Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-06

The ma ority for John W. Davis
continued to mount today as add
tional returns came in from yester-
days general election in Georgia.
At 1880 o'clock returns from S54
precincts out of approximately 1,755
in Georgia for president gave: Davis,
7O,702; Coolidge, 1920; La Toilette,
1908.
These returns represented figures
from all parts of the state. One of
the counties reporting this mornins
was Gilmcr, in North Georgia,
which gave President Coolidge a
majority of approximately 100 votes.
Senator La Toilette continued to
run a poor third in the state. The
precincts reporting today added only
q few votes to the Wisconsin sena-
tors total.
The eight constitutional amend
ments increased the majorities by
which they were adopted as more
figures were received. When $50
precincts had been tabulated, the
city county government amendment
had chalked up 33,147 favorable
votes to 9,447 unfavorable. The same
returns gave the counties which Will
be permitted to group themselves
into unit for the issuance of paving
bonds an affirmative vote of 35,79O
to 1921 against. The Savannah
bonds on the same compilation poll
ed 35.S07 favorable vote to 6,S76
against
Peach County Popular
Voters in 666 precincts gave the
amendment TO create Peach county,
the 161st in the state 40, 313 favorable
to 49, 31 against, reversing the &C
ton of two years ago. Fort Valley
will be the county seat of the new
county.
The biennial sessions amendment
rolled favorably onward with an in
creasing number of voters in its af-
firmative column. Gilmer county
reported that this was the only one
of the eight constitutional amend
ments to be voted on there yester-
day, and that at only one precinct
which returned a majority in it's
favor. This amendment provides for
the general assembly to meet once
every two years. beginning in 1928,
instead of annually, as at present.
The vote on this amendment in 6G6
precincts was: For, 39,l03; against,
1924.
Other Amendments Win
The other amendments received
majorities of about equal proper
tons They were Brunswick bonds,
exempting certain industries and
manufacturers from taxation for q
period of five years, and consolidat-
ing the offices of tax receiver and
tax collector
While Gilmer county reported a
ma iority for Coolidge, a Democrat,
r. L. Miller, was elected to the leg
islature. He defeated two oppo-
nents, both Democrats.
In the race for state senator from
the Thirty-fifth district, Shirley r..
Boykin, Democrat, was in the lead
over II. o. Lavvorn, Republican, on
the face of incomplete and unoffi-
cial early returns. Heard, Carroll
and Troup counties comprise this
district.
More complete returns will be
needed to decide the senator in the
Fourth district, where w. A. Town
send. Republican, is opposed by F..
C. Welborn, Democrat. Townsend
Rabun and Union counties make up
this district.
Governor Clifford NJ. Walker and
the entire state ticket were elected,
as was United States Senator William
j. Harris. Twelve Democrats were
elected to congress, ten without op-
position.
In the Ninth district. Representa-
tive Thomas M. Bell had a large ma
jority over his Republican opponent,
while in the First, Charles G. Ed
wards overwhelmed the two aspi.
rants for his seat. Herbert c. Aaron,
Republican. and Don H. Clark, indie
pendent Republican John M. John
son, Republican, ran against Repre-
sentative Bell.
Davis got more than four times
as many votes as President Coolidge
and more than three times as many
ballots as La Toilette and Coolidge
combined, when returns from 799
precincts of approximately 1,735 in
the state.
Four years ago, Georgia gave
James NJ. Cox, Democratic presiden-
tial nominee 107 1862 votes, and War
rem G. Harding, Republican, 43,720
votes.
Governor Walker swamped his OPP
ponent. H. Bedinger Baylor, indie
pendent, the returns from GAL pre-
cincts being Walker. $1,000; Baylor,
1927. Governor Walker was the only
state house official with opposition
Among the constitutional amend
ments apparently adopted were those
providing for biennial sessions of tn.
legislature; creation of Peach coun-
ty; exemption of certain industries
from taxation for a period of five
years, and consolidation of the of
flceS OF tax receiver and tax col
hector.
The vote from GAL precincts on the
biennial sessions amendment gave
37,1S9 for and $500 against.
Peach County Favored
Peach county, when the votes were
counted in the same number of pre-
cincts, was favored by 1854 votes
to 15,i9 opposed
\ total of 81, 525 voters, in 607 pre-
clnclS, approved eNemptlng certain
industries from taxation, while TO-.
So voted no.
The consolidation of the offices of
tax receiver and tax collector got
$500 affirmative votes to 1874 neg
alive ballots in 607 precincts.
The same precincts gave the city
county government amendment ST.
514 favorable votes to 1926 unfavor-
able.
Several counties along the coast
in south Georgia will be empowered
To issue bonds for paving purposes,
according to the votes of SOS pre-.
cincts, which save the amendment