The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-30
STEAGALL LEADING FOR LONG TERM IN
 THE THIRD DISTRICT
The Ozark Candidate Leads Fraser and Evans. Mulkey Looks Like
 Winner

Montgomery. June 29.-tSpecial) Incomplete returns from the Third congressionnI district indicate that w. Q. MuIkey of Geneva hns defeated j. J. speight of Eufauln In the special election for representative in Congress for the unexpired term of Judge Henry ID. Clayton and that Henry B. stcagaII of Ozark Is fnr i'm the lend for the nomination for the long term.
 According to some of the reports re- ceived in Montgomery at Il o'clock to- night. steagall obtained a majority over Judge A. A. Evans and Colonel T. Sidney Frazer, his opponents. Mulkey is con ceded the winner for the short term by a large vote He carried all the wire grass counties by heavy majorities.
 Speight carried Babour and Russell
 counties. according to partial returns and probably Lee county. For the long term. Steagall is said to be far in the lead with Frazer running second. Stea- gall carried Dale. Geneva. Houston and Henry counties. with Frazer running in second place in the first three counties.
 Evans Is said to be running second in Henry county. and is declared to have carried Russell and Lee counties.
 The returns at late hour tonight arc so incomplete that theer is no way of determining the. approximate results. Mulkey is without doubt winner for the short term. and all indications point to Steagalls success in the long term race If he has not received a majority. he will lack only a mer ehandful of votes with Frazer in second place.
 Montgomery, June 29.-(Special )--Late returns from the Third district indicate Steagalls majority over Frazer and Ev- ans by 15o0 votes. Mulkey had an easy victory over Speight. No estimate has yet been given of his majority.
 The race for the long term, Steagall, with perfect organization, had little difficulty in winning the nomination over his opponents Neither of them entered the trace until the announcement was made of Congressman Henry D. Clay tons resignation. Steagalls majority may total 1900. according to reports here Mukey had less difficulty, apparently in defeating Speight for the short term than did Steagall in winning over his opponents. The Geneva candidates ma jority Is believed to be considera bly lar ger than Steagall's.
 Dothan. June 29.-t Especial )--Indica- tions at o'clock are that W.7O. Null key of Geneva has been elected to Congress from the Third district over IJ J.. Speight of Eufaula by a small majority, and that Henry B. Steagall of Ozark has a safe lead over both his opponents, Frazier and Evans. and will win the nomination for the long tern, on this ballot making second pri- mary unnecessary.
 Mulkey has carried Geneva county by 725. Houston hy TOO. Henry by 500 and Dale by 600. 1t is not thought that Speight can overcome this lead if he carries every county in the northern end of the district Coffee county is considered close.
 Steagall has carried Dale county by 500. Henry by 800. Coffee by 300. Ge- neva by 400. Houston by 400. It Is not thought that either Evans or Fraser | can carry other counties in the district l by sufficient majorities to keep Stea- gall from receiving a majority in the
 district over both of them.
 1 While these figures are practically l complete they may be changed to some extent by official returns hut 1t Is not thought that the result will bs changed.