The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-13
UNDERWOOD
BY,PLURALITY
Second Choice Votes May
Lower, Lead to Less
Than 10000.
HEFLIN FOR SHORT TERM

HELM FUR SHuRl lEhM
Birmingham. Ala. May Ex-senator
Oscar w. Underwood, on the face OF
scattering returns from parts OF nifty
nine counties out OF sixty-seven. in
Tlabama. today has a lead OF 9.11O over
l.. Is. Musgrove. union labor candidate,
for the full term United States sena.
torship. Judge Weakley, the third can
didate. has conceded his defeat.
For the shork terms in the senate to
till the uneXpred term of Senator
Bankhead, deceased. Representative
Heflin has a lead of nearly 1000 over
White. who is leading former Gov.
O'Neal by l,S00. Rushton is about the
same number of votes behind ONeal.
Representative S. S. Dent. Jr, has
heen defeated by Judge John X. Tyson,
or Montgomery, according to unofficial
returns from each county in the Sec
ond congressional district. Three other
congressman seeking reelection have
been successful. In the race to fill the
vacancy inc congress caused by the
resignation OF Representative Heflin,
w. Il. Holding seems to have won.
Underwood leaders at noon claim he
polled plurality Of around 10000 votes
but the Musgrove leaders have not con-
ceded Underwoods election.
Authentic reports on the primary out
come are expected by nightfall.
On the face OF these returns, COM
piled from unofficial counts by corre-
spondents and estimated pluralities
Senator Underwood had a lead OF APP
proXimately 10,0eQ votes over his oppo-
nent. The plurality count OF the News
follows:l
Underwood, l4,345: Musgrove, s,6s5
Counties carried by Underwood total
thirty-nine, with the remaining four
teen credited to Musgrove.
Lloyd Hooper, chairman OF the Tn.
derwood campaign committee, predicted
the senator would carry the state by
5000 votes on the strength of the re-
turns.
According to the News poll. Repre-
sentative j. Thomas Hefiin continues tc
hold a very substantial lead over En-
met O'Neal, his nearest opponent, In
the race for the short-term senatorship
II continues to be a probability, how
ever, that the second -choice votes may
figure In this race. as in the long-ternl
fight.
Captain Frank White and Ray Rush
ton have been hoplessly beaten, the
News returns indicate. Plurality votes
on the tow other candidates are: Hefin,
With the official canvass OF votes by
boards Of election throughout the state
today indications were that authentic
results would be available before night.
Short Term.
In the contest for the Ishort term
senatorship. Age-Herald returns were as
follows: Heflin 1868; White, b,0S5;
O'Neal 3,205; Rushton. 1,012
The figures were compiled partly from
official returns from election boards
and partly from estimates furnished by
correspondents. The short term. reports
We're from sixteen counties, To-day Un-
derwood and Musgrove mapagers were
both claiming victoryf as were the three
leading candidates IL the short term
race.
Lloyd Hooper, manager of the Under
wood forces, Insisted the senator would
poll a majority of 10000 votes; Judge
Henry 3, Foster, Musgrove leader,
claimed the final count would show the
union labor candidate had carried JEFF
birmingham. by handsome majority;
that he had also won in Montgomery,
and that he had obtained a commanding
majority in the central section OF the
state.
According to the Age-Herald poll,
Senator Underwood has obtained ma
jority of 1872 votes in Jefferson county
and Birmingham the senator's home.
This total was arrived at with only
two small precincts missing and friends
of the senator admitted early today
that tie vote was possible.
Latest available returns, which were
incomplete and unofficial, showed both
candidates had made good showing IN
Montgomery. Mobile. on the face OF a
'''OV Dent Defeated.
Reports to the Age-Herald from all
counties in the Second congressional
district indicated Representative $. H.
Dent. Jr, has been defeated by Judge
returns we're unofficial and included all
counties except Wilcox. which Judge
Tyson was claiming. The Age Herald
estimates gave Representative Dent
slight lead in. Wilcox, Tyson issued
a statement declaring he had won by
between 1900 and 1000 votes.
Three other congressman who are
seeking reelection won their districts
press figures indicate and W. 3; Hold.
ing was leading In the race for the seal
of Representative Heflin. Fifth as
trict.
Under the state election laws an ON
cial canvass of the vote must be made
by noon today. All candidates ano
their friends were looking forward tt
authentic reports on the outcome OF tht
primary before night.
Sheffield, Ala. May 12.-Full Official
returns today from Colbert county show
that Senator Underwood carried the
| county nearly two TO one over MUS,
grove, and that O'Neal won for shorrl
term senatorship Tho complete vote u
es follows: Underwood, LII: MUS
grove, 62S: weakley. 55 short term
| O'Neal 7S5: White. 645; Hefiin, t6I
| Rushton. 81 4. G. Patterson Is the
winner OF president OF the Alabama
| public service commission with vote
| of 929. with Sam +. Kennedy runninl
| second with 566. Coke Smith IL the
| third candidate with 1863.
For associate justice of the supreme
court. 4. NJ. Miller carried Colner'
| county with 900 and Joel y. Brown. 94b
Montpomery's Vote.
Montgomery, Ala. May l3.-onicla
vote In Montgomery county or Iues
| day's democratic primary. tabulated q
| noon today, showed.
For long-term senator: Underwood
| 1896 first choice. 81 second: MusgroNe
| l. a67 first choice, 229 second; Weakey
| 300 first choice. 799 second.
Short term: Hefin, 1.2sT frst. OF
/ SECOND; O'Neal, 1,447 first. 45e second
| Rushton. 90s first. 4se second; White
| SIS FIRST. 404 second.
! ADD UNDERWOOD
| Madlson's Vote.
Huntsville. Ala. MAY i3.--Complet'
1 official returns from Madison count,
give the following; LonE-term senator
| Underwood I ,43s first. 32 second; MUS
grove. 7O7 first, l32 second.
short term: .Heflin. SOS first. 2lt sec
ond. O'Neal sos first. - second Nhlte
ls5 first and 3s2 second.