The age-herald., 1900-07-20
COLONEL SANFORD IN STRONG HEALTH Performs Great Work in the
 State Campaign. IS SOMEWHAT FATIGUED
Speaks to Unexampled Crowds in Blount and Marion-Extraordinar Travel in Three Days-Sow-
 els Name on Ballot

Colonel Sanford, Democratic nominee for Governor, is at the Morris, but will go to Opelika this morning.
 Colonel Sanford came to town last night from Winfield, Marion county, where he made a political speech to perhaps the largest crowd of voters ever gathered in Marion county.
 On the day previous Colonel Sanford made a political speech to 1,50o people at Bangor, in Blount county, possibly the largest number of people ever gathered to hear speech in that counuty.
 The demand for Colonel Sanford from all the counties is probably unexampled in its force and persistence. The people are eager to meet their noble leader face to face; to hear the eloquence of the most eloquent public speaker now living in Ala bama
 Colonel Sanford is deeply sensible of this powerful public interest in him, and is profoundly grateful to his people But they are in their generous kindness, ask ing what is physically impossible. It will be impossible for Colonel Sanford to fill all of the engagements already made for him by the Democratic Campaign Commit tee
 It went out from Cullman yesterday that Colonel Sanford could not keep his engage ment there for Wednesday because he was at his home in Opelika ill., and had to get Congressman Bankhead to speak in his stead. That statement was erroneous.
 Colonel samford's Good Health
 It is feared that the impression may pub licly obtain that the Democratic leader is in i'll health. That is not truth, and it is best that the truth be known. It is this: Last week, in the intensely hot weather, Colonel Sanford drove in private con- veyance thirty-five miles and made two long speeches in one day in Clay and Cleburne counties. On the day following he drove twenty-five miles and made one speech. On the third day he drove twenty two miles and likewise made one speech.
 Thus Colonel Sanford drove over rough roads in frightful heat eighty-two miles and delivered four long and weighty speeches, all within three days
 The result was he was so greatly fatigued that he was obliged to rest for day or two. It was then determined by his closest personal and political advisers that he should not exert himself to the point of en- dangering his health. Therefore, he will not be suffered to keep quite all of the minor appointments made for him; that is to say, four or five speeches expected of him during the remaining two weeks of the canvass cannot be delivered. His appoint ments will be kept by other able speakers.
 Letter from General Oates
 The following letter from General Oates vii ha xxtL into
 "Hot Springs, Ark, July IT, 19O0 Hon. John V. Smith, Chairman Campaign
 Committee
 My Dear Sir-I have from time to time received through you invitations to make political speeches in this campaign. I al- ways endeavor to do my duty in every campaign of our party, and l assure you that would most cheerfully have done so in this case, but severe attack of neu- ralgic Rheumatism in my right shoulder and stump of arm rendered me physically unable to speak. I have suffered for six weeks. The hot baths here have greatly relieved me. but I am. not well enough to fill my appointments and will not be prior to the August election. l regret it. Very respectfully,