The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-09
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, August S-(SoeciaD - Complete returns from the democratic primary which was held Tuesday to nominate state. district and county of ficials in Mississippi to serve through out the ensuing quadrennial period show that many of the candidates for local offices will be called upon to enter second contest, only nine aspirants for county and beat offices having polled sufficient number of ballots to in- sure their nomination. The nine officials so nominated were T. W. Lewis and T. G. Blswett, candidates for legislative representatives from the east side of the Tombigbee river; D. A. Burgin. candi- date for representative from the west side of the river; B. G. Hull, candidate for tax assessor; Sid Gardner, candidate for county treasurer; L. H. Hatehett,l candidate for supervisor in the second district; J. A. Hudson and c. M. Reeves, candidates for justices of the peace in the second district w. l. Sisson, can didate for constable in the second dis, trict. Two constables are to be noml- mated Tn the SGCOIlQ QlStliSt, t>iiN thC run off will be between w. H. Fore man and J. T. Roberson.
 In the race for chancery clerk John J. Richards came very near winning out, having lacked only few votes of receiving a majority. He boiled 66A votes, while his closest opponent, T. NJ Cummings, received only 205. Other can- didates in this race were given votes as follows: J. T. Searcy, PA; R. M Ny.1 ~ Tp
 The run-off in the sheriff's race will be between C. w. West and R. J. Gunter. MT. West received 611 votes and Mir. Gunter 404 while J. G. Wood, the third man in the race, received 3S1.
 Prof. E. A. Stanley led in the race for county superintendent of education with 618 votes and will have as his op- ponent in the run-off Prof J. R. Vaughn who received 40 votes, the third man in ! the race having been Prof. J. c. Cocker ham, who polled 379 votes
 | Columbus had two candidates for state offices in the race, Mai. B. A. Lincoln, 1 present chancery clerk of Lowndes coun- | ty, having been a candidate >for clerk of the supreme court and Hon. J. F. | Frierson, present legislative representa- tive, having been a candidate for lieu tenant governor. Reports from both these races are conflicting and still in doubt Both Major Lincoln and MT
 Frierson, however, expect to be in the second primary.
 The local municipal council held a spe
 cial meeting last night for the purpose
 of opening bids on the street paving work | which is soon to be undertaken here, but 1 although nearly three hours were con | Sumed in discussing the matter, no def
 mite action therein was taken. The coun
 cl has not yet decided upon the charac' ter of paving to be laid, and contra ctors were asked to submit bids asphalt | concrete and wooden blocks. At seems 1 that all the contractors were not prepared
 to submit bids of this character, and fail ure to award the contract was largely | due to that fact. The council is exceed ingly anxious to select the material bes
 suited to local requirements, and will no award a contract until every phase O
 the undertaking has been given the mos | careful consideration. The plan in vieV l contemplates the paving of Il blocks oI l Main Market and College streets, ant $50 900 will be expended on the improve ment.
 | It is probable that Saladin rem ple No 142, Dramatic Order Knights o l Khorassan, which is now located in JACK son, Miss, will be removed to Columbus Sometime ago local Dokeys inaugurate'
 a movement to have temple established
 here and secured the requisite amour
 of cash and the designated number
 members When a charter was apphe
 for, however, promoters of the schem
 were offered a proposition providing TO
 the removal of Saladin Temple to Coium
 bus Officials who made the proposiuol state that lack of interest on the par of Jacksonians is responsible for thei action. The offer Is now under considera
 tion and will probably be accepted
 There have been no new development in>the strike of employees of the loca
 shons of the southern railway which wen into effect Tuesday. Officials of the com
 panv stated that the transportation 0
 both passengers and freight would piop
 ably be seriously retarded by the strihe
 bnt their prediction has thus far faile'
 to materialize. as all trains are runnin!
 o, cnhedule lime