The age-herald., 1900-04-15
MORGAN SWEEPS STATE
The Grand Old Senator Wins Magnificent Victory
SANFORD LEADS FOR GOVERNOR
The Lee County Man Carries Many Counties Claimed for Stallings, and Will Perhaps Lead in
 the State Convention


 Senator Morgan has carried the state overwhelmingly over Governor Johnston Sanford is evidently leading in the race for governor.
 From reports received up to 2:3O o'clock this morning Morgan has swept the state from the gulf coast to the Tennessee val ley and from the Chattahoochee river to the Mississippi borders. St. Clair seems to a majority of its votes for Governor John ston.
 No campaign was ever more vigorously waged, and the enormous vote boiled by the friends of Senator Morgan is a high tribute to his untiring devotion to his du- ties In the United States senate. Since the memorable joint debate in Limestone coun- ty the senator has refused to leave his seat in congress and engage himself in a fight between politicians.
 Jefferson county, the home of the gov- ernor has endorsed the senator by vote of more than two to one. This is one of the most complete defeats any candidate In the history of Alabama politics ever re- ceived in his home county. < Senator Morgan has already received tion, and will be nominated by the Ala bama legislature on the first ballot has been the wonderful race of William J. Sanford of Lee for governor He will, from all reports. go into the state conven- tion with more votes than any other one candidate in the race.
 Reports say that Waller has carried Montgomery county.
 Shelley seems to have carried Madison and Colbert.
 The strength claimed for Stallings throughout the state does not seem to have materalized
 In Jefferson county the vote between Tomlinson and Shelley is very close. and the official returns may be necessary to decide it.
 Capt. Whites Statement
 Captain Frank s. White, chairman of the Morgan state campaign committee. at 1:3o this corning said:
 We have heard from every county in the state except Marion. Morgan has car ried everything except St. Clair. This re- suit is not unexpected to me- I have known ever since the early counties acted in January that Senator Morgan would be reelected. and for the last month I have seen that he would have an overwhelming victory. have never been willing to con- cede Johnston more than three counties. and felt satisfied that Senator Morgan would certainly carry at least 45 of the b4 counties to. act yesterday. Of course am greatly gratifed at the magnificent triumph of the people in this contest. q have made this fight with the best of feelings personally for the governor. I was actuated solely by sense of duty to the democratic party and the state. This. of course, was a contest within the party. and the Morgan followers can now afford to be generous to their fellow democrats who supported the governor, and I hope we will all line up as loyal democrats and make vigorous fight for white supremacy and democratic success.
 T feel profoundly grateful to the people of Alabama for the aid they have given me in retaining our distinguished fellow citizen in the senate" Gave Out No statemeet
 No statement from Governor Johnston nor Chairman Roden. of his campaign cominfttees relative to the result of the primayy election could be obtained last nighes xnNAge-Herald reporter called at the Johnston headquarters in the Florence hotel at o'clock but up to that time Chairman Reden said he had received no returns from the primary in Jefferson county or elsewhere in the state.
 The heAdquasters were dark at Il o'clock