The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-10
CJTJLMAN

-rCulman. November 9-(Special.)-Th election held in Cullman yesterday was one of the quietest In many years. Not a single affray occurred in no part of the county to mar the occasion. The results seem to be a democratic landslide. No definite returns can be had on the race for governor and lieutenant governor and in fact the interest centered wholly on the county ticket, and little or no at tention has been paid to the state of- ficers. It is known however that the county will go for O'Neal and Seed for governor and lieutenant governor by an overwhelming majority at the final and official count Saturday.
 The democrats have won every office in the county. For probate judge, R. l Burke was elected over his opponent, E.. E. Matthews. republican, by majority of about 150 F. B. Wallace was de- feated by the democratic nominee, o. S. Roden, by a majority of 145. The closest
 race of all in the county was that be- tween C. C. Scheuing and c. w. Bryce for sheriff. Bryce. the democratic nomi- rec, being elected by the small margin of seven votes. Both men claimed N-ic-
 tory, and the matter was not decided un- til late today, when the last box arrived from a remote part of the county, giving Bryce g majority of three votes in that | peat, WHICH gave IHe Q6lnOCTdIlc ae | total majority of seven. This is only l the count made by the managers. The | final count may change the result either way.
 F. F. St. John, democratic nominee for l state senator from the Third district, is probably the most doubtful candidate on l the ticket. The Third district is com posed of the counties of Blunt, Cullman and Winston. It is assured that MT St. T.l... .s.l TD1-
 majority, and the returns from Cullman
 have given him a majority of 10s votes
 over his opponent, J. B. Sloan, repub-
 lican. The rub in this race comes from Winston. The report has reached Gull
 man that MT. St. John has lost that coun- ty by a majority of 300 to 400, which, if | true will elect MT. Sloan. Little confi-
 dence is placed in the report, however,
 and MT. St. John claims his election by
 small majority. Nothing definite relat- ing to the senatorial race can be had
 here before Saturday, when the final
 count is made. If MT. St. John Is elect ed the democrats have reaped a victory greater than for many years.
 A. A. Griffith has defeated Dr. J. I. Armstrong for representative by over POO ma ajority, and JcAn l.. Burnett gets a ma jority of 30 votes in the county over M.
 W. Howard for Congress It is assured that the rest of the state ticket has been successful by good and safe margins.
 Much scratching on both sides was in- dulged in throughout the county. and to this fact Is attributed the slowness of the count. Cullman precinct boiled a vote of 735 and it has taken the man. agers from the time the polls closed until g o'clock to day to finish the count at this box. A tally sheet of the straight votes cast in this beat was kept up the managers and this morning when counted was found that only 105 straight demo- cratic and republican votes had been cast out of total of 735. The democrats are highly elated over the outcome of the election
 The independent candidate for circuit clerk, T. B. Williams, received only 17G votes in the county; however, Is thought
 that the final count will show more than
 this for MT. Williams