The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
SPEAKERS ARE BUSY
CHAIRMAN WEAKLEY IS RE-
CEIVING GOOD REPORTS.
Mr.. Lowe Talks Of Meeting Of the
State Committee-Campaign.
Managers are Making
Many Claims.

Birmingham, Aug. 15.-(SpeciaL) GOOD
reports are coming in right along ana
there are no reasons for being dissatis-
fed at the present situation Of the cam
paign."
This Is the statement of Hon. 5. ID.
Weakley, Chairman of the Jelks Cam
paign Committee. There is volum1nous
mail being received at the headquarters
and in each letter the utmost confidence
Is expressed as to the result on the 18th.
Governor Jelks Is a sure winner. Is the
deduction of all letters received.
S. H. Dent, Jr., of Montgomery, was at
headquarters today and he goes to Bes-
semer this afternoon where tonight he
addressed a meeting in behalf of Cover
nor Jelks.
Hon Henry d. Clayton of Eufaula, was
ut headquarters today en- route to Mar
shall County where he will speak in be-
half of Governor Jelks.
Mr.. Dent will go to Chambers County
for several speeches.
Hon. Sidney j. Bowie will speak at Co.
lumbiana on Thursday. August q.
Chairman Robert J. Lowe of the State
Executive Committee. today commenting
on the meeting yesterday. said:
Tho meeting yesterday was dignified
one in every sense of the word. The res
buttons adopted and the business trans
acted were dignified and proper. The
Committee in adopting plan ordered pri-
maries in each election precinct and not
In each County. For convenience sake
the County Committees were authorized
10 appoint managers and sub-commit-
Tees, but no power was given to the lat
ter. This was in regard to state matters
pnly, the State Committee not even con-
sidering legislative candidates or matters
which belong to the respective counties.
The resolutions adopted yesterday will
only go into effect where the County
Committees are in revolt and should 1t
be necessary to take charge of elections
then managers will be appointed who will
be acceptable to all candidates.
Hon. Oscar W. Underwood Is billed to
address the people tonight at Elks Hall
on Twentieth Street in behalf of the
Wage Farmers candidates for the Legis-
lature
B. A. Thompson said that Jefferson
County would have between $500 and 1000
votes in the primaries and that Governor
jerks would have good majority.
]. v. Allen. at the Johnston headquar-
tiers. said at noon today that everybody
was just as confident as they could be
over the prospects of former Governor
Johnston's victory in the primaries. The
following telegram was received this
morning from ]. A. Kyle.
Governor Johnston had the largest and
most enthusiastic meeting Of the cam
paign. Court house packed. Johnston
has High Jackson.
Captain Johnston will now go into Mad
ison County. Mr.. Allen stated that a
large amount of correspondence was be-
ing received and that in almost all the
letters was a phrase. Governor Johnston
has the fight Won
A letter says that Coffee County will
give Governor Johnston a majority of
about 300 Captain Johnston never before
carried Coffee County. Elmore County is
also claimed. Mr.. Allen said this morn
ing that no less than forty of the coun-
ties in the State will return Johnston
ma jorities.
At Pratt City tonight Hon. Charles E.
Waller and State Senator G. J. Hall of
Jackson County. delivered characteristic
addresses. c. P. Beddow spoke at War
ner Mines tonight. Tomorrow night Mr..
Waller will he at Bessemer.