The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-25
SIMPSON IS AN EASY WINNER
 FOR SUPREME COURT BENCI
Official Returns Show That May field and Simpson Are the Win ners With Bilbro Running a Close Third-No Late Returns Can Affect a Change.

Judge R. T. Simpson Is an easy winner of one of the two places of As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court, which were at stake in the Democratic primary of May IS. Judge J.. J. May field Jed with Judge simpson good second.
 Through a singular mistake in addi- ton in the tabulation, published in The Advertiser, Judge J. A. Bilbro was given in the totals nearly 10000 votes more than the returns justified. The : items from each county were correctly given and the mistake was in addi- ton.
 The tabulation with the correct addi- ton is published this morning. It shows that Judge Simpson has a lead which cannot be overcome. If ne oniy received a nominal vote in the coun- ties yet to be heard from. he would get the nomination. The total vote or the counties yet to be heard from would deprive him of the long lead which he now has.
 The tabuiation with it's correct addi- tion published this morning, shows that the total vote for Judge Simpson in the ffty-nine counties included in the tabu- lation was S2.917. The vote for Judge Bflbro from the same counties was 23,- s67. This gives Judge simpson the lead of 9,050. It is impossible for any late returns to overcome this lead, and the nomination of Judge Simpson is absolutely certain.
 Judge J. J. Mayfleld leadsAall candi- dates by a vote of S7.60a. He and Judge Simpson are. therefore, the nominees Scr the judicial ohices. No late returns can affect their titles.
 The official returns will be counted at the meeting of the State Executive Committee, called for May go, by Chair man H. S. D. Mallory. They VIII be the same as are contained in the tabu- lation.
 In the tabulation published yesterday Judre Bilbro was credited with vote of 3340s The items in his, vote the returns from each county were pub- lished correctly, but because of a mis- placed unit in addition, his total was given the advantage of over gooV votes. This addition passed through the hands and verification o& three diff ferent persons. and yet the error re- mafned untouched until the publication of the tabulation. The correct total has nut an end to all uncertainty about the judicial race.
 All other contests on the State ticket had been settled except that for one of the places of delegate from the State st large between Capt. B W. Booker and pr. R. M. Cunningham pr Cunningham is still leading in the race. but is is possible for his lead to be overcome. Still 1t looks as though ne would be the only Johnson man to se- cure a place on the delegation to Dem yer.
 The returns from Jackson County and Coffee County were received last night, but they are not included, ai- though they are printed with the tapu" iatfon. They show that Bryan's major ity over Johnson in Jackson was large enough to increase his majority Tn the State. Judge Bilbro had his vote m. creased. too. by the returns from tnls county. in which he had many frlenas' The Jackson County returns Will also help along Captain Booker to over. come the lead of pr. Cunningham IT n is possible for him to overcome 1t.
 The vote received by Governor John- son in the State must have astonished some of his friends. He has gotten total of 37 per cent of the total vote. He will, in all probability. preserve this ratio until all the counties have been heard from. This vote was cast after a brief two weeks campaign. It is re- garded by the politically well-informed as one of the most remarkable incl dents in the States politics.