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BOLIVAR BLACKS PICK UP TWO By OWEN TAYLOR DDT Staff Writer CLEVELAND—Bolivar County black candidates picked up two more district 3 offices in Tuesday's general election, but failed in an attempt to win a House seat or to carry the county in two Bolivar-Sunflower senatorial races. ' /--Kermit Stanton, the county's first post- ( Reconstruction black supervisor, defeated a \ white independent to keep his District 3 l^supervisor seat. Black independents seeking state offices, as well as seven other black independents seeking county offices, made poor showings in the Tuesday races, "•ifrhere was a two-hour delay before the Bolivar County Circuit Clerk's office received results from the Mound Bayou precinct. According \ to a report which reached the clerk's office, Mound Bayou '< election officials had apparently throught the total number of votes cast in each race was supposed to equal the number of people who voted in the election. At the request of the election officials at the clerk's office, a highway patrol unit went to Mound Bayou, obtained the results, and returned with them to Cleveland. Two black men, seeking supervisor posts in Districts 1 and 5, failed to make the board. i—'Black independent Johnny Todd of Gun- Inison missed defeating Democrat J. E. Bobo of Gunnison, failing 1,510 to 1,214. Bobo is supervisor from the old District 2 before re-districting. Democratic incumbent Elmer L. Prewitt of Cleveland romped black independent Andrew Burton of Shaw(l,732' to"682) to keep his District 5 supervisorpost.^-" . Gunnison marshal John Coleman edged one black independent and toppled another to take the District lconstableship.Coleman, white Democrat and constable in the old District 2, edged Rosedale Delta Health Center employef^wis_mjng| 1,215 to 1,094. A (bird eandidarejjjack Kosejale policeman Willie Strotter.fjolled 377 vojesj Black independents made no headway in gaining District 5 offices. Blacks lost in bids for constable and justice of the peace. The Rev. E. J. Paxton fell to incymbent justice of the peace E. S. Handleyji,478ito (G5jyfor the post 1 seat. Both are'Shaw residents. Incumbent constable Wayman Pool of Shaw won in his effort for re-electjon, defeating^black Shaw independent {Manciehj Jackson;fl,608'tol755r> * Democrat Bill Waller, the Jackson attorney who knocked off Lt. Governor Charles Sullivan in the second primary, carried the county over minimum resistance by black Fayette Mayor Charles Evers and white independent Tom P. Brady, a state supreme court justice. "waller, who did not carry Bolivar County in the August 24 primary, outpaced Evers 7,579 to 6,164, with Brady bringing in an almost invisible 203 vote third place. ^Hher Democrats dominated Bolivar jfounty vote gathering, with Heber Ladner •carrying the county 6,614 to 4,059 in his race against black independent Freddie Washington, Jr. Incumbent Superintendent of Education 'sank black independent C. Garvin. Johnstoi XTJuckworth,~6",701 to 4,301, while state Land Commissionert^iaJ^t^arterJkept his office, defeating white independent Jimmy George, 6,435 to 573. Sam Waggoner, incumbent highway commissioner, leveled county hopes of white independent Charles Marion Cox by a 6,799 to 524 margin. Incumbent public sej_jce commissioner "[^Lapraan A. Johnson—ix/. defeated white independent Mrs. Marguerite Sanford in her challenge to his office in a vote Bolivar Sheriff L. B. Williams, who received a majority vote over two white opponents in the first August primary, ^.topped white independent Wjliejiilhurn of ^Cleveland, 8,264 to 1,356, to keep his post as the county's chief law enforcement officer. Former tax assessor G. D. Criss leveled the only Republican opposition faced in Tuesday's county races. Criss, running for the newly created office of tax a_ssessor and, collector, ^radicated" fhTs^election's GOPy hopes in a 7,747 to 1,864 tally oveFRepublican T. C. Woods, Jr. of Cleveland. '/Democrat Douglas Beeveruhad an ample- margin of winning v0tBS~mnis 1,246 to 587 defeat over white independent Mike Gordon for the District 4 constableship. Both are Cleveland residents.
Object Description
Title | Bankhead--Bolivar County, Mississippi political activity 1962-1971 (Lee Bankhead papers, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 303, Box 1, Folder 4) |
Author/Creator | Bankhead, Lee, 1936- |
Folder Description | The material in this folder cover African American political activity in Bolivar County, Mississippi, from 1962 through 1971. |
State | Mississippi |
Place | Bolivar County |
Subject | African Americans; elections; voting; |
Event Date | 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971 |
Year | 1965-1971 |
Language | English |
Source | Lee Bankhead papers, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 303, Box 1, Folder 4; WIHVB780-A |
Format | flyers and handbills; |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2014 |
Rights | Copyright to these documents belongs to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. The principal organizations have been defunct for many years and copyright to their unpublished records is uncertain. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. We have attempted to contact individuals who created personal papers of significant length or importance. Nearly all have generously permitted us to include their work. If you believe that you possess copyright to material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. Under the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law, teachers and students are free to reproduce any document for nonprofit classroom use. Commercial use of copyright-protected material is generally prohibited. |
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Page Text | BOLIVAR BLACKS PICK UP TWO By OWEN TAYLOR DDT Staff Writer CLEVELAND—Bolivar County black candidates picked up two more district 3 offices in Tuesday's general election, but failed in an attempt to win a House seat or to carry the county in two Bolivar-Sunflower senatorial races. ' /--Kermit Stanton, the county's first post- ( Reconstruction black supervisor, defeated a \ white independent to keep his District 3 l^supervisor seat. Black independents seeking state offices, as well as seven other black independents seeking county offices, made poor showings in the Tuesday races, "•ifrhere was a two-hour delay before the Bolivar County Circuit Clerk's office received results from the Mound Bayou precinct. According \ to a report which reached the clerk's office, Mound Bayou '< election officials had apparently throught the total number of votes cast in each race was supposed to equal the number of people who voted in the election. At the request of the election officials at the clerk's office, a highway patrol unit went to Mound Bayou, obtained the results, and returned with them to Cleveland. Two black men, seeking supervisor posts in Districts 1 and 5, failed to make the board. i—'Black independent Johnny Todd of Gun- Inison missed defeating Democrat J. E. Bobo of Gunnison, failing 1,510 to 1,214. Bobo is supervisor from the old District 2 before re-districting. Democratic incumbent Elmer L. Prewitt of Cleveland romped black independent Andrew Burton of Shaw(l,732' to"682) to keep his District 5 supervisorpost.^-" . Gunnison marshal John Coleman edged one black independent and toppled another to take the District lconstableship.Coleman, white Democrat and constable in the old District 2, edged Rosedale Delta Health Center employef^wis_mjng| 1,215 to 1,094. A (bird eandidarejjjack Kosejale policeman Willie Strotter.fjolled 377 vojesj Black independents made no headway in gaining District 5 offices. Blacks lost in bids for constable and justice of the peace. The Rev. E. J. Paxton fell to incymbent justice of the peace E. S. Handleyji,478ito (G5jyfor the post 1 seat. Both are'Shaw residents. Incumbent constable Wayman Pool of Shaw won in his effort for re-electjon, defeating^black Shaw independent {Manciehj Jackson;fl,608'tol755r> * Democrat Bill Waller, the Jackson attorney who knocked off Lt. Governor Charles Sullivan in the second primary, carried the county over minimum resistance by black Fayette Mayor Charles Evers and white independent Tom P. Brady, a state supreme court justice. "waller, who did not carry Bolivar County in the August 24 primary, outpaced Evers 7,579 to 6,164, with Brady bringing in an almost invisible 203 vote third place. ^Hher Democrats dominated Bolivar jfounty vote gathering, with Heber Ladner •carrying the county 6,614 to 4,059 in his race against black independent Freddie Washington, Jr. Incumbent Superintendent of Education 'sank black independent C. Garvin. Johnstoi XTJuckworth,~6",701 to 4,301, while state Land Commissionert^iaJ^t^arterJkept his office, defeating white independent Jimmy George, 6,435 to 573. Sam Waggoner, incumbent highway commissioner, leveled county hopes of white independent Charles Marion Cox by a 6,799 to 524 margin. Incumbent public sej_jce commissioner "[^Lapraan A. Johnson—ix/. defeated white independent Mrs. Marguerite Sanford in her challenge to his office in a vote Bolivar Sheriff L. B. Williams, who received a majority vote over two white opponents in the first August primary, ^.topped white independent Wjliejiilhurn of ^Cleveland, 8,264 to 1,356, to keep his post as the county's chief law enforcement officer. Former tax assessor G. D. Criss leveled the only Republican opposition faced in Tuesday's county races. Criss, running for the newly created office of tax a_ssessor and, collector, ^radicated" fhTs^election's GOPy hopes in a 7,747 to 1,864 tally oveFRepublican T. C. Woods, Jr. of Cleveland. '/Democrat Douglas Beeveruhad an ample- margin of winning v0tBS~mnis 1,246 to 587 defeat over white independent Mike Gordon for the District 4 constableship. Both are Cleveland residents. |
Language | English |
Source | Lee Bankhead papers, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 303, Box 1, Folder 4 |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2014 |
Rights | Copyright to these documents belongs to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. The principal organizations have been defunct for many years and copyright to their unpublished records is uncertain. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. We have attempted to contact individuals who created personal papers of significant length or importance. Nearly all have generously permitted us to include their work. If you believe that you possess copyright to material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. Under the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law, teachers and students are free to reproduce any document for nonprofit classroom use. Commercial use of copyright-protected material is generally prohibited. |
Digital Format | JPEG2000 |
Digital Identifier | fsBankheadB1F4001 |