The age-herald., 1901-10-04
MANY VISITORS
 ID HEADQUARTERS Politics is Beginning to Grow
 Much Warmer
THE CONSTITUTION TO WIN
Committee for Ratification Receive En- couraging Reports-Gen. Shelley Confident of Standardization.
 Cunningham Not Candidate.

There were many callers at both State and County Democratic campaign head quarters in the Metropolitan Hotel Annex yesterday, and with hardly an exception the ratification of the new Constitution was as bright as could be desired. Lamar Smith of Elmore expressed a confident belief that his county would give a good majority for the Constitu- tion notwithstanding the factional differ ences that exist in local Democratic or ganizations.
 Next Monday will be day of oratory. The canvass will then be in full blast. Included in the appointments for that day are; John B. Knox at Athens; Thomas H. Watts at Evergreen; Sidney J. Bowie at Tuscumbia, and R. M. Cunningham at Florence.
 MT. Knox has appointments to speak on the 14th at Opelika and on the 2lst at Tuscumbia.
 Dr. Cunningham has appointments for the Sth at Mount Hope and for the 12th at Greenville.
 Dr. Cunningham was at headquarters yesterday. When asked about the re- ports of his candidacy for the Governor ship he said to a representative of the press: Please say that I regard Cover nor Jelks as a man of marked ability and integrity and while in tle Senate he rendered me invaluable assistance In matters of public moment Therefore I could not entertain the thought of oppos- ing him. l regard, moreover the ratiica- tion of the new Constitution as a thing of more importance than the political ambitions of myself or any other man"
 Henry B. Gray, chairman of the Jeffer- son County Democratic campaign com mittee, announced the members of his committee yesterday. The names follow:
 w. s. Brown, Mayor w. M. Drennen. Walter Moore. John L. Parker, R. H. Kerr, John w. O'Nein w. II. Cook, H. B. Abernathy, R. J. Waldrop. E. w. Bar rett, w. c. Fellows, N. w. Scott, J. M. Perkins, c. B. Powell, E. A. Dudley, A. J. Kelley, k. Lesser, B. II. Cooper. J. B. Aird, R. B. Rodgers. c. c. Heidt E. A. Little Thomas Wheeler, Dr. J. H. Ed wards. James Lynagh, D. N. Tally, J. D. Moore Hugh Morrow c. D. Com stock, J. R. Tate, R. A. Terrell, F. D. Nabers, z. T. Rudolph, Paul J. Stith, George w. Shirling, J. H. Leath, c. T. Rainbow, E. H. Cabaniss, M. F. Wood, Culpepper Exum. Ben Martin, M. II. Mcdowell, Paul Greene, Dupont Thompson, John Antwine. Rufus N. Rhodes, R. F. John ston, John Savage, B. T. Rochester, E. L. Higdon. c. P Beddow. G. M. Cruik- shank, w. II. Kettig, T. A. Payne, G. B. Burkhalter, J. A. Downey. Lucien Brown, Byrd Hill, J. B. Gibson Fred l.. Grambs
 Every man in the list has agreed to serve. No more representative commit tee was ever got together in any county in Alabama perhaps than this one.
 The chairman will add two or three names before he calls a meeting of the committee.
 At his bright, sunny headquarters in the Hotel Morris, General Charles NJ Shelley, chairman of the state campaign committee, opposed to the new constitu- tion, has a genial welcome for all his visitors and they come every day by the score. The general had no news for pub lication yesterday, but he said the pros- poets of an standardization victory on the 11th of November were growing bet ter and better
 Colonel w. II. Denson addressed the citizens of Shelby county at MontevalIo yesterday in the interest of anti-ratifica- ton.
 Former Governor Joseph F. Johnston, who is now in San Francisco is expected to return by the 2Oth of October
 The first meeting of General Shelley's committee will be held at headquarters next Monday.