Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
GAINING GROUND DAILY
Is What the Candidate From
Jefferson Is Doing.
NO HOPE FOR Mr.. CLARKE
"As the Tide Sweeps on the Johnston Wave Is
Getting to Be Irresistible" in Its
Force

Russell county is certain to go for
Johnston.-Russell Register.
If you want to be on the winning side
vote for Johnston.-Gurley Herald.
Well informed politicians say that
Sumter will go for Johnston.-Selma
Times.
AS the tide sweeps on the Johnston
wave is getting to be rresistible.-Selma
Times
Captain Johnston is certainly the choice
of Colbert county democrats for govern
or-Colbert County Banner.
We believe every county in north Ala
bama will be in the Johnston column.
SO mote 1t be!-Cullman Gazette.
A majority of the democrats of Tus-
cumbia precinct have expressed them
selves for Johnston.-Leighton News.
Clarke made two speeches to john
ston's one in Morgan county, but john
ston beat him to Evergreen Courant.
The Clarke men hereabouts are not as
happy as they were before Morgan coun-
ty spoke. Boys, throw up the sponge
Cullman Gazette.
Captain Johnston will scarcely have
the semblance of opposition in the pro-
curement of the four delegates from this
county-Heflin New Era.
A prominent candidate who has been
all over north Sumter says Johnston Will
carry the county to i. Hurrah Tor
Johnston,-Cub Banner.
The man who wants to have anything
to do with making the next governor of
Alabama had better vote for Joe john
ston, for he will be elected.-Russell Reg
ister
Our Clarke friends had Morgan county
down for Mr.. Clarke, but he only got
three beats out of nineteen-somethlng
like a ratio of 16 to 1.-Oxford Enter
prise.
Captain Johnston is gaining ground
every day. We said in the beginning
that he would win, and our confidence in
his success increases every day.-Oxford
Enterprise.
The nomination of Captain Johnston
for governor will strengthen the demo-
cratic ticket in Colbert county very ma
terially in the next August election
Leighton News.
our Clarke friends In Oxford have
about given up and some of them say
they see no hope for Clarke. We think
more of them for being SO honest.-Ox-
ford Enterprise.
Alabamas next governor spoke in the
court house here last Thursday night.
The Johnston folks had a regular love
feast. If Henry isn't for Johnston, its
mighty nigh it.-Abbeville Times.
Two-third of Colonel Clsrke's audi
ence at this place last Saturday were
Johnston men. Colonel Clarke hadn't
proceeded far with his speech before he
realized the fact.-North Alabamian.
Captain Johnston is enthusiastically
received by the people wherever he goes.
The people are f1ocking to him, and 1t is
now pretty certain that he will have
about 400 delegates in the convention
Cui1man Gazette.
A Johnston day. That's what last Sat-
urday was in Admission. Executive COM
mittee 81 to 3 for Johnston Nearly all
the country beats practically solid for
Johnston. Calhoun perfectly safe for the
,ed-headed andidate.--Anniston Repub-
lican.
Captain Johnston is having large and
enthusiast site audiences as he goes from
county to county. Mr.. Clarke's audi
ences are reported to be, and doubtless
are, small and cold. Everything indi-
Gates a regular Waterloo for Clarke
Huntsville Argus.
The goldbugs are making a desperate
effort to rally their scattering forces for
Colonel Clarke, but find 1T an uphill and
left-handed business. Boys, quit your
foolishness, Join the Joe Johnston pro-
cession andwe'll all march on to victory.
-Cul1man Gazette.
We honestly believe Joe Johnston can
poll 300 more votes for governor in De-
KaIb than can Mr.. Clarke. We believe
Johnstons nomination would assure the
success of our county ticket This is
simply a matter of opinion, but we have
heard many expressions along this line
Fort Payne Journal.
The current is running strong to John
ston. Every day brings increased,
strength to it. Every portion of the state
renders like report of an overwhelming
sentiment in his favor Mr.. Clarke has
not been able to stem the strong flow of
the Johnston stream, struggle he never
so hard.-Hartselle Enquirer.
u; C1a VIZ I,n
that cleveland was a id mugwnmp
and ought not to be nominated at Chi
cago in 1892" but that was before he
knew the president intimately. The col
onel now thinks there is not another man
like unto Mr.. Cleveland on the face of
the earth.-North Albanian.
Capt Joseph r. Johnston captured the
delegation from Morgan county last Sat-
urday. The contest between Johnston
and Clarke was an interesting fight, and
the "red-headed man" cleaned up the
"blue-eyed boy of destiny" Two years
ago that county divided the delegation
equally between Oates and Johnston
Scottsboro Citizen.
Twenty-Five members of the democrat,
ic executive committee Of Colbert county
are for Johnston and one for Clarke. Our
probate judge, circuit clerk, sheriff tax