The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-09
TOM WATSON
Wins IN CANTER
Hoke Smith, Reservation
Democrat, Meets De-
ciSive Defeat.
DORSEY RUNS SECOND

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Atlanta, Ca, sept. s.--unoftiolaI
Incomplete returns from yesterdays
democratic primary complied by
the Atlanta Journal up TO ; pm.
gave
FOR United states Senator
Thomas Z. Watson, ais; Gov. Dor.
'k kor 81 o s:.sssr s,.S 40 senator
Hardwlek, no; cllfford Walker.
$50; John N. Holder, 20.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. s.-Thomas e,
Watson continued 20 maintain q
clear majority Of county unit votes
the United States senate on the face
OF incomplete, unoftleial returns
from t23 Of the 1855 Georgia eoun.
ties, complied at noon today by
the Atlanta Journal. Senator Hoke
Smith, Incumbent, was running
third, according to these returns.
On the face OF the same returns
the Journal forecast the renorl-
nation OF the eight Georgia con.
oressmen who had opposition. The
oubernatorlai race was a neck. and.
neck AFFAIR with the former United
states senator Thomas W. Hard.
Walker. Il was indicated that the
officiai count would be necessary
before the outcome was definitely
known.
ties on which the compilations
a majority OF the counties tabu.
lated, while there was a possibility
that final returns, showing Wat
son leading by clear ma Jorlty,
and Hardwlek and Walker running
close, had not changed since the
compilations began to take def.
mite shape last night =
The Journals figures at noon indl-
Gated the following
Senate--123 counties reported, Wat
son ~ counties, 2oS county unit votes
Gov. Dorsey, rs county unit votes
Smith II counties. 20 county unit votes
John II. Cooper no counties. no county
unit votes.
Governor--124 counties reported
Hardwick 50 counties, 14s county unit
votes; Walker 81 counties 1i6 couney
unit votes; John N, Holder, Z counties
20 county unit votes; w. r. Brown
none.
In Georgia democratio primaries
which are regarded as equivalent Ia
election county unit votes instead OF
the popular vote determine the result
Each county has two unit votes for
each representative In the lower house
OF the Legislature.
COUNTY UNIT VOTES.
Returns received up TO II O'Clock
this morning Indicated Thomas e.
Watson had been overwhelmingly
nominated for the senate In the
democratic primaries held yester-
day. The race for 9cverner 10
ex. Senator Thomas w. Hardwlck ,
Will be victorious,
Following Is the county unit vote
as u stands at this hour:
FOR senator-Watson, ass; Gov.
Hugh N: Dorsey, 6si Senator Hoke
For Governor -- tardwIek, t72;
Clifford N. Walker, 1870; John N.
Walter r. Brown. candidate for
governor on an open shop, anti.
Gorpers and antl.iabor union plat
form. had not received a single
county unit when the latest re-.
turns were received.
These returns are unofficial but arc
as accurate as is possible TO give them
at this hour when all counties have
not been heard from.
All congressman were renomInated cx-
cept Overstreet In the First district,
who tied with Slater. This probably
will necessltate a second primary
Senator Hoke Smith was decsivel,
beaten for n third term MS senator, ac.
cording to these figures. which indi.
Gated he was running third with Gov
Hugh Dorsey second. John II. Cooper
Macon attorney. who favored modihca.
tion OF the Volstcad act, failed to carry
a single county, according to the Con.
stitution.
Watson. who has long been an out.
spoken critic Of the Wilson admins
tration and the league OF nations
covenant. has had n picturesque career
y Georgia. Before, he ceased the prac-
lice of law he had built up n reputa =
ton as a brilliant criminal lawyer; he
Is the author OF numerous histories
and novels and nj one time published
A monthly magazine and n weekly pa
per. These were barred from the mails
under the espionage act during the
war. but he since has established an
other weekly
For years Watson. who In 81 years
old. has been admitted 10 he n power
In Georgia politics and In the present
almost every large news
paper In the state with the execution 81
Hearst's Atlanta Georgian fought him
as did numerous posts Of the American
Legion. Numbers OF former service
men from over the state supported
however. according TO COM
published by his friends.
Former United States Senator Hard
wick. who years ago was one Of Wat
SONS most bitter political enemies, hui
who operated with him IN this cam
paiKn. did not fare 30 well In his race
for the gubernatorlal nomination. u
was indicated by the Constitutions ne.
iires that he and clifford Walker, for
mer state attorney general, might gc
into run-off.
Latest figures compiled by the Con
"a Las