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inning ham Ptf-HfM THurarioy NtwmW 4 1912 £5 Erdreich looks to panel appointments 6th District congressman-elect mapping out game plan for key committees By Katharine Bide suddenly broke last night and a minute later objections to that so king as not told wtfanf and office ignmawta suddenly broke last night and aminute later objections to that so long not told selections and office assignments He and Smith discussed the transition yesterday morning efforts to make to vote for a specific Gregg Hill His candidate a former Insurance Mles-man "Is going to learn how to get up on the new techniques of He will return to Washington at the end of the month for the lame duck session of Congress and will be preparing to turn over office files to the Erdreich camp "The cupboards were bare when we took office but Albert Lee wants to put together some orderly files to trsnsfer to the incoming congressman" Gregg Mid Erdreich will go to Washington Dec 1 for the Democratic caucus during which he will attend a series of orientation meetings and learn the machinations behind committee Smith's concedingr Overall 66 percent of the voters cast ballots In the district And some boxes particularly in black areas reported nearperfect voting records Erdreich reaped the profits of a big turnout in which as many as 15 percent of black voters not quite one-third of all district voters chose the Democratic candidate "We met what we thought we needed in almost every instance" Gregg said Smith however lost some individual boxes in Leeds Adamsville and Graysville "We could have weathered that storm if the turnout in the newer areas wasn't so Brighton Fairfield Leeds Lipscomb Midfield and Roosevelt City all were added to the 6th District after the 1980 census Erdreich was expected to take most of the undecided voters on Election Day but Smith officials thought most of them would not turn out at the polls They did not figure on the Cltixen'a Coalition and its extraordinary effort to get out the vote Coalition members monitored the turnout at black boxes and targeted low voting areas A network of 75 phones was used to call and urge voters to get to the polls in those crucial areas In the end Erdreich had won the district except for the overthe-mountain areas and the conservative eastern area of Birmingham People voting the straight Democratic ticket also lost votes for Smith who was carried Into office with Ronald Reagan topping the ticket in 1980 As in past races county vans from the Office of Senior Citizen's Activities carried the elderly to the polls "We don't have any The new statewide lineup of A stunning defeat for the freshman con gressman from the 6th District has thrown Ben Erdreich into the heat at controversy over national economic policy And the mild mannered Jefferson County commissioner already is mapping out a game plan for the inevitable rush to key committee appointments want to be on a committee with economic impact on this community I'm concerned about our economic problems here and our opportunities and like to get started working on some of those areas" Erdreich said he is interested In several committees including banking finance and urban affairs labor education and ways and means "It's a whole big process and depends on what slots are UK Rep Albert Lee Smith won a place on the powerful budget committee after a fight with the Democratic majority which had been putting Republican freshmen less influential committees But the SI -year-old congressman lost his mandate Tuesday in the district which has been held by Republicans since 1964 Final but unofficial returns showed Erdreich with a 541 percent win He got 87540 votes to Smith's 73682 was totally shocking" Smith's campaign manager RT Gregg said "It's a cloudy day in Smith's pollster had projected an easy win although campaign workers thought it would be a dose race But even Erdreich had not foreseen the exceptionally high voter turnout In the district thought it would be much closer and fm humbled by the vote of confidence I never really gave my victory speech It lust Speir says media treatment responsible for Bennett's win tion smoothly speak well of both camps" Erdreich Mid He has begun looking at names to build a staff and wants to make his decisions by Thanksgiving Smith has kept a modest apartment in Washington but Erdreich sayihe is unsure what he will da "The Idea of separating in any way from my wife and two children we've decided not to do it "But my wife has no desire to even think of our bouse being The Erdreichs live in Mountain Brook and Ellen Erdreich teaches art history at the University of Alabama in Birmingham Secretary of Stale Dun Sirgelman (I)) Stale Treasurer Annie Laurie Gunter (D) Stale Auditor Jan Cook (I)) Stale Supreme Court Chief Justice CC Torbert Jr Associate Justices Place No I Hugh Maddos (D) Place No 2 Sam Beatty (D) Place No 3 Oscar Adams (I)) Court of Civil Appeals Judge Robert Bradley (D) Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Place No 1 John Paul DeCario (D) Place No 2 Bill Bowen (I)) Place No 3 Bishop Barron (I)) Commissioner of Agriculture and ladualries Albert MrDonald (D) Public Service Commiasioa Place No I Lynn Greer (D) Place No 2 Jim Fukom Jr (D) Stale Board of Education Old 6th Congressional District Harold Marlin (D) Jefferson County Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Polly Conradi (D) Drpuly Circuit Clerk Jefferson County 10th Judicial Circuil-Bcssemcr Only Ben Vines (D) Assistant District Attorney 10th Judicial Gicuil-Beasemer Only Sam Russell (D) Jefferson County Grruil Court Judges 10th Judicial District Place No I William A Thompson (D) Place No 2 James Garrett (D) Place No 3 Joseph Jasper (I)) Place No 4 Dan Rogers (D) Place No Ralph Cook (D) a state representative in District 33 for the past four year wu successful in his first bid lor the Senate The 44-year-old president of Precision Grinding Inc will succeed Sea Dewey White who is retiring Cabaniss defeated Democrat Roger Lee 33485 (549 percent) to 13 J76 (354 percent) In a race replete with allegations by Lee that House voting record wu not in the best interest of his constituents Cabaniss last week asked Lee to retract his advertisements but Lee refused Hying that he had merely made Cabaniss' voting record public Cabaniss uld ho knew the voters would make the final decision on how his voting record stood State Rep Joke Amari also overcame a and trounced Republican MH "Red" Walker 17984 (762 percent) to 5604 (238 percent) in the race Beat 14 picks 16th 1 I 4 ihf artJ i r3 I i I 6th District winner Erdeich starts plans elected officials Place No Josh Mullins (D) Place No 7 William II Culr (D) Place No Claude Hughes (D) Place No 10 Stuart Lrsch III) Place No II CW Callaway (l) Place No 12 Waller Bridges I II) Place No 13 Marvin Cherner III) Place No 1 1 Jack I) Carl (II) Place No 16 James II Hard (II) Place No 17 Charles Crowder (III 11 are No IR Charles Nire (D) Jeffrrsoa County Commission President Chriss II Dims (II) County Commission Place No I Ray Mimre (II) Place No 2 llavid Orange (II) Jefferson County Sheriff Mel Bailey (II) Jefferson County Taa Term Charles II Crim l) Jefferson County District Court Judges Place No 3 Sandra II Haw (D) Place No 4 Jack Montgomery (I)) Place No 5 Wayne Thome (II) Place No 6 Mike MrCnrmirk (D) Place No 7 Donald Cruse (D) Place No 9 Quentin Brown (I)) Place No 1 1 JW Patton (D) Place No 12 Vincent Srhilleri Jr (D) Jefferson County Probate Judges Place No I Orris Hood Florence (I)) PI are No 2 George Reynolds (D) Jefferson County Hoard of Kduralion Mrs Ilarrielle Gwin (D) Kevin Walsh (D) for the Senate District seat The 34-year-old Democratic lawyet Mid he didn't know who wu distributing a preelection letter Insinuating that he and State Rep Jim Bennett had turned their Montgomery apartment Into a nightclub "But I do plan to find he said Scute District 12 wu created by reap-portionment and Includes the district which retiring Sen Pat Vacca is retiring State Rep Bob Gafford was in the District 12 race long enough for his name to appear on some umple and paper ballots on election night Amari defeated Gafford in the Democratic primary but Gafford was then nominated as the All American party candidate In the district He accepted the nomination but later dropped out to support the Democratic candidate gubernatorial winner all-white But 14 which extended its record to 19 consecutive wins Poll inspector Joe Holt uid folks around here just use "pretty good political sense" in choosing winners Wallace loyalty also seemed to be 6 factor Holt uid "It wu hard get a handle on what thk other Issues were" be uld By Sidney Bedlngfield Pat-ltonM Reporter ublican Charles Speir the loser la an 1 race for House seat 33 said Democrat Jim newspaper background helped him rally support late in the campaign and overcome the Republican Speir mounted a furious challenge against Bennett a former political reporter of the Birmingham Post-Herald bat eventually lost the election by about 1700 votes Unofficial results showed Bennett receiving 6986 votes to Spelt's 5288 Speir whose advertisements attacked voting record in Montgomery Mid his opponent "knows what makes a story" and used that knowledge to generate favorable news coverage during the final days of their volatile campaign The race drew increased media con-verage when the two candidates began battling over the accuracy of advertisements The ads said Bennett favored higher taxes and fostered dissension within the Jefferson County delegation Bennett promptly charged Speir with distortion and Hid the Republican was trying to buy the election with a high-priced ad campaign After his victory Tuesday night Bennett continued to criticise campaign against him and said he planned to propose legislation that would limit campaign spending and curtail political advertising Speir defended his campaign tactics yesterday and Mid Bennett merely "wanted some good newspaper stories" "There wasn't any false advertising not on my part" he Mid "Everything fpub- I had the documents to back it up wai a political campaign and he wanted good stories" Speir continued "He knows newspapers ana how to get those stories" In the election aftermath Bennett said he feared that legislative seats could be bought in Alabama and said he wanted to place a cap on campaign spending He would like to see it limited to about double what the average legislator makes in salary and expenses which would be about -632000 But Speir Mid the Incumbent merely Washington Coagmo Id District Jsrk Edwnk (R) 2nd District Bill Dickinson (R) 3rd District Bill Nichols (D) 4th District Toot Brvill (D) Slh District Ronnie Flippo (D) 6th District Ben Erdreich (D) 7lh Cnngrrsiinnsl District Richsrd Shelby (D) Montgomery I MkiiL George Wsllsre (D) Lieutenant Gaveraar Bill Bulry (D) Slate Attorney General Charles A Graddick (D) Legislature Sum Senate District 11 Bill Cabanba (R) District 12 John Amari (D) District 17 Spencer Barhus (R) District 34 Ann Berko Ir (R) House of Representatives District IS Arthur Payne (D) District 31 Van Scott (R) District 32 George Seibek Jr (R) District 33 Jim Bennett (D) District 34 George Layton (D) District 35 Jack Biddle (D) District 36 Pat Davis (D) District 40 Hoyt Trammell (D) District 42 llih Boles (D) District 49 Don Murphy (R) District SO Duane Lewis (D) District 52 Sonny Moore (D) the state law that uys legislative candidates must live In the state for three year and be residents of their respective counties and districts one year next before their election" wu deliberately made ambiguous in 1901 so the parties can work around the electoral process if they so chose She has unsuccessfully appealed her disqualification in county state and federal courts but hearings are pending before the Alabama Supreme Court and the SDEC Neither bearing has been set In District 11 Republican Bill Cabaniss 45 45 77 77 4W 447 44 41 5154 Ntf 1844 44551 SOM B4S4 11774 wa 4442 33 4447 4141 IWf 4444 UBS 741) 17441 7447 8ft 485 32 11434 MM 1144 M74 MB MM MM 4511 1M8 M71 5741 4744 11117 4411 M4I MI7 1437 47 41 41 44 44 8 8 8 54 54 18 IB ff ff 41 41 44 44 44 44 wanted to protect his political turf would suppose any incumbent would like to limit what a challenger can spend to catch up as far visibility is concerned" the defeated Republican Hid 11 other contested races in Jefferson and Shelby Counties four new faces and seven incumbents were sent to Montgomery Unofficial results were as follows: District 15: Incumbent Democrat Arthur Payne defeated Republican challenger Lee Bryant Payne received 4347 ballots to Bryant's 3039 District 31: Republican newcomer Van Scott beat Democrat Jack Stone 8686 to 5379 District 32: Republican Incumbent George Seibels won re-election by receiving 9118 Votes to challenger Sam Rumore's 4469 Libertarian Steve Smith received 214 votes District 34: Democrat George Layton bested four other candidates by receiving 5046 votes Republican Charles Jett took 3484 All American Billy Gray 926 Independent Robert Brooks 605 and Libertarian Michael Tanner 73 District 35: Democratic Incumbent Jack Biddle III won decisively over Republican Ken Trucks and two Independents WK Trotter and Harold Smith Biddle received 5748 Trucks 3642 Smith 203 and Trotter 82 District 38: Democrat Pat Davis beat Independent Rum Vann Davis received 5000 votes to Vann's 2161 District 40: Incumbent Hoyt Trammell had no problem with Republican Tony Peteloe Trammell received 6879 votes to Petelos' 3682 District 42: Democrstic incumbent Hugh Bries bested Republican HH Lynn receiving 5232 votes to 1551 District 49: Republican Donald Murphy defeated Tom Stubbs taking 5405 votes to Stubbs' 5006 District SO: Democrat Duane Lewis withstood an early scare and pulled away from challenger Butch Harrison winning re-election by about 1000 votes Lewis received 5017 votes to Harrison's 3922 District 52: Incumbent Democrat Sonny Moore fended off a challenge from Wilson-vllle City Council member Francis Lokey Phelps taking 5713 votes to Phelps' 2687 Both men are from Shelby County which Bachu carried 6256 to 3760 The Republican In hi first bout In the political arena romped in Jefferson County 16160 to 7449 BachM won the game but the fight over as far Ludle White Is concerned Ms White beat incumbent District 17 Sea Doug Cook In the Sept 7 Democratic primary but wu disqualified by the State Democratic Executive Committee for failing to meet state residency requirements The 37-year-old research chemist claims Jefferson and Shelby voters send three newcomers to Senate By Jeff Hardy Port-Hank Reporter Three new itate Muatore representing Jeffonon and Shelby countiea are preparing to join their colteagues on Goat Hill In Montgomery In the moat controversial race Republican Spencer Bachua handily defeated Democrat Dale Corley for the mat in District 17 which Include parti of Jefferion and Shelby countie Final but unofficial result how the 34-year-old Altadena Valley law- S1 got 22416 vote (666 percent) to Cot's 11229 (334 percent) County by county look at gubernatorial vote mi NNl 4444 448 45H 7SB 1554 7444 1441 5444 SB4 4174 Jm W37 Si 45M 4417 17 17 44 54 54 41 41 44 44 54 54 5 41 41 51 51 51 51 If If 74 74 47 4 444 44 44 51 51 51 15 in I couatv-avcaumy mtett In aianma aovar- a if 45 II 8 3 4f 17 54 nr if 7) If 41 8 41 41 4t 17 54 71 17 If 41 as 545 ffSSy Data PoQoi Mia 4nara tsar LSWRSlI Macan iMwln pran WETUMPKA Beat 14 that voting turf that consistently chooses the winner in the governor's race has extended Its winning record In Tuesday'! election George Wallace took 193 votes in this Elmore County farming section to Emory Folfnar's 111 Some 450 registered voters live In the IM4 44.