The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-15
Kilby Headquarters Claims Larger Lead and He Has
 Slight Advantage BANKHEAD'S LEAD IS STILL GROWING ALL OVER THE STATE All Members of the Congress sional Delegation Have Been Returned-Will
 Bankhead Winner l5t9

For gubernatorlal honOrs
 there has never been in the re-
 cent history of Alabama a race
 approaching that between
 Thomas E. Kilby and w. w.
 Brandon. There is no question
 but that the official count will be necessary for decision There
 is no question but that second
 choice votes, be they few or
 numerous, will determine the
 winner.
 Both candidates last night, realiz- ing the above facts, were hopeful.
 Neither attempted to present cam |paign claims. Each realized that the fight was over and that camouflage
 would serve no purpose.
 On the surface. KHhy appears In the more advantageous position. His man agement claims an sxcess of first choice votes ranging between 5000 and
 10. 0co, and, also. that Kilby has secured
 plurality in all but 15 counties. Judge
 Henry B. Foster, who managed the
 Brandon campaign, and is one of the
 wisest and most conservative politi-
 clans of the state, said:
 JUDGE FOSTERS FIGUERS
 Our figures show lead for Bran
 don Tn first choice votes of about 1000. It is obvious that no figures are relia-
 ble We know that we cannot bank
 absolutely on ours, and Kilby cannot
 bank absolutely on his.
 I've are hopeful that our figures are correct. If we lead in. first choice votes he will win, for 1t is estfnated that VIC have more second choice votes than either of the other candidates T will say this:
 Tt will be absolutely impossible for Brandon to lead Kilby or Ktlby to lead Brandon by more than 5000 first choice votes. Any figures to the contrary are not reliable" s Tn general way. that expresses the situation as it appears to the. ul.-
 biased. The race is the closest in re- cent years, perhaps in the entire his- tory of the state. The official count alone can settle doubt. It issobviousiy true that it will be necessary to tabu- late the second choice votes The indications are that less than one
 man In five cast second choice ballot If Kilby's lead in first choice votes is
 as great as 50Oo he will in all probability be declared the nominee On the other hand, if Brandon leads, even by the mar ma rpff1 Tn Ara rtr |. will be nominated, because the belief is general that he receHed considerably more second choice votEs than Kilby. If Kilby's first choice vote lead is no greater than 3000-and Judge Foster de- clares it impossible that the lead can be bigger than 3ooo--there will be a pos slbility of Judge Brandon overcoming the lead by counting second choice votes.
 OTHERS ARE LOST In the shuttle Wallace. Teasley and Purifoy are lost Wallace has carried Mobile county, 1t is indicated, with Kill by close second Wallace may push Teasley for third place in the race Mont gomery county went for TeasIey and Kill by runs an easy second. He has plural ity in combined first and second choice votes over Brandon in Mcnteomery. For the Senate Senator Bankhead ScoTeu SHo easy VlctOFy that uiS Iri6nue
 knew he would score. His manas e. ment claims 60 counties certain. with three in doubt It. comedies to Frank l 8. White four counties-Tuscaloos Calhoun. Cullman and Chambers. Bank head carried Whites county. Jefferson; his home city Birmingham. and. by a vote of 103 to 's. even his own precinct
 Regarding the other state contests little positive knowledge is admitted. The indications Are that the advocates l of the proposed prohibition amendment 1 have succeeded in .electine a majority of the members of the legislature, and i that the amendment will be ratified. On account of the doubt in the guber- | material contest, little attention has i been paid to the struggles for minor offices.
 1 The indications are that all memhera l Of the con6ressional delegation have been l returned. In the Eighth. Judge Almon
 scored comparatively easy victory over w. w. Callahan, In the Seventh. John L. Burnstt won out after . bitter contest against J. A. LlaAk. In the Tenth. W. B.
 Bankhead carried all his tinties ani will be <etufned by majority of il9p. ] Reports from the First are that osear r. Gray fas been renominated over three I opponents.
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