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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
1
ABT Tang Tee wit eer F honest clearance sale promotes bargains in shoes as the store expands shelves for fall stock. The ad invites customers to come in for fitting shoes at low prices and questions when the clock will stop.
Local bets covered county and state contests with wagers on Poindexter carrying more counties than anyone, Johnson as second, Colquitt possibly losing to Poindexter, and a large pool for county offices especially assessor between Miller and Mckelvy. Bets favored Colquitt to win state office in general.
Tonight and Sunday in New Orleans expect generally fair skies with continued warmth. Temperatures likely stay elevated as a high pressure system dominates the region.
Chairman Gurley of the Health Committee works with business leaders to hire a full time cleaner. The plan targets rubbish in the business district with city pickup to dumps, and business men are reportedly favorable.
Early returns show O B Colquitt leading for governor with a large plurality. Johnson leads Poindexter for lieutenant governor, Davidson weak in fourth. Sam Sparks elected treasurer, Robison likely land commissioner, Geers strong. Harper leads for criminal appeals judge with McCory and Turner close behind. Submission wins by a large margin.
At 1 30 this morning the Fort Worth Record estimates Colvitt has 26006 votes and Peoindexter 19000. The paper shows Johnson in third place and Davidson fourth.
In Val Verde County the primary shows Poindexter 9 and Davidson 69, Colquitt 49 and Johnson 12, with 65 for and 58 against the sub mission. Local returns summarize a mixed outcome by candidate and ballot measure.
Partial returns list votes for many candidates including Peindexter 25 Col quitt 129 Johnson 73 Davidson 35 A B Davidson 122 Mayfield 108 Teague 96 Robison 101 McCord 130 Harper 61 Geers 38 Hill 99 McCord 130 and others, with Submission 117 against 125 in Wharton county.
Washington County estimates Colquitt at 350 and Davidson at 0.50. The note records provisional figures for two districts with no further context or dates attached.
TraVIS COUNT shows Governor Colquitt 89 and Davidson 87 with Hawkins 2 and Thomas figures. Comptroller Barker 91 Lane 2 Teague 7 Waller 18. Railroad Commissioner Robison 64 Geers 20 Bill 18. Criminal Judge McCory 3 Harper 69 Turner 25. Submission 4 against 98.
Galveston County results show Davidson 1030, Col quitt 467, Johnson 70, Poindexter 42, Submission 740 versus 1010. Thirteen precincts reported. County totals indicate outcome pending statewide totals.
Houston tally shows three of eleven precincts reporting partial results Colquitt 631 Davidson 201 Johnson 110 Poindexter 17. Election officials caution partial data as counts may change with additional precincts.
Thirty boxes in Coleman County list Poindexter with 249, Colquitt with 243, Johnson with 213, and Davidson with 113 votes. The figures show early tallies across precincts as results trickle in.
In Clay County and Wichita Falls area results data show votes for governor lieutenant governor comptroller railroad commissioner land commissioner and criminal appeals judge positions. Notable tallies include Poindexter 31 Golgut 23 Hawkins 10 Yavils r 22 Thomas 31 Mayfield 5 Dashiell 7 Robson 56 Geers 31 Harpe 31 Turner 42. Continued on third page.
In Denton County the governor race is close between Poindexter and Colquitt with county results showing a tight contest and Poindexter leading by a narrow margin.
In Denton county the vote was lighter than expected with Poindexter edging Colquitt by a small margin. The Record and Chronicle details results from 28 of 30 precincts, listing counts for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and other races across Denton and outlying precincts.
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