Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-19
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS
"Clarke Men Are Making a Big
 Bluff"
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
The Capitol to Be Thoroughly 0verhauIed and Repainted-Captain Johnston to Speak
 in Montgomery Tomorrow Night.

Clarke men," said a prominent republi- can, "have no idea that they will be able to effect the nomination of MT. Clarke. They are making a big bluff and the purpose of ii is to obtain a sound money platform and if possible to capture the bulk of the national delegation for the eound money idea. The reason of this is apparent if you will only think mo- ment. Alabama is very early in acting and if the democratic party in this state should put out a free silver platform, with free silver candidate and send a free silver delegation to the Chicago con- vention it might cause a slump to free silver in the states which are now re- garded as doubtful on this question. l am in close relation with many of the leading Clarke men of this city and know of what l speak. They have ad- mtted to me the fact that they know it is impossible to defeat Captain Johnston, but they are obliged to keep up appear ances, and that is all their campaign amounts to-"
 Much Needed Improvement.
 The governor has let a contract for thoroughly overhauling the interior of the capitol building and the work was commenced this morning. The hall of the house and senate chamber will be re- plastered throughout and kalsOmined and the contract calls for an entire new ceiling in the third story. Governor oates intends to leave the capitol in a better condition than he found it and says that before he gets through with it the in- terior will look better than it did when it was new. It is stated that he will alsd have the outside of the building painted
 A Good Old Democratic Negro.
 One of the funerals here today was that of Bob Arlington, an old-tme col Ofed man. who Otbpr thinpc been noted for years for his faithfulness to the democratic party. He was one of the original colored democrats of Mont gomery county and no persuasion or in limitation on the part of men of his color could induce him to go back on what he believed was right. During slavery times he was the property of the family of the late Judge T. M, Arlington and up to the time of his death he had the greatest love for every member of the family of his former owner, and every member of that family had great regard for old Rob- At several sessions of the Alabama leg 1slature he was one of the servants in at- tendance at the door of the house of rep Tesentatives.
 A Little Mathews Boom.
 A party of prominent Alabamans gathered today in the Exchange hotel here discussing national politics devel- oped the fact that there is a wel-defined move to arose public sentiment in the StatC Ol <AldDdlld III 1aNOr Of the pan0i- dacy of Ex-Governor Mathews of In- diana for the nomination for the presi- dency at Chicago. The gentlemen were from different portions of the state, yet each could say that he had received a letter from the Mathews correspondence bureau in Indianapolis calling attention to the candidacy of Ex-Governor Math- ews and soliciting his support. The letters were accompanied by printed sheet giving extracts froml various nN, 6 14Isx ernor Mathews. The gentlemen seem very slow to commit themselves as to whether they had or had not decided to support the claims of Governor Mathews
 Captain Johnston in Montgomery.
 Capt. J. F. Johnston, candidate for the nomination for governor before the next democratic state convention, was in the city today talking with his many friends in this city. Tomorrow Captain John- ston will deliver a speech at Banner, in this county, and on the following day ne VIII speak in the morning at Sprague Junction, and will reach this city in time to address the people of Montgomery at the theater at 8 D. m.
 Hon. H. D. Lane for the Senate.
 Hon. Hector D. Lane at present con- missioner of agriculture, has announced his candidacy for the state senate from Limestone-eounty. Mr. Lane is a native of that county, and besides the office he now holds he has served his county in the lower house of the general assembly. He has an opponent, Hon. B. M Sowell of Athens, a prominent lawyer of the county, but his friends claim that he will be nominated with ease.
 Editor Hare Increases His Plant.
 MT. c. w. Hare, formerly editor and proprietor of the Chiffon View, published at Clanton, Ala, but now the editor and proprietor of the Tuskegee News has decided to move the plant of the View to Tuskegee and add it. to the office of the News at that place, which addition will give MT. Hare an excellent newspaper equipment at Tuskegee.
 Indignation Over the Lynching.
 The lynching of the negro murderer. Bob Williams, here Saturday night has caused a wave of popular indignation against lawlessness. It has been the subject of sermons, and the officers who gave up the prisoner to the mob are com ing in for some incidental criticism. One of the propositions growing out of the lynching is to call a public meeting of the people of Montgomery at an early day to give formal and emphatic pro- test of the people of this city on such fragrant exhibition of lawlessness. The date for this meeting has not been fixed, but the suggestion comes from Ex-Su- preme Court Justice William s. Thoring ton.
 The Governor Still in Philadelphia.
 Governor Oates is at present in Phila- delphia, where he was called some days ago by the report that his wife, who is under treatment there, was in a critical condition. It is reported here that she is now somewhat improved. but Gov- ernor Oates is not expected back until the last of the week.
 MT. Jackson Ill.
 Mrs. H. M. Jackson. wife of Bishop Jackson, is quite i'll at her home in this city While her condition is not now be- lieved to be critical her friends are very much alarmed about her.
 CENTREVHLE.
 Sad Death of the Probate Judge of ~Bibb
 County.