The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-04
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 The majority against the consfitu- tional amendment will approximate as.5oo.
 The ballots cast in the election last Monday were canvassed officially in many counties of the state yesterday ana onicial returns were received by The Advertiser from forty-three of the sixty-seven counties. These returns, with the unoficial returns from the remaining twenty-four counties. give a majority against the amendment of 2s.s2o. It is expected that the oficlai returns from the counties in which the yotes will be canvassed today will bring the onicial majority against the amendment up to 2s.5o0 or more. The complete returns show that ma- 3orities were secured for the amend rnent in six counties of the state only. These are Chambers. choctaw. Lee, Macon, Sumter and Talladega. In all of these the mayorities were very small. Lee County goes into history as the banner county Tor the amenders and 4he majority there was only IA. m the absence of the efficial returns from all of the counties 1t is impossi- ble to compile the totel vote cast in 4fse election. but it Is estimated that it was approximately 1to,eeo.
 oficial returns were received by The Advertiser as follows:
 AUTAUGA.
 Prattviile. Dec. s.--(Specia1l 1l--Au- fauga county's. official vote shows. tor. 326; against. SIS. Majority hgainst. 352.
 BALDWIN.
 Bay Minette, Dec. 3.--tspecial) -- Complete returns from Baldwin eosn- ky nres For S88; ngainsts B3& Ma gority against. 1ss.
 BARBOUR.
 Clayton. Dec. s.-tspeciaL)--ot otiicial vote for Barbour County, total 1.4s3; for 5l2. against ss1; majority against, ss9.
 BHBB.
 Centreviile, Dec. s.--(Special. )--The official returns of the election held on Monday show that the majority. in Bibb. County against the amendment is S67 votes, which places Blob County fiftb as far as majorities are concerned. In one respect at least Bibb County is the banner county in Alabama. as every voting precinct and every box ir Bibb County gave a decided majority against the amendment The vote ir fn n4n against the amendment
 BLoUNT.
 Oneonta, Dec. s.--(Special. )-Retufns complete from Blount County are: For SIP. against 1,sl2; majority against, b00.
 CALHOUN.
 Anniston, Dec. 3--(SpeciaD-The off, 3icail count of last Mondays election was made here today. The vote in beats 12 and 14 was excluded, because certificates were not filed with the probate judge. thus giving the defend CTS a majority of 215. The vote was 1.451 against 1.23s.
 Anniston, Dec. 3.-(Special.) )-The official count of Mondays election was made here today. For the amendment 1.326. against 1,451; majority, i25. Due to the fact that certificates wee not turned over to the Probate Judge, the beat f2 and IA ballots were not counted. Unofficial returns from these beats were: Beat I2 (Choccolocco), 24 for, II against; Beat 14 (Sulphur / springs). IS for. ss against.
 CHAMBERS.
 Lafayette. Dec. s.--tSpeciai) )--offi- cial vote Chambers county. for amend ment. 72b; against 6s7. Majority for, ss.
 CLEBURNE.
 Hef1in, Dec. 3.--(SpeciaD -Cleburne gives 522 for amendment. ITO against. One mille tax for education carries 749 to s4s. Majority against amend ment. 18S.
 COFFEE.
 Elba. Dec. s--(Speciai. l-compiete returns give: For 7s5. against i.s52; majority against, s67. C0LBERT.
 Tuscumbia. Dec. 3.--(Special. )--Col- bert CountY's official vote canvassed today gives amendment 432. against S66; majority against. 4s4.
 cONECUH.
 Evergreen, Dec. 3.-(Special. )---Com- pIete returns from Conecuh County give: For 51s. against 77s; majority against, 26o.
 CRENsHAW.
 Luverne, Dec. 3.--(Special) Com plete and official returns from Cren- shaw county gives for amendment, 645; against, 1.s26. Majority. 6s1.
 DALLAS.
 Selma Dec. 3.--(Special. 1.-The off, ciaI count of the vote in the Monday election in Dallas County was made this afternoon and the count showed that Dallas went against the amend ment by 95 votes. In the county i.3s5 votes were poIled. 620 for the amend ment and 715 against.
 DeKALB
 Fort Payne. Dec. 3.-(Speclal. )-The official vote on amendment, 1.01s for 1889 against; majority against, 621.
 ESCAMBIA.
 BreW<on. Dec. 3-(SpeciaD- D-Eseam- bia county's vote follows: For. 5O6; against 5s6; majority against SO.
 ETOwAH.
 cadsden, Dec. s--( Special )-OhiciaI count for Btowah County was made today: for amendment 1.1os. against