Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-11-07
SURFACE CLERK
BY CLOSE VOTE
Defeats DR.. Greever, by Small
Majority - Sheriff Harnaan
and Spratt Also Elected.
Crockett Next Senator.

The election in the county Tues
day contained few surprises to those
who had posted themselves. MANY of
the friends of the democratic candi-
dates expected the result to be diff
erent from what the returns develop
ed. Patty for Commemorative At
torney was confident before the
election. that he would carry the
county by small majority, but was
disappointed ut Pocahontas, Taze-
well and other precincts in TIE coun-
ty, where he expected he would get
Il larger vote than that shown by the
count. Patty ran well in Graham,
where IS he practicing law, and his
opponent, H. l.. Spratt, polled a fine
vote at his home precinct, Richlands,
and carried the town of Tazewcll,
Patty received larger vote at
Pounding Mill than was expected.
carrying that precinct by twenty
votes. At Liberty He'll, another Re
publican precinct, made g fine show
ing.
Interest in all the contests other
than the clerks race was Abandoned
Tuesday night when the returns be-
gan to come in, and it was seen that
Greever and Surface were running
neck and neck. Wednesday morning,
the result was still in doubt, with
Greever few votes in the lead, but
when the Tanncrsville vote came in
and Surfaces majority of forty-odd
was announced it was seen that he
would be the next clerk of Tazewel
county. Chas. p. Harman, the demo-
cratic candidate, did not receive near
the vote he expected. At many of the
strong democratic precincts in the
n ri OF I
democratic vote, the democrats vot-
ing for Surface and some of them for
Greever.
Shields Harman, the present sher-l
lff, defeated his opponent, Rufus C. |
Harrison, altho Harrison made n very
strong fight, and there was said tu |
have been n great deal of opposi- |
tion to Harman on account of his
connection with the local board. Har-
rison served with the Navy during
the war, and it was expected by his
friends and supporters that this fact |
would weigh in, his favor. AS was
known he took the place of his BROTH
er, George Harrison, who was the
candidate for sheriff when he died in
a Bluefield hospital about thirty DAYS
before the election.
John d. Peery, the well known bus.
mess man and farmer of North Taze-
well, was elected Supervisor for the
Jeifersonvile district over his oppo
nent, q. A. Leece. Mr.. Leece was
nominated by the Farmers Co-Opera-
tive and Buying Association for su-
peryisor and the farmers who were
members of the association were
called on to vote for him. The result
shows that they did not. Peery and
his family have been lifelong demo-
Gratis. MIR. Leece is Republican. The
fact that Mr.. Leece overlooked the
matter of filing his name with the
clerk and getting his name on the
ballot worked strongly in favor of
his opponent. Mhny people might
have voted for Leece, but were pre-
vented from doing so through fear of |
spelling their ballots.
One of the features of the election
is the successful campaign of John
w. Whit over his opponent, j. B.
Altizer for, commissioner of the rev.
enue in Maiden Spring district. Mr..
Whit made most thorough cah
vass of the county, making a person
al call on nearly every voter in the
county, and asking for his vote and
influence.
Graf Gillespie, who has made a
most efficient commissioner, was re-
elected in Clear Fork district.
f. P. Rutherford will again serve
the dear people as commissioner in
Jeffersonvile district.
From all the information availa-
BILE, Mr.. H. P. Britain will serve rs
treasurer of Tazewell county for the
next term If any body Scratched"
him it was not on his account He
had no opposition.
G. G. Hyatt, of Richlands, will rep
resent Tazewell and Buchanan coun-
ties in the Legislature. He was nom
mated in the famous Richards con-
vention and made the race without
opposition.