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CHAIRMAN OF BOARD QUITS E.C. Street Forced to Give Up Post or Retire as Liberty National Bank Receiver A. P. Cagle was declared nominee for representative, place one, by the county democratic executive committee Wednesday morning at the courthouse. Recheck of the returns against the tally sheets lost two votes for John Dollins, and made the Baylor profèsmajority 22 votes, the closest race ever recorded in the county. Good as Million' Dollins, addressing the committee, declared, "Twenty-two votes is as good as a million to complihis opponent, and said, "I'll be here two years from now, but won't be as nervous as have been today. He said he will not contest the elecThe two-vote change was in the Ross box, where the return sheet gave Dollins votes, but the tally sheet gave him 44. E. Street resigned Wednesday morning as chairman the democratic effective Sept the resignation being on demand of the federal that he either quit his post as chairman or as receiver for the Liberty National and Provident National banks. committee was appointed to nominate his successor. Notes Irregularities Street, in resigning, read prepared men, which was ordered spread on the minutes. in which he called attention to various irregular practices in holding elections, brought to light by Gayle's current contest of Joe Alexander's nominaTURN TO BACK PAGE. COL.