The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11


 The Jefferson county democratic exec utive committee met yesterday and can- vassed the vote cast in the primary of last Monday.
 Five members of the prohibition slate were elected and three of the local op- tionists, the latter electing the state sen- ator.
 It officially established that w S. Welch of the prohibition slate had been elected over H. U. Sims, the local op- tion slate.A The figures were: Sims STA, Welch 5s07. This was the only place in the delegation in question:
 The committee found that canvassing the enormous vote was a heavy task and it was not until an early hour this morn- ing that the work was completed. Tht total vote of the county was 16464
 number of interesting figures are dis closed by the canvass There were II members of the two slates for the leg islature and the senate put out by the opposing factions and the votes they re- ceived were follows:
 Judge 699S, Thompson 6S16, Hogan S7SS. Tarrant 6s69. Shapiro 6537, Weakley G444 Copeland 6319, Scott 6133, Welch 5S07, Sims 5I14, Walter Moore 56s9, O'Neill 56f5. Mathews 5319. Fred Moore 527i. Murphy 4990 Walker 4933
 The result of the canvass was as fol- lows:
 For United States Senator for Tern, Beginning March 1, 1915-Hobson 5450. Underwood f1.014.
 For United States Senator for Short Term Ending March f. 1s15-Brown 14S6. Rushton 4S11. White 9944
 For Governor--Comer 45s4 Hender- son 5t46, Kolb 4455, Seed 24s9
 For Lieutenant Governor--Chesnutt 1929 Curry 3so7, kilby 10,215.
 For Secretary of State-Cobb 2724 Greer 3455, Nunnelee 343S, Purifoy 5S69
 For State Treasurer-Bradley 1928, ? Graham 2429, Lancaster 3S41. Smith s566
 For State .Auditor-Allgood 1l59s. Wilkinson 1882.
 For Attorney General-Green 272I. Martin 5S9S. Pegram 2505. Riddle sOs4
 For State Superintendent of Educa- tion--William r. Feagin 13.492.
 For Commissioner of Agriculture and ndustries--Greer 305. Persons 6Sl9, Seymour 442. Wade 4s1s
 For Associate Railroad Commissioner Cooper l1.120, Gaillard 6so7, Julian 5679, McCord 5479.
 For Chief Justice of the Supreme Court-Anderson 13,964.
 For Associate Justice of the Su- preme Court for the Unexpired Term Gardner 13.617
 For Associate Justice of the Su- preme Court for the Regular Term Boyd 10S77, deGraffenried 31S0, May field 6119, simpson 3S45. Thomas 5404.
 For Judge of the Court of Appeals Brown s571. Thomas 6215.
 For Representative in the Sixty fourth Congress from the State at large-Abercrombe 13,Ss3.
 u7<, n ( tl,1 c;x-&~~ Congress from the Ninth Congressional District--Darden 11sS Huddleston GiSi, King 3942 NJ Her 46J3.
 For Sheriff--Batson ISIS. Bodeker 29s1, Lsthem 3119 Lee 3l92.
 For Road Supsrvisor-IIarri 25S7. Martin 41O4, Taylor SS90.
 For County Auditor-Gillespy sS57 Gum s512. Rockett 375s. Trice 1928 Williams 2ss7. For Judge of the City Court of Bir- minghan--Pugll 13.s1S. Sharpe 13,453.
 For Soicitor-Black 664s. Heflin 4572, McArthur 1SI5 Rudulph 32s6.
 For Solicitor for the Tenth Judicial Cir- cuit--McQueen 670S, Tate s774.
 For State Senator for Thirteenth Sena- torial District-Drennen 2oss, Judge eses, Thompson 6s16.
 For Representatives in the Legislature for Jefferson County-Brower 4O94, Brown 1754, Broyies 1895. Caldwell 45s. Carlisle s7I, Chapman Ss4. Collins 2sso, Copeland 6Sl9, Friel 1643, Harlch l59, Hask1nS 337. Hogan S7sS, Lassiter 322. Mathews 531a, Moore (Fred O. 5291. Moore (<irke) 2sO, Moore (Walter) 56S9, Morgan 270O. Murphy 4e90. O'Neill 5665. Randall 216. Rives 29S4. Rosster 511. Scott 6133. Shapiro 6537. Sims 5714, Snyder S34. Tarrant 6s69, Walker 49S3, Weakley 6444. Welch 5o07, West 530.
 The vote for the various committeeman was as follows:
 Chairman State Committee-Goodwyn 675O. Graves 5S24.
 District State Charmen--Burr 95S0 flaw kins S51S, Nesbitt s966 itts 5666 Reid 9710, Reynolds 49S0. Tarrant 10216. Well 5435. / Congressional Committeemen-Calhoun 10.186. Morrow 1O.429.
 When the committee convened request for recount of the votes at the South- side fire department was ruled out of order by Judge c. C. Nesmith. who pre- sided.
 C. P. Beddow and Borden Burr. at torneys for B. A. Thompson. defeated c.rdidate for the state senate. made the request. MT. Beddow stating that he made no charge of irregularities or had no private opinion in the matter, but that his request was based on rumors.