Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

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1t is hardly probable that Ex-Governor
Jones while in north Alabama will visit
the county of Limestone and drop a tear
over the grave of efligy.
Now that the Clarke lines are breaking
in almost every county in the state where
they were once established, Hchairmen'
should not hasten into print until they
hear the very latest as we'll as the best
information.
The Johnston men are serene. From
every county comes news of steady and
persistent gains. Mobile and Marengo
are moving steadily towards the john
ston column and no Committees can
impede their march.
On account of the early date for which
the state convention is called, Mr.. Clarke
has been unable to make more than ten
speeches in some of the counties where
his cause needed at least months hard
work to be properly braced
If Mr.. Clarke will follow DR.. Cunning
ham and Mr. Porter they will not only
teach him lessons on the financial prob
lem, but the gentility that should ever
fnp DffiPp who
are members of the same political party
1t is said that the reason Mr. Clarke
is not busying himself to find 1.-The lost
cause" in this campaign is his knowledge
of the fact that his part of it was ship
wrecked while running the blockade, and
he prefers awaiting the allotted time of
the scriptures for the sea to give up its
dead
The State Herald has information that
leading administration democrats in
Shelby county are following the example
of their brethren in Coosa and lining
up to the support of Johnston as the man
who can most certainly carry our ban
ner to victory, having inscribed upon it
liberation, moderation, salvation.
The convention held on last
Wednesday in Wilcox county was
to nominate county candidates.
At the convention a new executive
committee was elected, and this new
committee was captured by the Johnston
men. Every time the masses get
chance now they are declaring for the
: j efferson county man.
Mr.. Clarke has entirely lost his temper
and is indulging in innuendoes and filings
that in his calmer moments he will
doubtless regret. OF course Mr. Clarke
has a good deal to try his temper. If he
had any reasonable hope of the nomina-
ton he would be as serene and sweet
tempered as Captain Johnston is. There
are few men who can look overwhelming
defeat in the face and be cheerful, and
Mr. Clarke Is not one of the few.
The Evening News says that Captain
Johnston spoke at Blossburg last Satur-
day. This shows what terror the cap
tain is to his opponents. Captain John
ston spoke in Gilmore county at Eclectic
at l p. m. and Tallassee at p. m. but
the News thinks he also spoke at Bloss-
burg, in this county. The News is moth
Ing If not accurate, and 1t does not seem to
be accurate. Howeverit has been indulg-
ing in some recent recreations that make
it wabble good deal.
The Huntsville Mercury intimates that
Captain Johnston has promised the Of
flee of railroad commissioner to at least
siXty-six influential democrats. The
Mercury sees the landslide going on in
the siXty-sx counties to Johnston and
thinks this movement of the democratic
masses instilled by thirst for office We
beg to assure the Mercury authoritative
ly that Captain Johnston has not. direct
]y or indirectly, promised a single Office
to single man in all the state of Ala
bama. The democrats are coming to his
standard every day and by the thou
sands simply because they know he is a
democrat, plain and simple that he de-
serves the office as a reward for I'M
broken service and fidelity to the party
and its principles. and that he can rally
a great majority of the white voters of
Alabama under the old banner.
Ex-Governor Jones has been making
speeches in the county of Madison the
past week in the interest of the candida
cy of Mr. Clarke. and the public is asking
is it possible that the grand old county
of Madison. the birthplace of southern
chivalry and hospitality. the hub of
learning and the home of statesmen,
judges, jurists, scholars. teachers, au-
thors poets and musicians, has so far
Tetrograded that gentleman, not a can
didate, must be sent among her citizen
ship to explain away the intricate politi-
cal problems of the day in order that
they may vote intelligently. How the
spirits of the honored dead of all north
Alabama must groan under the load of
remorse when they see this flag of ig-
noranoe Haunted in the faces of their pos
terity. Where is Brickell, Mcclellan,
Wheeler. Richardson, Hundley and 9TH
ers, that Ex-Governor Jones of Mont
gomery must quit his home and HE him.
self to Madison county to conduct po-
litical spelling bee?