The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
Makes a Statement Yfs' Grday
 of His Position
CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jelks Headquarters Continue to Re- celve Encouraging News and Feel Absolutely Certain of Coming
 Victory-Johnston Speakers.


 nomination of state superintendent of education, has publicly announced his intention of supporting Governor Jel>5 in his candidacy and has offered his serv- Ives to the Jelks campaign committee for the balance of the campaign
 MT. Bulger was in Birmingham last night and in speaking of this matter said:
 q have just returned from a canvass through south Alabama, east Alabama and the wire grass region of the state in the interest of my candidacy for the nomination of superintendent of educa- ton. 1 am now in Birmingham for the purpose of rendering my services during the remainder of the campaign to the Jelks committee. and will advocate his nomination on the stump from now until the primary on the 18th. I am for the new constitution. white supremacy, better schools and Jelks for governor"
 MT. Bulger ;s the third candidate for state office to take the stump for Gov ernor Jelks, the other two being James L. Farmer and J. Thomas Heflin, both canddatues for the nomination of secre tary Of state.
 MT. Bugor will remain in the nity un- til Saturday, at which time he speaks to the school teachers association, which meet in the courthouse Saturday morn ing.
 Additional Clerks.
 An additional force of clerks were yes terday at work in the Jelks headquar- ters addressing and mailing campaign literature Chairman Weakley states that he is making no more claims of what he intends to carry for Jelks, but is working just as hard as though he were not con- ndent of the greatest political victory ever gained in Alabama. MT Jackson, private secretary to Governor Jelks, who is now permanently associated with the headquarters in the Metropolitan, in reply to the daily query as to the progress of the campaign, said:
 "While we are certain of carrying the state, still we are not making the claims of our opponents. We expect them to carry one or two counties. The fight would be uninteresting If we did not con cede them something. But there are go- ing to be some big surprises for them on the twenty-sixth of this month. They may give us some surprises though, but hope they will be pleasant ones."
 The following appointments were an- nounced at the Jelks state committee headquarters;
 Phares Coleman, Limestone county, August 20, 21, p and g.
 H. D. Clayton, Marshall county, Au- gust 15. 16, r, IS and 19.
 S. H. Bent, Jr., Liberty Church, August 15; Billingsly, August IA.
 John B. Knox, Dale county, August 12; Henry county. August 19 and IA
 General William c. Oates, Prattville, August II.
 w II. Stanford, Leighton, August 14 Lauderdale county, August 15; Cullman county. August 16
 s. D. Weakley, Albertville, August S. James L. Tanner, Athens, August 12; Scottsboro. August 1S; Florence, August 15. It Is claimed at the Jelks headquarters that all of their speakers in the state are having large audiences, while they point to the fact that three of the Johnston speakers In the last two days could not fill their appointments because no one came out to hear them. These places were Dothan, in Henry county; Roanoke, in Randolph county, and Centre. In Cher olxee county. Col. w. L. Denson was the speaker who failed to nave an audience at Dothan.
 Chairman B. A. Thompson Is still busy organizing the county into Jellss clubs. A club was organized at Cardiff last night with sixty-three members. organ ization will be effected this week at woodlawn, Avondaie. Vivian and North Birmingham.
 Johnston Appointments.
 The following appointments were yes- terday given out at the Johnston head quarters:
 W. c. Fitts, Langdale, August 5; Ere donia August 14 il a. m.; Laynette, Au- gust A. D. m.: Aliens Mills, August 15, il q. m; Lafayette. August 15 p. m.; Five Points, August 16, II a. m; Mlltown, August 16, p. m.
 Chairman Allen of the Johnston county campaign, continues well pleased with his prospects in the county.
 A communication has been addressed to Charles F. Waller, w. J. Mcadors and R. NJ Cunningham, candidates for the nom- nation of lieutenant governor. by Frank