The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-18
REPUBLICANS VOTE . THEMSELVES PLACE IN NEXT PRIMARY
Commission Finishes Count and Announces ReSuItS-Cox Received 163,254 Votes.
 Underwood SIumpS
By FRED H. GoRMLEY
 Asatssmsry Bureau Tbs Ass-HsrAie

Montgomery, November 17-(SpeciaL)- Alabama republicans cast 319 per cent of the total vote in the general election November ?, and thus conferred upon themselves the privilege of a state pri- mary for the nomination of their candi- dates for the next election at the ex- pense of the state treasury.
 A tabulation of the vote completed by
 the state election commission tonight showed that l.. H. Reynolds, republican nominee for United States senator, re- ceived 77,337 votes, while the highest can didate on the democratic ticket, l.. A. Smith for presidential elector, received 163,254. A. M Forsman, highest candidate on the socialist ticket, received 1884 Un- der the primary election law of 1915 any political party which casts g per cent of the total vote in general election may hold Q primary for the nomination of their candidates for the next election at the expense of the state. The big vote given the republican candidates caused the greatest surprise of the elec- tion. In the past their vote has been negligible
 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
 Gov. James M. Cox received 163, 54 votes figuring the vote of the highest democratic nominee for presidential eIec- lOE dS HIS NotS, WDilt OSutAlOT " dIIcIl Harding received 74690, figuring the high est vote of republican nominee for cleo tor Eugene v. Debs, socialist, received 2,369, while Dr. Aaron S. Watkins, pro- hibitionist, was given 757. The names or the presidential nominees did not appear on the ticket, therefore their total vote may be estimated only by the vote given their electors. Every democratic nominee was elected but by majorites which are eyraa tlv reducad from those given in the past.
 l.. B. Rainey, congressman from the Seventh district, has 1, ,039 more votes than Charles B. Kennamer, republican. Will liam B. Bankhead, congressman from the Tenth, lead William l.. Chenault, repub- lican, by 1,78. The other democratic nominees for congressman had no serious opposition.
 Senator Oscar Underwood received 154,- 6e4 votes, running behind the average democratic ticket by about 4,0C0 This is attributed to the sacrifice of the demo cratic ticket by certain voters in Jeffer- son and Walker counties who supported Senator Underwood's opponents in the democratic primary. THE ELECTED LIST Governor Kilby issued proclamation tonight, declaring the following persons elected for the offices named United States Senator--Long term, Os car w. Underwood; short term, ]. Thon1- as Heflin.
 Justices Supreme Court-William H Thomas and B. M. Miller.
 Judge Court of Appeals-Henry F.. Mer- ritt.
 President of Public Service Commis- sion-A G. Patterson. Commissioner of Conservation-John H. Wallace, Jr.
 Congressmen-First district, John Mo Duffie; Second district, John R. Tyson; Third, Henry B. Steagall; Fourth. Fred L. Blackmon; Fifth W. B. Bowling; Sixth, w. E. Oliver Seventh, L. B. Rainey: Eighth, L. B. Almon: Ninth, George Huddleston; Tenth, w. B. Bank head and all democratic nominees for presidential electors Votes of the candidates for the various state offices, excluding congressman. were:
 United States Senator. long term, Un- derwood 1546S4; Reynolds 77.3S7, Forsman 1884
 United States senator, short term, Heflin 16O,519, Lunsford 6S, 460, Chichester 2,S2O.
 Supreme court, Thomas 1605SS, Miller 159, ,5sS, Sloan 64,949 Alexander 65,10s. Court of appeals. Merritt 1so,s ,ssS. Holli- man 63,357.
 President public service commission, Patterson 160,622, Rowland 64,1S7 Commissioner of conservation. Wallace 160,519, Cathey 65.150.