The age-herald., 1898-11-06
THE CAMPAIGN
 IN THE FOURTH Robbins Will Be Elected 0Ter His Re-
 publican Opponent. - DEMOCRATS OF CLEBURNE
Efe Working With Night and Main for
 Their Candidate.
THE USUAL MAJORITY IN DALLAS
Aldrich Has Been Spending Money Lav ishly, But His Defeat is Assured Apathy Exists in Small
 Degree in Calhoun.


 at the democratic headquarters of this dis trict reveals the fact that the committee Is confident of success at the polls on next Tuesday. The committee is making no es- timate on the probable majority of MT. Robbins, but are claiming that he will have a majority outside of Dallas county. The size of it will depend on the amount of interest taken, and work done on election day by democrats throughout the district.
 From Cleburne county comes most en- couraging news. The democrats there are thoroughly aroused and are working with might and main to increase the majority they gave the democratic ticket in August. This they will most likely do
 In Calhoun there is not as much enthus- fasm will be necessary to repeat Gov ernor Johnston's majority, but there is ev- cry indication that the county will be safely democratic. About the same thing seems to be true of Talladega, though both counties may show up better by election day.
 There have been no apparent changes in the situation here. but many things have transpired to confirm the opinion expressed in The Age Herald last Sunday. It is known here that the Aldrich managers are quite uneasy, and have been during this week making strenuous efforts to concentrate their forces. There is no evidence of any very material results in these efforts, all though they still express confidence in car rying the county by the usual majority Outward signs do not bear out their claims. and two or three hundred majority for Ald- rich will be very the final figures. News from Chiffon
 Very encouraging news comes from Chill ton county. After weeks canvass of that county by MT. Aldrich and Judge Longshore 1t is reported from reliable sources that the democrats are gaining ground every day, and they expect to carry the county.
 The campaign has been conducted on the democratic side exclusively on the princi- pies of the party and the record of its candidate. As indicated In reports of last Sunday no money has been spent by the democratic committee except for actual and legitimate expenses. This has been the announced policy of the committee from the beginning of the campaign. and they have followed it closely. Rumor has 1t that plenty of opportunities have been pre- scented to the committete to spend money. both with the negroes and with the pop ul'sts, but that in every instance the op- portunities have been allowed to pass and the committete have declined to take ad- vantage of them This of course, is mere rumor and does not come from any official source, but it Is altogether true that expenditures have been confined by the democrats to legitimate expenses. On the other hand it is clearly evident that MT. Aldrich has been distributing money freely. but perhaps more judiciously than hereto fore.
 ,.e has in no instance denied his thorough af1iliation with the republican party, and kt.l- ing to support him, though 1t is not cer- tain that they will vote for Robbins. The democrats nave attacked MT. Aldrich's rec ord in congress, his intimidation of his em- ployes who refuse to support him, and the source of his nomination. Senator Morgan in his speech here Thursday morning very significantly said that the people could not afford ito go to Hindustan for their reli- zion nor to Africa for their politics" These two points in MT. Aldrichs position have been very vulnerable and the democrats have used them with telling effect.
 Dallas county is expected to give the usual democratic majority.
 Fusion Unpopular
 As stated above, no figures are given out by the committee, but the indications clear ly point to democratic victory by sub stant. al majority. Fusion between populists and republicans is becoming quite unpopu- lar in this section, especially with the form CT party. Many populists admit that they see the natural drift Of such comDina- ton and that they have no intention of aiding such results as they have seen in other places There Is nothing to indicate any disaffection among the democrats and 1t is confidently believed that the returns will show that not as much apathy exists among them as is apparent on the surface. People announce that they are quietly pur- suing their avocations and making no noise about the matter, but that they will be on hand to cast their votes. There Is noth- ing to indicate that the result in this dis trict will be other than a democratic vic- tory, clean. clear-cut and unquestionable The cry of election frauds Is having very little weight except to disgust those people to whom 1t is plain that the cry has been raised to detract attention from the vul- nerable position of the republican candi- date. That he is a republican candidate has not been denied even by the few populists who are openly supporting him. and the masses have about decided that MT. Aldrich Is no longer their ideal of a congressman.
 This is as near the situation as can be given before the votes are counted.
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