The age-herald., 1900-02-03
HOT CAMPAIGN IS RAGING IN RUSSELL The FOFC.s Are SOlidly Lined Up for
 Battle. COUNTY Is IN DOUBT Both Sides Are Claiming It By Small
 Margin. ALL DEPENDS ON GERARD BEAT All of the Johnston Leaders Are on the Ground, and Are Being Distri-
 buted Around the Diff
 ferent Beats

Cirard, February 2.-tSpecda1- hard est fought battle in the Alabama senatorial contest closed here tonight in so far as the speaking is concerned The battle is just begun, however, and both forces are rest ig on their arms tonight. And with the great generals on the battlefield the fierce contest will come tomorrow.
 Tonight the result of the battle is in doubt
 The chances for Morgan seems brightest. A careful estimate of lahe county will give tlaeA senator from fifty to one hundred ma 5ori8y.
 Local politics may compHcate matters, however, and ra absolutely rehaDle figures can be furnished. There are ten beats in Russell county, and Morgan will receive maiorities in seven, estimated as follows:
 Marvyn, 10; Uchee, 10; Hurtsboro, 20; Hatchechubbee 15; oswieaee, 20; Jernigan, 15; Glenvllle 10 Johnston will proba'cly carry Scale by five and Crawford by ten.
 This estlmate leaves off Girard beat, wi1a Mcrgan 95 votes in the lead. Six hundred of the thirteen hundred voters of the coun- ty reside in this beat, anc 1t is here that the result is rendered doubtful.
 The Morgan men expect to carry this beet by small majority, but this cannot be piaced with certainty
 If Morgan can secure an offset he is safe, and this, Glis leaders assert, can be done. The most sanguine of the Johnston men say ,that they will carry the county by fifty, but little larger majority than that for Morgan Is what the result will be-
 The Govtrnor's Forces
 Lt zafF3o otoI family dn his contest. Among those who were here working in his interest were -AdjQtant General Brandon, Convict In- spector Hooper, Coroner Dallas of Jeffer- son. pr. R. L.. Huddleston of WetumTka, and w. l.. Cooper of Wetumpka, all ap- f5oir,s ees; Ed. Johnston, the son of fae gov ernos; W. J. Boykln Of Gadsden, c. w. Thompson of Tuskegee, State Auditor White, c. B. Burkhalter of Jefferson, w. Bellamy and H. l.. Benton of Scale. None of these save Brandon made speeches. and it is being asked for what purpose are they present It Is unders tood that 1aey will remain in the county tomorrow, dividing ua in the several beats.
 There is no doubt but that the Johnston can9paign in Russell is a campaign of cor rrpttcn and all during the day streams of the supposed leaders have been visiting the Joianston headquarters at the Rankin house in Columbus, where Banker Renfroe and Senator Boykin are in charge.
 The fight for Senator Morgan mas been made by Chairman Frank White, Colonel w. w Quarles, J. B. Graham, w. Fl. Stan ley of Jefferson, R. b. l.. Mel and John V. Smith, all of whom delivered speeches at the final rally here tonight.
 Johnston and Brandon spoke for the gov ernor. The Johnston meeting was in Knowles Eall, while the Morgan men spoke in the open adr, wl.ia great camp fires light ing the country for miles around. The campaign of speech-making does not seem to have counted very much in the county.
 II1e fight will be furious.