The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
OFFICIAL COUNT
ENDED YESTERDAY
Judge Sharpe Led Ticket With
9997 Votes
GOOD ROADS CARRY EASILY
Taft Vote In the County Is Double
That of Roosevelt Four Years
Ago-Carried One Box
Unanimously.

The official count of the ballots in
Jefferson county was completed last
night. Lee Cowart, democratic candi-
date for elector. drew the largest vote
for Bryan, 1869. James w. Lee of tn e
republican electoral ticket received
21S4 votes, which, together with the
14S votes of the Davidson faction,
totals 1882 votes cast for Taft, or more
than double the republican vote given
Roosevelt in 1904.
In fact the gains of the republicans
is the feature of the report. Wigan,
beat in the western part of the county,
gave 20 votes republican, and not a
single one democrat Upper coalburg
box gave republican, democratic
and a socialist. Palos and Gresham
were two other boxes that went re-
publican.
The independence party, in spite of
its big mass meeting and Hearst's
speech, got only 81 votes. There were
% votes under the populist emblem
and prohibition secured a total of only
142. There We're 367 socialist votes,
this ticket making its best showing in
side with 80.
Henry A. Sharpe, candidate for judge
of the city court of Birmingham, led
the ticket with 1897 votes, and Judge
Nesmith came second with 1868. Con-
gresham Oscar Underwood received the
support of many republicans. as he was
third on the ticket, with S444 votes,
while his opponent, James B. Sloan,
received only 1913 of the republican
ba lots.
For. Against.
New county amendment. 3075 1852
Biennial sessions anu. 1888 4277
Good roads ............. 4210 24lO
The majority against the new coun-
ty was 1857, the majority against the
biennial sessions was 1888. Good roads,
the only amendment that won in this
county, received majority of 1900
Following is a list of the justices
of the peace who were elected:
Precinct 1, S. W. Nunnelly, ]. A. Rus
sell; precinct 2, ]. w. Nicholas, w. M.
Deason; precinct g. J. D. Cox, F. w. Par
scr precinct 4, r. c. Harris, C. A
4; precinct 6, ], E. Matthews, r..
ms; precinct Z, A. w. Mock, d.
precinct S, w. j. Williams,
precinct 8, C. C. Ellis, j.
,cinct 10, F. w. Montgom-
Lea; precinct IL, G. w.
walbrook; precinct -,
tu.aa VI. PIedger; precinct
pc Acton; precinct IA,
G. Eets S L. Moore. precinct Is.
G. q J. B. McCombs; precinct
Is, C. ,ey. w. NJ Doss; precinct II,
E. D. drns, William Gibbs; precinct
IS, E. Mckenzie, Adam Stewart; precinct
10, c. E. Quinn, H. P. Berry; precincts
81 and 21, Judges of Inferior Court H. B..
Alternately, l. H. Benners; precinct %,
Ira Dement,, A. L. Sharit; precinct 23,
w NJ. Bankston, w. "A. Mayfield; pre-
clint "a, w. H Salter, w. G. Crowder;
precinct %, P. H. Barley. B. Rittenberry;
precinct 26 F. A. Mcklebright; precinct
27, j. R. Reeves, ]. ]. Waldrop; precinct
%, r. E. Whitehead, w. d. McCarty
precinct 90, G. NJ Taylor, B. I. Gurley;
precinct 80 A ]. Nichols, d. T. Stagg
precinct 81, A. Maston, j. w. Billings,
precinct 80, H. T. Dorn1an j. w. Nc
Combs; precinct 80, W. d. Lanier E.
H. Lopez; precinct "a, j. E. Thomas,
C. J. Duffin; precinct 80, A c. Wright,
w. C. Cargile: precinct &c. M. D. Dotz-
heimer; precinct IS. W. M. Nelson. R. A.
Williams; precinct 80. r. L. Crowder,
s. M. Arnott; precinct 40, w. T. Huey,
A. j. Smith; precinct Al, o. F. Meyers,
T. J. Green; precinct a. j. c. Waldrop,
]. F. Hill; precinct 43, w. E. Vines,
j. U. Shelton; precinct A. s. V. Blythe,
J. M. Crow precinct 49, Judge of Inferior
Court C. F. Camp; precinct 46. j. E.
Ellis. H. A. Cook; precinct u, j. I. Kim
mons, v. A. Howard, W. A. Linn. R. H.
Matthews, A. W.. Nichols, L. A. Thomp-
son.