Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
ECHOES OF THE PRESS.

Mir Clarke owns up like a man that he
 is sorry he is in the race.-Selma Inns.
 This region Is overwhelmingly for Joe
 Johnston for overnor.-Huntsville Ar
 gus
 The Johnston men, judg ng from the
 expression of his following from every
 section of the state, are perfectly satis-
 fled with the outlook.-Cullman Gazette.
 News from all over the country is of
 the most encouraging nature for the Johnston men. The Clarke men dc clai m that they will carry Richmond and Car
 lowville, and that is about all. The rest of the county, including this city, will be
 for Joe Johnston.-Selma Times.
 MT. Clarke needn't canvass Montgom- cry county. Other gentlemen have prom ised him to save one county out of the wreck and ruin for him, and that county is Montgomery. But Montgomery is go
 ing just the same into the general wreck. The democracy of this county want it to be unanimous. There is a regular stam- pede to Johnston all along the line.- Montgomery Journal. ss
 Capt Joe Johnston spoke in Montgom- cry last Thursday night to 1000 people. It was a magnificent effort. It fell on the hearts of the hearers in a touching way. It was plain. simple talk from plain but able man. He is just plain but strong man; man that has come up from among the plan, common people, and he knows how to get near them. He says that he is running for governor be- cause he wants the place. He is making votes everywhere. The Advertiser is dy- ing very hard, but the old lady sees the inevita ble and is getting ready to take up the cudgel and go to work for the fa- vorite of the people.-Athens Courier. | The Montgomery Advertiser yesterday | thought 1t would anticipate the John hra qryq n mn ion, hy irvine n l neutralze any bragadocio that might be | indulged in by reason Of the develop | ments in the county committee Saturday | It said that the Johnston men had cap | tured the committee, but asked the peo- pie If the state not to take that as an | index as to how the county would go l in the primaries. It still feebly claimed 1 the county for Clarke. IL must have been l very seriously disappointed when the | managers of the Montgomery Johnston | braggart campaign" de no demonstra- l tion over what it admitted twas known l for some time that Johnston had ma l jority of the committee" The "braggart l campaign" is being conducted with de- | cency and in order. The friends of Cap l tain Johnston recognize that this is a l fight inside the party, among democrats,
 and are not putting up any roosters to l crow over victories over democrats | This is in striking contrast with the pol 1 icy pursued by the Mon, gomery Adver- l 'llSeT. w nat d luSS anu Hurry II WOQlu l have made if Mr Clarkes friends had been in ma jority in the committee and l elected their chairman. Who doubts that l the Advertiser would have crowed lus- l lilly and attempted to humiliate the mi l norty of the democrats on the committee | and add to their disappointment and | chagrin? The Johnston forces are con-
 servative, satisfied with their leader and l their cause and with the situation. They
 expect to carry the county for Johnston. If they had any doubts on this subject 1 before they nave none now. The fight is
 an anti-Advertiser fight. It is honest | democrats against the intolerance of the l Advertiser and it's methods. It Is, of | course, an unequal contest, but that is l the issue in Montgomery. MT. Lawson calls it democracy vs. Gormanism, but l that is just another name for it. He truly l said if the party did not rebuke it inside l the party the people would rebuke it out 1 side the party. But the people will not | get chance to do 1t. The party will do | 1t inside the elinos.--Montgomery Journal. l Dick Clarke spent Sunday in Mont l gomery, no doubt for the purpose of seek | ing inspiration and an increased stock of l courage to enable him to keep on the l track by earnest consultation with the l sage of the postoffice and incidentally l with--Jones of that ilk.-Selma Times. l From the rock-rbbed mountains of old | Blount to the golden strands of Baldwin l the cry is for Joe Johnston for governor. l Uncle Simon Gays gulf tide has swept l Richard clear off his feet--Selma Times. l Governor Oates has appointed N. H. 1 Thompson judge of probate of Bibb coun- | ty to fill the vacancy caused by the death l of Judge Davidson, who was also an ap- l pointee of Governor Oates of less than a | year ago.-Selma Times.
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