The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-10
M.lorlty Eavot Contribution.

Aug. 8 In Tennessee, In Wnlcn county
officers were elected, the question OF
constitutional convention was SUD-
mitted and q number of Democratic
primaries to select congressional and
Legislative nominees were held, def
mite announcement of the>result IN all
the contests cannot yet be stated.
In the matter of constitutions
convention the absence OF returns
from more than 40 counties In the state
makes the outcome uncertain. he
turns which have been received from
AZ counties on the question show ma
jority of 14,10O votes for convention.
OF the unreported counties 16 are IN
East Tennessee, 10 are in Middle Ten
nessee and 9 in West Tennessee.
Leaders in the movement Tor new
constitution appear to be confident
that the final or official count Will
show a good, safe majority for con-
yention. They base their hopes on re-
uorts received from the counties which
have not yet reported the vote on
submission.
II is conceded, that all the larger
counties have given heavy maJorltles
in favor of a convention and the only
opposition appears to have been IN
East Tennessee, with occasionally
good.sized county in Middle and West
Tennessee taking positive stano
.~..~.4 ss,,bvo ic cinn
There has been more or less care
lessness in reporting the election, anu
It is likely that it will require the O.
ficial canvass in all the counties next
Monday to determine the result
OF the congressional primaries the
result in the Fifth district, in which
william c. Houston, George l.. Del
mer and Ewin L. Davis were the OPP
moments. is still regarded as uncertain.
However, friends of Congressman
Houston claim that the congressman
has received a majority over DAVIS
and Delmer of 140 votes, which makes
him the nominee. On the other hand
friends of Judge Davis are equally Ger
tain that Congressman Houston failed
To receive a majority of the votes cast
Thursday, and that it will be neces-
sary to hold a run-off primary.
Neither side has issued statement
to the press as to the votes claimed.
The primary was held under the dlrec-
ton of the Fifth district Democratic
committee and the returns Will be
made to the committee.
The vote received by George X. Del
mer will play an important figure IN
this contest. 1t is said by some per-
sons assuming to know that Delmer
/ received more votes than have Deen
credited to him, from the fact that
the rival partisans of Houston anu
Davis overlooked Delmer in their anA'
/ ietv to secure the returns.
Besides the county officers electeh
last week. two chancellors, three cir
/ emit Judges, two criminal court Judges
and four attorneys-general were elect
cd Hon. James B. Newman OF Nash
Vile was chosen chancellor in part z
of Davidson, while F. H. Mercer OF
McMinnyille was elected chancellor IN
the twelfth division, also in Middle
Tennessee.
John B. Hollway of Morristown' who
was assistant attorney-general or the
Second circuit district in East Iennes
see. was elected Judge of the district
Frank L. Lynch of Winchester was
elected Judge of the Eighteenth CIRCUIT
district. while Ben L. Capell was elect
ed nudge of the Second circuit court ol
Shelby county.
At the election the following were
elected to judicial positions;
James B. Newman, chancellor, Mash
Vile. part 2, Davidson county, sew
enth division.
F. H. Mercer, chancellor, McMlnn
vile, Twelfth division.
Circuit Court Judges-John B. Hof
loway. Morristown, Second district;
Frank L. Lynch, Winchester, Elgn
teenth district; Ben L. Capell, Mem
nbis. Second division, Shelby count!
circuit. -
Criminal Court Judges-Dav1d b
Puryear, First division, Shelby crlnni
nal court, Memphis; Thos. w. HARSH
Memphis, Second division Sheipy
criminal court "a
Observation-Disclosures dis
trict. M. Hillsman Taylor, Trenton
Fourteenth district, T. o. Morris, on
ION CITY: Sixteenth district, Nat A
Upton, Covington; Eighteenth us
trict. Ben G Mckenzie, Dayton.
nn,oor,ts Elect In Knox County.