Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-22

The race between Mr.. w. w. dykes
and Mr. w. NJ. Harper for judge OF
tho citv court was the feature of yes
+ordav's election here, and the re-
turns from the country precincts as
+bav were received last night showed
that the race was very close, Mr..
DYKES having carried the county out
side of Americus by majority of SO
As to the result of the primary in
the city there is nothing known out
sde of surmises, as no authoritative
figures had been given out at late
hour last night. BY some it was
claimed that the race would stay very
much the same when the ballots were
counted for the city, while others
were of the opinion that Mr.. Harper
would gain more votes that Mr.. Dykes
in the count of the city ballots.
The indications were that the other
races would be far from close when
the ballots were finally counted. For
sheriff. Mr.. w. H. Feagin had a good
lead over Mr.. Jones in the county bal
loting, his majority being 1873 by the
count made yesterday.
In the race for solicitor of the city
court. Mr.. Zach Childers rolled up a
big majority over his opponent, Mr.. E.
A. Nisbet, outside of the city, the fig
ures showing that Mr.. Childers had a
majority of 204 in the ballots as far
as they were counted last night.
Mr.. l. B Small ran safely ahead Of
Mr. Fletcher W. Griffin in the race for
tax collector, the votes outside of the
city having shown majority of 375
in favor of Mr. Small. The city vote
will in all likelihood further increase
this majority for Mr. Small
Indications last night were that a
safe majority of votes had been cast
to elect Mr. P. H. Williams as county
treasurer, as the county vote outside
of the city showed a majority of 125
for him. This majority will likely be
further increased by the count of the
city vote,
Ideal weather conditions probably
affected the vote to some degree, as it
is said that many farmers stayed
away from the polls in order to work
In their crops, rather than to take
part in the election. AS there were
about 947 votes cast in the CITY and
about 500 outside of the city, it would
seem that the total number of votes
cast would not greatly exceed 1850,
which is not an abnormally large vote
Tor a registration that was approx
mately 1000.
AS The counting of the ballots was
progressing last night at the rate OF
ABOUT 90 votes per hour, it is unlike
ly that the final count in this phase of
the work will be completed before a
late hour this morning. In fact it may
require until noon today to obtain Of
hclal figures in the counting of the
city ballots.
me vote as tabulated last night was
as 10 Nws only the precincts outside
oi Ihe city having been included in the
number:
fl1teenth District-For Sheriff: w H
Feagln, 6S; Geo. D. Jones, 1O7 For
0uoge City Court: w. w. Dykes. 1O1 +:
W. M. Harper, TO- For Solicitor City
court Zack Childers. 1O5; E. A. Mis-
pet 6S. For Tax Collector: |. B.
small l44; F. w. Griffin, "a. For
treasurer: P. H. Williams, 80; H. D.
WAITS "a. For County Commission
ers; ]. F. Bolton, IA; H. J. Webb
l'' a f. Hodges, 8; w. E. Mitchell
aoi Ben. ]. Methvin, 81; ]. F. Daniel
%; J. Lee Johnson, 161; d. M Borum
Nio sixteenth District-For Sheriff
w. H. Feagn, 49, Geo. D. Jones. 21
por Judge City Court: w. w. Dykes
90 w. M. Harper, IA. For Solicito,
City Court: Zach Childers. 27: E. A
NiS0et, 23. For Tax Collector: / B
small 80; F. W. Griffin, Is. For Treas.
ole' +. H. Williams, 30; H. d. Watts
+o FOR County Commissioners: J. F
noI,on 12; H. ]. Webb, 6; A. F
hodges, 10; w. E. Mitchell, 81; Ben ]
pe'nVln, II; J. F. Daniel, %; j LIE,
Johnson, 43; D. M. Borum, l.
New Sixteenth District-For sber
n %, w. H. Feagin, 80; Geo. D. Jones
81 For Judge City Court w. W
-, D' mes 81; w. NJ. Harper, 33. For So
II'ltor City Court: Zach Childers. "A
- a. Nisbet, 19. For Tax Collector:
S1Small, 90; F. w. Griffin. - Fo
eaSufer: P H. Williams. 46: H. I
watts 49, For County Commission
erS. J. F. Bolton, 1S; H. J. Webb 3s
hodges, IL; W. E. Mitchell. 45
pen }. Methvin, 4; j. F. Daniel. SO;
Johnson, As; D M. Borum. 2.
seventeenth District-For Sheriff
w. H. Feagin Sc; Geo. D. Jones' 6. Fo
Judge City Court: w. w DYKES %
'" M. Harper, 80 For Solio;+on ~.