The age-herald., 1898-06-22
ABOUT DEMOCRATIC
 HEADQUARTERS C0mmitteemen Busy on Plans For tie
 Campaign. ENCOURAGING INFORMATION Many Prominent Men Among the YiSi-
 tors Yesterday. FOUR CORNERED FIGHT IN ELMORE Democrats Will Win County Offices in Winston For First Time Since the War-But
 One White RepubIicanFound
 in Bullock County.
FOUR CORNERED FIGHT IN ELM0RE

committee are feeling good over the en- couraging reports coming in from different portions of the state and especially from counties where the contest is expected to be close.
 The recent victory of Judge Mitchell in the Laudefdale primary is exciting much favorable comment.
 ''He made his fight entirely on the back tax law" said one yesterday, "and he re- ceived almost as many votes as those of his opponents combined. This only shows how the people throughout the state are going to indorse the law and its fair and equitable administration
 Numbers of prominent men from different portions of the state visited headquarters yesterday, all bringing words of encourage ment
 A specimen of the letters received was one from Bullock county, saying that the usual democratic majority would be rolled up. The letter stated that there was but one white republican in the county and not a white man who would vote the popu- list ticket as far as heard from.
 The committee is busy preparing for the real opening of the campaign. Many speakers have already volunteered and it is proposed that such an aggregation of ora tors will be put in the field that the woods will be entirely denuded of the scanty pop uliStic foliage.
 Probate Judge Blanton, of Winston coun- ty, was among the callers yesterday. Judge Blanton is the youngest probate judge in the state, being scarcely 22 when appointed and only "A years of age now.
 To Chairman Lowe he said that Winston might be considered safe for the demo- in fnlE fnH Inh fs,, governor two years ago, but if the demo- crats land the county ticket in the coming August election 1t will be the first time since the war.
 Some of the Visitors
 Former Chairman Robinette, of the Blount county executive committee, spent some hours at the headquarters and gave a good account of democratic chances in his county
 "Blount county is in better condition than in years" was the way he expressed it. "We have the opposition rattled and are ex- pecting big victory
 H. l.. Williams, a prominent attorney of Wetumpka, Elmore county, who was vis- itor yesterday, reported a four-cornered fight in that county. A primary was held and 1t was decided to put out a straight democratic ticket. The county convention will be held today, when the ticket will be nominated. The republicans have also de- cided to launch a straight ticket and Tyler Goodwin is the populist's nominee for pro- bate judge. The fourth candidate for this office is Judge Lull, the present incumbent, who is making the race on the "tote his own skillet plan.'
 It is probable that Mckay Thomas will be the republican nominee for probate judge. MT. Williams thinks that the multiplicity of tickets will help the chances of dem ocracy, and he is confident in saying that the party has an excellent showing for the county offices.
 Colonel Cofer, of Cullman, one of the candidates for the congressional nomination in the Seventh, was in the city yesterday, en route to Springvile, where the conven- tion will be held today, and paid visit to headquarters. He was accompanied by Delegates Brown and Worthington, who will vote for him.
 D. A. Payne, of Winston, delegate to Springville, was also among the callers.
 Hon. Wilson Brown, a member of the campaign committee, returned yesterday from Sheffield.
 Among the other visitors at headquarters was James Hllhouse, of Adger.