The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-10
cal from the bosses to the people.

l peal from the bosses to the people,
 As in former years the lobby or the i Exchange Hotel was the apiary about | which the political bees buzzed all f yes- | terday afternoon and late into last night Aside from the members of the State Committee some of those who were promi- nent in the political lobby were: Colonel w. c. Tunstall of Greensboro: W. C. Tunstall, Jr., of Anniston: Hon Joel Goldsby, State Senator from Mobile; w. A Carter of Thomasville; Captain E. w. Booker of Elmore County; State Senator Walter U. Acree of Newton; Judge J. E. Cobbs of Tuskegee: Editor Joe H. Adams of The Ozark Star; Congressman Henry D. Clayton of Eufaula; Congressman Charles w. Thompson of Tuskegee: 5. | M. Adams. the former Populist Prooate Judge of Chiffon County; Editor Erwin Craighead of The Mobile Register; N. r. Renfroe, Probate Judge of Lee County; | W. M. Lackey and J. w. Strother. of | Dadeville; w. w. Thompson of Tuske- gee: Hon. George H. Parker of Cullman; Felix L. Smith of Rockford; Editor Will l son of The Marion County News; State | Senator Jones G. Moore of Bibb County; B. A. Thompson of Birmingham; A. J. Driver. Probate Judge of Chambers County; W. D. Heath of Lafayette; Hon. J. H. Wallace of Huntsville and J. E. Gardiner, Tax Collector of Madison | County
 Aside from the Statehouse officials who are candidates for reelection, candidates | were in the hotel Hobbies as follows: Hon. J. Tom Heflin and Frank N. Julian. TOT | Secretary of State; Hon. Massey Wilson Hon. Alex Troy and Judge J. E. Cobbs | for Attorney General.
 The crowd of public men was augment ed by the Johnstonites who now and then dropped into the hotel lobby from the office of MT. Stallings almost directly l across the street.
 | Chairman Lowe's Arrival.
 The night train from Birmingham brought Chairman Robert J. Lowe of the State Committee to town and with him came John L. Pugh, Secretary of the Committee Mir Lowe took room at the Exchange Hotel where he consulted | with members of the Committee through out the evening.
 In addition to Mir Lowe the following committeeman reached Montgomery last night or were already here: John N' Smith A. NJ Tunstall. T. NJ. Stevens Steve Smith. J. Tom Hefiin. J. C. Kumpe, W. D. Dunn. c. B. Smith. A. P. Smith, l Bibb Graves, J T. German. T. S. Fraser. R. H. Arlington. c. s. Whitson R. A. Mitchell. W. A. Given. Hugh D. Merrill.
 The lobby of the Exchange Hotel was a political maelstrom last night As each committeeman reached town he was cor dially greeted by his fellows Approached by newspaper men these committeeman declared their unwillingness to say any thing until the matter had been discussed | with their associates.
 Mir German of Opelika nearly expressed the sentiment of the other members of the committee.
 q will not say anything" said Mir German, until I find what the members of the committee think is for the best in | terest of the party"
 Johnston Looked Lonesome.
 Meanwhile Governor. Johnston stood about the hotel lobby and upon the side walk in front of the hotel He was greeted by his friends but appeared not to have | much to say to members of the commit tee. In fact the Birmingham ex-Governor | seemed to he a lonely spectator upon the moving incidents in Alabama politics
 As the night heightened sentiment for a primary ran high and frequent trips of the hotel elevator indicated political con | ferences in the private rooms of the ho- tel State officials. including Governor | Jelks were buried away somewhere in the | fastnesses of the hotel and committee men made journeys at intervals to these | rooms
 When Steve Smith of Sumter county | announced that he was out and out for l a primary there was a note of surprise | MT. Smith comes from a black belt coun- l ty and has heretofore been regarded as l an ardent advocate of an old fashioned | Democratic convention. Then Carson | Whitson. the popular Democrat from Tal- | lladega confirmed a report that he too would vote for primary and the friends of the primary felt good some more. MT l Whitson had been regarded IS a doubt l ful factor.
 At midnight. Chairman Lowe of the | committee said he had not canvassed the | committeeman and consequently could not speak with certainty as to the out | come of todays meeting.
 Tn my opinion" said MT. Lowe. the committee Is in a judicial frame of mind. and the members will be convinced to do that which is for the best interest of the party.
 Were All Up Late.
 The members of the committee Stata | officials and other prominent Democrats | did not seek rest and repose unhl a late | hour. It was 1 o'clock when Governor Jelks. State Auditor Sowell and others appeared in the lobby of the hotel Gov ernor Jelks in answer to inquiries gave out statement to the effect that he fa- | | lima plan.
 Closely following the announcement by l the Governor was a statement to the ef- feet that Hon. Alfred H. Tunstall mem her of the committee from the State at Large. and Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, was in favor of primary. and if necessary would make a fight for it in the committee to- day. This statement is especially signifi- cant in view of the fact that MT Tunstall has been regarded as one of the main stavs of those who favor the convention plan, ,
 Seen by a representative of The Adver- tiser MT. Tunstall who has hitherto de- clned to make known his position. con firmed the report that he favored pri- mary.
 T am in favor of Democratic Pri- mary" said MT. Tunstall, and l will vote that way in the committee meet l ing"
 So many other expressions of the sort were made that it was last night sener- ally believed primary would he or dered.
 The committee has heen advised that 1 Hon Tennent Lomax of Montgomery and Messrs T NJ White of Goodv-at"r H"f l Q .-f1 he a h.