The age-herald., 1900-01-25
JOHNSTON FORCES
 TO BE ORGANIZED
County Campaign Committee
 Will be Named Next Week.
MIR. RIDDEN MAY HAVE CHARGE
Another Issue Has Bobbed Up in solic- itorship-Dan A. Greene Elected Chairman Morgan Committee.
 Fight in Wilcox County

The Johnston forces fn Jefferson county . will organize for the campaign next week, probably on Monday. The governor is ex- pected to foe In Birmingham Monday for a conference with hts friends and it is un- derstood 'dlat a campaign committee will be formed while he is here.
 B. F. Roden, president of uhe Birming- ham Gas company it is said. will be at the head of the Johnston forces in this county. IIe is now in Florida on d pleas ure trip. but Is expected to return 10 the city by Sunday.
 With the formation of the Johnston com mittee will begin the active canvass of the county by the opposing candidates for the United States senatorship. Suo-eommit- tees of each campaign committee will be appointed in the fonty-five voting precincts of the county and from that date until the 14th of April will oc waged one of the hot test campaigns in the history of Jefferson county.
 The impression seems to prevail that can Gidates for the state senate and for repre- senta tive,s in the legislature will be an- nounced within the next week or two. Ac- corGtng to statements made by leading supporters of Senator Morgan and Cover nor Johnston the personnel of the two tick cts has not yet been decided upon. Both | tickets, it is said, will be made up of able | men.
 Another Issue While the contest between Senator Mor gan and Governor Johnston will over shadow every ether issue in this year campaign there is another issue that will probably be injected into the Jefferson county campaign and that Is the question of a successor to Solicitor Hefiin of the criminal court.
 Solicitor Hefdn's term will expire in 1902, while the state senator elected next Au gust will hold over until 1904. Tho senator will, therefore, be member of the legisla- ture when Solicitor Heflln's successor is elected in 1902.
 A prominent local politician stated to aS Age-Herald reporter yesterday that this question was already being discussed and that by the time the campaign opened up in earnest it would become a live issue, talk ing precedent next to the fight between Senator Morgan and Governor Johnston
 Meeting of Morgan Committee
 The Morgan central committee of Jeffer- son county, which was organized last Satur- day, held a meeting yesterday afternoon and elected Daniel A. Greene chairman.
 The committee was authorized at Satur- days meeting to appoint a subcommittee of two from each beat in the county to have charge of their respective precincts. These names will be announced in a few days.
 The committee was in session for only a short time yesterday, and did not go fully into the organization of the county. That will be attended to at an early date.
 In Wilcox County
 A telegram from Pine Hill, Wilcox coun- ty, to the Morgan campaign committee yes- terday afternoon stated that Senator Nor gan spoke at that place to a large audience at noon and that he was heartily cheered throughout. The senator speaks in Mobile tonight, and on Saturday he will go to Eu- faula where he will address the voters of that county at noon.