French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
HENDERSON COUNTY HELD
FIRST PRIMARY SATURDAY.
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Complete Returns


passed off so smoothly that it could
hardly be recognized that an election
was being held here last Saturday, ex-
cept for the small group of men sta
toned at the voting precincts. A
light vote for the Democrats was cast,
owing to the factthat theer was not
a full county ticket in the field. The
Republicans made a better showing
as the candidates were plentiful for
most every Office and the races had
grown into rather a warm affair
Strenuous campaigning had been in-
dulged in by many of the Republicans
for the past few months, as clearly
indicated in the final vote from of
''the Ridge
The Ridge Was Split.
The Ridge did not go solidly~ for
anyone, not even Theodore Roosevelt.
A great many Roosevelt stickers were
used and some of the leaders have
been talking him for some time, but in
spite of all they could do Hughes re-
ceiyed nearly 400 votes to Rooseyelt's
500
Confessional Race
s It was a disappointment to the JUS
tice adherents that the Judge did not
receive a majority of the Democratic
votes in the county. He did however {
receive the highest number with Zeb.
Weaver second and Gallert third.
Hewitt fourth.
Senatorial Fight.
A spirited campaign had been car
ried on by the various Democratic
candidates for the Thirty seTla-
torial race H was conceded that
there would be second ace nd
there will be. Senator T. B. Allen prov
ed the best campaigner with j. Foy
Justice a close second. r. NJ Oates
and Y. C. v. Shepherd received a good
vote throughout the county r Ton
Lowndes tailed the ticket.
Rogers Wins.
In the race for Legislature Carroll
P. Rogers, manager of Skyland Hos
iery mills received a good vote in the
precincts where he was better
known
Governor ard State Officers.
Lieut. Governor E. L. Daughtridge
received a majority of the votes cast
in Henderson, county for Democratic
for Governor. Those who
led the ticket for state officers We're:
7. BRYAN Grimes, Secretary of State; 4
B. r. Lacy, treasurer; Thomas H. Cab
vert. attorney general; Mitchell Lee
Shipman. Commissioner of labor and
printing; w. T. Lee, corporation con-
miss, ,oner; w. A. Graham, commits !,
sioner OF. agriculture; James r. Young
commissioner of insurance.
The Official Count.
Persistent efforts were made late
Saturday night by the Hustler to re-
ceive the returns of. the various pre-
cincts- over the county. Owing to tel- "a
ephone lines being down and the long
time it took to count the ballots it was
to get full return Not
until Monday morning did the candi-
dates find out the exact vote.
The Republicans received fair es-
innate of the votes cast in the race
for sheriff and tax collector Saturday
night and it was known who would be
In the second race.
The Official count of the various baf-
lots was as follows: Woodrow Wilson
504, Marshal 278s Roosevelt 792,
Hughes $50.
Congress-Gallert SO, Justice 264.
Weaver 1913, Hewlett IA.
For Governor-Bickett 261. Daught-
ridge 313.
For Secretary of te-Clark 80.
Grimes 473, Hartness SO.
State Treasurer Lacy 40. Mann
= ATTORNEY Genera1-calvert 1913,
Jones 145 Manning 149, Sinclair 103.
Commissioner Labor and Printing
Dellinger 85, Shipman 483.
Member Corporation Commission
Boyd 269, Lee 288.
Commissioner Agriculture Graham
t31. Hobbs "A, McKinnon AZ.
Insurance missioner-McClen-
aghan 43. Young 521.
For Tax Collector-tE. B. Drake zoo,
R. P. Freeman so. S. M. Mullinax Z.
w. K. Ledbetter 20, W. F. Brown 476.
5. L.. Jones 70, q. z. Blythe 484.
For Sheriff-W. G. Pace 20. T. l..
Drake SO, Shack Anderson 23O, H. d.
Hyder 142. M. Allard Case 453. Jno. N
Russell 107, J. G. Justus 273.
For County Commissioner-Sid ].
Whitaker 970, Jno. A. Maxwell 353
jackson Stepp $50, T. A. w. LYDIA lit, =
b. S. Pace 306, Garfield 226, Jno. T.
Station 563. P. T. Ward 355.
For Coroner-B. F. Cliff 681. T. W.
Sumner 537.
surveyor B. Patterson 627. Hem
y Revis $50.