The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-12
FOU-CORNERED RACE
FOR GOVERNOR is ON

former president of the American Bar
Association, and j. w. Oyerstreet, OF
Sylvania.
Neither United States senatorshiE
expires this year, but all office terms
do, and nearly half of the candidates
are entered, so no one OF them get a
majority, the nomination will be made
at Macon by the Democratic state
convention which meets September 26
to canvass primary returns.
Congressman.
First district: Peter w. Meldrim,
of Savannah, and j. w. Overstreet,
Sylvania.
Second district: Frank Park, OF
Sylvester, incumbent, and Il. L. Cox,
of Albany.
Third district: Charles r. Crisp,
of Americas, incumbent, and II. G..
Hudson, of Americas.
Fourth district: William Schley
Howard. Decatur. incumbent, and Rob
ert b. Blackburn, Atlanta.
Sixth district: j. w. Wise. Fayette-
willie, unopposed.
Seventh district: Gordon Lee, of
Chickamauga, incumbent, and T. W.
Hardin, Of Calhoun.
Eighth district: Samuel j. Tribble,
OF Athens. incumbent, and I. j. Brown,
Of Elberton.
Ninth district: r. NJ. Bell, of
Gainesville, incumbent. and r. B. Rus
sell, OF Winder.
Tenth district: Carl Vinson, Mil
ledgeyillc. unopposed.
Eleventh district: j. Randall Wal
ker, Of Valdosta. incumbent. and w.
+. Thomas, of Valdosta. and ]. L. I.
Bowden, of Waycross.
Twelfth district D. NJ. Hughes,
Of Danyllle, unopposod.
State Officers.
Supreme court highest state
courD William II. Fish and Marcus
w Beck. unopposcd for denomination.
1.-TWO to be elected).
State court OF appeals (second high
est state COURT: To succeed them
selves in the old division: Peyton Il
Wade and Robert Hodges, but unop-
posed. 1.-TWO to be elected)
For three new places on the state
court OF appeals. created by an act
of the last legislature: o. II. p.
Bloodworth, of Forsyth; A. w. Cozart,
of Columbus; II. j. Fullhright, Of
Waynesboro; Walter i, George, Of
Vienna; John NJ. Graham of Marietta;
George c. Grogan, of Elberton; John
/ c. Hutchinson, of Ashburn; w. Frank
Jenkins, OF Eatonton; Henry S. Jones,
of Augusta; John ]. Kimsey, of Cor
nclius; Roscoe Luke, Of Thomasville;
L. b. Skeen, OF Triton; Alex w. Steph-
ems. of Atlanta; and NJ. ]. Yoemans,
of Dawson.
4 Comptroller general, which also in
cludes the office Of state bank COM
missioner: William A. Wright, Of At
lanta, incumbent, and Il. B. Dobbs, Of
4 Marietta.
Attorney general: Clifford Walker,
unopposed.
Railroad commissioners (two TO be
elected; Charles Murphy Gambler, De-
catur, incumbent, opposed for his
term by James H. Peoples, Of Canon;
James A. Perry, of Lawrenceville, in
cumhent, opposed for his term by S.
Guyton McLendon, Of Atlanta.
Prison commissioner Zone to be
elected: r. L. Dawson, Woodville,
incumbent; w. ]. Flanders, Wrights-
Vile; A. II. Henslee, GAINESVILLE, and
H. c. Tuggle, Stone Mountain.
State treasurer: w. j. Speer, Allan
ia, incumbent, and w. j. Fakes, Con-
yers.
State school superintendent: NJ. L.
Britain, of Atlanta, incumbent; and
Alex Reese, Atlanta.
Commissioner Of Agriculture: James
D. Price, of Pennington, incumbent,
and j. ]. Brown, of Bowden.
Commissioner of commerce and la
Dor: H. NJ. Stanley, incumbent, I'M
opposed.
Pension commissioner: John w.
Lindsey, incumbent. unopposed.
Nominations also are to be for the
state legislature.