The Marlin Democrat
Fifteenth Year Number 20
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 14, 1904
FALLS COUNTY ELECTION.
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Incomplete Returns From Sarurday's
Primary.
The agony is over and the candidates
with one or two exceptions know where they are at. Of course those who
were successful feel a little better than those who were not, still there is a
general good feeling prevailing over the election be it said to the credit of
all parties concerned.
While there was some hard work done for the various
favorites the election was orderly throughout and there was a notable absence of
any scenes enacted at previous elections. The Terrell law works as well in
a primary election as in it general election and everyone is pleased with it.
Returns commenced coming in by telephone soon after the
polls closed and were received by Secretary Spivey at the store of Newton
Holloway. It was but a few hours until the general result of the election
was known in so far as congressman and county officers were concerned, with the
exception of one or two offices in most cases the parties sending in the returns
paid little attention to the state candidates and the result is not definitely
known. It is certain, however, that Davidson for attorney general, Robbins
for treasurer, and Stephens for comptroller have carried the county by
substantial pluralities the race for state superintendent of public instruction
is close between Cousins and Lefevre, and it will be a day or two perhaps before
the result can be learned. All the other state candidates had no
opposition.
R. L. Henry for congress gets the county easily by a
three to one vote. In the flotorial race Kennedy leads with Blackmon
second.
The tabulation of the returns can not be completed
until they are all in. The totals for the county with the exception of a few
boxes are as follows:
NAME TOTAL.
CONGRESS.
Gerald 598
Henry 1596
REPRESENTATIVE.
Davis 825
Hackett
619
Hodges
822
COUNTY JUDGE.
Boyles 1248
Hunnicutt 1236
SHERIFF.
Carlton
843
Greer 1660
COUNTY CLERK.
Rogers 1438
Stallworth 1057
DISTRICT CLERK.
Davidson 574
Reynolds 521
Taylor 1382
TREASURER.
Howard 1710
Kelly 530
ASSESSOR.
Barnes 1007
Flood
253
Fulton 241
Harwell 343
Kemper (withdrawn) 69
Williamson 474
COLLECTOR.
Priest 715
Reeves 1126
Thomas
682
LATER: Reports from outlying boxes indicate a majority
of three for D. H. Boyles in the county judges race and a pluraily of three for
Davis in the representative's race. In both of the e contests it will probably
require the official count to determine who the winner is.
NOTE: When the official count is completed we will
publish revised figures, until then, the above is the most accurate that we can
get.
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