Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-14
Montgomery.

Montgomery, April 12.-(Special.) 1.-The
greatest victory of the campaign was
achieved in Montgomery county. This
old citadel of party bosses and the
stronghold of the single gold standard
faction in Alabama has gone more than
all was when 1t was announced at noon
today that Johnston had carried beat 4,
the eastern half of the city, in which the
Advertiser is published, where most or
the erstwhile omnipotent ringmasters
live. None of the Johnston men here,
excepting Mr.. Lawson, had the temerity
to claim it until late yesterday afternoon.
About twenty-five or thirty of the most
active business men here pulled their
coats off, however, and the votes they
landed for Johnston were astounding.
Jeffersof's candidate carried the beat by
"a majority in a total vote of 1454 john
ston now has to his credit one town beat
with 81 delegates and eleven and one-half
county beats with 131a votes each, or
1917 votes, making total of 1864 votes
for Johnston of the 256 in the convention.
The returns give Mr.. Clarke two and
one-half county beats with 13 votes each
and one city beat with 81 votes, making
a total for him of 69h votes. There Is
one other county beat with 13 votes to
hear from, and that is conceded to John
ston. Beat 3, which Mr.. Clarke carried,
is the western part of the city, which
gave Clarke 122 majority ina total vote
cf 1124 The returns indicate the nomina-
tion of the following county officers for
Montgomery: For sheriff, Charles E.
Parks: tax collector, Elliott s. Armistead; /;
treasurer, Amos Jones; coroner, Woodley
C. Campbell; justices of the peace for
Montgomery, Benjamin III. Screws, John
Fl. Fuller Moses H. Stuart and Walter
S. Stokes; constab BILE, W. b. Gilmer; tax
assessor doubtful; representatives, Will
liam w. Hill and A. A. Wiley certain,
and two of the following gentlemen, but
which two is not known A. T. Drey-
spring, Hal T. Walker, William r. Wal
Ier and John G. Finley.
There were ten in the race for this NOM
ination. The officers nominated are all
tip-top men, and everybody is satisfied.
Montgomery, April 13.-(Special)--
Johnston carried beat 4. in which the Ad-
vertiser Is published, by 55 majority.
Clarke won in beat by IL votes. John
ston has 1862 votes of the 25O in Mont
gofmery's convention.
Montgomery, April 13.-(SpeciaL)-Th
attitude of the Advertiser in declining
to gracefully yield to the inevitable Is
surprising somewhat to the INITIATED
in politics. 1t declines to ac-
knowledge Johnston's victory, and even
feebly maintains that Clarke Is still In
the race All of this. however, is easily
understood. Mr.. Clarke is In duty
bound to assist his supporters through
out the state who are candidates for coun-
ty offices, and it is not unnatural pre-
sumption that the news of his unquali-
fed surrender would injure their chances
of making safe landing. T, therefore,
an element of doubt can be injected into
the news of the result some Of the dele
gates in remote precincts can be fooled
until after the county conventions meet.
and the complete demoralizatIo OF the
Clarke supporters can be postponed that
long. 1t is considered possible. in fact,
"a xxri1 no fhx.
state convention. especially If good big
lot Of contests can be hatched up. The
attitude OF the Clarke leaders here is
comicaL When asked their opinen as "a
the result they tell you personally that il
is folly to deny the fact of Captain John
ston's nomination. but that IL they are
being interviewed for publication they