The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-22
MCNEIL WINS NOMINAL
TION.

Hard Fought Battle For Sheriff
Ends in Victory of Present In
cumbent-McLeod Comedies
Defeat-Ano.her Primar
Will Have to Decide Between
Skipper and Humphrey, Who
Are in the Lead for Clerk
Incomplete Returns Indicate
Nomination of Cobb for Ser
ate-Full Vote Cast and In
terest Intense.
Complete returns from Isl
townships and partial returns
from 6 others indicate that in
the Democratic primary held tc-
day Though this is written at 3
O'Clock Friday morning, The
Robesonian is dated Thursday
Mcneil has been nominated for
sheriff of Robson county over
ex-Sheriff Geo. 8. Mcleod by
between 400 and 500 majority.
Partial returns so far received
&ive him 447 majority. Mcleod
comedies his defeat by between
300 and 500 majority.
For clerk of the court, returns
from Is townships give C. B.
Skipper 1915 votes, w. H..
Humphrey 851, these two being
in the lead over K. M. Barnes
and D. w. Bullock. A second
primary will have to be held to
decide between Messrs. Skipper
and Humphrey.
For the Senate, townships sc
far heard from give E. F. Nc.
Rae a majority over W. S. Cobt
of 81 votes, but Cobb claims tha-
in the townships not heard from
-Alfordsville, Back Swamp
Burnt Swamp, Orrum, Penn
broke, Sterling's, (that is, 50 fa
as the vote fof the Senate is con
cerned)- "a vote sufficient to pu
him in the lead by about $50. I
is impossible to tell, at the tim
of going to press, who has wol
the nomination for the Senate
but it looks like Cobb.
Q, For House Of Representatives
is Is precincts from which return
r, ffhase been received give the fol
OF lowing: DR.. w. A. McPhaul
1885; Or. B. F. Mcmillan, 1916
s. J. O. Macarthur, 1898. 1t is i'm
as possible to tell who are the nom
ST inees, as the other precincts ma
change the lead.
ne For county commissioners, i
is believed, from townships S
1g far heard from, that the follow
ee ing are in the lead: J. w. Garter
10 A. K. McEachern (these men
e. bers of the present board) w. T
Is Barker, J. F. Mckay and A. .
oy Floyd. The other candidate
are Jno. A. McPhaul, D. z. Nj
Cougar, w. H. Mcclellan, N. .
McRimmon and ia. McCormicl
Fifteen precincts give Trea
IS urer M. G.. Mckenzie 1871 m
at jority over w. A. Graham, h
opponent for the office of count
treasurer, and it is thought TIL
+. his majority will be betwee
1900 and 1900.
no Register of Deeds 7. N. Hi
er- ley and Coroner G.. E. Rancl
as had no opposition.
The vote in Lumberton tow
ship is said to have been Il
heaviest ever polled. Intere
the centered here, as elsewhe
ter throughout the county, in t
not fight between McNeill and NJ
an Leod, and supporters of the
tor two candidates worked tireless
from early morning till the po
closed at 8 O'Clock p. m. T
entire vote polled here was 81
;on the vote for sheriff was 551. l.
-b;s i Neill receiving 288, Mcleod, e
nd ,l9 Every precinct heard from poll
nse I,a about it's full strength.
anH @ Complete returns from the p
' cincts not yet heard from "
perhaps not be received ur
late tomorrow or Saturday.
This ends perhaps the hard'
Fl yht in the history of Robes
county politics. People all o,
the county were stirred up
never before over the fight
the nomination for the office
sheriff, this fight overshadowi
all others, though there v
much interest in who should
ceive the nomination for
Senate and clerk of the court
There is no disposition on
part of the friends of Sheriff
NeiIl. so far as this scribe