The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-08
Last Box Came in esterday
and Tabulating Started
by the Committee.
RESULTS ABOUT
AS ANNOUNCED
Recount of Vote of White and
Largue Rumored, But
Nothing Decided.

Escambia county's vote in the prim-
aries of June last, has been officially
canvassed by the election board con-
sisting of Judge Bellinger, Mr.. d0rdy
and Ed. l.. Davis. The last box frei.. t,.a
county came in yesterday mornlns and
the election board went 10 werh 81
once With tabulatinE machine sad
fly I o'ciock had all OF thc ballots OH
cialiy counted. The results Mere a.aout
AZ The earlier returns showed - to
Winners.
About the only race that is placed
in the won by a hair class, is that
between James Largue and T. Geo.
White for county commissioners OF tue
first district. Largue Is officially de-
clared the winner by one vote. the
count showing that ne received i9s
ballots to i9i for J. Geo. White.
There have been rumors OF requests
for recount on the part OF j. Geo.
White, but so far as known, this is not
definite. Mr.. White stated Thursday
that he had the aatter under consider
alton. He and MIR. Largue were at the
official count yesterday morning
Ii was asserted by those familiar
with election laws, that the only chan
mel remaining open Tor Mr.. Mhite,
should he decide to bring the matter
up for further consideration, would
be 10 mandamus the election officers
and CLERKS and preceed 10 recount
by that method.
Certificates of nomination Will be is
sued today by Judge Bellinger, who
since Tuesday has been confined to his
office until his eyes look as il tho
sand man" had him. He has lost
sleep.
The official count shows that j. II.
Smithwick won for congress over
Walter Kehoe by i3i in Escambia
county, the vote standing Smithwick
,i03, and Kehoe, 972. This makes the
total vote in Escamrbia county for con-
gressman 2,075, which is considered 4
light one, and said to be an off-year,
even if two men were running for the
national house of representatives.
Cromwell Gibbons for attorney gen
eral carried this county by an easy
majority and Whitfield ran ahead OF
Buford for the full term Of justice OF
the supreme court OF Florida.
Cade Shackelford for the full term
for state tax commissioner romped
away from Bowen and Brown. and ".
NJ. Holloway, for the unexpired term,
left Harry L. Bethel far in the rear.
II the fate of J. Will Yon was left
TO Escambia county for the office Of
state auditor, he would walk into the
office and hang up his hat and tell his
pet dog to resume its accustomed
place.
John p Stokes won from his nearest
competitor for the state senate. John
B. Jones, by majority OF 365 votes.
]. n. Hutchins did not have a look
in for the legislature in his run with
Herbert p. Caro-. This was in the first
group.
In the second group J. r. NJ Gates
left his running mate, W. n. Tisdale,
behind by f2s votes.
John A. kirkpatrick, for supervisor
of registration. beat the records Of
OLeary and Weston, long distance
runners and walkers. in his race. He
had so many votes to spare he could
have been handicapped and then won
All OF the old members OF the county
commissioners were reelected except
j. Geo. White. by various majorities.
The complete vote of Escambia
county is as follows:
For Representative i'm Congress. 3rd
Congressional Distric. c.-Walter Kehos
972 J. II. Smithwick, i.i03.
For Attorney GeneraI-CromweE
Gibbons. 1868; Van C. SwearingeD, 67i
Fof JustlCe Ol TIE supreme court,
Full Term-R. II. Buford, 665: j. b.
Whitfield, 965.
For State Tax Commissioner. Full
Term-P. s. Bowen, 2t3: J. Clifford
Brown, 203; Cade f. Shackelford, f.526
For State Tax Commissioner. Unex-
pired Term-Harry l.. Bethel. 346; w
NJ. Holloway, 4. f56.
For State Auditor. H. Lancaster,
437; J. Will Yon, 1888.
For State Senator-w. F. Armfield.
524; John B. Jones, COS; John P. Stokes.
e73.
For Representative to the Legisia-
ture, First Group-Herbert p. Caro-,
,319: J. n. Hutchins, 5ie.
For Representative in the Lcgisla-
ture, Second Group. r.. VI. Gates,
706; NJ z. Morey, SIT; w. r.. TisdsIe,
57s.
For Supervisor OF Registration-Ed.
L. Davis, 250: John A. Kirkpatrick,
1 .462, t. Quill McNair, 466.