Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
ALABAMA IS FOR JOHNSTON.
Great Victory for Harmony and
Democracy.
MONTGOMERY is IN THE VAN
Gains All Over the State for Red Head
Joe.
BARBOUR LEADS A BIG GROUP
Other Former Oates Counties Are Conspicuous in the
Johnston Column and the Gre Swell
Reaches Gulf


Johnston Column. al
Reaches K
Below is given the result of the prima-
ries. as far as learned last night. from
all over the state Primaries were held in
slxty-four of the sixty-six counties, two
counties-Geneva and Morgan-having
already voted
Autauga.
Prattville. April 11-(Speciall John
ston will probably carry this county.
Only two beats heard from-Johnston
26. Clarke 20. All passed off quietly.
Barbour.
Eufaula, April 11.-(Special.)- have
heard from enough country beats to say
Barbour is solid for Johnston, not count
ing Eufaula, where the vote is close.
Eufaula, April 11.-(Special.) al.)-Johnston
has carried beats l, 2, 6, Z H. IA and To-
Clarke has carried Eufaula by As majori-
ty. The county is safe for Johnston.
Bibb.,
Woodstock, April 11.-(Special) AT the
beat meeting held here today W. w.
Shortridge was chairman. and James
y.
number, were instructed for Johnston for
governor, Robert Vance for sheriff. B. d.
Strickland for commissioner and for free
silver
Blount.
Bangor, April 11.-(Special)-Th fol-
lowing beats sent delegates for Johnston:
Bangor 3, Garden City /, MeMurry !,
Walkers 3, Whites 2, Nectar /, Blount
Springs and Hanceville unnstructed.
For Clarke Reid's.
Oneonta, April 11.-(Special)-R
Clarke 16 votes, Johnston 81. The other
beats. 81 delegates to come, cannot
change the result Blount's Z votes will
go for Johnston. Clarke developed great
strength at Oneonta box. Out of 20 votes
Johnston received 80, Clarke 81 This
beat instructed for ]. II. Donehoo treas
urer.
The republicans had big day of their
convention, it being largely attended.
All delegates instructed for Mckinley
and Vaughan. Moseley was here last
night and left about 5000 Doodle, but all
votes went to the other fellow. Nose
leys name was not mentioned. II. p.
Marlowe was elected chairman county
executive committee. The peoples party
chairman assured republicans that their
demand for representation on the ticket
would he respected.
Butler.
Greenville, April 11.-(Special)-The
news up to the present indicates that
there is absolutely no doubt but that
Johnston has Butler. The boys are all
happy.
Oxford, April 11.-(Special.)- This beat
sends delegates to the county cons
vention instructed to vote for Johnston
delegates to the state convention. The
delegates are instructed also to vote for
free silver men to the general assembly
Everything harmonious.
Admission, April I.-(Special)-In the
primaries Johnston gets Annistons 36
delegates, Oxford's s, Maddox's 6, Choc-
colocco's A, Dearmonville's and Dukes
3. Clarke carried Piedmont, which has 6
delegates, and Ladiga, which has "a.
Jacksonville prorated, giving Clarke 4
and Johnston 4. Other beats not heard
from, but the result cannot be changed,
as of the lis delegates which will COM
pose the convention Johnston has 65 al
ready reported. Admission gave Johnston
423 and Clarke 149.
Chambers.
Lafayette. April 1.-(Special0-This
beat sends Johnston delegates to the
was run. The county has gone for John
ston by good majority.
Lafayette, April H. ESPECIALLY
Chambers is for Johnston. Not Clarke
vote polled at Lafayette.
Cherokee.
Cedar Bluff, April 11.-(Special) )-This
beat prorates-Johnston 4, Clarke 4.
Round mountain beat solid for John
ston: Center beat solid for Clarke. The
county will go for Clarke by small ma
jority.
Chiffon.
CIanton April 11.-tSpecial)-Bea 4,
Johnston 81. Clarke 16: beat s. Johnston
49, Clarke 40 Beats /, 2, 3 and solid for
Johnston no opposition. Official returns
from other beats in the county not yet
heard from, but they will give Johnston
a big majority Out of the 65 delegates
to the county convention Johnston viii
get 5S.
Clarke.
Grove Hill, April 11.-(Special) )--Grove
Hill beat, Clarke county-Clarke "a,
Johnston q. There was very large at
tendance at the beat meeting. The coun-
ty is safe for Clarke.
Cleburne.
Edwardsville. April 11.-(Special)-
Beat meetings were held in this county
today to elect delegates to the county
convention. which meets here next
Wednesday Cleburne will send her 4
delegates to Montgomery instructed for
Captain Johnston. There will hardly be
half a dozen Clarke men at the county
convention With Johnston for governor
this county may be considered safely in
the democratic column next August.
Colbert.
Sheffield, April 11.--tSpecial) )--Every
precinct In Colbert, as far as heard from,
has gone for Johnston by handsome ma
1orities.