The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-09
TOM WATSON WINS.
i, HOKE SMITH SEAT.
Candidate Favoring Modifying
OF Dry Act Fails to
Garry County.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. s.-Thomas II.
watson, former representative from
Georgia and Populist candidate for
president years ago, received the Dem.
ocratlc nomination for the United States
senate, on the face of incomplete re-
turns from Yesterdays Urinary compiled
by the Atlanta Constitution early today
senator Hoke Smith was dseisively
beaten for a third term, according to
running third, with Gov. Hugh Dor
sey second. John r. Cooper. Macon at
torney, who favored modification of the
Nolstead act, failed to carry single
county, according to the Constitution.
ssIWatson,. who has long been a violent
critic of the Wilson administration and
the league of nations covenant, has had
q picturesque career in Georgia. Be
iofe ne ceased the practice OF law he
nsa putt up q reputation as brilliant
criminal lawyer; he is the author of
numerous histories and novels and al
one time published monthly magazine
ana weekly paper, These were barred
from the mails under the espionage act
a oSr.hgsn the war, but he has established
who is 81 years old, has been admitted
TO be power in Georgia politics and
IN the present campaign almost every
large newspaper in the state with the
exception of Hearst's Atlanta Georgian,
the American Legion. Many former
service men in the state supported Wat
SON however, according to claims of
his friends.
Former United States Senator Hard
wick, who years ago was one OF Wat
sons most bitter political enemies but
ce.operated with him in this campaign
did not fare so well In his race for the
gubernRtorial nomination. II was indi-
Gated by the Constitutions figures that
Noll otofa
encouragement, might 80 into run-
Latest figures compiled by the Con-
stttutlon from LAB of the 155 counties
county unit votes; Dorsey 1902; Smith
80; Cooper none.
Walker Tvs; Hardwick 1866; John n,
H9 as u; w; r. Brown none,
lanta Journa. today on the, senatorial
race on Incomplete, unofficial returns
save Watson 1877 county unit votes,
These returns, from III Of the, 1855 coun-
They indicated Governor Dorsey had 67
votes, Senator Smith 40, and Cooper
nothing.
similsr returns from 1870 counties in
ator Hardwick had 172 votes, Clifford
Walker 1888, John N, Holder ~, and
w; r, Brown nothing,
"a majority, or l95 out OF the 1888 coun-
" unit votes is REQUIRED for nomination
n6minates In the other races and In
case Of a tie the popular vote deter
mines these races.
The interest in the contests for the l
senate and governor centered efforts to
get returns on these races and pre-
vented the gathering of definite figures
on other contests but on the face of
estimates from its correspondents, the
Journal cd arJHy
that all eight of Georgia's congressman
who had opposition would be returned.
Figures available, however, indicated
close races in several districts.
s, Guyton McLendon appeared, on
the face of incomplete returns, to the
Constitution TO have been renominated
as secretary of state, George M. Napier
as attorney general; Paul b. TramfnelI
as railroad commissioner and o, II, B.
Bloodworth and Ben II. Hill to the court
of appeals