Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-13
CAUGHT ON THE CURBSTONE.

captain BTlCkeu OI 1uNeIHe, SIcuSHdW county, was a visitor to Birmingham during the past week, in attendance on the meetings of the Press Association of Alabama. He is one of the leading members of the bar of that county, and is the owner of the Democrat of that town He Is also chairman of the dem ocratic executive committee of the coun- ty. In conversation with a State Herald man he said:
 Last year was a bowling Oates man and did all I could for the governor Now am a Joe Johnston man, and am going to do all can to put him in the gubernatoril chair. My brother-in-law, Solicitor Parke. of Troy is also for ohm ston. He was an Oates man lastH'ear and along with me has had change of heart Crenshaw was against Johnston last year, but you can put 1t down that 1t is going for him with a whoop this time. don't see how they can keep him from being Alabama's next governor if he wants it." And there are thousands of men throughout Alabama who fought Captain Johnston two years ago who will be for him next time if he decides to run.
 Said a citizen who has keen sense of the ridiculous: "A few years ago there was an accident in the yards here in Birmingham. The engine turned over and several men were badly injured. A doctor was sent for and when he arrived there were several men lying under a tree, all apparently badly hurt. Now it happened that the engineer was one legged man and his cork leg was mashed off The doctor did not know this and he looked at the fellow moment and remarked that his leg would have to be cut off. Just at this time the suffering engineer recovered consciousness and said: "Unscrew it, doctor, and take it off, The doctor then realized for the first time that the man only had one leg and his friends guy him about it to this day"
 E. o. Nicely of the Guntersville Dem- ocrat is one of the best editors in Ala bama. He is thorough gentleman and no man stands higher with the members of the Alabama Press association In conversation with State Herald report CT he said: We gold bugs up in Mar shall are not disposed to make fight on Captain. Johnston this year. There is a very general opinion prevalent in my county to make no fight on a delegation for him for governor. Neither would we make fight to keep Oates from getting for him for senator. What we want in my section of the state Is peace and a united democracy"
 '"The dispatch published in your paper from Selma last Sunday" remarked a
 
 head was likely to be a candidate for governor has caused the people of the Sixth district to commence to talk. We have been looking around for successor in congress for him, and have heard the names of Judge Sprott and Col A. c. Hargrove prominently mentioned. Either of them would make admiral congress sional timber and would be elected should either decide to enter the race and receive the democratic nomination" 
 Another gentleman standing near re- marked: q agree with you most hearti- 1y about what you said of Messrs. Sprott and Hargrove, but I am young mans man. l would like to see Tom Long of Walker or E. D. Willett of Pickens suc- ceed to Bankheads place But. then, if the lower counties should claim the plum there Is Cameron of Sumter or Mcqueen of Greene, either of whom would carry to successful finish the battle flag of democracy. There is plenty of young material in Tuskaloosa. No better man than Manly Foster lives He is a brainy young fellow. and it is only question of time when he will be honored by his peo- pie. His partner. w. c. Oliver. is equal ly as good man. with a little more inn petuosity than his more sedate senior. Again, there Is c. B. Werner of the Ga zette He has recently taken unto him. self better half, and can now be fairly said to be on the road to carving out a name for himself. Foster is of one of the oldest and best families of Tuskaloosa county. and married daughter of Con- Eressman Clarke. Oliver is son of the late probate judge of Greene. while Yer ner comes of one of the oldest and most prominent families of South Carolin ! Besides these there are dozen or more available men in the district, who would make excellent congressional timber"
 
 A gold standard democrat. and an in. fluential lawyer. said
 "I am opposed to running gold stand ard man for the nomination for governor for two reasons. One is that I doubt very much whether he could be fairly