The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-06
DAVIS LANDSLIDE
is GREATER HERE
THAN 1920 EVENT
Democratic Leaders Are
Elated Over Result
In Jefferson

As additional Jefferson county re.
turns from Tuesdays election drifted
in Wednesday, the majorities OF jonh
w. Davis and all other democratic
nominees widened to proportions TAR
in excess of the landslide which James
G. Coz won over Warren 6. Harding
four years ago. Democratic leaders
elated over the showing made, pratcu-
larly in view of the fact that most OF the
Alabama contributions to the G. .. L.
campaign fund came from this county.
One hundred and thirty boxes out OF
1871 had been received at the court
house late Wednesday. These showed
the presidential vote as follows: Davis,
ii .959; Coolidge, 1887; Lal Toilette,
1,727; prohibition party, III.
These same boxes swept the seven
amendments to the state contribution
to victory by margins OF approximately
s to 1.
The majority for the $1,5OO,OOO
court house bond issue was cut con-
siderably, but its passage still was
clearly indicated. On this issue, the vote
from 1870 boxes stood: For bonds, No.
GAG; against bonds, sos.
: Bond Issues Garry
Both the $4,000 Hillman hospital
bond issue and the $500,0O0 county
school issue maintained their heavy
leads, with indications that the final
tabulation Of the county's vote will
show them to have carried by approx
mately 2 to 1.
The $50 boxes thus far heard from
show the following vote: For school
bonds, 1918; against school bonds,
1920; for Hillman hospital bonds, 12,-
10; against Hillman hospital bonds,
5,92s.
All of these returns are complete, but
unofficial, as the vote will not be Of
ficially tabulated until Friday at noon.
]. W, Minor, democratic nominee for
the board of education, continued to
run behind the rest of the ticket, but
won his race with thousands of votes
to spare. Although there was no candi-
date against him, LII voters at 100
boxes scratched his name and inserted j.
w. Leggett, the Beasemer jewler who ran
Minor a close race in the May primary
for the nomination,
To Push Court House
The democratic nominees for the
board of revenue and other county of
fices were elected without opposition.
The new revenue board, composed of
Lacey EdmondsOn, Il. J. Reed, s. r.
Batson, John A. Lewis and w. J..
Waldrop will take office November II,
aad its first act will be to push plans
for the new court house and the school
and hospital improvements.
The passage of the court house bond
issue, coupled with La Follette's poor
showing and the tremendous majori-
ties given the democratic candidates.
provided the surprises of the election.
The court house bonds were counted
out" by the political dopesters several
lays before the election, and La Fol-
iette was picked to outrun Coolidge
here by several thousand votes. More.
over, the most ardent democrats did
not expect any such land slide for
their nominees as was rolled up,
Amusing Incidents
The election was not without its
amusing incidents, Andy Gump received
several votes for the county board of
education, and one voter marked him
for president. A number of voters, APP
parently new in presidential politics,
voted for part of the democratic presi-
Dental electors, part for the republican
electors and part of the La Toilette
Wheeler electors. The ballots probably
will be thrown out by the eonSolida ting
committee when 1t meets at the court
house Friday.
The total vote in the county probably
will reach $1,000 or $4,000, according
10 election officials. However, the exact
totals will not be known until the re-
turns are officially tabplatsd.