The age-herald., 1898-07-20
A FEELING OF
 CONFIDENCE Ptsgsd.s tAo Headquarters Of Democratic
 Campaign Committee. BUT FEW COUNTIES IN DOUBT Only Dozen Legislators Conceded to
 tho Opposition. INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL TALK Aldrich and Howard, the Only Representatives Not Democrats, Will Not Be Returned
 Fight in Other Districts Mere
 for the Nomination.
INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL TALK

It is just twelve days before the state election. The governor and all the state and county officers and members of the legislature are to be elected. It is fore- gone conclusion that Governor Joseph F. Johnston will be reelected by perhaps the largest majority ever given a governor In this state.
 While the populists carried twenty-two counties two years ago, 1t is not thought that both the poplists and republicans can carry more than three or four counties this time, and there are many who pre- dict that neither the populists nor the re- publicans will carry single county for the state ticket.
 In the matter of the legislative contest, the most liberal in their views grant the populists only from fifteen to twenty niein. bers In the house of representa- tives The best posted men predict that the populists will not elect more than twelve members. They argue that the people In every county want members of the legislature who can be of wotth to them and it is a well known fact that the minority membership of legislature is never of force in enacting Legislation even though it be purely of a local character. Whatever they do is done entirely through the courtesy of the ma jority.
 Chairman Robert J. Lowe and other members of the state democratic campaign committee, are confident in predicting that the counties of the state of Alabama will pc more nearly Tn the democratic column this year than they have been in many years.
 The Congregational Co eoie = Iu tha matter of congrs' ItEsatss in the state. although X Irs1Ses not not take sbet plaoe A,seamntail .ntil N In tbe sb- eratie delegation to r,e r- Iress Tn
 h- present congress Alehama n, { one re-
 olcan representative anc one nonuI;at representative Both of thesC men voted for the Dingley tariff bill. It is deemed a foregone conclusion that both of theh will be defeated The republican is W. n Af,srieh, who now represents the Fourth districf~~.He will be opposed by eithef Thomas PlowlnaR-- or -rssssas ston A Robbins, both of the latter being epn0ldates TOT the democratic nomination.
 The present populist representative ". M Howard, of the Seventh district He will be opposed by John L. Burnett. of Gadsden, the democratic nominee, who is one of the brightest young lawyers in Ala bama.
 The republicans also have a candidate out in this district in the person of F. IT. Lathrop. MT. Lathrop is a business man and man of weelth, and it is believed that the real race will be between him and Burnett, with the chances largely in Ia vor of the latter.
 In the First congressional district tho candIdates for the democratic nomination are c. Wash Taylor, the present representS ative and Hanns Taylor, who vas fofmeff ly minister to Spain. This Taylor race will be hot one.
 In the Second district Jesse F. Stallings will probably be rehominated and re-eleet4 ed without opposition.
 Tn the Third district Henry D. Clayton will probably reach the same results as Stallings wul,
 In the Fifth district Willis Brewer, the present representative, is opposed for the nomination By Judge ". F. Wilkinson, of Autauga.
 In the Sixth district John H. Bankhead will be'returned without opposition.
 In the Eighth district the fight is between General Joe Wheeler, William Richardson, of Huntsville, and Samuel Blackwell, of New Decatur.
 In the Ninth district Oscar W. Under- wood of this county will be returned with out opposition