The age-herald., 1901-11-06
DEMOCRATS HOLD ID PREDICTION OF 4D,0OO MAJORITY Claim Light Vote in Counties Will Increase Vote for
 Ratification
MORGAN FOR CONSTITUTION
sends Telegram to Set at Rest Rumors to Contrary In Jackson County. Grant ComptrolIer-Fu-f
 sion Ticket TrIumphs.s

At the headquarters of the State Demo-
 cratic campaign committee the utmost
 confidence prevails. The estimate of 40,- 900 majority has not been raised or low cred, but members of the committee say 1 1t will depend entirely on how the voters | turn out on the day of election. | If there is a rain they expect very light vote from the country precincts but full vote from the cities. In many of the rural counties speakers have not gone and the people do not understand the new constitution. Under such con- ditions a light vote in the country beats will cause a heavy majority for ratifica- tton, as the cities, as rule. are solidly In favor of adopting the new constitu- ton.
 Others say that In some of the counties | the farming element has not become in-
 terested in the question to a great ex- tent, and as they are now in the midst of the cotton-piclking season many of them | will not leave their fields to go to the polls. Under these circumstances the
 supporters of the constitution again ar
 que that their majority will increase though the vote cast will not be as large | as at first expected
 Majority for the Gall. l On the election calling the constitu-
 tional convention the majority in favor of the movement was in the neighbor-
 hood of 25,Ooo, though a light vote was
 cast. Twenty counties voted against the
 call, many of which are now expected to
 vote for ratification. The counties vot- | ing against the call were Blount, Butler I Cherokee, Chiffon, Coosa, Clay. Conecuh, Cullmanr Dale, Elmore Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Lauderdale, Macon,
 Marshall, Russell St. Clair and Jackson.
 Of these, Marshall St. Clair, Chiffon and
 Clay are conceded to be against ratifica-
 ton. Shelby is another county conceded
 to be against the new constitution, while
 Tallapoosa, Franklin, Butler. Morgan
 and Jackson are considered doubtful.
 With twenty counties against the call
 the movement carried the state by 25,OOO
 majority, and the Democratic campaign
 committee expects by capturing at least twelve of those counties to raise the ma l jority to 400OO.
 Morgan for Constitution. | In Jackson County there has been con
 siderable misunderstanding as to the | position of Senator John T. Morgan on
 the question of ratifying the new consti- | tuition, but Chairman Underwood dis pelled this unrest yesterday by sending
 John F. Proctor the following telegram
 received from the Senator:
 | "Washington. D. C., Nov. B. 1901 1 "Ion. Oscar W. Underwood, Birming- l ham, Ala.
 | q hope the people will ratify the con-
 stitution. I am not opposing it. nor have | I done or said anything to prevent it's | adoption. As a measure of harmony
 peace and safety, its adoption is necessa- | ry. In view of the dangerous condition | forced upon us, under the existing con- | stitution, whether complete or partial, is | indispensable for the preservation of the public morals and the honor of the state
 If there are imperfections they will soon | be corrected.
 JOHN T. MORGAN"
 The Democratic state campaign com
 mittee in response to a call from Chair 1 man Underwood, will meet in this city l today at 12 o'clock The object of the l meeting Is to have a general discussion l of the progress of the campaign and to
 ascertain the location of weak places for
 the purpose of strengthening them.