The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-11-12
The Vote in Vance.
Further Information as to the
Battle of the Ballots in Addi-
ton to the Tabulated Vote
Published on the Fourth
Page this Week.

- rage this w eek.
In addition to the tabulated vote
printed on the fourth page of the
GOLD LEAF this week the following
will be of interest. Without giving
the vote by precincts the vote for
road commissioners was as follows:
Henry A. Davis. 1,20S; George W.
kittrell. 1905; Joseph n. Tunstall,
1,211; J. Lee Wilson, 1.195; j. A.
Boyd, /, 100; Joshua T. Barnes, $40;
B. Franklin Wade, 56S: Henry A.
Finch, $50; Eugene A. White, 574;
Ralph S. Watkins. 565, Charles H.
Turner, ST..
w. c. Newland, for lieutenant-gov-
ernor received 1,19O votes. 3 more
than kitchin. J. Bryan Grimes for
secretary of State, B. +. Aycock for
corporation commissioner. b. +.
Dixon for State auditor, William A.
Graham for commissioner OF agricul-
ture, B. S. Lacy for State Treasurer,
7. W. Brickett for attorney general
and James r. Young for insurance
commissioner received 1,192 votes
each; J. Y.Joyner for superintendent
of public instruction, got /, 1913,
while NJ l.. Shipman for commits
sioner of labor and priting ran ahead
of his ticket receiving l ,19S votes.
Joseph S. Adams for Superior court
Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial dis
trict, ran behind the ticket receiving
only ,1SS votes.
On the Republican ticket the vote
for Taft shows that he got some
votes from Taft Democrats which
did not go to Cox or others. His
vote was GAL. against 57S for Cox.
while the highest man on the local
Republican ticket walter W. Row
land for county commissioner was
$50. Mr.. Rowland also received a
number of Democratic votes as did
Peter H. Gill for sheriff who was the
next highest with GLIB.
The vote for the Republican State
ticket was as follows: J. ElwoOd Cox
for governor, 57S; Charles F. Toms
acknowledgements, 573; Cyrus H.
Thompson, secretary of State. SIS:
John q. A. Wood, auditor. 572; W.
E. Grigg, treasurer, 572;J. NJ. Lyerly,
superintendent of public education,
81; Jake F. Newell, attorney general,
572; c. NJ. Ray, commissioner of labor
and printing, 512; Harry G. Gilmore,
corporation commissioner, 81; j.
NJ. Mewborne, commissioner of agri-
culture, 81; ]. B. Norris. Insurance
commissioner, 57l; Virgil S. Lusk,
Judge Superior court Fifteenth Judi
cial district, 575.
The vote for electors at large was:
J. w. Bailey, Walter Murphy, ,121
each. A. A. Whitener, 642; l.. T.
Smith, GAL.
Electors First district-Walter L.
Cohoon. 1,121; Thomas J. Cheek,
GAP.
Second District-N. J. Rouse, 1. 121;
j. I. Lyles, 641.
Third district-Hampton D. Will
liams, 1,121; George F. Butler, GAP.
Fourth district-Rufus S. McCoin,
1,13O; Frank D. Jones, 633.
Fifth district-Powell W. Gidewell,
1,121; John T. Benbow, 742.
: Sixth district-Henry L. Cook,
q. ID. OCllulkcu. VIZ.
Seventh district-John T. Bennett,
1,121; G. D. B. Reynolds, 642
Eighth distrit-John 7. Gwaltney.
1921; J. R. Henderson, Jr.. 642.
Ninth district-Gaston Ellis Gard
ner, l, 121; Donald Witherspoon. 642.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures W. Zach
airy, 1,121; o. L. Anderson, 642
Mr.. McCoin received 8 votes more
than his party strength, a compli-
ment paid him here in his home town.
Township Constables were elected
as follows:
Henderson-William E. Wilson,
5S2; William F. Knight, 1875. Will
sons majority 447.
Middleburg-W. T. Duke, receiving
Ga votes without opposition.
Sandy Creek-John A. Vaughan,
&C; Ralph Stainback, %. Vaughan s
ma ority ~.
Kittrell-yoseph S. Afford, 1873;
w. NJ. D. Beckham, 113. Afford s
majority 20.
Dabney-A. g. Parrott, 80; S. w.
Greenway, Is. PARROTS majority
IS.
Williamsboro-C. II. Tippitt, re.
ceiving % votes without opposition
Observation-Disclosures A. Lewis, u
votes without opposition.
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