The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-12
UNDERWOOD
LEADS IN RACE
Late Reports, However, lndi-
cate Musgrove Is Close
Contestant.
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HEFLIN STILL IN LEAD

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HEFLIN STILL IN LEAD
Birmingham, Ala. May ls.-Late
state, gathered by the Birmingham
News, indicated L. r. Musgrove was
steadily cutting down the lead OF Sem
ator Underwood In the race for noml-
nation to the United States senate.
Musurove Gains.
Montgomery, Ala, May. i2.-With re-
Wednesday the race between Senator
Underwood and L. b. Musgroye was
becoming closer and closer. II was
admitted at Underwood headquarters,
which had previously claimed major
ity OF 10000, that the count win be
very close, though they still claimed a
Both candidates claim Jefferson coun-
ty by a good majority.
Birmingham, Ala, May l2.--Incom-
pleto official returns 20 the Birmingham
News from thirty-five 10 sixty seven
counties In the state early this afternoon
gave Senator Underwood lead of $3.50
votes over l.. II. Musgrove. the union
labor candidate. IN the primary for nom
inatlon to the United States senate,
Estimates from twenty-one counties
give y Thomas Helm lead Of approxi-
Emmett O'Neal.
of1cial returns from ninety boxes out
OF l2i in Jefferson county, which in
cludes the city Of Birmingham, gave;
Long term, Underwood, sSl2; MusEroye,
1913; Weakley. 9lg Short term; Hcfln,
RSsh,oe, fassi o'Hss,j iiss. '''si white D. S''i
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Birmingham, Ala, May i2.--
Practically complete returns from
half the counties Of the state,
complied by the gIrnInohsn News
Underwood In the lead for the nom.
lnatio. TO succeed himself by a ma.
jorIty OF 10000 votes, Lloyd Hooper,
campaign manager for Senator Un.
derwood, claimed he would maintain
this lead In the final count. Mus
TO conoede the nomination Of Sen.
ator Underwood In the absence OF
i,1ore complete returns. Judge
samuel .. Weakley, who ran a poor
third, acknowledged hls defeat.
For the short term In the senate,
to fili the seat made vacant by the
death Of Senator Bankhead, Rep
resentativel J. Thomas hcfIin seems
20 have safe lead, according to
the News returns, Available fp.
L ures showed former Gov. O'Meai
running second, Frank 9. White
third, and Ray Rushton fourth.
underWood's greatest strength was
shown In the northern tier OF Ala.
bama counties and In the extreme
News.
Lauderdale was his chief stronghold
N the north, Aid Mobile apparently has
given the senator u majority Of not lesh
than 1000. Underwood also In believed
to have carried Jefferson county by ap-
prokimatcly $50 majority Mr., Muagrove
carried his home county OF Walker by
majority OF about 1000, The atrength
ot Congressman Hehln for the senate
short term was evenly distributed
throughout the state.
Unofhcial returns also Indicated Ala
bamas fVe congressman who were on.
posed for reelection have been noml-
mated. George Hudloston was nomi-
mated In the Ninth district: Fred H.
blackmon, of the Fourth; w. -, Bank
head, OF the Tenth; =. Hubert Dent, OF
the Second; and Henry II. SteaHall, OF
the Third, have apparently rolled IN
safe maJorities. w, II. Bowling, on the
face. OF similar unofficial returns com.
plco by the News, won out over SIX
opponents In the Fifth district for tho
nomination TO succeed Representative
liefinl
Returns compiled by the Birmingham
NEWS carry today gave the following:
MARION county except forty vote.
Mnsgrovo. 800; Underwood, bis.
uhderwoodB majority, according 10
these figures, may be more than 2O,-
600. IL is not likely that later roturna
VIII materially alter the result In this
contest, although MuBErove, union labor
candidate, showed surprising strength
~ birmingham and Jefferson county,
the home OF Senator Underwood, and
IN central and north Alabama. Ac-
c0ruing 10 Age Herald reforms, Under
wood carried Fayett Tuscaloosa, Walk.
or, Morgan, Etowa, Lamar, Cieburne,
Lawrence and Calhoun counties.
IN the race for the short term sena-
torship Representative Honin maintain
ed u lead which he acquired early last
night, but his majority this morning
was so small that either Cant. Frank
white or former Gov. Emmet O'Neai,
the wet candidates, were considered
Representative George Huddleston OF
birmingham was nominated TO succeed
himself, according 10 available returns
from the Ninth congressional diatrlct,
No reports had been received early to-
day TO Indicate the results In tho other
nine contests for nominations 20 gents
In the national house. Returns at tho
office of the Ago-Herald also Indicated
the following. A. q. Patterson won
over Sam +. Kennedy for president OF
the Alabama public service commits.
sion. Judge u, N. Miller OF Selma
apparently won one Of the nominations
for Judge Of the supreme court, with
Judges joel p. Brown and william II.
ThomaS neck md neck for the other
position. +, w. Barrett, publisher OF
the Age Herald. was nominated for
democratic national committeeman
Nominations IN the democratic pri-
mary are equivalent to election In this
state.
one OF tho most spectacular phases
Of the primary was the apparent vic.
tory Of a @. Patterson Of Albany over
Sam r. Kennedy and A. Coke Smith
for president Of tho public service COM
mission. Mr.. Patterson had more than
doubled the combined vote OF his oppo-
nents on the face OF early returns.
Neither O'Neal nor White would con-
cede the nomination OF Heiin up 10
noon today. and Il was possible that
'" ' shemsld's Vote.
Sheffield. Ala. May l2.--Uut OF a to-
tai Of $50 votes polied In the city OF
shenield, the following official results
have been obtained
Long Underwood. S25. Mus
grove. i60: WcRkey \.
Short Terfn--o'Neal. 2l; White. lsS
Hefiln. 30 Rushton. ~.
Huntsvlile's Vote.
Huntsville Ala. May Eat noon |
nineteen out of twenty.scven boxes IN |
Madison county give official returns as
follows Underwood. i.0ii. MusErove |
al: Wenkley. iG7 short term. Helm |
b7l, o'Neal. SO. White. ais and Rush
ton q.
F1oreuce. Ala. May i2.-With Fast |
Florence city box and four county |
beats missing. official figures at noon |
today for Lauderdale county give, |