The age-herald., 1898-07-10
 GREAT GATHERING
 OF DEMOCRATS At the Meeting Of the State Executive
 Committee Yesterday. OUTLOOK WAS NEVER BET TER Good. Reports Came in From Each of
Good Reports Came in From Each Of
 the Counties.
SOUND TALK FROM GOV. JOHNSTON
All Doubtful Points of the Campaign We're Carefully Considered Some Gossip of the Many Prominent Democrats Present
 Campaign Satisfactory.


 | Lowe expressed it. the state democraMc l executive committee met yesterday at noon in the Commercial club rooms for the pur- pose of looking over and consulting upon the condition of the party on the eve of battle
 In addition to the nominees of the party on the state ticket, the custom was de- parted from somewhat, and the charmen of the county campaign committees were invited to be present at the meeting All agreed that it was a thoroughly satisfac- tory meeting, and that such a representa- tive body of democrats has not met to- gether in this state for many years
 Reports from every county in the state we're had, from the cha1rmen of the cam paign committees when they were present or from any one who happened to be &C., quainted with the affairs of the particular county in question.
 Some few of them, of course were put in the opposition column for the county tickets, but all Of them showed a largely increased vote for the democrats since the last election Hardly a county was con- ceded to the enemy, however, on the mat ter of the state ticket.
 Governor Johnston
 In the course of the meeting Governor Johnston was called for and made a very enthusiastic talk.
 T cannot but feel most highly gratified," said he, lat the condition of the party in Alabama Everywhere I have spoken dur ing this campaign have been greeted with good audiences The country people es- pecially have turned out wel and all mani- fest great interest in the details of. the work done by the administration. l showed them how the state officials have been faithful to their trusts, and that not a dollar has gone out from the treasury that was not absolutely needed and accounted for Many populists and republicans have voluntarily told me that they will support the demo- cratic ticket.
 What we need is for the democrats to stand together. The greatest trouble I sec ahead is dissension among democrats in the various counties
 "Of course the legislature will be over- whelmingly democratic The people are taking a great deal of interest in educa- tiona affairs, and wish to see our systems improved as our revenues increase.
 'I have been making no fight on the money question, but l have taken particu- lar pains ot point out to those who pre- dicted dire results from a free silver gov ernor, the good adminstra ton that we have given them during the last two years the best, I believe, the state has had ex- cept in the boom days of Birmingham.
 At 230 the meeting adjourned.
 The Executive Committee
 At 4 o'clock the executive committee met and remained in session for two hours. The situation in all the counties in which there is any doubt was gone over more carefully, and other business coming be- fore the committee was transacted.
 The Campaign Committee
 The campaign committee met last night at the Morris hotel and did a great deal of work in the nature of assigning speakers to the different counties and attending to other matters of the campaign.
 Those Present
 The members of the executive commit tee present were as follows: Chairman Robert J. Lowe and Secretary Nathan L. Miller
 State-at-Large-George P. Jones. Flor ence; A, s. Lyons Mobile; E. W. Booker Birmingham; Tennent Lomax, Montgom- cry; F. l.. Pettus, Selma.
 Second district-Charles R. Bricken, Lu- verne; J. Lee Long, Greenville.
 Third districtv-C. s. McDowel Jr., Flu faula; R. H. Arlington, Elba.
 Fourth district-J. M Caldwell. Annis- ton; Tipton Mullins, Clanton; Sidney J. Bowie Talladega.
 Seventh distrct-T. M. Jones' Cropwel,. k. N. Bell, Guntersville.
 Eighth district-John F. Proctor Scotts ] boro
 Ninth district-Brooks Smith Baneyile
 Among the chairmen of the county cam palgn committees present were the fol. lowing:
 Bibb, Judge Wood: BIount. E q Hall. Calhoun, R. P. Thomson; Clarke. Massey Wilson; Clay, - White: Cleburne w H Sawtelle; Dallas, J. H. Lumkin DeKalb Dr. w; p. Quinn Elmore, o. s. Justice; 1 Etowah, J: l.. Burnett: Fayette, J. A. Ray; Franklin, W. H. Norris; Hale. Charles E Waller; Jackson, R. c. Hunt; Jefferson. Henry B. Gray; Marshall, Charles G. Win ston; Pickens, M B. Curry; Shelby, w. B. Brown: St. Clair. Judge John W. Inzer: Sumter, w. H. Seymore; Walker, E. W. Miller. A number of the members of the state | executive committee given above are also | chairmen of their county campaign com- | mitteeS. The democratic nominees on the state ticket present were Joseph F. Johnston | nominee for governor; Charles G. Brown, nominee for attorney-general; Robert P. McDavid, nominee for secretary of state: | John W. Abercrombie, nominee for super intendent of education; I. r. Culver, nomi- | nee for commissioner of agriculture and | George w. Ellis, nominee for treasurer
 Among other prominent democrats pres | ent were: General R. D. Johnston, Charles | A. Senn, nominee for associate judge of the | city court or Blrmlngham; Robert H. | Thach. General Charles M. Shelley. candi- | date for governor in 1900 Charles W. Fer guson and R. P. Wetmore, candidates for solicitor of the Tenth judicial circuit; Dan- iel A. Greene and H. P. Heflin, candidates for solicitor of Jefferson county; George l Jones, of Lauderdale: R. C. Hunt, of Mar shall candidate for solicitor of his district; | Major w. A. Handley, of Roanoke; R. H. Lowe, of Madison, candidate for. solicitor l of his district; Sterling A. Wood of Mont gomery, clerk of the supreme court; l Phares Coleman, supreme court reporter; H. M. Wilson, of Lee; R. l.. Ligon, Jr., of | adjutant-general of the | state: John W. Tominson, of Birmingham; J. B. Gibson, John Mcqueen. T. T. Huey | and Dan Houston nominees for the 1egisla- ture in Jefferson county; J. Asa Rountree, of Birmingham; Remnant Lomax, of Mont-