Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
COX, EDWARDS AND
RUTHERFORD>LEAD
IN SPIRITED RACES
Brown, Land, McGregor,
Price and Bennett Hold
-,
Their Leads

An avalanche of votes swept VIII
liam j. Harris into the renomina-
ton for the United States senate.
In the Georgia Democratic pri-
mary Wednesday with Thomas w.
HardWick as his opponent, Senator
Harris ran away with the nominal
ton.
Returns late Thursday gave Sena-
tor Harris 1876 counties with 354 unit
votes to eight counties for former
Senator Hardwick with twenty unit
votes. There are only Az unit votes
in all.
Later returns Thursday chang
ed one county from the Hardwick
to the Harris column and vice versa,
without affecting the result as each
has two unit votes. Heard county
transferred on later returns from the
Hardwick to the. Harris table while
Miller went from the Harris into
the Hardwick column.
Representative r. Lee Moore, In
the First congressional district, ana
Frank Park, in the Second, appear
to have been defeated.
Close Race in First
With Mr.. Moore and his opponent,
former Representative Charles G.
Edwards, of Savannah, tied for the
county unit votes on the face of
returns, the present representative
conceded the nomination of Mr.. Ed
wards if he carries Tattnall county,
in which he is now leading. In
this event the issue would be de-
cided by the popular vote in which
the former congressman has a ma.
jority.
Judge e. f. Cox, OF Camilla, Ca,
carried ten Of the thirteen counties
in the Second district, and today was
leading Representative Park by an
estimated majority of 1000 in the
popular vote, which governs in this
district.
Representative Wise In the Sixth
district did not stand for another
term, and Sam Rutherford was lead
ing for this nomination by a good
majority over Ben Fowler. Both are
members of the Georgia. house of
representatives. Represent a t v e
Charles Brand, in the Eighth;
Thomas M. Bell, in the Ninth, and
w. d. Upshaw, in the Fifth, appear
ed assured Of denomination. The
other six congressman were unop
posed.
j. J. Brown, commissioner OF agri-
culture, was increasing his lead over
George f. Hunnicutt. With returns
reported Mr.. Brown had 220 unit
votes in 50 counties, to SO unit votes
for Mr.. Hunnicutt in 3S counties.
Lands Lead Grows
The lead of f. e. Land over N. II.
Ballard, state school uperintendent.
continued to grow. Mr.. Land had
carried sc counties with 218 unit
votes to 20 for Mr.. Ballard with "A
unit votes.
Major John w. Clark increased
the distance from his opponent,
Charles e. McGregor, present pen
sion commissioner having ITO unit
votes from II counties to 126 unit
votes for Mr.. McGregor from 50
counties.
Q. r. Bennett, for public service
commissioner, had twice as many
unit votes as his opponent,
gr hpnt
on the face of returns tabulated for
this office. Mr.. Bennett had car
ried 80 counties with zoo unit votes
70 33 counties with 80 unit votes for
Mr.. Boilfeuillet.
James d. Price, seeking renomt
nation as public service commissions
er, maintained his lead over A. j.
Woodruff With 60 counties in HIS
column, Mr.. Price had 1874 unit votes
to liz from 4S counties for Mr..
Woodruff.
Five of the big Six" counties
approved changing from the fee to
the salary system by big majorities.
This referendum, provided for by
the last legislature, was acted on
favorably by the voters of Richmond,
Chatham, DeKalb, Muscogee and
Bibb. Fulton county voted over
whelmingly for d similar change
in the presidential primary last
April and this was put through by
the last legislature.
Harris Thanks Friends
Following is statement issued
Thursday by Senator w. j. Harris:
II am deeply grateful to the peo-
pie of Georgia for the renewed as
surances of confidence in me, and
during my new term Of six years
1 shall try to serve them as l have
in the past.
"As l view the result. the only is
sue was my record and the record
of my opponent as public servants
in time of war and in time OF peace
Several heated campaigns were
waged throughout the state for
judgeships.
Judge H. B. Strange, incumbent,
defeated two opponents in the Ogee-
chez circuit.
Judge D. W. Blair won over
George F. Gober and J. P. Brooks in
the Blue Ridge circuit.
julie FELTON, defeated Stephen Pace
for solicitor OF the Southwestern cir
cult.