The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-19
Huge Claims Of Both Sides in
the Fight
AS TO JEFFERSON COUNTY
Governor Jelks Is In the City, and Is
Confident of Victory Next Mon
day-Jelks Managers Laugh
at Johnston's Claims.

The last week of the political campaign
starts out with a rush. The headquarters
were crowded yesterday. and everybody
was busy Messenger boys were con-
stantly coming and going with kilograms
from and to every portion of the state.
some being requests for speakers. others
containing words of encouragement. and
still others were from jubilant SPELL
binders announcing large and enthusiastic
audiences.
OF course 1t is unnecessary to state that
both sides are making all the claims that
Is necessary. One thing Is noticeable to-
day, however, and that is that the bal
ance of power" has been transferred from
south Alabama to north Alabama. The
latest claim of Johnston headquarters.
and one which touched Chairman Weak
ley's sense of humor very much, Is that
Jelks' nomination now depends entirely
on the northern counties of the state.
They claim that conoeding Governor Jelks
to carry such counties as Marengo, Hale,
Perry Dallas and Montgomery, John
ston's majority in Jefferson county alone
In these five counties. And they claim
further that this ratio will run through
the entire list; that their majority in one
county will more than obliterate Jelks'
majority in several counties. But this,
of course, is taken AZ huge campaign
joke by the felix's people.
Chairman Weakley Of the Jelks COM
mittee states that he not only expects to
carry the counties of south Alabama by
both large and small majorlties, but that
he proposes to do the same thing In
north Alabama. Just to be generous,
however, and by way of showing that
he does not want the earth with a barbed
wire fence around 1t and calf tied in
the back yard he comedies to former
Governor Johnston seven or eight coun-
ties.
Ben F. Elmore, of the Jelks campaign
committee, arrived in the city from Men
tone on belated train in the middle of
the afternoon, and Immediately got into
harness. Mr.. Elmore is still wondering
what has become of Chairman Renfroe
of the Johnston state campaign commit
tee. ''Haye you heard anything of Rem
/ IfOe! asked MT. GlmOre. 1t seems 10
me that the place of chairman of a
campaign committee Is at his state head
quarters but 1t seems from reports that
we are making 1t so hot for them In Lee
county that Mr.. Renfree is compelled
to stay at home to keep from losing that
county"
Governor Jelks arrived In the city from
Montgomery last night. He stated that
he was confident of success, and felt
no uneasiness of being defeated. He
will remain in the city today.
State Auditor Thomas S. Sowell was in
the city last night en- route to his home
| in Walker county. Mr.. Sowell has made
a number of speeches In advocacy of the
nomination of Governor Jelks and is
billed for several more In Walker and
Lamar counties during this week.
The race In Jefferson is causing a good
deal of speculation as to the probable re-
suit. Both sides are claiming 1t by any
where from 1000 to 5000. No claims of
less than 1000 majority have been made
However. all indications point to a good
majority for Governor jerks. But SO far
as the headquarters of the opposing cam
didates are concerned, both stand equally
ready to substantiate their claims by
the affidavits of from one to one hundred
reliable citizens of the county that it
will so for their respective candidates.