The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
FRANKLIN

| Russellville. November 12.-(Special )-- | Yesterday the official count of the vote | boiled in the general election last Tues | day was made by Probate Judge R. J. Moody, Chief Clerk A. c. Moody and | J. s. Irwin representing the circuit clerk and sheriff, who were disqualified on account of being candidates.
 | The official count showed that Emmet O'Neal carried Franklin over J. O. l Thompson by vote of S90 to 7S6 a ma- jority of 1e4 Charles H. Scott progress sive republican, receiving only seven votes in the county.
 The other vote for state offices showed; Lieutenant governor, W. D. Seed S61, G. O. Chenault ITS; secretary of state, Cyrus B Brown SUI, Thomas C. Bingham 765; state auditor c. Brooks Smith S4S, John E. Shields, 715; attorney general, Robert 1 c. Brckel S45, Alex c. Birch 764; state treasurer, John Purifoy S55, John Suterer | 761: state superintendent of education, r. J. Willngham S66, J. c. Walker 758; l commissioner of agriculture. R. F. Koib | S5S, B. B. Cox 704; associate railroad com l missioners, Frank N. Julian SS6, Leon Mc- Cord S44, Frank H. Lathrop 716, John T McEniry 712; chief justice of supreme court, J. R. Dowdell S45 associate jus tices of the supreme court, John c. An derson 7O3 Ormond Somerville e92; rep i resentative Seventh district in Congress, l John l.. Burnett 891, M. w Howard 8o9
 Unless a contest is entered by William l D. Lowery, democratic nominee Tor the 1 office of probate judge Sidney J. Fe- 1 tree present postmaster of RussellVllle l and A republican, will succeed Judge R. ]. Moody as probate judge at the ex- | niration of his term on January l. Inls l will give the republican party entire con- trol of the county and will practically eliminate the democratic party rom or | foe-holding in the county for the com
 
 MT. Petree had majority Of one over his democratic opponent, the vote belng l Petree S84 and Iowery SS3. It is undef- stood that MT. Lowery will immediately | enter a contest of the election or NIT. Petree, claiming illegal votes poiled ano l an incorrect count It IS shoWn liat one vote was counted for Petree at waco box that should not have been placed as the record showed only 29 voters Tn the precinct. E.. R. Freeman, republican. defeats Da- l yid A. Malone democrat, and present incumbent, for circuit clerk by 2o votes Freeman polling SS2 and Malone eoz. Alpha w Hargett, republican, mas oe- feated James W. Lawler, democrat, TOT sheriff by majority of 1oe Harsett re- ceiving e19 and Lawler slo.
 The only man saved by the democratic 1 party was Charles G. Richeson TOT rep | resentative, who defeated the repupiica II, George w. Grissom, by ma1ori'y ol 75 This defeat of the democrats mas oousad much discussion in the county. Although the vote has always been very close for number of years the demo- crats have named all of the onlcers oi the county until the past two elec.ioi,s' when the republicans have turned ene | tables and placed men in all or ene v
 Aces with the exception Of tax coIIec- tor, tax assessor and representative. Iiia defeat has not discouraged the oetho. crats and they will Immediately start ont with A determination to again gam back the reputation for Franklin coun- ty as @ democratic county
 WINSTON
 Double Springs November 12.-(Speciai. The board of election supervisors Iol winston county met at the courthouse al noon here today and canvassed the re turns of Tuesdays election. The 1oiiow' ing is the result of the votes cast III 'hh county. towit; So5
 O'Neal 553. Thompson lO49, scott D, os5, 1ss ZIG. Chenault 1003 Tebbetts 2; BTown- 4ao Rinabam 994: Smith 476, Shields .1ols Brickell 479 Birch 1000; Purifoy 492' sut terer 1922; Willngham 49S. Walker luo l Kolb 4sS, Cox 1oOe; Julian 476. LathroI 10O9; McCord 479, McEniry looS Dowue. 474; Anderson All, Somerville 47o; Sayr' 472 Aston 4e9; Lacy 472, Curtis lzlo | St John 539 Sloan 99O; Edmonas ioo1 } Shank Ss1, Curtis 127o; Dodd 1927; MaA a5. 1" e' 573, Aaron 1O92; Taylor 1913; Tidwei ses.e' CHEROKEE
 Genre. November 12.-(Special )-to governor and lieutenant governor the TOT lowing is the vote received in Cheroke' so county on official count: O'Neai 1915 Scott s1. Thompson 355, Carter 8; neu.eh ant governor, Seed 1251, Tebbetts 2S, Cne rault 27S, Marchant 35. John l., Burneo aso for Congress, 1907, M. w. Howard s'y n, state senate, Jonas A. Nance lSsI'' z T Brock 275; solicitor, Ninth circuit U, . Appleton 1109 John B. .Isbeli T4o. w niiai' H. Lumpkin, for the legislature' J, Savage. probate judge B.. R. Blair, sner if, J. w Baker, clerk, G. F. smith an' n' | M. Mosely, commissioners, were al elected without opposition.
 MARION
 !, Hamilton November 12.-(SpeciaL)- )- Following is the official vote or Mar1of county in the recent state and county election: s..., ;; :. .ss..
 Emmet o'Neaa, 1ois; charlev 1T. Scott ls: Joseph O.. Thompson, 425; ". D. Seed