Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15

than a half column to the primary Jasper Mountain Eagle.
 It is claimed that MT. Clarke made two speeches in Morgan county, where Johnston made one, and the primary held there last week resulted in favor of John l. ston by more than two to one, and this is about how it stands throughout the state. Johnston deserves the nomina- tion It appears to us that any man with the least political foresight could but see that Johnston is the most avail able andidate.-LaFayette Sun.
 It is the general understanding all over the state that Clarke will get the solid delegation from every Clarke county and Johnston the solid delegation from every Johnston county. This is the general un- derstanding also in Randolph This be- ing the case, there is no room for any kicking over the result. A prorate in either county would be an injustice either to MT. Clarke or MT. Johnston. Roanoke Herald.
 Captain Johnston and his friends have much to encourage them. We think the result in Morgan is real indication Of the strength of Jefferson's candidate throughout the state. The gubernatorial issue IS not one that should necessarily divide the two financial factions in the party. The people want Joe Johnston for governor, not on account of his financial views, but because to him rightly belongs the honor.-AnniSton Hot Blast.
 It was 2 to 1 affair in Morgan. Clarke made total of 2 to 1 speeches over Johnston; Johnston got total of more than to 1 votes over Clarke. By the way, some Clarke journals have stated that Clarke would have carried the coun- ty if he had had more time. Clarke made ten~speeches in Morgan. According to our early Pike and Smiley indoctrina- ton, it would have taken a first-class cathode ray to discover a Clarke man in the entire county if he had made few more speeches.-Huntsvllle Argus.
 By telegrams received from Arlington the news comes that notwithstanding the great efforts made by MT. Clarke his assistants and followers, Morgan county on Saturday last went by majority of 500 for the red-headed democrat of lief ferson. The gray-headed "blue-eyed boy' of destiny from Mobile, who has held office (and paying ones at thaD since about 1870, with all the aid he has received from outsiders and his nine speeches in that county, was laid on the shelf. Hu1Tah for Morgan county and the gallant Johnston.-Wilcox Progress.
 Johnston scored a decided victory in Morgan county last Saturday, carrying the county by about 800 majority. He will have a solid delegation from Nor gan in the state convention. Morgan was disputed territory. Clarke had made a number of speeches in the county and
 
 chance to capture the delegation, but when the returns came in it was seen that Johnston was leading him at almost every precinct. It is said that "as goes Morgan so goes the Eighth district" "- Florence Herald.
 in Alabama politics. It is sticker for principle. It is making gallant fight for MT. Clarke on principle. Yet the State Herald with all the vehemence of it's nature, has for several weeks been trying to induce the Advertiser to inform an anxious public what it did with these same principles in the last congressional race while it supported Stallings, can tankerous silverloon, for congress against it's fellow-townsman, Mr. Wiley, staunch sound money Cleveland demo crat. Verify, some folks principles stretch like yarn stocking, to suit the foot.-Fort Payne Journal.
 It is amusing to see how the Adver- tiser is raising cain over the manner in which Morgan county was carried for Johnston Saturday, charging ballot box stuffing, etc, to say nothing or the re- fusal of the Johnston fellows to allow Clarke manager at the polls in Decatur. It's correspondent at that point de- nounces the result as bold and bare faced robbery" etc., and so on. Defeat goes hard with the old lady and she has the sympathy of many of her old time friends. But the idea of her denouncing "a fair deal at the polls'' as bold, bare faced robbery" and the manager as a .professional ballot box suffer" is what amuses the people mostly.-Opelika News
 The Montgomery Advertiser isn't happy even a little bit. It just can't be- lieve that red-headed Joe Johnston beat its bIue-eyed candidate over two to one in Morgan county last Saturday. The vote stands: Johnston, 1908; Clarke. 647. The Advertiser has sent special fellow to Morgan to see if some cheating and stealing by the Johnston men can't be unearthed. Old lady, remember that you've cut wide swath in the politics of Alabama in the past. Warwick. the king maker, met his Richard; Napoleon his Yelling ton, Sullivan his Corbett and now your day of disaster and defeat is at hand.
 Into each life some rain must fall,
 Some days be dark and dreary."
 Let that assurance comfort you if pos sible.-Greensboro Watchman.
 The result of the primaries in Morgan county Saturday gives hope and encour- agement to the democratic party in this state. Johnstons victory in that county will bring thousands of white men back Eoto line who will work for and vote ths democratic ticket in August-men who were hesita ting to come back, fearing they would be compelled to vote for candidate named by their arch nenmy, the Montgomery Advertiser, men who were too honorable to come into the pri- maries and pledge themselves to abide the result and violate that pledge. Now they will have confidence in the nomina- tion of Johnston. They will see that the democrats are no longer to be dictated to by the Montgomery Advertiser; that the lictation of that paper Is resented by democrats inside the lines as well as outside. and they will come and help to make the papers humiliation and defeat complete and overwhelming. It means