The age-herald., 1900-02-06
IN THE INTEREST
 OF THE GOVERNOR County Campaign Committee
 Organized Yesterday. B. F. RIDDEN AT THE HELM Aggressive Campaign Will be Waged- Johnston Gives Out Statement ,,s Reviewing Contest to Date.
 Leaves for Montgomery
B. F. RIDDEN AT THE HELM


 A campaign committee for Jefferson coun- ty was organized yesterday in the interest of Governor Jollnston,- of which B. F. Ro- den. president of the Birmingham Gas com pany, was elected chairman.
 The meeting for the purpose of forming the organization was held in the Hewlett buiIdIing, and had in attendance quite a number of friends and supporters of the governor.
 Governor Johnston was present. and made a short speech touching upon the cam palgn, especially in the counties that have already acted. The substance of what he said is coc1tained in an antervlew further on In this article. Colonel w. H. Densop also spoke in advocacy of the governors can dldacy.
 Mir. Rcdeu was seen by an Age-Heraad reporter yesterday afternoon, and stated that the committee would begin active canvass of tlhe county at once. He said he was aushorized by the meeting to aD- point the campaign committee, and that he would name the committee in few days.
 6ONeluOT Spe1pI yeSISIudy III Birmingham, returning to Montgomery in tihe afternoon. He was seen at the Union station by am Age-Herald reporter, and seemed cheerful and buoyant appearing to have the utmost confidence in his ultimate success Gn E.is contest for Senator Morgan's seat.
 The Governors Statement
 In response to questions of the reporter. the governor made the following statement:
 '"The result of the primaries so far held is follows:
 For Senator Morgan and General Oates: Limestone, |; Colbert, l. Clarke, 2; Cren- shaw, l. Marengo, 2; Coffee, l. Total, 8.
 For myself: Marshall, 1; Jackson, 3; Morgan, ?; Macon, 1; Russell, 2. Total, 9.
 1.-The only state senator so far nominated is from Jackson and Marshall, and the vote of both counties instructs him for me. Claim is made by the Morgan papers of a senator from Clarke. They are either ig- noramt or are wilfuly misrepresenting, for Clarke, Choctaw and Washington consti- | ute the district. It is not Clarke's turn for senator and the other two counties con- | trol the district. Morgan's friends claim 1 Limestone and Colbert for him. and I con- CSut uutHls luSy uShy iiiC 4hsSoii eNiiN %'Aof gan, when the issues were exactly the same. The Morgan candidate in Macon, Judge Hurt, openly proclaimed it, and call ed for every Morgan man to vote for him; the chairman of the committee asked Judge Hurts consent to put the names of Sem , ator Morgan and myself on the ticket for direct vote. He declined this, and then the chairman issued an address calling on all Morgan men to vote for Hurt, and Johnston men for Breedlove. Breedlove was elected. In Morgan county, the Nor gan committee, week before the election, scattered address all over the county saying that every vote cast for Harris and Russell was a vote for Morgan, and every one cast for Troup and Walden was a vote for Johnston, and calling on the Morgan men to vote for Harris and Russell, and they were beaten about 400 votes. ''In every county, except one, where there has been a direct vote, all over the county, for United States senator, I have carried the county. This vote was had in Marshall, Jackson, Crenshaw and Russell, and my vote in these four counties is about 1000 more than Senator Morgan's vote.
 q carried also the popular vote in Cof- fee county. You will see from the fore going that I have carried six counties out of eleven that have acted over all. have never carried Clarke or Marengo in any primary contest, and I made no effort at all for Marengo.
 ''The talk about buying votes in Girard is absurd. All that I know about buying votes is that one gentleman came to me after the speaking Friday night and said that he had changed, and had gone and delivered up some money that had been given him by the Morgan managers to get votes. He said this openly in the presence of dozen gentlemen"