Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-14

consider that Mr.. Clarke still has a fight
ing chance.
The returns from Montgomery, as
wired the State Herald last night, still
stand. Hill, Wyly, Dreyspring and Wal
Ter are nominated for the legislature.
The tax assessorship will not be decided
until the county convention.
Pike.
Troy, April 3.-(special)-Pike county
gives rs 2-3 to Johnston and 6S 1-3 to
Clarke. One beat is contested. The
county is still for Johnston.
Troy, April 13.--(Special.) pike county
Is for Johnston sure. Mitchells beat to
be contested.
Randolph.
Roanoke, April 13-(Special EVERY
beat heard from is solid for Johnston.
He will have Randolphs entire delega-
tfon. Wire reliable news from Jefferson
ton.
Russell.
Scale, April 13.-(Special) Russell is
safe for Johnston, having 65 out of 122
delegates instructed for him.
Scale, April cial)-Johnston
carried Scale precinct by majority Of
100 votes, Clarke only receiving 18 votes
Six beats out of ten in the county giY .
Johnston IS votes in the convention c =
of 122. Three of the remaining four beats
give Clarke 30 votes, with Girard beat
with q votes uninstructed to be heard
from. Johnston will get at least half of
those. Johnston will carry the county
instructed for him to land him an easy
winner in Wednesdays convention.
Shelby.
Calera, April 13.-(Special) )-Seven
beats give Clarke So delegates and john
ston 26 in the county convention. The
convention will be composed of 105 dele
gates. There are ten beats to hear from,
and these will largely increase Clarke's
majority, which already assures him the
county.
Montevallo, April 13.-(Special.) 1.-The
executive committeeman of this beat,
both Clarke men, failed to open the polls
until nearly IL o'clock and closed them at
3 Quite number of Johnston men fall
ed to vote on that account The vote
stood AZ for Johnston and 46 for Clarke.
Johnston got the entire delegation of II
and they go instructed for him. The
county will probably prorate the dele
gates to the state convention.
st. Clair.
Ashville, April 13.-(Special)-Com-
plete returns from Saturdays primaries
information the convention will be COM
posed of 35 Johnston and 30 Clarke dele
gates and st. Clair will send up john
ston delegates to the state convention.
Pell City, April 3.-(Special)-We note
that the Evening News claims that st.
Clair is in the doubtful column. Can
state positively that st. Clair is for john
ston, al he has 40 out of the 81 delegates
to the county convention. Clarke has II,
with three beats to hear from, which Will
probably increase Johnston's majority.
The people are rejoicing over the demo-
cratic triumph, and hundreds of the 'old
guards" will fall in line in August.
Sumter.
York Station, April 12.-(Special.) 1.-The
primary passed off quietly yesterday, re-
sulting in vote of JOG, of which john
ston got So and Clarke 81 although we
did not vote for governor, only voting Tor
delega ates, which go to Clarke, though
mixed delegation, the Johnston men get
ting half delegate and the Clarke men
61k. But the Johnston men have few
Irregularities for the county convention
to act on, which may give them or 2
delegates at least. Leaving out this
, delegation, the convention will consist of
43 Clarke delegates and A Johnston
delegates. If the county convention sus-
tains the Johnston mems protest 1t Will
give Johnston about half a delegate ad-
fore, we feel sure of sending out of the
10 delegates to Montgomery.
c.. p. Mills and M. b. Cameron, the bi-
metallist candidates for representative,
were nominated by safe majorities in the
county, The populites came to town to
vote, but would not sign the pledge and
were excluded. Some said on being ques-
toned that they intended voting for
Clarke, knowing, 1 presume, that he
could be more easily beaten than john
ston If nominated. Others wanted to
vote for Johnston, but would not sign the
pledge.
In one beat there are 100 populites who
will vote for Johnston.
Everything passed off smoothly here,
though great energy was shown by both
the Johnston and Clarke men, both know
ing this was the pivotal beat in this,
Sumter county.
Livingston, April 12.-(Special)-Al
the beats in the county heard from.
Johnston will get 44A delegates, Clarke
491z.
Talladega.
Talladega, April 12.-(Special)- )-John-
stons majority will exceed 1000 in this
county. The following additional nom.na-
tions appear to have been made: Legis-
Iature. J. B. Sanford; tax collector, Ad-
am o. Riser; treasurer, w. e. Dickinson,
and Hansard, Armbrester, and perhaps
Cliett, commissioners. Local Clarke men
here when they read today's Advertiser
gave up and conceded the state and JEFF
ferson county to Johnston.
Tallapoosa.
Dadeville April 3.-(Special) )--Thir-
teen beats have been heard from. In
these Johnston has 39H delegates and
Clarke 271s delegates Five beats to hear
from with 13 delegates. Johnston will be
certain to carry as many as S more dele
gates which will give him the county
without doubt.
Walker.
Jasper, April 12.-(Special.)- )--Walker