Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07
SURPRISING VOTE
CAST IN PUTNAM,
UPSETS ARE FEW
Trammell, Sears, Russell,
Kennerly and Adkins
Lead
BURT IS COMMISSIONER
Eaton Leading for Rail-
road Commission by
Small Margin

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United States Senate: Park |
Trammell.
For Congress: Joe Sears.
State Senate: W. A. Russell.
House of Representatives: c. H.
Kennerly.
States Attorney: j. C. Adkins.
Railroad Commissioner: r. l..
Eaton.
Commissioner, District /: J. C..
Blanchard.
Commissioner, District 2: Chas.
Burt.
Commissioner, District 3: Gabe
Turner.
Commissioner, District A: G. w.
Tyre.
Commissioner, District 5: J. |.
Simmons.
A surprisingly large vote was
cast in yesterdays primary, approx
mately 1900 out of 1,50O qualified
voters taking advantage of their
franchise rights, the country dis
tricts being especially active. The
results were as many of the prophets
had predicted, Trammell leading Gil
christ for the senate, nearly to l;
Sears leading MacWilliams nearly 2
to /, Adkins carrying the county for
states attorney by safe majority,
the race for railroad commissioner
being very close, Senator w. A. Rus
sell defeating A. R. Conway for the
senate, c. H. Kennerly defeating ".
NJ. Williams for the house, and the
commissioners races, though hard
fought, were forecasted correctly by
several
A majority of the women who had
qualified to vote went to the polls,
but the percentage Of those who
took the trouble to qualify was very
small. 1t was pointed out, however,
that as there were no real issues in
the campaign, the ladies did not take
much interest in the campaign. Fol
lowing is the vote, with the Lake
Como precinct missing:
United States Senators -Gilchrist
357, Trammell $50.
Representative in Congress-Mac-
Williams 5O4, Sears 7O6.
States Attorney-Adkirs 514,
Buie 291, Crews 227.
Railroad Commissioners .- Bow
den 1866, Campbell 151, Eaton 1919.
State Senate-Conway 476, Russell
7S1.
State Legislature-Kennerly 664,
Williams 545.
The vote for county commissioners
by districts, is as follows:
District No. /.
| anchard-Precnct l, II; pre-
cinct 2, 81; precinct A, SO; precinct G.,
i1O; precinct 7, 8. Total 1863.
Gautier-Precinct /, 76; precinct
is; precinct 4, 3; precinct 6, SO; pre-
cinct 7, 5. Total 1872.
District No. 2.
Browning-Precinct II, 8; precinct
/ II, 90; precinct 13, II; precinct IA,
| 10; precinct Is, 1S; precinct %, 90;
precinct %, 5; precinct "a, A; precinct
rs, IS; precinct %, 0; precinct 20,
II. Total 131.
Burt-Precinct II, 27; precinct II,
"A; precinct 19, 20; precinct IA, 10;
precinct Is, 21; precinct %, 6; pre-
cinct %, Z; precinct "a, 6; precinct
25, %; precinct 2S, A; precinct "a.
Total 1876.
Wslton-Precinct II, 16; precinct
i12, 81; precinct IS, %; precinct IA,
10; precinct Is, 81; precinct %, 2;
precinct %, 6; precinct "a, a; pre-
cinct 25, 10; precinct 2S, /; precinct
90, 4. Total lat.
District No. 3.
Townsend-Precinct Z, 8; precinct
8; 20; precinct 8, Z. Total, 80.
Turner-Precinct z, So; precinct
8, S5; precinct 9, 10. Total, SO.
i District No. 4.
Rowell-Precinet 20, d; precinct
21, 80; precinct 81, 1. Total, a.
Tyre-Precinct 20. II; precinct 81,
4; precinct 81, 60. Total, 81.
Observation-Disclosures 20, 26; pre-