The courier-index., 1918-05-31
P0RINS0N WINS EASILY |OVER BRUNDIDGE; BROUCH EWCTORIOUSOVER SMITH
.ehins Seems to Have Defeated Robertson for Chan ..orJackson for Circuit Judge, Miller for Prose- .utiug Attorney Cotter for Sheriff. King for County
 Clerk Word for Treasurer, and Hudson for County
 superintendent of Schools, Are Winners.

For just during the past days the people
 Lee county diverted their minds war activities and eroed their political obligations by participating in an cton The campaign that preceded the primary held on
 Tuesday, of this week exceptionally quiet one and was
 marked by spirit of good feeling the part of the candi |ates
 The vote boiled in the county a comparatively large me- aceregang O5O While official count will be made nfl this afternoon when the central committee tabl-
 the and declare the results the unofficial returns re regarded approximately These returns show
 Senator Robinson received 6O9 voes while Brundidoe bis opponent received 425 Returns from practically all the Dtes the state show conclusvey Senator Robinson has een renominated His lead Brunddge yesterday was twenty thousand votes out of 94OOO accounted for
 For governor Brough has scored easy victory Smith, the returns far indicating victory for he governor In Lee county Brough received 674 and Smith
 For state treasurer the is close between Ferguson and Ernest Tpon Ferguson received 47S in county and Iipton received 51O.
 Jim Ferguson has apparently defeated John H. Page for agricultural commissioner The in Lee county on this race was 467 for Ferguson and 5A for Page.
 For railroad commissioner Thos. E: Wood of this city, made clean carrying county the district opponent James Enge of Brinkley. Mr. Wood even car l Lee county was 873 for Wood and 143 for Enge.
 For chancellor the very close between Judge E. D. Robertson of this city, and l. Hutchn of Augusta with the apparently favoring Hucns Judge Robertson carried % in in Lee county e64 Robertson receiving s4s votes !. |i y in Lee county Phillips county gave Hutchins an % ot M M and with this lead is believed Hutchins has won Tn the district by small margin.
 Judge M Jackson of Phillips county has defeated Flu med St Francis county by small majority and carried his m county of White by approximately 5oO Jackson carried Lee county was was TSP for Jackson and 251 for Cypert
 aU Miller of Searcy was an easy winner for prosecut every @ county in the district with the exception of Phillips the % nss M MT Andrews The vote in Lee county was 526 for
 Doddridge McCuloch and Aubrey Elliott have been re-
 a'ed Tor the legislature JaS L. Miller of Moro, who @ @sRnd Elliott The vote McCuoch 662 Elliott 623 Miller
 an easy winner Keller Robertson, the vote being 8 |u Io''er z M and nd 337 for Robertson
 o, King renomnated for county and probate clerk Knao oeo n Pllklngon by large majority lhls IS MT udays primary 736 while Pilkington received 31S DvJ Word renOmnated for county treasurer over Shea by vote of 62O to 45 Early returns indicated mad would be very close but additional townships pOporions 'o'u 'ea' "a' 'neis' Y M = Hudson who teaches school Moro, has defeat e .N wmenon for county superintendent by very small to the unofficial returns Hudson has received O % to 54 for Whtenton It is not believed the official
 "a materially change these figures. . ner ad II Lindsey for tax N J. Williams for cor ec ana j. S Coleman for surveyor unopposed and all nsd practically every vote cast Through oversight in cr up and printing tile ballots the name of R G Apple don clerk was left off the tickets The error was not a v until an hour after the polls opened and sey-
 had been cast Judges in each precinct were reach pne and were instructed by D. S. Clark chairman o e oeratc central committee, to write MT Apples name % Ir eScket which done
 sUd k st Francis county where hot political contest was d the Roe and anti Roe factions returns show was e,n ae won by small majority Green McDouga feeecsse sheriff by large majority Capt Merwln was Clerk by WheSy cierk' while Payne was oelea'ea TOT
 d e m members of congres from this state have been re-
 d Odfield has defeated Hodges and Davenport in the
 e F Fsirict Jacoway scored big victory over Dunaway odxn m district Taylor defeated Ruth in the sixth and WEo Ssx 4fx0 uaNta