The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-25
SEEKERS OF COUNTY
OFFICES NOMINATED
ALL INCUMBENTS EXCEPT
ONE COMMISSIONERS WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN CONTESTS.
UNDERWOOD DEFEATS M'ADOO
Recount of Votes Cast for Commits
sioners Made Some Change in To-
tails of Candidates. Second Primary
Will Be Held Tomorrow.

tails of Candidates. Second Primary
Will Be Held Tomorrow.
All of the present county officers,
with the exception of the county COM
missioners were either re-nominated
or will go into the turnover primary
which will be held tomorrow, as
shown by the democratic white pri-
mary after a consolidation of precinct
votes on Thursday morning following
the primary on the day preceding. No
declaration of results in the county
commissioners race was made, due to
a petition for a recount which was
filed by J. A. LANG following the
consolidation.
The only one of the present office
holders who will go into the turnover
race is Sheriff E. T. Woods, whose
opponent, ]. A. Turner, led by IA
votes The runner-up in the race Tor
tax collector, which was three-corner-
ed, was d. w. Oxford, though the
present incumbent j. O. RUSSELL, led
him by 303 votes. Mr.. Oxford failed
to qualify for the turnover primary
Saturday morning, which the last day.
L. c. Hoyl, candidate for re-elec-
ton as county ordinary, defeated
his opponent, K. H. Jennings by a
majority of 364 votes, Mr.. Hoyl re-
ceiving 931 votes to his opponents 5o7
Ernest Baldwin, the present tax re-
ceiver, defeated his two opponents by
an overwhelming majority. He receiv-
ed 900 votes, while his nearest com
petitor G.. l.. Spann, received $40, and
w. Z. McRee /trailed with 226 votes.
Votes for Commissioners Recounted.
OF six candidates announced for
county commissioners w. ID. David
son received 917 votes, the highest
number received by any of the SIX.
w L. Pace received 82o and was
closely followed by +. H. Stapleton,
who polled 825. The vote for the 9th
er candidates was J. A. LANG 797. L.
f. Davis 625 and w. NJ Dunn AL.
n
the votes cast for the candidates Tor
county commissioners failed to alter
materially the standing of the various
contestants. According to the results
of the recount Mr.. Davidson lost two
votes, cutting his total to 915; Mr..
Davis count remained the same; Mr..
Dunn lost two votes cutting his total
to 49, Mr. LANG lost one vote, re-
ducing the total cast for him to 100;
Mr.. Pace lost six votes, cutting his
total to 1913, and Mr. Stapleton lost
four votes, bringing his total to 824.
In the presidential preference pri-
mary Senator Oscar w. Underwood,
of Alabama, defeated w. g. McAdoo,
polling 898 votes to Mr.. McAdoo's
$50 votes.
w. S. Dozier, clerk OF the superior
court; ]. c. Dukes, county school sS-
perintendent; A. ]. Hill, county treas
urer Joe Abrams, coroner, and 5. 3.
Denton, county surveyor, were en-
dorsed for their present posts for an
other term. Mr.. Dozier and Mr.. Den
ton received 1892 votes each for their
respective offices. Mr.. Dukes received
/, 499 votes, Mr. Hill l,498 and Mr..
Abrams 1,505, the largest number cast
for any one candidate.
The total number of votes cast was
1900. BY precincts this numbered as
follows: Dawson $40, Twelfth l45,
Brentwood 235, Sasser 123, Herod SO,
Dover s., Graves 90. PARROT 144, and
the New Eleventh II. There are 1852
legally registered voters in the coun-
ty, according to the list prepared by
the board of registrars.
City Primary.
In the city primary, which was held
on the same date, only 81 votes were
cast. There was one ticket, composed
OF K. S. Worthy for mayor, and M.
H. Harper, Z. J. Pace and T. D. Wall
for councilmen.