Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17
Popular Vote of W, J, HarriSi
Winner in Senatorial Race,
Less Than Combined Vote
for Howard and HardWiCk

Tor Howard and 1drdWICk
Final returns from Wednesdays pri-
mary have not changed the results in
the various races for state offices, with
the exception of the contest for judge
of the state court of appeals. In this
race Alex w. stephens, who was ap-
parently defeated on the face of the
early returns, has won a decided victory
over his opponent, Judge Frank Har-
well, and secures the nomination by a
substantial margin of county unit
votes.
1t is now indicated that Stephens has
carried 70 counties with a total of 204
county unit votes. Harwell has car
ried IS counties with 176 unit votes
Clifford Walkers nomination for at
torney general is absolutely assured
on the face of the full returns, which
show that he has carried 1928 counties
with a total unit vote of SIG. Joseph
Hill Hall, his only opponent, has car
ried only % counties with a total Of
81 unit votes.
S. Guyt McLendon, whose victory in
the race for secretary of state was APP
parent on the face of the early returns,
has made his success certain with the
arrival of final figures. He has carried
119 counties with 296 unit votes, while
his opponent. Henry b. Strange, of
Statesboro, carried 33 counties with "a
unit votes
Judge r. f. Patterson has carried 1874
counties with 33S unit votes in the race
for prison commissioner, against his
opponent, Alex f. Reese, who carried
Is counties with AZ unit votes.
The contest for railroad commissioners
has resulted in a victory for James
e i1rt1
ture as was indicated by the early re-
turns. Price carried 100 counties with
total unit vote of ga; Volney Will
liams carried 81 counties with a total
unit vote of o. while w. Trox Bank
ston carried six counties with IA unit
votes
Harris Gets 100 counties
With only three counties yet to be
heard from the returns Friday after
noon show that William j. Harris car
ried 1O9 counties, with a total unit vote
of 2S4 thus insurinig hi snominatlon
for United States senator, to succeed
Thomas w. Hardwick, on the first pal
lot
1t is also indicated on the face OF
these latest returns, that William Schley
Howard carried 10 counties with 80 unit
votes. while Thomas w. Hardwick occu-
INIT votes. Emmett Shaw ran fourth
with one county, Clay, and its two unit
votes, while Cooper Will be without
representation in the state convention.
Harris polled a total popular vote or
o2214, exclusive of the three counties
not vet heard from, this being less than
tbe total popular vote polled by Howard
and Hardwick combined. Hardwicks to-
tal popular vote is 36,162 and Howard's
stands at S5,37S. Shaw polled 2,29l
votes throughout the state, while Coop
er's vote totals 1878.
Returns from the more distant por-
lions of the state have been consider
ablv DELAYED, causing difficulty in tabu-
Iation of the final statistics, but the re-
suit will not be materially altered by
the figures from the counties still to be
heard from, no matter which wty the
counties go.
The three missing counties are Bleck-
lev Columbia and Taliaferro.
Coweta county changed from the Har-
ris to the Howard column, according to
the returns received Thursday night
while Barlow county, credited to Hard
wick in the first reports, went into the
Harris list by the narrow margin OF
four votes.
William ]. Harris carried the follow
ing counties:
Harris Counties
Appling. Baker, Baldwin, Barlow, Ben
Hill, Berrien, Bibb, rocks, Bryan, Bull
loch, Burge, Calhoun. Camden, Gambler,
Carroll Catoosa, Chatham, Chattahoo-
chez. Cherokee, Clarke, Clinch, Cobb,
Coffee, Colquitt, Charlton. Crawford
Crisp, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, Dodge
Dougherty, Echols, Effiingham, Eman-
nel. Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Grady
Greene, Hall, Hancock, HARRISON, Heard
Houston, Jackson, Jasper, jeff Daxis,
jefferson, Jenkins, Jones, Laurens, Lee
Liberty Lowndes. Mcintosh, Macon
Marion, Meriwether, Miller Mitchell
Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murry
Muscogee, Oglethorpe, Pickens, Pierce
Pike, Polk Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman
Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Schley
Screven, Spaulding, stephens, Stewart
Sumter, Talbot, Tattnall, Taylor, Tel
fair, Terrell, Thomas, Tiff, TOombs.
Towns, Troup urner, Twiggs, Union, Up
son. Walker Ware, Washington, Wayne,
Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkes,
Worth. Total county unit votes 2S4
Thomas w. Hardwick carried the fol-
lowing counties:
Franklin, Glascock, Gordon. Gwinnett
Henry, Hart, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Nc
Luffie. Madison, Milton. Paulding, War
rem, White, Wilkinson, Douglas. Total
county unit votes, AZ.
William Schley Howard carried the
following counties:
Bacon, Butts, Campbell, Chattooga,
Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Ebert, Evans
Fulton, Habersham. Johnson, Newton,
Oconee Rabun, Rockdale, Walton, Whit
field Total county unit votes, 48.
Emmett Shaw carried only his home
county of Clay, with two unit votes.
John r. Cooper did not carry a single
county.