The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-09
TERRELL is ALMOST
SOLIDLY DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICANS MUSTERED ON
LY 48 VOTES FOR HARDING.
EDWARDS GETS II VOTES.

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Tuesday was democratic day IN
Terrell county, if it was not III the
| United States senate.
All Of the democratic nominees who
had opposition were Overwhelmingly
elected, Cox receiving 46l majority
over Harding for president, Watson
511 majority over Edwards tor the
United States senate, and Crisp 800
majority over LoCkett for congress.
Harding received 48 votes, and only
eleven were cast for Harry 5. Ed
wards, the republican opponent OF
Thos. L. Watson for the United States
senate. ]. F. Lockett, the republican
opponent OF Congressman Crisp, re-
| ceived II votes.
The number of votes received by
each of the above candidate at the
various precincts follow:
Dawson-Cox III, Harding Al.
Watson POO, Edwards 7. Crisp 323,
Sasser-Cox %, Harding 0. Watson
p, Edwards 3. Crisp 81, Lockett 0.
| Bronwood-Cox 80, Harding 4.
Watson y, Edwards 0. Crisp IS,
Parrott-Cox 4S, Harding 0. Wat
son 48, Edwards 0. Crisp AZ, Lockett 0.
Twelfth-Cox p, Harding O. Wat
son %, Edwards 0. Crisp %, Lockett O..
Herod-Cox II, Harding O. Watson
II. Edwards /. Crisp II, Lockett 0.
|. Dover-Cox H. Harding /. Watson
10, Edwards l. Crisp IL, Lockett 0.
New Eleventh-Cox e, Harding O..
Watson g. Edwards 0. Crisp 6, Lock-
EFT 0.
Very little interest was manifested
in the election and an unusually light
vote was polled. Cox received a total
Of 500, Watson 522 and Crisp SIS.
State House Candidates.
For governor Thos. w. Hardwick,
the democratic nominee, received 543
votes, and H. B. Baylor, independent,
received IL.
The democratic nominees for the 9TH
er state house offices, who were UNI
opposed, received the following:
For Secretary Of States. G. Nc
Lendon ST..
For Comptroller General-Wm. A.
Wright ST.
For Attorney General-George NJ.
Napier $40.
For State Treasurer-W. J. Speer
576,
For State Superintendent OF Schools
M. L. Britain 574.
For Pension Commissioner-Jno.
w. Lindsey SIS.
For Prison COMMISSIONER. L.
Rainey SO.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
II. ]. Brown SO.
For Commissioner of Commerce and
Labor-H. M. Stanley $40.
For Railroad Commissioner-Paul
B. Trammell SO.
For Justice Supreme Court-Walter
F. George SO.
For Justice Supreme Court-H. w.
Hill $40.
For Judges of Court of Appeals
Alex w. Stephens $40, o. H. B. Blood
worth So Ben H. Hill $40.
For state senator ]. D. Weaver re-
ceived SAB votes; and for representa-
tive w. B. Parks received 563.
Nominees For County.
The number of votes for the off
ces was as follows;
For Ordinary-L. c. Hoyl SOL.
For Clerk Superior Court-W. S.
| Dozier sol.
For Sheriff.. T. Woods sol.
For Tax Receiver-E. Baldwin $50.
For Collector. O. Russell SAB.
| 548.
For Treasurer-A. J. Hill 547.
For Surveyors. B. Denton 548.
For Coroner-Joe Abrams 547.
For County Superintendent of
Schools. c. Dukes $50.
For County Commissioners-H. A.
Petty 547, w. H. Dismuke 547, E. H.
Stapleton 547.
A very small number OF voters cast
their ballots either for or against the
constitutional amendments. All receiv-
ed a majority of the votes cast, how
ever. The five proposed new counties
were all ratified for the amendment
authorizing a levy of five mills for
school purposes the vote was 234 for
and 107 against; to amend the consti-
tuition in regard to pensioning Con-
federate veterans, 148 for and 81
against; to increase the salaries of the
judges Of the supreme and appellate
courts, PA for and IS against; to au-
thorize the legislature to make appro-
priations to colleges or universities for