Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
GUBERNATORlAL..
Echoes of the Press Responsive to the Clarke Announcement-Th Press and Peo-
 pie in Favor of Captain Johnston.

The newspapers that are fighting the
 nomination of Captain Johnston need not worry themselves. He is going to be nomi- mated and elected governor. The democ-
 racy of Alabama is satisfied with him and the people want him.-Hartselle (Morgan
 county) Enquirer.
 The announcement has been antici- pated and will create no special sensa- t1on. It does not and cannot alter the fact that the large majority of the demo- cratS of Alabama believe that Capt. Joe Johnston should be our next governor. The actual announcement of MT. Clarke's candidacy will not break the crystaliza- tion of sentiment in favor of Captain Johnston. It has been discounted as it
 were in the popular mind.-Huntsville Argus.
 Captain Johnston, we believe, will eX-
 ert his efforts to have a clean fight and
 will treat MT. Clarke with the same re-
 spect that he is treated with. The cap- tain is good man. He has friends far and wide, and many of them will sup port him because of this friendship. Lay ing political issues aside, Captain John ston has firm friend in the Herald but
 we cannot agree with him in his ideas on
 the silver question. The campaign has begun, and now it must be fought honor- ably to the end.--Union Springs Herald Hon. Richard H. Clarke, congressman of the First Alabama district, on Satur- day night formally announced his candi- dacy for the democratic gubernatorial nomination. The race now lies between Hon. Joseph r. Johnston and Hon. Richard H. Clarke, the former a dyed in-the-wool true bimetallic democrat, the latter an ardent gold standard democrat The Democrat will advocate the candi- dacy of Hon. Joseph r. Johnston as the most available candidate and truest exponent of democratic principles. Huntsville Democrat.
 Suppose they induce the Hon. R. H. Clarke or some other sound money can didate to enter the field in opposition to the magnanimous Johnston, will that bring about harmony, peace and good feeling in the party? Nay verify! Cap tain Johnston's old-friends and support CTS will cling the closer to him; the new converts will be found at their side sup porting them until the battle is fought and the victory is gained. Better, 10000 times better, gentlemen to turn your artillery on the enemy-fght that party
 with all the malignity and hate with which you are now fighting John ston and your pen will in truth be | mightier than the sword.-Leighton Press.
 It might possibly be stroke of policy in Mr. Clarke to enter the race for gov ernor although he sees defeat staring him in the face. He is comparatively a young man; he has been very successful indeed in politics. and to continue in the race for the senate and be defeated for | that office while the Advertiser is mak- | ing such appeals to him to run and de- l feat Captain Johnston for governor | would shelve him eternally; while to offer | himself as a sacrifice in the guberna- | torial race might give him quite an ad- vantage in the race for the senate when Mr. Morgan's time expires. The real question for him to consider is. for which | office he would rather be defeated, and | his preference in that case should govern | his action in the matter.-Russen Reg ister.
 Since Captain Johnston's announce | ment the News. as thoroughly and care | fully as possible, has been studying the l sentiment of the people of Alabama and analyZing political probabilities, and it l has come, within the last few days, to | the reluctant conclusion that sound | money democratic nominee for governor | cannot poll by many thousands as many votes as a free silver nominee; in fact, 1 the News believes that a sound money | nominee cannot be elected. So believing, l and infinitely preferring, for obvious req l sons, a democratic governor, though he 1 be a champion of free silver, to a popu- | lite or republican governor, the News | favors and shall urge the nomination of | Captain Johnston.-Birmingham News. We thtak MT. Clarke will be defeated. He ought to be The party sn Alabama I Is too badly torn up 10 try to force Mr. | Cleveland and all his mistakes down its throat A large part Of the democrats