The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-12
HIRDWICK SWEPT THE
STATE IN SECOND RACE
on,sFR SENATOR THE VICTOR
nv OVERWHELMING MAJOR
nv IN RUN-oVER PRIMARY.
TWO THIRD OF COUNTIES

Many Walker CountieS 9Th 10
u.,dxick Column. State arp
10, Will Be Held on October -
VIII Reorganize Party Machinery.
In the second primary for governor
Thomas w. Hardwick carried 1902
counties, with total, OF 242 &c county
unit votes, and Clifford walker
carried 81 counties with total
If l4O county unit votes. Towns
oountv with two unit votes held no
T uyin1arv. and, therefore, is not count
pd in either candidates column.
Gu IN the regular primary on Septem-
bor 9Th Walker carried SO counties
md md secured TIA electoral votes, and
I gIasrdwick carried rs counties and So
c rI 1870 electoral votes, four less
than enough to elect him.,
'Complete returns on the popular
vote show a total for Mr.. Hardwick
Of 90 961, and a total popular vote
for Mr.. Walker of 1859, making a
total tot of 162,55O votes polled in the
rnn-over primary. Hardwick's major
itv is 1892.
q total of 160,249 votes polled in the
run-over primary exclusive of the
Ave missing counties, which are At
Iinson Columbia, Dawson, Dodge
and Johnson.
This is a heavier vote than was
nolIed in the preferential primary
last April, and bids fair to be heav-
Ter than the vote polled in the demo-
cratic state primary two years ago,
when Thomas w. Hardwick, William
] Harris and William Schley How
ard were running for the senate and
numerous other candidates were con-
testing for congress and state house
Offices. The vote in the turnover pri-
mary is larger than was expected.
Hardwick Gets rs Walker Counties.
Twenty-seven counties which went
for Walker in the previous primary
gave majorities to Hardwick We'd
nesday. These counties were: Ba-
con. Baker. Ben Hill, Berrien, Block
ley, Butts, Gambler, Chattahoochee,
Clay, Clinch, Cook, Crawford, Deca-
tur, Early, Fannin, Gilmer, Grady,
Jones, Macon, Morgan, Pierce, Ran
dolph, Stewart, Stephens and Web
ster.
Five counties which went for
Hardwick switched to Walker. These
were: Hancock, Monroe, Murray,
Pike, and Ware. Of the counties car
RED by Holder five went to Walker
in the second primary and three to
Hardwick. Those switching to Walker
were Clarke, Dade, Lumpkin, Pick
ems and Wilkes, while Dawson, Jack
son and Rabun changed to Hard
wick.
Of the six-vote counties. in which
are located the larger cities of the
state, Bib, Chatham, Floyd and Mus
cogee went for Walker, while Fulton
was carried by Hardwick by about
100 votes, and Richmond fell in the
Hardwick column.
Fourteen of the four-vote counties
went for Hardwick, these comprising
Bulloch, Carroll, Cobb, Decatur, Ell
bert, Emanuel, Gwinnett, Hall, Jack
son, Laurens, Meriwether, Troup,
Washington and DeKalb, while
twelve-Burke, Clarke, Coweta,
Houston, Lowndes, Sumter, Thomas,
Walton and Wilkes-were carried by
Walker. Of the two-vote counties
Hardwick carried "a and Walker So
Decatur county, in which Hard
cast in the first primary and a re-
count was refused, reversed itself
and went for the former senator, the
vote being 1,025 for HardAwick and
$50 for Walker.
Watson Strengthened Hardwick.
In the September primary and in
the run-off Hardwick was supported
by Thomas E. Watson, who defeat
ed Senator Hoke Smith and Governor
Dorsey for the democratic nomina-
nation to the senate.
Natson's fight in behalf of Hard
wick showed results in the switching
OF many counties from the Walker
column.
Both Watson and Hardwick are
openly opposed to the league of ma.
tons, and in each of the three state
primaries that have been held II
Georgia this year Wilson's policies
have been disapproved by the voters
The State Convention.
The state democratic convention
for the purpose of declaring the
democratic nominees for the various
Offices will be held in Macon on DC
to6er rs. All other nominations, ex
cept for governor were settled in the
hrst primary.
By reason of carrying more coun
ties than Mr. Walker the delegates
OF Mr.. Hardwick will control the
convention and will elect the new
democratic state executive commit
tee The repeated statement has beer
made by Mr.. Hardwick that he woulC
feorganize the committee from star
to finish.