS Messrs. j. E. Carlyle and v
1 J. Mcleod received the higheI
: votes of those who failed of nom
S nation, ballots will be prepare
e for these two and each voter wi
t be entitled to vote for one. TT
r primary will be held Thursda
n and the board of canvassers wi
n meet on Saturday of this week
: canvass the result.
s 1t will be seen that the figure
e given in The Robesonian la
l. Thursday night, a few hours a
|. ter the polls closed, were su
g stantially correct. AS stated at tt
S time, it conld not then be to
Il definitely whether the candidat
d tor the House of Renresantatiu