The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-09
Combined Opposition Vote Will Not Reach 25,OOO
 In Whole State
BURNETT AGAIN WINS
 HIS PLACE IN CONGRESS
Chairman stalIipgs Congrntuiates Peo- pIe of AIabama-0'NeaI and Seed Were Both Scratched in Many
 Sections of state

The TictorN or the ue1lOcrdls III Ala bama was overwhelming, the most de- cisive in IS years. The democratic ticket, from all reports, carried every county in the state. It was todal wave, which swept the republicans, and about 10000 bolting democrats, 10 defeat
 The combined vote of Joseph o. Thomp- son, the regular republican candidate, and Charles II. Scott, the progressive re- publican, will not run over &.00o Thomp- son lost by his advocacy of prohibition more republican votes than he gained from democratic ranks. In Jefferson county it is not believed that he re- ceived 200 oupt of the 25o regular repub- Iican votes. He received about 100 votes in Jefferson county nearly all of which wore democrats who scratched the. ticket.
 Burnett Again Victor
 John L.. Burnett is again the victor in the Seventh district, having defeated NJ. W. Howard the republican candidate, by between 800 and 1000 votes. Burnett car ried Etowah, Cullman, Franklin. DeKalb, Marshall and probably lost St. Clair and Winston by a few votes.
 Of course rred L. Blackmon was elected over John M. Atkins in the Fourth district
 Early reports indicate that the dem ocrats have elected their county tickets fin Chiffon and Cleburne. old republican counties, and that even Winston may De fin the right column. Some fear Is ex- pressed as to whether Fayette has sent Aa democratic representative to the leg Mature or not, but there are no other exceptions.
 If .s estimated that the vote will run over 10000 in the state, as a large vote was cast in the 1s counties where the republicans had tickets. and the black belt voted it's usual strength. It is fg- ured that the democratic ticket will run close to 75oo0 votes.
 Rot, Col. E.nmet O'Neal and Walter Seed will run behind the ticket. due to the fact that both were scratched by anywhere from 12,000 to 2o,00o voters. The effect of the prohibitionists bolting to Thompson was more thal checkmated by tbe fact that nearly all the republicans voted for O'Neal, while many voters scratched the name of Lieutenant Gov ernor Seed.
 Vote In Jefferson County
 The vote in Jefferson county, accord ing to Chairman Joe Scully, ran to about coco. The managers were slow count ing, due to the many scratched tickets, and very few totals were obtainable last night. The city hall box, o'Neal SIT, Thompson 11s. is indicative of the vote everywhere. Some other samples are, Kingston, o'Neal 1ss, Thompson g. Pratt City, ,O'Neal S16 Thompson 61; Ensley, ONeal 49o. Thompson 7o Elyton, O'Neal 1885, Thompson 12o; Avondale, O'Neal 1s5. Thompson 70; Virginia Mines, ONeai l2, Thompson l; Oxmoor. ONeal 24, homp- son 1; Leeds, ONeal P, Thompson 10.
 Headquarters Presented Busy Scene
 State democratic headquarters last night was the scene of an excited gath ering watching the returns as they came over a wire which had been placed in the office by the Western Union. At midnight Congressman oscar w. Underwood left for his home, satisfied that the next House will be democratic. This. of course, mean sthat he will be chairman of the ways and means com mittee. He expressed himself as delight ed with the results. Chairman Stallings gave out the following statement:
 Chairman staIIings' Statement
 "The indications are at this hour (mid- nighU that the democrats have had an- other tidal wave, only equalled by the great victory of 1892. The national House of Representatives is undoubtedly dem ocratic. which means thas Mir Underwood of Alabama will be chairina nof the ways and means committee, under present cir cumstances the greatest position in the government. Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Connecticut. New Jersey, Rhode Island, Ohio, Indiana and possibly other states are again in the democratic col ulnn.
 Tt is not at all impossible, or improb- able. that even the United States Sem ate will be democratic. The national con- vention in 1912 will name Harmon for President and Wilson for vice president, and this ticket will surely win. Alabama has lead off with the greatest victory in recent years. O'Neal has carried every county in the state, with possibly one sin gle exception. I am convinced from rs- . ports received up to midnight that the
  cratic, and every congregational district .safe. The state ticket will have a ma 5ority of more than 6o,0o 0and may reach Sb.000.
 Political Combination
 ..The combination of three political par ties in Alabama to dereat democracy. namely the Anti-Saloon league party, the black and tan wing of the republican party and the prohibition party have sAtained an overwhelming defeat to- day, the three combined political organ ixations polling less than 2o,00o votes.
 'rhis victory does great credit to the intelligence and patriotism of the people os, this state. No campaign has ever been waged in Alabama in which so much slander. vituperation and falsehood was indulged. even the gnoIls Invaded the grave of our honored and distn- guished dead tc vent their spleen, hatred 
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