The Columbus commercial., 1916-08-17
PRESENT CONGRESSMAN
DEFEATS J. E. RANKIN
BY SMALL MAJORITY.
SYKES LEADS IN
JUDGESHIP RACE
Has Plurality of Between One
and Two Thousand-Run-
off will be Necessary.

Complete unofficial returns from
the Democratic primary held Tues
day to nominate congressman and
supreme court judges show that in
the congressional race Hon. E. S.
Gambler defeated his opponent, Hon.
j. R. Rankin, by safe majority,
while Hon. E. o. Sykes led in the
race for supreme court justice, with
Hon. R. H. Knox second and Hon.
J. G. McGowen third. Judge Sykes
has lead of from one to two thous-
and votes over Mr.. Knox, and Sec
ond contest will be necessary to de-
termine the final result.
Last night returns from all but
nine of the thirty-one counties in
the district gave the results of the
race for justice of the supreme
court to be as follows: Sykes, 9,967; |;
Knox, 1851; McGowen, 1861.
Mr.. Gambler is the present repre-
sentative of the First Congressional
district and Judge Sykes now repre-
sents the Third district on the SUI
preme court bench. Both these dis
tricts include Lowndes county.
In this county Mr. Gambler and
Judge Sykes the favorites, the
former havi . received 504 votes
out of a total of 772, while the lat
ter had plurality of 1877 votes over
his two opponents.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
estimates Mr.. Candler's vote at
SALT and that Of Mr.. Rankin at A.
i8s, giving the folAsf d majority Of
1929.
The contest melted but little in
terest, the vote not only in Lowndes
county but throughout the state hav-
ing been not more than so per cent
of normal
The unofficial results in Lowndes
county follows:
Columbus, Northside--Candler
1877, Rankin 26; Sykes 1875, McGow-
en- 16, Knox 38.
Columbus, Southside-Candler
1872, Rankin 81; Sykes 152, McGow-
en- 16, Knox 38.
Caledonia-Candler 109, Rankin
43; Sykes 61; McGowen IS; Knox 8.
Steens--Candler II, Rankin 15;
Sykes 26, McGowen 8, Knox 8.
Mt. Vernon-Candler "a, Sykes
23, McGowen 1, Knox 2.
Old Zion-Candler IL, Rankin 0;
Sykes s, McGowen 7, Knox O.
Crawford-Candler 35 Rankin 8;
Sykes IS; McGowen /, Knox 25.
Artesia--Candler 32, Rankin 10,
Sykes 29, McGowen 8, Knox 10.
Trinity-No election.
Thomas Store-Candler "a, Ran.
kin 6; Sykes 80.
Mayhew--Candler 16, Rankin 2
Sykes Is, McGowen 0, Knox 3.
The following officiated as judges
and clerks at the two boxes in Co.
lumbus: North = side: Mr.. Carroll
.Hackleman and Mr.. j. T. Clardy
clerks; Mr.. J. M. Morgan and Mr.
W. H. Duncan, judges. South side
Mr.. John ]. Richards and Mr.. H. H
'Gunter, clerks; Mr.. Homer Fitzpatrick
and Mr.. George Curtis, judges.
In the fourth district returns show
a good lead for the present encum
bent, Congressman 7. U. Sisson, ovel
his two opponents, w. c. Ward Of
Montgomery county and G. Z
Franklin of Pontotoc without run
off. Later returns may make a run
soff necessary, however, with Ware
probably being eliminated.
J. w. Golfers denomination il
the Eighth district over J. W. Howi
seems assured. Collier carried hi
own county, warren by almos
1900 votes, which gave him such
lead that despite the loyal supper
given the Kinds county man Col
lier is no doubt returned the winner
In the Seventh Congressional dis
trict Percy E. Quin of Pike is con
ceded nominated over Robert n
Miller of Copiah county.
Representatives Stephens in tn
Second, Humphreys in the Thirc
venable in the Fifth and Harriso
in the Sixth districts have no oppe
sition and have already been ds
clared the nominees by their RI
sspectiye district committees.