Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-27
late ELECTION returns
J. E. Ferguson Defeated Tom Ball by 10000 or
Over Submission was Defeated Gamer
Defeated Fountain and McCoy-Nunn De-
feated Conlee-McC CulIoch Defeated Wip.
precht and Maloney Defeated Minkert.

and their consent gained 10 phone US
the returns as soon as the count was
completed.
Through the courtesy OF the Bryan
Telephone Company and its accom-.
modating manager, Mr.. Ed NJ. Sims,
an extra phone was placed in the OF.
ice to facilitate the handling OF the re-
turns from over the county. And
through the courtesy OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company a wire was
run into the Eagle Office for the quick
handling OF state returns. In this con.
nection we wish TO thank the Teie.
phone Company, Manager Sims, The
Telegraph Company and Mayor w. ".
Harris who presided at the key for
their assistance in gathering the re.
turns.
There was a large crowd at the
Eagle office Saturday night TO hear
the returns read and by 10 o'clock re-
turns had been received from enough
boxes to settle the result OF evry local
contest. BY ~ O'clock all boxes but one
were In, and the local contests from
II had been ph0ned so the exact fg.
ures OF each candidate we're known.
Al 1880 the telegraph instrument was
closed. sufficient returns having been
received to show that Ferguson was
nominated and submission defeated.
The crowd at that hour dispersed and
went to their homes
The returns now In from tile State
show the results to be as follows. and
there is no reason TO believe there will
be any change from this statement:
Submission defeated
Governor James Z. Ferguson.
Lieutenant Governor. W. p. Hobby.
Attorney. General. B. F. Looney.
State Treasurer. ]. NJ. Edwards.
Court Criminal Appeals. W. L. Da.
wilson.
Associate Justice Supreme Court. W
Z. Hawkins
! Commission Of Agriculture. Fred W
Davis.
Railroad Commissioner. Earl B. May
field.
Superintendent OF Instruction, W. +
Doughty.
/ Commissioner Land Office. Jas. T
Robinson
4 Comptroller, II. B. Terrell.
Congressman at Large. jeff McLemorC
and Cyclone Davis.
The returns indicate the antis viii
certainly have majority of one in tn,
Senate and this may increase to three
There is also a possibility they will
have vote or two TO spare in tll,
House.
Hatton w. Summers was elected I,
Congress to succeed Jack Beall IN tn,
Dallas district. Beall was not a can
didate for reelection. All the othe
Texas Congressman were reelected.
In the election in this county tn
table in this paper not only shows tn
winners, but the vote OF each at tn
several boxes in the county, and tn
majority.
Briefly the local results are as fo
lows:
Representative, c. S. Gamer.
District Attorney. w. c. Davis.
District Clerk, J. W. Barron.
County Judge, ]. r. Maloney.
Tax Collector, w. l. McColloch.
County Attorney, Lamar Bethea.
County Treasurer, ]. B. Priddy.
Tax Assessor, ]. Sidney Smith.
sheriff, T. c. Num-.
County Clerk, w. S. Higgs.
County Superintendent, T. w. Pa
ker.
County Surveyor, H. o. Jones.
County Commissioners, ]. w. Hami
ton, ]. p. Atkins, ]. ]. Cahill and
B. Casters.
County Chairman, E. W. Crenshav
Precinct Officers were elected in ii
several precincts Of the county af fo
lows:
No. 1-Justice of the Peace, c.
McGregor; Constable, p. II. Arrin
ton.
No. 2-Justice of the Peace, Albe
Keith; Constable, ]. II. Reed.
No. S-Justice Of the Peace, MonrC
Edge; Constable, Henry Koontz.
No. 4-Justice OF the Peace, L.
McGee; Constable, c. L. Baker.
No. 5--Justice of the Peace. Pet
Court; Constable, Jesse Wedingto
No. 6--Justice of the Peace, V.
Echols; Constable, Claud Moore.