Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-11
NAMES OF THE ASPlRANTS
Clarke Men Are Sore, Sick, Sorry and Dis
grunted.
JOHNSTON FOLKS ARE SANGulNt
Something About the Outlook-The Enemy
Is as Boastful as He Is Ill Tempered, but
all Is Serene Over the Assurance of
Victory for Johnston.

ne great QeHiOCIdliC party VI Ala
bama will today through it's vast machin-
cry make known to the people by pri-
mary election it's choice of leaders and
standard bearers in the state and county
election, which will take place on the
first Tuesday in August next.
The voter today has an unusually
large list of candidates from whom to
make his selections.
The principal interest centers in the
election for governor, because in that
contest more energy, talent and partisan
feeling generally have been exercised. It
is also extremely interesting because it is
the first time in the history of contests
for such high party honors that candi-
date for governor entered and made an
active canvass in the county of a rival
candidate. This Mr. Clarke has done in
coming into the county of Jefferson to
contest for it's delegation of thirty neigh
bors of Captain Johnston. A tremendous
effort and unheard of methods have been
used to compass the defeat of Captain
Johnston and much has been done to
embitter the contest. 1t is nevertheless
simple and the lines are we'll defined.
Next in interest to the race for gov
ernor is the contest for the legislature,
DR.. r. M Cunningham and NJ. A. Porter,
Esq, heading the list as candidates to
represent Jefferson county in the senate,
and numerous other candidates from
whom to choose six democrats to stand
for representatives of jefferson county in
the lower house of the general assembly.
The aspirants for representatives are:
John ], Altman, /, A Brown, j. A. Cur
lee, S. c. Davidson, Daniel A. Greene.
John Harkins, q. w. Houston, John NJ.
Huey, Samuel Will John, L. Y. Lipscomb,
John Mcqueen, John E. Miles. A. J.
O'Keefe. John D. Strange, w. H. Wade,
i. b. White, d. j. Ovens.
Next in popular concern is the race for
sheriff. This Is an unusually pretty con-
test. Eight good citizens are aspirants
for this honor and valuable party prize.
They are Andrew w. Burgin, James A
Eastis A. B. Jones. Frank P. OBrien
w. j. Prowell, T. S. Smith, b. A. Thomp-
son and w. j. Vann.
For tax collector it is a straight clean
race between j. B. Francis and r. G..
Hewitt.
The excellent regulations of the con-
testants and the very energetic canvass
made by the aspirants have attracted no
little interest to the race for tax asses
sor For this plum the candidates are
j. Felix Mclaughlin, John A. Miner,
Samuel K. Robertson, A. ]. Tarrant G.
S. Winfield.
Four good hardworking democrats as
plre to be county treasurer. They are
Samuel A. Dupuy Kenneth f. Hawkins,
Joseph T. Mcknight, John r. Rocket.
The candidates for county commission
er are as follows:
First districtW. I. Brown. J. X. P.
Lacy, w. G. McTyeire, Charles l. Meigs,
James L. Nail. w. p. Stradford
Second district-Daniel Pratt Hale, L.
D. Lacey, Rose w. Owen, George W.
Smith.
Third district-J. T. Garretson, G. T.
Morrow, N. d. Talley, George l.. Thomas,
George w WeSt r. S. Woods
Fourth district-George s. Earnest
Felix Montgomery, Dan w. Nash w. W.
Perkins, B. w. Taylor, LATHE e. Ware.
James C. Williams, George L. Young.
For coroner it seems to be a simple
race between r. e. Jones and III. f.. War
ner.
There are also candidates for two JUS
tices of the peace, and one constable.
Tine names of aspirants for these Offices
had not been placed yesterday upon the
official ballot, but the voter will have no
difficulty today finding who the gentle
men are who are willing to serve the
people in their department of justice.
The Outlook.
And how is the battle going? -
The Clarke people retired last night
tired and out of sorts They were boast
full to the last, doing everything in the
way of asserting their confidence except
to bet their money, yet it is we'll known
that the sporting spirit is not lacking
among the followers of the blue-eyed
Dick of destiny. They may number those
who have been converted from free sill
yer to rampant goldbugs but they didn't
all attend the antf-race meeting and get
on the mourners' bench and ask abso-
luton for gambling in Alabama. The
reason no Clarke men could be found
who were willing to back their sanguine
claims with sound money, except at big
odds, is because their confidence is large
ly assumed. Never were efforts SO des-
perate made to carry county as they
have devoted to the assault upon the un-
converted democracy of Jefferson coun-
ty, and they left the field last night sore,
angry and disgusted at the futility of
their efforts to cajole, buy or bulldoze
democrats here to vote against their fell
low citizen and neighbor on the mock
slogan of principle.
The Johnston people, while they have
in no wise made the mistake of under
estimating the strength and cunning and
desperation of their opponents, closed the
last campaign day yesterday in excellent
spirits, hopeful, buoyant and determined.
Every beat in the coun I has been cam
vassed and the old unterrified, unconvert-
ed democracy will assert itself today as
the Johnston people wish 1T, and at the
same time in line with the party all over
the states News from all over the state
Is full of good cheer. From the pictures
que heights of Monte Sano in old Madi-
son to the gentle slopes of Mobile bay
there has been constantly growing ac-
cession to the ranks of the army of John
ston men, And the Johnston men of a
sporting character went to bed last night
willing to bet on their man and give a
premium for the chance.
Below are given few expressions as
they fell upon the ears of a State Herald
representative yesterday:
w. B. Leedy-I am sound money"
man and shall vote for Mr.. Clarke on
that principle, but have never yet been
able to believe that Clarke would be
nominated. 1 have heard great deal of
claiming by both Sides but 1 can't get
my own consent to say believe anything