The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-05
JONES WITHOUT
Name ON TICKET
ANEASY WINNER
ALL PRECEDENT AND RECORDS
BROKEN IN SPECTACULAR RACE.
OF ELEVENTH HOUR ENTRY.
COUNTY s GIVE GREAT RECEPTION MANY PRECINCTS FALL BY WAY
SWEEPS THE COUNTY
Defeats Opponent by More Than Two
to One in Maury, Carrying Eight OF
the Ten Districts-victory for the
Road Bond Advocates.

nOdO 6OHu ACNOCdtSS.
For the first time in the history of
the county and the second time in the
history of the state candidate won
an office in Maury county without ever
having announced his candidacy, had
his name on the ballot or asking a
man to vote for him. James Fl. Jones,
prominent young physician of Hamp
shire, furnished the biggest thrill that
the voters and politicians OF Maury
county have ever known in all of the +
lives, when he was elected to the
house of representatives over
the regular democratic nominees
by an immense vote.
But the victory of Jones was not the
only thriller in the county. The prao-
tically unanimous vote that Looney re-
!ceiyed in the seventh and ninth dis
tricts and the clean sweep that he
made Of the county giving him lead
over Wigs, of Perry cohnty of more
than 1000 was a surprise even to
many of his supporters. The only re
greet that the victors had in the con.
test was that they did not place two
candidates in the field for represen
.tatives instead of one. They would
then have made Il clean sweep of the
county.
Resentment following the endorse
ment that Hill and Russell gave Wigs
on the part of the Looney supporters
the opposition to the present road law,
the cry of machine dom nation ana
the ardent support which the roa i
bond advocates gave to Looney and
Jones turned the trick. It was a dc
feat, an overwhelming and crushing
iefeat for the present road system
and also tremendous victory for the
road bond issue.
1t was nothing short of a political
revolution 1t was trick that many
of its promoters did not believe would
work. and they stoutly maintained to
the last that it could not be turned.
The prestige of democratic nomina-
tions and personal popularity could
not save the legislative ticket in the
face of the fight that was made at Co
lumbia and Mt. Pleasant especially. 1t
was also waged With relentless vigor
at Bigbyv.lle where a big majority
was given Looney and Jones. Judg-
ing from this result there can be no
longer any doubt of the popularity OF
the road bond issue. 1t has probably
removed that question from the
realms of doubt and means that the
program of the road advocates in the
county will be carried to a successful
conclusion.
Outside of the seventh and ninth
districts Jones was within only zoo
votes Of Hill and Russell His enor-
nous majorities in the seventh and
ninth districts turned the trick and
he finished under the wire with 500
votes to spare.
interest in the election and in the
returns was almost altogether center.
ed on the races for the legislature
There were few inquiries about the re.
suit either in the state or the nation.
Democrats never seemed to be hope.
full of the national result and they
were so sure of Roberts that they did
not inquire about anything but Jones
and Looney.
Looneys race was an even more
one sided affair than that of Jones and
he finished with more than 1000 votes
to the good in the county. Looney
carried the first, third, eth, sixth, sew
enth, eighth ninth and tenth districts.
Wigs had only the second and fourth
districts to his credit and the margin
was small in both.
Contrary to expectations only about
1000 votes were cast in the county
The vote of the eastern districts
was very light Had the country roll
ed UP the totals that were poiled in
h.
than 5000 would have been cast. As
it was the total will not run far above
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