Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-13
PIKE COUNTY FOR' JOHNSTON
Boys Used to Swell the Clarke
 List.
N0N-RESIDENTS ALSO USED
Thirty-six Boys Names Appear in the Adver- tiser's Padded Iist-Prom minent Git
 izens for Johnston.

Troy, Feb. 12.-(SpeciaL)-w the
 Advertiser was received here this morn
 ing containing a list of supposed Clarke
 men, 1t was found that thirty-six names
 on the list were either boys under 21
 years of age, or not residents of the
 county. In order, the day before, to
 swell their list to bring 1t up to the John
 ston list, they listed children, and would
 have listed the women, but for the fact
 that they are all for the red-headed can-
 didate from Jefferson. Men were listed
 not citizens of the county. The fellow
 who got up the Clarke list here is an
 agent for and sells the Advertiser on the
 streets, and is named Stephens. and the
 club he got up is known as The
 Stephens-Advertiser club"
 The Advertiser Is not in 1t here. The
 State Herald comes in on the same train,
 getting here before o'clock in the morn
 ing, and the people take It, because what
 they read in 1t they know to be the truth.
 and not misstatements or partial state
 ments of the truth.
 It is stated by reliable parties here that
 signatures were obtained to the Clarke
 list by misrepresenting the purpose of
 the call, to the effect that it was merely
 for democratic meeting. A number of
 Johnston men who signed it afterwards
 signed the Johnston list.
 Johnston will carry Troy beat by a
 good majority, and will carry this (Pike)
 county to 1. The country beats are
 solid for him.
 A strong Oates man here Qast time)
 stated today that when Joe Johnston
 took the stump for Oates after the nom
 ination he made up his mind then to
 support Johnston next time, and is doing
 so Thousands are doing the same thing
 that were against him before.
 Another leader stated that Johnston
 II tI 1,.1 and
 was harmonizing the party; that he could
 be elected in August, while MT. Clarke
 could not; and that. therefore, as he de-
 sired the success of the democratic par
 ty, though a gold standard man, he was
 for Johnston. The silver men are all, of
 course, for Johnston on account of his
 well-known views favoring the free coin
 age of silver al 16 to 1 as opposed to the single gold standard and currency con- traction.
 A postmaster in this county takes the State Herald and is strong Johnston
 man, but he is one of those sensible fel-
 lows who likes to get on the band wagon
 and go along with the crowd. His exam
 pie is commended to the postmaster edi-
 tors at Montgomery and Mobile.
 The Johnston followers here are jubi-
 lant and full of fight. while the Clarke men are downcast like the boy the calf ran over '''"f
 
 porters here are MT. F.. R. Brannen of the law firm of Brannen & Sanford. MT. Brannen is a lawyer of fine ability with handsome face and distinguished ap- Searance. He was for Oates last time. Judge J. P. Hubbard a leading lawyer of the state, is warmly supporting John ston, as is also his son, MT. G. J. Hub bard, who is a lawyer of marked ability. Mai. J. P. Wood, a prominent mer- chant, MT. J. L. Youngblood. a successful business man, MT. J. c. Henderson, bank er Prof. E. M Shackelford, Mr. O. c. Wiley, president of the Troy Fertilizer company, are working hard for Johnston. as are also the following prominent citi- zens: w. l.. Parks, w. F. Beard, J. O. Pierson, J. T. Brantley, J. K. Brantley. E. R. Brannen, O. H. Rodgers, ". H. Brantley, J. l.. Y9ungblood, w. R. White, ald O. D. Siler. w. F. Parker, T. H. Me- Bryde, J. w. Hallan, pr. E. G. Ford, James B. Dardy, A. Lefford, John Hamil, J. J. F. Pierson, Joe M. Reddock, T. W. Leslie, William Hair, l.. A. Hanchey, R. J. Finn, A. J. Cowart, T. H. Redcock, J. J. Film, A. J. Cowart, T, H. Reddock, J. son, w. L. Jolly, w. H. Finlay, T. M. H. Rodgers, Jeff D. Morrison W. A. Gun ter, John D. Morrison, H. l.. Solomon,
 T. s. Faulk, J. B. Wiley, F. M. Shackle-
 c. J. Ross. T. D. Hill, J.. K. Gib- son, G. J. Hubbard, w. R. Sellers, T. S. Cater R. J. Carlisle, w. A. McBryde, j. E. Hurley, George Hami1, w. K Came ron, A. c. Edmondson, J. w. Blair, J. S. Perdue, John T. Pittman, J. D. Jones, z. Bass, J. M Seals, D. A. Baker. E. A. Ba- ker, w. T. Owens, Mat Herndon. Henry Brown, John Amons. William Brown, John Amons, Joe Brown, Tom AmOns, William Brown, w. E. Felts, Richard Wright, James Madison, John R. Darley. A. Summersett. R. Beasley, J. w. Shef- G1II ID T ID Williams, R. M. w. McDade, D. T. Car ter, Len Faulk. J. P. Butler. John Read man, c. Y. Johnson, H. A. Pugh, Julian | Boutwell,, l.. D. Dunsford, F. M. New man, J. A. Grissett, c. H. Courson, J. D. Carr, G. A. Pitts, E. A. Jeffcoat, A. P. son, John Brown, T. M. Davis. W. J. Segars. s. M. Rushing, E. Worrick, J. M Allen, G. P. Culver, J. B. Young. J. A. Brantley, J. M. Steely, l.. Steely M. w. Lewis, p. M. Johnson. James Kennedy, J. D. Jones, M A. Baker, J. w. Baker, John s. Pittman.
 Hon. W. l.. Parks, who was a promi- nent candidate for attorney general be- | fore the last convention, says he has re- gently been in Dale, Crenshaw and Coffee and that those counties will undoubtedly go for Johnston. MT. Parks Is tall l fine looking man. an able lawyer and a brilliant future is in store for him.
 As to the Advertisers padding of the Clarke list, D. A. Baker. of the well | known law firm of Stratton & Baker, re- marked that it showed that Clarke did not have a majority of the legitimate voters of Troy beat, which embraces some country territory also.
 SOUTHERN PASSENGER AGENTS. A low Rate Granted to the Confederate Reunion in Richmond.
 Tampa. Fla, Feb. 12--The convention l of Southern Passenger Agents assocla- l ton, which has been in session in this | city for the last two days, adjourned to- night, and many of the members have already left. Action was taken by the "a te committee on number of questions 1 brought before 1t. A rate of cent a mile l was made for the Confederate veterans | reunion in Richmond, and for the May | military encampment at Savannah the ga me rate as that for mardi gras was | fixed, which is one fare for the round trip | for civilians, and 1 cent mile for mill l itary. Action on the Jacksonville rate was deferred.