The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-13

Birmingham, Nov. 2.-(Special.)-Nos- withstanding the boasts Of Geherai Charles M. Shelley, chairman or the anu ratification committee there appears to he no doubt but that the claims of Con- eressman Oscar w. Underwood cnsir- man of the State Democratic Campaign Committee for ratification or the ne" constitution, that the new instrument has been ratified by 27.50O majority VIII he sustained to the very last 1T not ih- creased. Congressman Underwood IS conservative leader. He refused from the start to make any big boasts ana he urged a strong campaign. He never gave out glowing accounts without soine- thing to back up his judgment. The re- view shows that the young and hano- some Democrat was good ieaoer anu that, his predictions were pretty straight
 Today General Charles M. Shelley was in the best of humor with numper oi men in his office, men who were iormers Democrats, Republicans and Fopuhles' and he told newspaper men that ne iei' sure that the State had gone against the constitution by no less than 25OOo ma
 
 ioritv He said at that hour he had re- ceived direct and indirect Information from thirty mine counties which hao gone against ratification while eight others were inclined in the same direction. He laughed at the claims of the ratification committee and said that when the official returns were reported on Saturday it
 He .Ia tvrra F1n wild.
 Underwood's Claims.
 ConRressman Underwood when seen said: A"I estimated the majority last night at 27.5Oo. whils there have been some changes for and against the rsti- fcation in the majorities first reported still I see no reason for changing the opinion and believe that when the full returns are in that this will be nearer the truth than any other. While several counties did not come up to expectations. the majoritles that were given against the new instrument were not of sur ficient size to give alarm.
 The returns were received at head quarters of both factions in Birmingham today slowly In the afternoon the fol lowing table was made, several counties being subject to change:
 For ratification, claimed by Congress- man derwood-Baldwin, 200; Barbour 1000; Bibb, 250; Bullock, 300; Calhoun 1 600: Chambers, 5000; Clarke. 1000; Gle burne 150; Conecuh, 100; CrenshaW. 4OV Dallas, 5,400; Fillmore, 1000; Escambia, zoo Greene. 1,500; Hale, 5000; Henry, 0oo | Lawrence, 1000; Limestone. 1,S0O Macon | 1. 900; Madison, $500; Jefferson 2,beO; Ma rengo, 1,2Oo; Monroe. 2O0; Montgomery 800; Perry, 2,500; Pickens 800; Pike, 500 Randolph, 400; Russell, 1.5O0; Sumter | 1000; Talladega, 1,20O; Tuscaloosa, 200 Wilcox, 3.0OO.-Total, 4S,OO0.
 Against ratification, claimed by Genera l Charles M. Shelley-Autauga, l'OOo Blount, 1000; Butler. 1000; Cherokee Ioo | Chiffon, 1.2O0; Clay. 800; Coosa. 700; Gull man, 800; Dale. 900; DeKalb. 1.5oO; Etowaf 45C; Fayette, 250; Franklin, 800; Geneva I 300; Jackson. 20OO; Lowndes. 1000; Lamar 100; Lauderdale. 1000; Lee. 1,7OO; Marion 25O: Marshall, 1,5oO; Morgan, 1.5oo: St 1 Clair, 1,50O; Shelby. 1,bOO; Tallapoosa 1 900: Walker 3O0.-Total, 25,0OO.
 l General Charles M. Shelley also claim | Choctaw, Washington, Coffee, by ID | each. Covington by 1000 and Mobile an' | Winston Counties. He Is not conceded
 but two of these counties by the ratih | cation leaders. Colbert County Is givei | to the ratification side. Even with tn
 figures granted General Shelley 1t Is no | to be seen where the naturalization sid
 has any hope of winning out at the ma | count, General Shelley contests tn | claims in Bibb, Bullock. Cleburne. Cone cuh, Escambla. Henry. Madison, Monro | and Tuscaloosa Counties and ayers Una
 the majority of them have gwen ma
 iorities against ratification.
 Defnite news is not coming in rapidl!
 and it will be a day or two yet befor
 it can be stated positively what the ma
 iority Is. There are no doubts but tha
 ratification has carried and 1t Is some
 thing between 10000 and 5000 majority.