The age-herald., 1898-08-04
DEMOCRATS ARE SATISFIED
Both Committees Will Render Good Ac-
 counts of Their Stewardship.
RETURNS FROM THE COUNTY ARE IN
til Saturday-Populists Probably Car ry Chalksville Time New Men
 Will Go In Office.

| The headquarters of the democratic state campaign committee will probably close to- | day. The county committees will likely fol- | low suit, and Jefferson county and the state | of Alabama will have political rest for a | time at least.
 Both of the committees are eminently | satisfied at the result. Jefferson county has been carried by probably 4000 votes, 'and the state by 65,000 majority. This l leaves no room for any regret, and the two l organizations will be able 10 render a good account of their stewardship. The num- 1 Der of popuist counties wheeled back into | line has offset the feeling of regret over l the turn affairs have taken in Calhoun | county.
 | At populist headquarters not word fs spoken as to the result, no claims are made and no tangible statement is given to the press. The leaders claim to be getting news. and the trend of it is withheld. There are whisperings of an ugly aftermath in Montgomery when Governor Johnston's second inauguration takes place. It is thought. however, that this amounts to nothing By the conservative 1t is held that there is nothing to which the opposi- tion can cling fer a fight, and it is said that in few days all i'll feeling will give way and the few remaining populsts will rejoin the ranks of democracy.
 On the Next Race
 The experiences of the last campaign are dwarfed in comparison with those of for neT years. II He lnc1uent IS now Dr1ct1calIY closed, and political interest now recurs on the next race In the party for the guberna- torial nomination and the senatorial plumb.
 We had no fears as to the result in the state' said Chairman Lowe of the demo- cratic campaign committee. We have made the fight to redeem counties that strayed off, and our success the public already knows Had a large vote been boiled in every county the majority of the state ticket would have been more than one hundred thousand. We would have had the result otherwise in Calhoun, but have charges to make against any one.' Every member of the committee carries the same air of good humor and it is readily apparent that no ugly feeling has arisen from the campaign, which has reached so glorious climax.
 County Boxes All In
 Every box inNtae county which used in the general electior~ssst Monday .s now in the sheriff's office, he'es,e having been brought in yesterday. As iIlans sas.r predecessors had done, most of the rel turning officers failed to bring in curate list of the vote in their respective beats consequently complete returns are still lacking and cannot be known until Saturday.
 It is thought that Chalkville, box in beat 13 went for the populists, though this is not known positively.
 The official count will begin Saturday, promptly at noon.
 Some interest is felt as to when the newly elected officers will be zA5talled in office. All of the state officers. of course, take their oath of office on inauguration day next December
 According to the law. the probate judge, the circuit clerk the circuit judge and the chancellor begin their duties on the third day of December following their election. The law fixes no time at which the senior and associate judges of the city court shall begin their duties As soon, therefore, as they are officially notified of their cleo tion and are duly qualified, Judge Wilker- son and Judge Senn are entitled to enter upon the duties of the office to which they have been elected.
 As to Who Lead the Ticket
 There is a great deal of interest among the friends of the six democratic candi- dates for the legislature to know which of them received the highest vote.
 Of course, this cannot be positively de- termined until Saturday. but the follow ing table, compiled from 30 of the beats from which there are complete returns, may prove of interest. From it some idea may be formed as to the final results. though it is very evident that all of the candidates will stand very near together: Gibson ....-..-.............-. 3' 50 Huey ................. z9ls Burkhalter .. .. .. e. INSTRUMENTATION. 2.913 DaVldson ..'" ..................... z,o9i