The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-07
WALKER JUB|LANT OVER TIE VICTORY Largest Vote Ever Cast Was
 Polled Tuesday JASPER CELEBRATES Entire Democratic County Ticket Elected by Majority Ranging
 Above 4O0-Large Vote in
 Favor of Amendment
JASPER CELEBRATES

Jasper. November 6.-(Special) )-The the greatest political battle and the great est victory for democracy in the history of this county. The largest ballot ever boiled was cast yesterday. If there was an available voter who did not vote, 1t was because he could not be found. There seemed to be but little opposi- ton to the proposed Jefferson county anti the election secured as large vote in favor of abolishing the fee system of
 Jefferson county. as was possible when the local contest was at stake.
 The entire democratic county ticket was elected by a majority ranging about 400.
 This was a surprise to the leaders of the democratic party as they were not
 expecting at best majority of more than 2s0 The following were elected to fill the county offices: Tax collector, Ben M. Hay; tax assessor. c. w. Stubblefield; superintendent of education, Albert s. Scott; county treasurer, Caine O Rear; county, auditor, A s. Preston; county commissioners, Joe J. Grace, James E. Burton and John M. Johnson. The county ticket was scratched to some extent in every beat in the county, but probably
 more in Jasper than in any other AL bert S. Scott is estimated to have led the county ticket.
 The spirit of the election yesterday was
 such as is seldom seen in this section.
 Every inch of the ground was fought by
 both democrats and republicans, but there
 was a remarkable absence of clashes and i'll feeling. Both parties held themselves in restraint remarkably well. Many vot- CTS were challenged and were required to take an oath that they were qualified voters.
 An element of the democratic party be- gan rejoicing about o'clock in the aft ernoon when an assembly collected on the first floor of the courthouse, became musical and gave vent to the feeling by singing for the democrats Iris the Old Time Democracy" etc., and for the re- publicans, They are all taken away They continued to sing in and in front of the courthouse until late in the night
 At night the management of local motion picture show flashed the national and county election news available in front of the building and a very large assembly gathered and anxiously read each item of news. A special train was run from Manchester to Jasper, bringing in large number from that village. Each item of good tidings intensified the re- joicing. T. L. Long. and w. B. Bank head made brilliant oratorical speeches in praise of the democratic victory. The hilarious spirit seized the most dignified and the humblest alike. The most strik- ing feature of it all was the total ab- sence of weeping and mourning. They had all been taken away.
 When sufficient returns were in to as- sure county democratic victory, which was about 1 o'clock this morning, the leaders of the campaign went to the resi- dences of their candidates who live in Jasper, brought them to the square,
 where big bonfire was made and the
 yictors were carried around 1t on the shoulders of their leaders, shedding tears copiously at their great victory and ova-
 tion. The rejoicing continued until 1 o'clock this morning.