The courier-index., 1920-08-13


 @ marked the close of several hot political contests for mty distinguished by the fact that while the mnpn was vigorously waged by the candidates and their friends the races snguary free from personalities and any suggestion of bitterness The contests for sheriff and collector assessor treasurer county judge and circuit clerk were pretty It took the full returns from all the townships determine the winners in several of these contests The sherff's between Arthur Cotter, m- cmbent and Teddy Claywe former deputy under Mr. Cot ter showed the men pretty evenly matched Final returns gave Cotter 771 and Caywell 68S Mr. Cotter an nced several months that he would not seek another term in the event he successful in the this time He just completing his fourth term sheriff and expects retire at the close of his fifth MT. Claywe in card published in the Courierndex this week states he m tends to seek the nomination two years hence.
 In the for county judge with J. A. Hummer, M H. Ford former sheriff. and J. A. Hudson county superintend gt the contestants Judge Hummer decisive vic % He received TIA votes to Fords 446 and Hudsons 23O This will be Judge Runners third term
 For tax assessor the incumbent Bob Lindsey Felix Hampton and Ed Hinton Lindsey boiled 638 votes Hampton 55 and Hinton 294 Mr. Lindsey is serving his second term It is said this is the first time in the his tory of Lee county that tax was ever nominated for third term.
 For county treasurer, w. w. Word nominated for his third term He received 71O votes to 594 for Shea and 2 for Earle Williams
 Another race that attracted much interest the test between Guy Apple circuit clerk and J. E. Strain Mr. Apple completing his second term circuit clerk and was nOminated Tuesday for third term His vote was 023 against 635 for Strain.
 Doddridge McCuloch who has served in the legislature the past four years renominated for third term Col Wood veteran newspaper man. for thirty editor the Lee County Courier and for four state senator was also nominated for the legislature He received the ghet vote cast for any candidate for contested office O Wood announced his willingness to accept the nomina- h TOT representative only few weeks before the time LOT the election following the receipt of strong soicta OA rom his friends all the county that he permit the e or h name the ballot candidate for represen- aue His friends very active and enthusiastic m ns behalf and complmented him with most fatterng % The four candidates for this office stood as follows humphreys 346 McCulloch 621 Ward 470 Wood S49
 w. King, Lee countys popular county clerk, had mol question Mr. King is completing his tenth consecutive S % as county clerk During these twenty years he has a opposition in only three elections On January l92l A' VIII VII begin his eleventh term
 NJ Williams for coroner and J. s. Coleman for sur Vor had no opposition
 p independence township R. M Hays and A. S. Rodgers & eected justices of the peace Heretofore this town G Has mad three magistrates but in the last general cleo htte interest manifested and the vote was sol
 mat the number of magistrates this time was cut down %O' Esq F. B. Bolunt lost by only a few votes. ev the race for United States senator CaraWay swept vs s township but Kirby carried Union township byl woe o S to 36 The total vote in the county on this race tho oaway l096, Kirby 2O8 This total does not include
 'urns from Council Liberty and Hardy townships tra totals on the for congress- exclusive of the To sslng precincts mentioned above give Simmons 96,
 F lOo' Driver 927, Alexander 126 and Johnson Sl. 9 H Governor-Terral 220 Powell 137, Floyd 55, Riggs
 'nie A, Walsh 43 Stroupe 5, McRae 952