The age-herald., 1900-08-07
General Apathy Existed and Lit-
 tIe Interest Manifest.
SEVERAL COUNTIES REDEEMED
Shelby, Calhoun, Geneva, and Other Doubtful Ones Thought to be Safs The Republicans Claim to
 Have Held Their Own

- . Governor-William J. Sanford. Secretary of State-Robert P. Mo . ' David Treasurer-J. Craig Smith. Audtor-Thomas l.. Sowell Attorney General-Charles G. Brown. superintendent of Education-John W. Y Abercrombie. < Commissioner of Agriculture-Robert : v R. Poole. sss sss = . One of the quietest elections in the his- tory of Alabama was held yesterday and resulted in the election of the Democratic ticket by maority estimated by the cam paign committee at from 50OOO to 0,OOO.
 Outside of few counties where the Populists or Republicans have been in con- tlol but little interest was manifested and the vote accordingly was very light. Par t!cularly was this true of Jefferson and few other of the larger counties where no opposition county tickets had been put out. In Jefferson, where there are fully 10000 qualified voters, not many more than 30 per cent of that number went to the polls. This was quite a contrast to the April Democratic primary, when 14,50O votes were cast.
 The indications at midnight last night were that nearly every county in the State has been redeemed to the Democracy and that the Populist and Republican members of the next General Assembly will be ex- ceedingly few.
 TelegramS last night stated that Shelby had given a small majority for the State Democratic ticket, and that the county ticket, including representative, probably was successful. Shelby has been one of the strongest Populist counties in the State the past eight or ten years.
 Geneva Redeemed
 Adviees received at the Democratic cam paign headquarters were to the effect that Geneva, another Populist county, had gone Democratic. Coosa was reported close, with even chances for democracy.
 Reports were slow coming in, and up to midnight probably not over a third of the counties had been heard from
 Lee County was reported doubtful, but the Democrats claimed a small majority. The fight there was between the regular DeWocratic nominees and an independent ticket put out subsequent to the Demo- cratic primary It is said the feeling was bitter and both sides made an aggressive campaign.
 In Marshall the Democrats made a strong fight to regain control, but at mid night the result of the issue had not been reported to the campaign committee.
 Calhoun Democracy redeemed itself and elected the full ticket, including two rep resentatives and a State Senator.
 General apathy existed in all but, per- haps, half dozen counties and not more than 50 per cent of the voters went to the polls, probably less number than that. It was an ideal election day, but there were no exciting features to draw the people away form their work. The merest pretense of fight was made by the op- position and but comparatively few ne- sroes voted at all. In Jefferson County neither the Republicans nor the Populists made any canvass whatever and their combined vote probably did not aggre- gate 800. Neither of the two parties had a county ticket in the field.
 Maj 'Iity Estimated at 60 ,oOO
 The Democratic Campaign Committee last night estimated the majorities for the Democratic ticket at 6O,000. The same com mittee also claim that the number of anti Democratic members in the next Legisla ture will be much smaller than it has been in several years.
 Chairman Conway of the Republican Campaign Committee claims that the Re- publicans carried every county yesterday that they carried in 1898. When seen last night he said
 We have not lost a county that gave us a majority two years ago, and have gained two or three. We have carried Madison, which is distinct gain, and our candidate for justice of the peace in the Huntsyille beat, 3 negro. leads the ticket.
 ''The returns so far received are estimat- cd, and do not care to make any predic- tions but the indieadons pent to our car rying every county we carried two years ago and that we have gained two or three others, among them Madison, and that be- ipg my home county, it gives me much sat-
 From all over the stats I have received notices of grace irregularities, but on these ' don't want to say anything until I get '>"As far as the Republicans are concerned the flight does net end here, but is merely preliminary Jan energetic fight for the klsctioa of the electoral ticket in the fall',