The age-herald., 1898-10-26
BURNETT IS 4
 SURE WINNER In the Congressional Race in the
 Seventh District. THE TIDE RUNNING lFTLY Towards Good MsiOFitieS in Nearly zz,-, Every County. THE SITUATION FULLY SET FORTH i .'sFs By Interviews With Prominent Men Who Were Here Yesterday from
 Different Parts of the
 District.
THE SITUATION FULLY SET FORTH

The indications are that John L. Burnett will be elected to congress from the Sew enth district.
 + The tide is set that way and set strongly, and at it's full it will carry into the lower house of the national legislature one of the best men in Alabama or out of it. This assumption is based upon the condition that deomcrats will not neglect their duty on \ election day. The fight for Burnett is won. Nothing but democratic neglect can lose it, and there is no sort of indication that there will be negligence. Democrats, republicans and populists are thoroughly awake throughout the district-drmocrats most of all are thoroughly aroused and they are in the majority. Moreover, many of the best class of populists in counties like Cullman, Etowah and Franklin have made up their minds to vote the democratic ticket. h. deed, that applies to the popuists in all the counties in the district, except possi- bly, Marshal and Cherokee. Many repub- licans in Winston and DeKalb will vote for Burnett upon the plea of anybody to beat the populists.'' They are well aware that MT. Lathrop, the republican nominee, can have no possible chance of election, so they fall back upon the democrats.
 Governor Johnston carried the Seventh district by some 200 majority. Burnetts majority for congress will equal that.
 The democrats have made a hard fight and wise one all along the line, and there is every indication that they will win MT. Burnett himself is one of the best cam paign speakers in the state. He talks we'll
 o,,t;x, otee. the crowd always. Before election day he will have covered his entire district and will have spoken to the voters at every i'm portant point. He has had the active aid of all the good democratic speakers in the district, and many from the outside, includ- ing Senator Morgan, Governor Johnston, and Congressman Stallings. These three have. done great work for Burnett, and they have not finished their labors.
 Senator Brown Talks
 Senator Will G. Brown, of Cullman, was in Birmingham yesterday, and hestaiked of Burnetts prospects with absolute conf- dence.
 Burnett will be elected by a very sub stantal majority" the senator said. "He will carry Cullman easily. Many of the best popullsts in the county are openly SUD-
 
 who. have meyer held office and never sought 1t. They appreciate the truth of the situation and will do everything they can do -for. thet success of the democratic nominee It Is Sery gratifying to see such good members of what has been the opposi- tion come out for Burnett. The populist sheriff of the county. MT. A. J. Allgood, for example, on the other hand, is support ing Burnett, and so Is MT. R. J. Fuller, the former sheriff, who is now deputy under MT Angood. MT. Fuller is the man who exposed the. workings of the 'Gdeons band movement which originated in 1S92 and thereby he did great public good. He is now adding materially to the record of his good work by supporting Burnett And so with many others I could name amongst our best citizens who have hither- to voted against the democratic party. Our party in Cullman is entirely united and is working tremendously to the end. of se- curing the election of Burnett. The gold democrats the quite as earnest for Burnett as are those of free coinage views. They are cordially in sympathy with the demo- cratic ticket and are going to vote as they are working.
 "I am confident of Burnett's election. The news from other counties is quite as encouraging as the situation in Cullman. We are working hard and we mean to keep up our work until the election closes"
 As MT. Parker Views It
 Another citizen of Cullman was in Bir- mingham yesterday. He was MT. George H. Parker, the Cullman banker who was the nominee of the gold standard demo- crats for congress from the Seventh dis trict in 1896. MT. Parker said: "I am con- fident that Burnett will be elected. I am for him, and so are all democrats in the district, and we shall all rejoice in his elec- tion, as we shall contribute to that end''
 MT. Parkers opinion, like that of Sena- tor Brown, is of unusual value, because he is conservative man of affairs and keeps well informed upon all public affairs.
 MT. Amos Goodhue, the well known at torney of Gadsden, was here yesterday and said: 'I am perfectly confident of Bur nett's election. I don't see how they can beat him, unless democrats refuse to go to the polls on election day, and do not an- ticipate anything like that, for there is very marked enthuiasm for him throughout the district. He is the strongest candidate we could have. l say this with all respect and regard, for other distinguished democrats. But the truth is, Burnett possesses the pub- lie confidence to a remarkable degree He has great host of friends amongst all the voters, and few enemies, and he is one of the best campaigners I ever knew. He is an able man, good speaker; his manners are very popular, and his character above reproach.
 "Burfiett will carry every county in the district except two, possibly three He will, I am afraid, lose Marshall and St. Clair. MT. Street, the populist candidate, is very strong in these two counties, and it is likely they will go against Burnett. I look for Burnett majority from 300 to eco in Etowah, and a big majority in Cherokee, his old county He will also carry DeKalb, Franklin and Cullman. I hear very en- couraging news from Franklin.
 Things are rather curiously mixed in some of the counties. In DeKalb the fight is between the democrats and the republi- cans, and in Marshall and Cherokee 1t is between the democrats and populists. Gu riously enough, many of the popuists in St. Clair favor Lathrop in preference to Street. In my own county of Etowah the democrats of all shades of opinion are solid and I hear that the same feeling prevails throughout the district. Burnett's election is absolutely certain, if democrats will sim ply take the trouble to vote on election day"
 Solicitor Charles W. Ferguson, who has many sources of reliable information from