The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
GEORGIA WILL
HAVE RUN-OFF
Neither HarWiCk Nor Walker
Received Necessary Major
ity in Governors Race.
WATSON GETS 23s VOTES

Atlanta, Ga. Sept IA second pri.
| mary viii he necessary to choose the
! democratic nominee for governor nl
Georgia on the face OF complete unonl-
| cial returns compiled today by the At
lanta Journal.
These indicated neither OF the lead
ing candidates had n majority Of county
unit votes, giving former United States
Senator HardwicI 1870 and clifford Wal
kcr ia, John n, Holder was third,
with %. There was some talk OF the
possibility OF protests being filed which
would, II allowed, swing several coun-
ties. Hardwick lacked only four votes
Of a majority.
Thomas u. Watson was nominated Ia
the United States senate, and all Geor-
gia congressman were renomnated, ac-
cording to latst returns.
Fer United states senator Hard
Wick was within four county unit
votes OF the required 1914 for non,l.
nation for the aoVernorshlp, accord.
Ing TO complete unofficial returns
from Wednesdays democratic prl-
mary rs complied by the Atlanta
journal shortly before noon today.
These figures cave Hardwlek 100;
Clifford Walker i7ai John N,
Holder 20.
Unless official returns change these
fiaures ru.otf primary VIII be
Walker
In the senatorial race the constltu-
tion's returns gave watson 2SS county
unit votes, or well over q majority;
Gov Dorsey ITO, Senator Hoke Smith
~ and John II. Cooper none.
For governor these figures indicated
Hardwick 1888, or six votes short OF
nomination.; walker i7s. John N. Holder
22 and w. X. Brown none,
Watson and Hardwlok, who 90.
operated In their campaign. were
opponents OF many acts Of the
Wilson administration and OF the
league OF nations. In the congress
vooates appeared 20 have won, for
almost all the eight congressman
who tad opposition were known TO
favorf the league, and Indications
today continued 10 point TO renoml.
nation OF all OF them. In the Firth,
Tenth and other districts anti.
league candidates we're defeated.
Complete returns from Wednesdays
primary make II certain that Thomas
". Watson will be tho next United
States senator. succeeding Hoke Smith.
The total county unit votes are; Watt
son. 242; Gov. Dorsey, 40; Hoke Smith,
"a: n majority over all for Watson OF aS.
Unofficial returns yesterday afternoon
gave former Senator Hardwick the 1914
county units necessary FOR the gubernh-
torial nomination but tho offiCial count
switched six votes TO Clifford Walker
making n second primary In this race
necessary, The total now stand:
Walker. t76; John r. Holder, 92
Incomplete returns 10 the Atlanta Com
also indicated Watson's ma
Jority.
A run-off viii bc necessary to decide
the Eubernatorial nomination on the face
OF complete returns complied last night
by the Constitution These gave former
United States Senator Hnrdwick 100
county unit votes; ciinord Walker ITS,
and John Holder IL.
The ttbespatoriai returns were com
piled from otllcIal counts from All except
twenty OF the t55 counties In Georgia.
The remaining twenty were from the
unofficial counts
Latest figures on the senatorial prl-
mary were from the Journal and indl-
Gov. Dorsey 81, and lIoke Smith, In
~. These were passed. on un-
official reports from more than two
thirds of the counties
Compilations OF complete returns,
partly official and partly unofficial totals.
by the Constitution tonight on tho pop
Iiar vote In yesterdays primary showed.
Senate--Watson. D3t75; Dorsey. CO.,
SOL: Smith h0.75i: Cooper, $40.
Governor Hardwlck. SS7.b57: Walker. |
1873; Holder, 23,673 Brown, 7.tog7.
The county unit vote. however. deter
mines the result
All reports to the Constitution agreed |
with those of the Journal IN indicating |
hat the eight Georgia congressman who |
aud opposition had been rcnomlnated.
Blaine Wins covernorship.
Milwaukee. Wis. sept. 10,-Virtually |
complete although unofficial returns |
rom Tuesdays primary make certain |
he nomination OF John T. Blaine. pres
mt attorney general, ms tho republican |
candidate for governor with but three |
Blaine today has lead Of ap-
10000 votes over Roy i.
Wilcox. his closest rival. Returns from
he missing counties nre not regarded |
Ia likely to upset the standing OF tho |
Blaine had the support Of the La
Follctt faction Of the party while VIII
OK was regarded m the candidate OF
he Lenroot forces. !
Although the LnFollstte men nppnr- (
,ntly were victorious In the hght for
ho Hovernorship, the I,enroot forces
Won In tho senatorial nght. Senator
rvine L. Igenroot defeated James
thompson, the InFolletio candidate. by
pproxintately 25. 900 votes for the repub-
lean senatorial nomination.
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