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Show oo mmm LONG CONTEST IN I ALABAMA TO END I Birmingham, Ala., April 6. With " fair weather throughout the state, Alabama Democrats cast an unusual- ; ly large vote in the primary election today. Reports received at the head- quarters hero of Oscar W. Underwood, WRw majority leader of the national House !' WKW of Representatives and Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson, rival candidates for the Alabama vacancy in the United States senate, indicates it probably will total more than 100,- mm Counter claims of victory were ; made by adherents of candidates for all officers. Supporters of Mr. Under-wood Under-wood declared their advices indicated ' a majority for him in central, south WmM and north Alabama. Hobson follow- -j" ers claim a heavy vote for their can-didate can-didate in central, east and west Ala- j bama: In the gubernatorial race, the Birm-ingham Birm-ingham News says reports indicate t former Governor B. B Comer is lead-ing, lead-ing, with Charles Henderson of Troy second. Many votes were challenged j throughout the state. VU Birmingham, Ala., April 6. Alaba-ma Alaba-ma Democrats today voted at prima-ries prima-ries throughout the state and ended the long contest for the vacancy in the United States senate between Os-car Os-car Underwood, majority leader of the national house of representatives and Congressman Richmond Pearson Hob-son. Hob-son. The protracted struggle was ex-pected ex-pected to bring out an unusually heavy vote. t In addition to nominating a senn-tor senn-tor from the term beginning March 4 next, Democrats today voted for a sue-cessor sue-cessor to fill the unexpired term of the tM late Senator Joseph P Johnston and for a governor and other state and county officials. Mr. Underwood cast his ballot today in the twenty-first precinct of Bir-niingbam, Bir-niingbam, while Representative Hob-son Hob-son voted at Grcenboro. fW The more important candidates be-fore be-fore the primary today included: fl For the short term in the United tM States senate: Watt T. Brown of Rag- H land; Ray Rushton, Montgomery, and Captain Frank S. White, Birmingham. . H For governor: B. B. Comer, former M governor: Walter D. Seed, now lieu- VM tenant governor; R. F. Kohl, Mont- ! gomery, stato commissioner of agrl- . culture and industries, and Charles . VW. Henderson, Troy, president of the rail-rond rail-rond commission. 1 jm To succeed Representative Hobson mm In the sixth district. William R. Oliver, H Tuscaloosa, and William Bankhead, of H Walker. Representative John L. Bur- t nett and b. B. Raine, Etowah, sev- enth district. H To succeed Representative Under- wood in the ninth district. George W ' H Dardcn, Blount; J. C. King, George H Huddleston and Nathan L. Miller, all . of Jefferson. H A candidate to succeed the late Rep- . resentative William Richardson and several others are to be nominated for the lower housp of congress. Local Option Fight on. H Lansing, Mich.. April 6. Twelve B counties of Michigan today voted ou !: the local option question. Eight of the !; counties are now dry. H Probably the fiercest fight has been H In Ingham county, which contains i Lansing. In 1910 Ingham went dry , by fewer than 1000 votes. Two years . H ago It voted against prohibition by ' about 450 majority. |