The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-22
MANY COUNTIES
VOTED FOR THEM
SLATON CLAIMED 1870 LAST NIGHT
WITH INDICATION OF AN
INCREASE. :
ALEXANDER AND HALL BOTH
MAKE VERY POOR SHOWING 55i0uinu0
Fielder Defeats Jones for Attorney
General; PottIe Leads for Court of
Appeals Result in Other ccun-
tests for Statehouse Officers.

Atlanta, Aug. u. - Returns from
many militia districts in IT, state
.-.'c been received up 10 midnight,
but few counties have as let SEM in
their full vote. Ihe indications are,
however, that J. NJ. Slaton. for gov
ernor, has carried approximate 1870
counties, with the indications that
later returns will swell the number.
In nearly every county in which Sla-
ton was the winner he received a
handsome majority.
Hooper Alexander of DeKalb, is
running second in the race, but he is
far behind Slaton, and in all he will
probably round up a dozen counties.
Joe Hill Hall Of Bibb, is still further
behind and will not carry more than
six counties in the state, including
Bibb, his home county
Alexander has a good compliment
tary vote, but it is scattering and will
win him but few counties. The only
county which had reported against
Slaton up to 10 o'clock was Bibb,
Halls home county, which gave her
favorite son large majority.
No statements were issued tonight
by either Hill or Hall, but at the
Slaton headquarters it was stated that
returns received up to II o'clock in
dicated that he had carried at least
130 counties and this number would
probably increase as the returns came
in. .
The Other Contests.
Senator Bacon, as was expected,
Perry, of Gainesville. Full returns
have been received from only a few
but the indications are that
Bacons nomination will come as near
being unanimous as any candidate
ever elected to the United States SEN
ate in Georgia Up to 10 O'Clock not
a single county in the state had been
against him, but it is thought
hat he will probably lose five or six
No returns have been re-
,eived up to this hour from Hall, the
home of Mr.. Perry.
Tom Fielder seems to be well in
he lead for attorney general and he
will more than likely be- renominated
'ver Jones of Merimeather.
State School Commissioner Britain
las a good lead and will unquestion-
IDLY be reelected.
Only scattering returns have been
'eceived in the contest for the Judge
ship of the court of appeals, which is
Justice Powell and n r.
Broyles of Atlanta, but the indica-
nominated by a safe majority, He
ran an unusually strong race through
out south Georgia.
For railroad commission, early re-
turns indicate the election Of JOS.
F.. Gray over his three opponents;
George Hillyer has been reelected,
defeating S. G. McLendon and w.
Trox Bankston, though this contest
is thought to be close. Paul Tram
nell is we'll in the lead over ]. j.
Flynt.
The race for commissioner Of agri-
culture seems 10 De tue closSst. mo
race is between Blalock, Brown and
Price, and not until the full vote from
a number of counties are received will
% result be known.
Returns from the various congress-
Ionai races are so incomplete that IT
Is impossible to give the winners to-
night Charles R. Crisp seems to be
In the lead in the Third district, but
not over half of the counties have
been hearo from.