The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-17
COMPLETE CHECK
CONFIRMS RESULT
OF COUNTY RACES
Few Remaining Precincts
Leave Results AS First
Announced

Captain Lacey Edmondson, S. r.
{Rad) Batson, e. ]. (Gene) Reed, John
A. Lewis, and William ]. Waldrop
were announced as members of the new
Jefferson county board of revenue by
the democratic executive committee, fol-
lowing the Official canvass of returns in
the primary election Tuesday, which
was completed about 4 80 o'clock Fri
day morning after an all-day and all
night session of the committee.
The relative positions of the leading
candidates, based on unofficial re-
turns compiled by The Age-Herald.
were not changed by the announcement
of official votes at the completion of
the committees work. Captain Ed
mondson maintained a lead of 1885
votes over s. r. Batson, his nearest
rival for first honors. Batson, with
14,434 votes, was shown to be only
469 ahead of E. J. Reed, whose friends
hoped the official count would put
him in second place, and John A.
Lewis 1855 votes gave him comfort
able majority over Waldrop, declared
winner. of fifth place, whose official
vote was $50.
In the race for judge, No. 8 of the
tenth judicial circuit, Judge John Den
son. who was appointed to fill the I'M
expired term of the late Judge Dan
Greene, was elected to the full term by
q majority of 2726 over his nearest
rival, John C. Arnold. ai
J. w. Minor, with IA ,205 votes, was
shown to have a majority of 1872
III n 4 aw1I y
West, the third candidate for member
ship on the county board.
Prof. NJ. W Henry's vote was an
nounced as 1858, or several thousand
more than that of Eley Cardwell, and
nearly $4,000 more than that of d. G..
Ball, other candidates for county
treasurer.
The names of the candidates for the
various offices, with the votes each re-
cefved, was announced Friday by the
executive committee, as follows:
United States Senate:
j. Thomas Heflin, 25,657.
Associate justice supreme court.
1.-Two elected).
Virgil Bouldin, 12,7S2.
Joel B. Brown, 16,03S.
A. D. Sayre, 14,747.
Associate judge court of appeals:
Henry F. Foster. II ,53S.
J. Q. Smith, 1920.
Commissioner of game and fisheries {:
John A. Dickinson, 1920.
E. r. Holt, 3,405.
A. l.. Kimbrough, 1858.
/. I. Quinn, 1881.
President Alabama public service
commission -,-.-..=
J. NJ. Bowman, 10000.
A. G. Patterson, 1902.
National committeeman
Walter Brewer, 1883.
Walter Moore, 1902.
National committeewoman
Mrs. Laura Jack Sharp, 24,SS7.
Presidential elector from state at
large. 1.-Two elected).
Atticus Mullin,. 1903.
r. B. Vail, 1898. ..
Congressman, ninth district
George Huddleston, 20, 4S9.
William L. White, 1906.
Y Judge tenth judicial circuit, No. 0:
J. B. Arid, S,746. AsS.
John G. Arnold, $500. ~
John Deason, 1925.
Presidential elector from ninth con
kressional district
S. w. Hawkins, 25,500.
County board of education:
]. w. Leggett, 1898.
]. w. Minor, IA, 205.
C. r. West, 1926.
Coroner of Jefferson county:
b. L. Brasher, 3.446.
J. G. Clelland, COL.
John B. Cloe, 2,143.
j. ID. Russum, 1929
G. L. Spain, 1854
County treasurer:
ID. G. Ball, $40.
aEley A. Cardwell, 1928.
Prof. (M. V.f@Henry, 1868.
Board of revenue. Five elected:
r. NJ. Action, I, 1896
Clint F. Allgood, $3.50.
s. r. (Rad) Batson, 14,434. =
Edwin G. Chairsell, $500.
William B. Copeland, 9,425.
G. f. Dodson, 4,464
Capt. Lacey Edmondson, $500.
Wallace L. Hargrave, 6,120.
Thomas e. Huey, 1884
G, o. Jacobs, 3,101.
John A. Lewis, 1855.
w. r. Mabry, 1851.
j. Rush Matthews, 2,107.
Robert r. Bob Moore, S,212.
NJ. e. Morris, 1882.
John H. Mccormick, 2,109
DIR. E. P. Pruitt, 1913.
e. ]. (Gene) Reed, 1896.
r. e. Smith, S,192.
A. V. (Van) Vines, 1915.
William ]. Waldrop, $3.50.
g. Armstrong West, 2,697.
Henry G. West, 2160