The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-12

The following county and state of
ficers were elected in the general
election without opposition Thursday
August 5:
W. A. Shoaf. Representative for
Upton and Lauderdale counties, to
fill out the unexpired term of George
d. Green, who has moved out of the
county, 1914.
c. N. Volz, Sheriff, 1885.
j. A. Peeler, Trustee, 1886.
T. M. Harris. Tax Assessor, 1906.
The vote was very light all over the
county
The following were elected school
directors:
W. 0. Menefee. District l. T. J.
Lawrence, District 2; Andrew Evans,
District 3; H. T. Joyner, District a;
Rich Walton, District 5; R. Watkins,
District 6; J. c. Walker, District z;
w. P. bearing, District 8; ]. A. Nose
ley, District 8: J. R. Yarbrough, Dis
trict 10; Sam Erwin, District II; r.
S. Bell, District Is; H. P. Cash, Dis
trict ID; R. S. Bourne, District Is.
The following constables were
elected at the same time:
]. G. Warmath and j. w. Hurts,
District 1; Ed Whitson. District 2;
Cleve McNatt, District 8; ]. w. Pol
lard, District A; T, Y. Ross, District
s: Jack Patterson, District 6; w. B.
Melton. District z: r. f. Patterson,
District s; S. Cross, District 8; S. L.
Delaney, District 10; A. H. Overall,
District IL; F. S. Roby, District 49,;
S. B. Harrison. District IA; w. E.
Shoaf, District is.
In the race for governor, Roberts
carried this county over his oppon-
ents, Crabtree and Neal, by a vote of
808 for Roberts; Crabtree, 426, John
R. Neal, Is.
Walter Chandler, floater for Upton
and Shelby. was nominated without
opposition.
The race for direct representative
between J. H. Flippin and George R.
Ellis, Jr., in which a good deal of
interest was manifested by the sup
porters of both, was won by Mr.. Flip
pin by vote of 1858 to 4S4.
For RAILROAD commissioner, G. N.
WEIGH carried this county over his OPP
ponent, H. X. Bryson, by a vote of
615 to 344.
The vote for Democratic commit
seemen was as follows: Mrs. Elmer
Houck, 1928; 0. l. Kruger, 70, John
D. Martin, 308; Charles A. Miller,
435; Charles A. Stainback, 1872.
In the primary over the State Gov.
Roberts was nominated over his OPP
ponent, Col. W. R. Crabtree, Of Chat
tanooga, by majority of about
10000 votes, and G. B. Welch was
nominated for railroad commissioner
over his opponent, H. X. Bryson, by
about the same majority. Gov. Rob
erts received his majority from the
rural districts. In three out of the
four large cities of the State. Crab
tree carried by good majorities.
Shelby, Davidson and Hamilton coun-
ties are numbered in the Crabtree
column. For his nomination, Gov. Rob
erts has the rural sections to thank.
In the 9th congressional district,
Thetus w. Simms, who has repre-
scented that district for "a years and
is the present Incumbent, was de-
feated by,a majority Of 1880 votes by
Capt. Gordon Browning, an overseas
veteran. Capt. Browning carried
every county except Perry county,
the home county Of Congressman
Simms.
In the Republican primary for gov
ernor, Col. ALI. Taylor easily de-
feated Jesse M. Littleton, C. R. Evans
and J. Q. Eaton for the nomination.
A very light vote was polled in
both the Democratic and Republican
primaries, except in a few counties
where local contests made interest
very keen. Little interest as a whole
was shown over the State.