Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 36
Marlin, Texas,Thursday, November 6, 1902
FALLS COUNTY VOTE.
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Lanham's Vote Six To One Against
Burkitt.
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Poll Tax Amendment Carries Overwhemingly
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The election in Falls county brought out the lightest vote in years.
This was caused by the fact that the
democratic ticket had no opposition except in two precincts and there was
nothing to interest the voters. However, the vote is as large as the
campaign committee expected and though the representation may be cut down some,
the slump will not be so very bad.
Lanham's vote is about six to one against
Burkitt and Henry's majority over Wurt his republican opponent is fully as
great.
The returns are coming in slowly but enough
is in to indicate that the poll tax amendment has carried the county by an over
whelming majority.
The only officers elected by the opposition
was in precinct No. 5, where M. O. Nix and Jay Cidwell were elected over T. J.
Anderson and G. Q. Menefee, democrats by majorities of 58 and 130.
In commissioner precinct No. 4, Julius
Rector has defeated T. R. Denard with several hundred votes to spare. All
the members of the new court are democrats, two of them Winkelman and Burke,
being members of the present court. The new ones elected are B. C.
Morgan and Julius Rector.
There was a contest for constable in No. 6,
but A. G. Walton the democratic nominee, won, getting about all the votes cast.
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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas