The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-23
SIMPSON IS
 IN THE LEAD Returns from Twenty
 Counties. SOME SURPRISES SHOWN Many County Committees Will
 Meet Today. Johnson Carried Seven of the Counties Heard From and May Reduce Bryan's Apparently Large

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 Several county Democratic Commit tees met yesterday and canvassed re- turns from the primary elections held Monday with the result that The Ad- vertiser is able to present this morn ing the practically officials returns from twenty counties including Mont gomery.
 Committees in the remaining coun- ties, will meet today to canvass the ballots.
 The returns from the twenty coun- ties whose returns are here presented show that Judge R. T. Simpson has a good lead over Judge J. J. Mayfield for Supreme Court Justice although unofficial reports from many more counties have shown Judge Mayfield to be leading.
 The total vote for Supreme Court Justices in the twenty counties was as follows: Alston. R,46s; Bilbro. 7030; Chiffon. s.13s; Lusk, 6.163; Mayfield, s.ss9; Simpson, 12.377.
 An exceptionally good showing is here made for Judge Chiffon because 1t includes Montgomery county where Judge Chiffon polled 2,146 votes.
 Nineteen of these counties gave Bryan 14,201 and Johnson 7,773. Of the counties reported Johnson received majorities fin Baldwin, Choctaw. Cow ington, Coffee, Mobile, Montgomery and Washington.
 The report from Walker county does not contain the vote for President but pr. R. M. Cunningham, g Johnson candidate for delegate. boiled next to the highest vote there.
 BALDWIN.
 Bay Minette. May 22.-(Special.)-- The executive committee canvassed Baldwin county as follows:
 Bryan 1S7, Johnson Al; Booker 25s, Clayton s7O, Cunningham 396 Heflin 4ss. Kyle 15s, Moody 1e3. Tomlinson iss: Aiston lia, Biibro is7, Chiffon I55. Lusk 129, Mayfield 229 Simpson 397; Mastin 80. Wallace 4aS; Hall I1s, Wi- ley s2s.
 Butler, May Special. l-Johnson carried Choctaw County. The partial ly official returns are as follows: Bryan. 30. Chiffon, %; Lusk, 19; Mayleld, ITO: Simpson, 122; Maston, 47; Wallace. IT,. 1s1.
 Andalusia,s Mad 22.--(Special. )-Ofn- cisl count of the votes in Covington for the State ticket has just been com Suits: Suits BTyan. scs; Johnson. sss; Book ss ss4 4f Rsia. y.Sa I.Sos Kyle, & sss: Mood9. sSS sS Mansr. : So: Rainer. Raj % sss Bent. sI; ssi: Long, S57; Hardy, SOP: Rushton. SIS: o'Neal, se9; Pugh, 756; Rountree, 3e5; Grayson, sos; Inzer. 792; Haralson, se0; Martin, 79S; Alston 4s5: Bilbro 243; Chiffon. 344; Lusk. s53 Mayield. 552: simpson. 393; Henderson. 1,022; Mas tin, 371: Wallace. 720; Luclen Gardner, 1,02e Hall, 543; Wiley, 999.
 DALLAS.
 Selma, May 22.-(Special.)-- )--The vote in the county for the State ticket Is Bryarf i.o4B, Johnson 4os. Booker s2s. Clayton i,i26, Cunningham 5s2. Heflfn 1,1i2. Kyle. 309, Moody 35S Tomlinson. 1,o51, Brown i,252. Jones 1,25o Maner Hams I,ss2. crumpton 1882. Wilkinson 1884; O'Neal 1.227. Pugh LOST. Roun- tree 46T; Grayson 1.OSs. Inzer i,293. Addison F. McGehee 1,1s5; Alston 3S2. field 757. simpson sI6; Henderson i.-- 214; Mastin ls2. Wallace 1,1ss; Craig Fort Payne, May B. Special. )--The oficial count of State ticket in DeKalb County follows:
 Bryan ss2, Johnson sso; Booker sy4. i,ios. Kyle 2I5, Moody 22s; Brown so5. Jones 905. Maner S43, Rainer s41; Brown ss5; Collins ses, Rosson 2ss: Griffin sss. Morris s4s. o.Neal s45, inzer S36. Fuller so4, White SsI; As ton l26. Bilbro 1,152, Chiffon 1a. Lusk 6s1, Mayfield 2so. simpson PTS; Hender- nett b21s. Hunt 1,1s2.
 EsCAMBTA,
 BreWton, May 22.--(SpeciaI 1--Tha following is the ofIlciaI returns of the primary held in Escambia County Mon day, as announced by the County Ex- scutiye Committee p6atss ,ssy srysn: sll; John Cunningham. 553; Hefin. 656; Kyle. iSs: Moody. 156; Tomlinson, AT; Brown, 5s0: sso; Jones. Ss7; Maner ss5; Rsiker.. Rushton. 5si; o'Neai. Sso: PusS.' SiS; SiS; Rountree IF; Grayson, 573; Inzer, 5e4: Haralson. s2o; Martin. 5s9; Aston. l57: field, 455 Simpson. 237. Henderson, 6Ss: Mastin. 152; Wallace, 507; Gardner. 6o0: Hall. 262; Wiley. 5s2. Tax Assessor. M. NJ. Mcclellan. s7s: Tax Collector w. J.; Holalnd, ss1: s gca W 5ssEont @ asl Edncs ton, W. S Neal. 3s6; J, B. o'Bannon, 564. For County Treasurer there were 933 votes pOlled, which was the high est number of votes cast. being about one-hah the voting strength of the E. N. Lovelace was elected Commits sioner from Brewton precinct; T E. Black and W. 8. Brantley Justices of the Fcace and M. c. Stokes. Con stable.
 ETOWAH.
 Gadsden, May 22-(speciaD--Tbe following is the vote for the State ticket:
 For President, W. J. Bryan. 1909; John A. Johnson, 294.
 Delegates to National Convention. E. W Booker, 694; IT. D. Clayton ssl; R. NJ Cunningham. 649; J. T. Heflin, 1,0T0; Osceola Kyle. PSI; F, & Moody. 262; J. W. Tomlinson, s45. Alternates. J B. Brown. BPS; J F. Jones. SIP; O. c. Maner. 911; S. P. Delegates from Seventh District. w T. Brown. 1o97: Robert A. Collins. 732; J. R. Rossen, 554.
 Alternates from Seventh District. S. J Griffin, 920: w H. Norris, SIS.
 For Electors Emmet O'Neal. ], ,069: J. c, Pugh, S26; J A. Rountree, 545.
 Alternates, David A. Grayson, 940; John A. Enzer 1.199.
 Elector from Seventh, S. L. Fuller, 1es7.