The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
TOM WATSON HAS
 A MAJORITY OVER
 THREE OPPONENTS
League Opponent and Admin iStratlon Critic Has 172 County Unit vy,tes Out
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 oNS September 9.-Thomas
 E. .1o on received the democratic
 non hation for the United States
 Senate from Georgia on the face of
 unofficial returns from 143 of the
 1S0 counties in the state compiled
 by the Atlanta Constitution at I,15
 this morning. These figures indi-
 cated that Watson has 222 county
 unit votes in yesterdays primary,
 fn svhieh 195 were necessary for
 nomination.
 The same figures indicated Gov
 ernor Dorsey got 1O2 votes, Hoke
 Smith. the incumbent. 32 and John
 K. Cooper none. While final fig ures were not ObtainnbIe from counties, the returns taIIies to
 great extent with the latest com piled by the Journal, which sup ported smith. The Constitution supported Dorsey.
 The same returns indicated a rDn-Off might be necessary in the gubernatorial contest. It was in- dicated Clifford Walker had IFS votes, former United States Sena-
 tor Hardwick 168, John R. Bolder
 IF and W. H. Brown nothing. The Journals latest figures had also indicated q probable run-Off in
 this race, but showed Hardwick in
 the lead.
 Atlanta, September S.-Thomas
 E. Watson, publisher and author,
 continued to maintain majority
 over three other candidates for the
 democratic nomination for the United States Senate, as unofficial and incomplete returns were com- piled late tonight by the Atlanta
 Constitution and the Atlanta Jour
 nal, neither of which supported
 him,
 Returns tabulated by these papers rom approximately thirds of thu United States Senator Hoke Smith wa! beaten, as both papers put Governor Dorsey in second place. John R. Coop IT, the fourth candidate, appeared tS lave carried no counties.
 Watson, an opponent of the League if Nations and an outspoken critic ol he Wilson administration, had 17a county unit votes out of 3SS, accord ng to the Constitution and 161 ac- ording to the Journal. To nominate 95 votes are required in the senatoria nd gubernatorial races. A plurality in other races.
 The Constitutions figures at 11:3f j. m follow: Watson, 172 county init votes; Dorsey, 102; Smith, S6 Cooper, none.
 The Journal figures at the same lour were: Watson, 161: Dorsey, 61 smith, 4s Cooper, nothing.
 RUN-OFF INDICATED
 The gubernatorial nomination ap- ,eared to be in doubt with indica ions of a run-off between former Jnited States Senator Hardwick ane ,lifford Walker, former state attorney The Constitution indicated Walker had he lead and the Journals returns fa- ored Hardwick. The Constitution upported Walker, but the Journa lacked no candidate in this race.
 The Constitutions figures indicated Walker had 16S county unit votes Iardwick, 13S; John N. Holder, 10; w !. Brown, nothing. The bitter fight in the senatorial nd gubernatorial campaigns brought ut a heavy vote throughout the state espite indictment weather. Interest entered on the two chief contests and eturns from the other races Wefs low. On the face of estimates telegraphed 1T rom the eight congressional districts , which the incumbents had opponents he Journal predicted that all the Geor' ia congressman would be returned te ffice, although several races were close Similar estimates by the Journal indi- ated Guyton McLendon had been noml' ated for state attorney general Paul B as railroad commissioner, ano }. H. B. Bloodworth and Hon Ben Il Till for the state court of appeals, II yhich two vacancies were to be fllleo The total county unit vote, instead ol he total popular vote, determines the re- ut in Georgia democratic primaries mich are considered equivalent to cleo ion Each county has twice as many mfr votes as it has representatives in the ,ver house of the legislature.