Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-20
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS
Encouraging News Received
From All Over the State
ATJOHNST0N HEADQUARTERS
The Journals Manifesto Says He Is a Dead
Sure Wnner-Clarke Is Going Back
to Montgomery.

Montgomery, March 19-(Special)-
Inc journal prints the following very re-
assuring manifesto:
TO Johnstons Friends: The news re-
ceived at the Johnston headquarters in
this city from all over the state is of the
most encouraging nature. In fact, it is
OF such nature as to give positive as
surance of a Johnston tide which has
set in and which cannot be stopped
Everything points to an overwhelming
victory for the people against the Mont
sonery Advertiser and its vicious and
malignant methods. The people are in
the saddle. When the state committee
met and proved to be a Johnston COM
mittee it indicated the trend of public
thought and sentiment throughout the
state There is every indication and
evidence of ground swell in favor of
Johnston from the Tennessee to the gulf.
The people are for Johnston, and the
voice of the people isn't going to be
stified. All the speakers that the Ad-
vertlser may put in the field, all the
wall street gold that it may expend in
the effort to purchase votes, all it's ca
Joling and dattery and brow beating will
aHect nothing. The people were never
50 determined as they are today to get
rld OF that paper and it's baueful infu-
ence. They have been driven to the very
So.
they have turned on it and they are go
ing to make it feel their power and the
end of their toes. They propose to kick
1t as 1t has kicked party leaders, and al
ready 1t is beginning to feel their power
and 1t is crying fraud and preparing to
bolt, taking the first and the most effec-
tive step, trying to make the people be-
l1eVe the party Is dishonest Be of good
cheer. Johnston is a dead sure winner.
He is as certain to be the nominee as
nlght foiloWs day. Go and tell your
neighbor to get on the band wagon. The
Register has sounded the alarm In Mo-
bile. 1t tells of quiet canvass being
made in the interest of Johnstons friends
to capture Mobile and puts Clarke's
friends on their guard The news from
Jefferson is to the effect that all opposi-
tion to Johnston is fading, dying out, and
that Johnston will carry every beat in
the county. The news from Dallas is
equally cheering. The Advertiser simply
isn't IN II anywhere. Many of those
counties heretofore conceded to Clarke
are now being confidently claimed by
Johnston's friends in those counties.
and there is now every indication that
he will carry them. The Bessemer Week.
ny well expresses the situation: In this
race Clarke has ceased to be in it, All
the efforts he and his friends can put
forth will not enable him to get within
seeing distance of the end of the pole,
His canvass, abortive as it Is certain to
be, and his defeat, ignominous as it can
not fail to be, may imbitter his demo-
cratic followers as to cause them to stab
their party to the death, but ii will put
a solemn and monitory quietus on his
ambition"
Trying to Right Matters liz Mon tgomery.
1t is announced that Mr. Clarke, can
didate for the democratic nomination for
governor Will make two speeches here
during next week. Mr.. Clarke has a con-
siderable following in this Montgomery
county, and while he has spoken on sew
eral occasions In the city, he has never
given the people of the county beats an
opportunity to hear him. His coming is
therefore awaited with interest. 1t is
announced that he will speak at Ramer
and at Sprague Junction, the two points
at which Captain Johnston spoke last
month. In view of the boast of Mr..
Clarkes friends that he had a regular
lead pipe clnch" here, his invasion of
the county is rather surprise.
A Most Unfortunate Accident.
A special from Lafayette, Ala, says
that Miss Susie Chappell, lovely young
lady of Penton, Ala, while standing
about the fireplace in her room had the
misfortune to have her skirts catch fire,
and was fatally burned before assistance
could reach her. The unfortunate acci-
dent has caused great sorrow in the
community in which she lived.
The Johnston Headquarters.
The Montgomery County Johnston
Democratic club has established head
quarters on Commerce street, over the
office of the Postal Telegraph company
The secretary has already enrolled $50
members, and the clubs membership Is
increasing daily. The rooms are intend
ed as headquarters for all good demo-
Gratis who visit the city. and the friends
of Captain Johnston are DESTROYS that all
visiting democrats should make them
selves entirely at homs there ME-