The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-15
HEAVY VOTE IS
POLLED IN PRIMARY
MUNFORD BUSINESS MAN Is
ELECTED REGISTER

ABNAAAA fAAG NAsS 1ANN~91ANA AA
didates-W Women Vote in Large
Numbers Biggest Vote in the
....County's History POlled Miss
Anderson Makes Good Race.
The Democratic primary election
held IN this county last Saturday
resulted in the nomination Of the
following:
Circuit Court Clerk -Lucian Cock
rill. nominated without opposition.
County Court Clerk-John HI. Tip
ton, 1859; G. W. Reasley, 1925; R.
M Downing, 1853.
Register. Il. Wooten, 584s J, Al.
Walton, AIS; Guy Ward, 400; Miss
Lottie Anderson, 403; Earl Maxwell,
ss8; Earl Hill, 826; Peter friedrich
son, 3l8; Clyde Mellow. ETA: w. #.
Bringle, 208; Jim Mccall, 1874; J..
Drew McClanahan, LOG; Will Primer,
l04: j. III. Flowers, Jill, SO; r, s.,
Calhoun, Oh; John Maley, 49,; A Sid
ney Miller, 81; Charles e. Faux,
48; Mrs. Anna Roane Cary, 46: Mrs.
Laura Ports Turner, 8; I'll, N.
Parker, s.; o. G. Pinkston, 9.
Sheriff -C. M. Volz, 2,476; Will
Vaughan, 1878.
TRUSTEE. Al. Peeler, 2,084; Dud-
ley Sullivan, 1,240; Robert H. Graves,
6d6.
The heaviest Democratic vote
ever cast in Upton county was polled
Saturday on account of the women,
who came to the polls in large num-
bers at every voting precinct. The
number of votes cast in Covington
reached an unprecedented total of
Ills. The women here exercised
their voting privileges as freely as
the men and a large number of them
were working at the polls for their
favorite candidates.
This registers race occasioned
more speculation as to the final re-
suit than any of the others. The
prophesies and predictions Of the
various candidates and their follow
ers in this race was so confusing
that it was impossible for some Of
the older and more experienced
politicians to make a reasonable fore
cast. AS the returns began to pour
Ii Saturday night 1t appeared for a
while that the G0vingten vote would
be the deciding factor in the race
for register, but when the precincts
fiji District No. 6 were reported it
was soon established that Joe n.
Wooten, Of Munford, had a lead that
could not be overcome BY his closest
opponent, John Walton. The vote
here was split between several can
didates. Miss Lottie Anderson, the
leading woman candidate. received
considerable support throughout the
county and doomed up as a possible
winner in the face of early returns,
She made most creditable cam
paign, in which she won strong sup
porters, as was shown BY the large
number Of votes cast in her favor.
The race for county court clerk
Iii the last week Of the campaign
developed into "battle rovaP be-
tween Upton and Beasley, the form
er winning BY a majority Of 244
votes. Upton also carried the Gov
ington box BY majority Of Is votes,
He will, upon election, succeed Chas.
r. SimontOn, the present incumbent.
His qualifications for the clerkship
are very suitable, since he is a
licensed attorney, having a thorough
knowledge of the law, which is an
asset In the discharge Of the duties
of that office. ESQ. Beasley, a pro-
gressive member Of the county court
from this district. is familiar in
every way with county affairs and
made a strong race, attesting hia
popularity throughout the county.
Sheriff Volz was easily reelected
on his record as an officer. He ap-
pealed to the voters from this stand
point and won their endorsement
He received d larger number Of
votes than any other of the candi-
dates, which was partially due to
the fact that he had only one OPP
ponent.
]. A. Peeler was reelected trus-
tee. He was opposed BY Dudley
Sullivan, Of this city, and Robert T,
Graves, Of Randolph. Peeler also
appealed to the voters for an en-
d6rsement of his record. which has
been marked with efficiency and
courteous treatment to the public
His closest onnonent, Sullivan, made
splendid showing in this precinct
9.nnafx,s,,1n 400 rvo&ar anaipcf PpQIpf'c