The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-09
UPSHAW WINS EASY
In FIFTH DISTRICT

Congressman w. D., Upshaw proved
an easy winner In the race for re-elec-
tion in the Fifth congressional district.
held yesterday. defeating Hooper Alex
ander and Ben Blackburn. The victor
carried Fulton, Dekalb, RooiSdaieg and
Campbell. while Blackburn carried
Douglas, thus giving the congressman
IL county unit votes to .. While In
some cages complete returns had not
been received. enough reports were IN
hand to show Mr.. Upshaw the victor.
IN Fulton county the congressman
was far In tho lead on the reports re.
ceived by the Constitution on going to
press, and reports to come In later
could not change the result. Alexander
was second and Blackburn third.
In DeKalb. the last reports received
showed the following: Upshaw. i,lo6;
Alexander, s12; Blackburn, $50,
Returns from Rocldaie county gave
! the congressman majority OF loo
| votes. .,t,.
Douglas county went for Blackburn
by an estimated plurality OF 100 votes
Congressman Upshaw has for years
s sSSn ho o the SSs. ssr or vSIs
publications which he has Issued, and
FOR his work on the lecture platform
Two years ago he won his way to con
gress over n big field. succeeding 10
the place q consr ga nal, WI Willis A.,
Retpraaspf the Fifth showed the fol-
| lowinN figures:
upshaw. e,9ss; Alexander t,Bsti Ben
NJ. Blackburn, AVA.
Next TO the senatorial and governors
race II II probable that tho keenest In
| torest centered In the contests. In
| judges and solicitor Of the Atlanta cir
cult and for representative from Fulton
| county. tt44 d. AVE-
In the race for the bench Judge j. T.
| Ptndleton was an easy winner over
| George Westmoreland and George p.
! whitman, The candidates ran as fol-
lows: Pendleton, $40: Westmoreland,
2.49b. and whitman. 2.7a7.
solicitor Boykln Wine.
Solicitor John A, Boykin was re-
elected by an overwhelming majority
over w, q, Coburn. receiving 1878
votes. The number cast for Mr.. Coburn
was i,94s.
John Y. Smith was defeated for re-
election M q representative In the leg
iElature. and Ernest q, bentley, Murphy
M. Holloway and virlyn n. Moore, The
three high candidates. were nominated.
The race was a Ave -cornered affair,
with the following result:
Moore. 6,s77; Holloway, e,270. Rent
ley. b.esT; Smith. b,isb: Or. L, NJ Hun,
For secretary Of state q. q. McLen.
don defeated Claude A. West in the
Fulton county race. his vote being a7ss
For Atty-Gen. George NJ. Napier wa,
m easy winner over George n. Davis
by the vote Of 7,eis 20 seas
4 In the race for railroad commissioner
| Paul Trammcll had no difnculty In dc.
feating Trox Bankston. the vota bclns
| Trnmmen s,6ol to A40i. NtA .
NNNAsw %
to succeed o. ". II. Bloodworth. In,
vote was Bloodworth a,sti 10 2,sis,
For Judge ~ the court OF appeals q
succeed Judge Charles w. Smith
Judge Ron ". nm was the winner owe,
Judge Smith by the vote or S.o39 q
1855.
Gordon lee Winner.
The seventh district indicates a vic
tory for Gordon Lee over Claude Por
ter. Of Rome, by a majority OF approx
mately 1000 Among the counties car
ried by Lee are Walker. Chattoogn
Harlow, Gordon. Cobb. whitne,d, Dadc
Catoosa Murray Porter carried Floyd
HARRISON, Polk and PauidinR.
The Eighth district gave ton ~ In
thirteen counties 20 Charles II, Brand
over Thomas J, Shnckelford, ruuhin
on a cotton platform, and over Phil "
Davis, opposing tho league and admin
istration, Shacklcford carried tire
counties and Davis did not carry
county. Brand carried Newton, Clark,
Walton. Putnam. Frnklin. Hart, Geo
nee. Greene, wilkes md Oulethorp,
lGlbcrt. Madison and Morgan went (
Shackioford
The Ninth district went 60 T. ~
Rel over John l. Kelly. Roll carrie
fifteen out ~ nineteen counties, win
ming on n clear county unit vote ma
jority.
The Tenth district was carried n
Carl Ninson over Sam olive presldcn