The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
WEEK HAS BEEN VERY DULL
 IN SELMA.
Candidates for State Offices Not Busy in Dallas, But There is In- terest in Jelks and
 Johnston
Advertiser Bureau,
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 Selma, Aug. Is.
 This has been a dull week in Selma rom business and news standpoint It would have been still duller but for the mixing and minglng of the politi- clans with the people.
 The candidates for State offices are Just beginning to find out that Dallas is on the map of Alabama. One or two of them have been through Selma on the way to some other county, but yester- day was the first time that any of them attempted to do much mixing with the people. Candidate for Attorney General Alex Garber, and Professor Hill who wants to be Superintendent of Educa- tion, were here. and they got around among the sovereigns in lively fashion, soliciting their votes.
 Hon. Thomas Bulger passed through Selma the other day. but if he did any personal soliciting your correspondent did not hear of it. Hon. Massey Wilson has not been here. only to pass through the city. He has warm partisan in the person of Mayor A. l.. Mcleod and will poll big vote in Dallas.
 The only fight that the people seem to take much interest in is that for Gov ernor and Ii, ,utenant-Governor. They do not seem to care much for the other offices.
 You correspondent has made diigent search and cannot find where the John stontes expect to get many votes here They will get some votes in the Fifth Ward. Valley Creek, Browns and Bells beats. There are not more than twelve or fifteen qualified white voters in Browns and nine is the number who generally vote in Bells. That beat was cut eff from Fences a few years ago. At the time it contained several hundred negroes, three white Democrats and six white Populists.
 There are beats in the county where there is not a Johnston man to represent the gentleman from Jefferson at the polls. Although djlgent search h IS been made, not d Johnston voter has been found in the thirteen beats south of the Alabama River. There may be two or three over there, but if there are they are so lonesome that they have kept the matter to themselves.
 Up in tho beats of Plantersvlle. Dub lin and Woodlawn. where it has been claimed that Johnston has strong fol- lowing. there is not a single individual that your correspondent can hear of who Is going to vote against Jeiks
 In the city the few Johnston mon, who made SO much fuss for a while, have quit hoastinS and claiming.
 As for Lieut. n fnt-Governor, it seems 10 he settled fact that Senator Cum ningham will run fight along with Je!ks in this county. Two years ago Dallas wa svery favorahly inclined to Hon Chas. E. Waller for Governor. but this year he Is not politically popular here. The Democrats of Dallas do not like the company that Mir. Waller is in.
 Dallas County is for General Pettus. The people say they are not going to cast their votes for MT. Waller who made himself the running rat of Captain Johnston, whom everyh h here believes Is coveting General Pettus's seat in the United States Senate
 In local politics the candidates are hustling. The interest of all seems to he centered in the race for members of the Board of Revenue. That issue Is over shadowing all the rest There is a fight in all the districts except the city, and Captain Kirkpatrick has a wak-over In this district.
 The warmest fight seems to he in the Southside and West Dallas Districts. Today was the last day for candidates to get their names on the ticket. and they will be given to the printer Mon day. Then the entries will he closed and the people will pass judgment on the can di ates for the different positions on pri- mary election day There are only five candidat,5 for the House.
 A rcd-hot fight is on between John F. Burns and William B. Craig for Senator from the Thirticth District. The friends of the two candidates have practically said hands off hoys. and let them scrap it out" Mir. Craig is q leader among the young men and is very popular and is making a great pHr5Onal fight for the nomination. John Morgan Burns, son of John F. Burns, is equally popular, and I.a sn o1-J, g,rrr C-iN fyht fnyh iG father Whichever wins, Dallas will have a man in the next Senate who will worth fly represent the county and will he heard from when tho lawmakers of Ala bama assemble in the historic old Capitol on the hill.