The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-14
COPELANDlN FIRST FIVE FOR BOARD Fifty-Five Boxes Show Waldrop Standing In
 Fourth Place |HUEY SEVENTH IN | EARLY EMULATION Courthouse Removal Still In Doubt Because Of
 Close Vote SLOW RETURNS DUE
 TO LONG BALLOT Brewer Has Commanding Lead
 Over Moore In Jeffer-
 son County
SLOW RETURNS DUE
 TO LONG BALLOT

Lacey Edmondson, E. J. Reed and $. R. Batson viii be on Jefferson county's next board of revenue.
 This ppeared practically certain early Wednesday morning when re- turns from 55 boxes in Tuesdays pri- mary showed they were running lar ahead, with w. J. Waldrop, W. B. Copeland, John A. Lewis, Thomas E. Huey and R. E. Smith staging & des- perate battle for the other two places.
 On the face of these returns, Ed mondson was leading the ticket with 5,952 votes; Reed was runner-up with 5,411 votes, and Batson was third with 5,O33 votes. Waldrop was in fourth place with 3,924 votes and Copeland was fifth with S,594 votes.
 Lewis, with 3.5O6 votes, was run ming sixth. Huey was seventh with g. 426 votes, and Smith was in eighth place with 3,129 votes. Robert R. Moore and Wallace l.. Hargrave wers trailing close behind.
 Returns Come Slowly
 Due to the long state and county ballot and the heavy vote-approximate ly 2SO0O, the returns came in slowly. It appeared likely that an official count would be necessary to determine the winners of the fourth and fifth places
 Approximately 40 boxes over the country had declared in favor of keep ing the Jefferson county court house on it's present site instead of moving it oyer to Capitol park. However, the vote in this referendum was close and the final result was in doubt.
 Leggett Running Ahead !.
 Thirty-three boxes had reported in the other state and county races early Wednesday. On the face of these re turns, J. W. Leggett had defeated J. W Minor for the board of education. Tae vote stood: Leggett, 2,SS1; Minor, 1880.
 Other candidates who were running ahead were Prof. NJ. V. Henry for county treasurer; Walter Brewer for democratic national committeeman from Alabama A. c. Patterson for presi- dent of the state public service commits sion; I. T. Quinn for the state game and fish commissioner John c. Arnold for judge of circuit court No. 9; George Huddleston for congressman from the Ninth district; Virgil Bouldin and A. D. Sayre for the two vacancies on ths state supreme court; J. Q. Smith for the state court of appeals, and J. ID. Russum for coroner of Jefferson county.
 The circuit judgship race was a neck and neck affair. At 2 o'clock Wednes. day morning the vote stood J. B. Aird, 1,466; John C. Arnold, 1,65S; John Denson, 1,647.
 Congressman Huddleston was main. taining a majority of about 8 to over William l.. White and appeared to be sure winner.
 Henry Seems Winner
 In the race for county treasurer, Prof. NJ. V. Henry had received 2.547 votes; Eley A. Cardwen had received 1,404 votes and D. c. Ball had re- ceived $50 votes. Henry appeared like. ly to maintain his lead.
 Walter Brewer was holding safe lead in the county over Walter Moore for the national democratic chairman ship. Brewer had received 2.706 votes in 33 precincts, as against 1863 for his opponent.
 J. D. Russum looked like a sure winner for coroner. He had received 2,4l1 v0tes-a majroity of nearly l. GOO over c. l.. Spain, who was running second. Brasher, Clelland and Cole were trailing far behind.
 For game and fish commissioner. I. T. Quinn was out in front with 400 votes to spare and was generally picked to carry this county. The vote stood Quinn, 1881; Kimbrough, 1,599; Dick ins0n, 626 and Holt, 544.
 A. G. Patterson was leading J. NJ. Bowman by a ratio of 2 to for the public service commission chairman ship.
 Election officials announced it might be or 10 o'clock Wednesday morning before complete returns from the vari- ous races were available.
 The outstanding surprise of the day was the showing made by W. E. Cone land in the board of revenue race, For the past week he had been assailed from various quarters, due to his stand on health issues, and had been count. ed out in practically all the pre-pri mary talk. At the time of this edi tion he was clinging to fifth place, al- though many believed he would lose his grip as additional boxes were heard from.
 Interest In Board Race
 Large crowds swarmed about the court house until after midnight. awaiting returns. Many bets were posted and interest in the outcome of the revenue board race overshadowed the other contests. The first 33 boxes to report in this race showed the stand. ing of the candidates as follows:
 Acton, 576i AllgOod, 45S; Batson, g. 3S1; Chairsell, 676 Copeland, 1.3SG: Dodson. 7S7 Matthews, 342; Moore, ,237; Morris, 1,164; Mccormick, 25T l; Pruitt, 290; Edmondson, 3,161; liar grave, 1,253; Huey, 1904; Jacobs, S92; Lewis. 1,456; Mabry, 619; RsaA, 2,257 Smith, 1,50S; Vines, S14 Wal. drop, 1928; G. Armstrong Weat 1a1g Henry e. West, 32l.