The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-14
BRANDON FORCES CLAIM COUNTY BY GOOD MAJORITY Election Returns Incomplete and Forecast of Result
 Difficult
LEADS
 IN EARLY RETURNS
Chris Hartsfield and J. R. Tate Have Good Lead Over Op-
 ponents So Far

With hardly enough returns reported up to an early hour this morning to make an accurate prediction, the follow CTS of all the candidates are claiming victory. In the Ninth congressional dis trct contest, the Huddleston forces are claiming an overwhelming majority. How ever, J. Mercer Barnett, president of the Patriotic league, declared that when all the returns are in the league candi- dates, Jackson and Dickinson, would win on the second choice vote.
 Early returns indicated that Brandon will carry the county, although the fol- returns will give the Anniston man a clear majority. Returns from 30 boxes give Brandon a majority of 300 Teasley is running third, but far behind the two leading candidates. Wallace's vote was light.
 Joseph R. Tate will be returned to the office of solicitor of the Tenth judicial turns. Judge Alvin M Douglas ap- parently will come in second and Clark Williams third.
 In the race for lieutenant governor, Miller and Nesmith, local candidates, are in the lead.
 The contest for state senator is also very close, West leading by slight margin.
 In the legislative ticket the amend fst candidates seem in the lead.
 Indications at late hour were that Chris Hartsfield had been nominated sheriff, although returns from a few more county boxes may give the office to Charles A. Jones, so close is the count be- tween them. Conrad W. Austin appar- ently will come in third in the county. with R. E. Howard fourth
 AMENDISTS CLAIM COUNTY
 Amendists are claiming the county by good majority. while the anti amendists are just as vociferous in their claims.
 ed States Senate tend to indicate that ex-Senator Frank S. White is running Senator John H. Bankhead closely in this county. although the senator has a good lead.
 III lolI HhIiS llstii S{. DiillH apparently has secured a good majority over F. Lloyd Tate for state attorney general
 It was indicated that B. H. Cooper would carry every box in Birmingham for reelection to the public service com mission. Indications were that s. F. Gaillard of Mobile also would get a ma jority vote here.
 For commissioner of agriculture in dications were that Emmet A. Jones of irr,,i r,cr1.o m ba hn nf the majority of Birmingham and Jeffer- son county voters, although it was de- clared Miles c. Allgood had received a large vote.
 ELECTION PASSES QUIETLY
 The election passed quietly in Birming ham. More quietly, in fact, than had been expected in view of the warmth of the last two days of the congressional campaign. The voting was extremely slow in most boxes, due to the length of the ballot, and in many instances voters, anxious to vote either the amendist or anti-amendist ticket, delayed casting their ballot until they could refresh their memory as to what legislative candidates represented the two factions.
 Reports from rural boxes and the min ing districts were that the election passed off quietly. At only one camp in the district was a disturbance reported, and this was of a minor nature
 At Magnolia pharmacy William A. Dem son, recently the subject of no little no- toriety on account of his trial in federal court on charges of violating the espion- age act, created a mild sensation when he folded his ballot. remarking: Well, here goes one vote for George, anyhow"
 At the city hall the voting proceeded in an orderly fashion throughout the day. The courthouse boxes were not crowded at any time during the day, and reports from all sections of the city were that there never was at any time line waiting for ballots on which to ,oi,