The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
ELECTION RETURNS TO BE
 TABULATED TODAY.
Not Until Then Will It Be Known Who Carried Dallas County for Several of the State
 Offices.
Advertiser Bureau.


 The Democratic Executive Committee will meet tomorrow to tabulate the vote of Mondays primary. The returns from the Fifth Ward and from four or i've small beats have not yet arrived and the result in them will not be known until tomorrow. It is knowr how they have gone on local offices an1 1t Is also known that Jelks has carried all of them. John- ston's vote in the entire county will be in the neighborhood of 300. His managers claimed 750 to 800 for him. Governor Jelks's majority in the county will be in the neighborhood of 700. and would have been a great deal more If the vote had been larger. Messrs. Hefiin, Cory and Wilson led for their respective offices. It it thought that Hefiin and Wilson will have a majority, while Cory will have plurality and may have a majority of the vote of the county. The exact vote of each candidate cannot be had until the Executive Committee meets.
 The great bulk of Democrats of Dal- las are pleased with the result of the first State primary. Some had fears that the black belt would be entirely wiped out by the big white counties of North Ala bama, but they have awakened to the fact that the best element of white men In North Alabama have stood shoulder to shoulder with the same element in the black belt and instead of being divided on men and measures, they find that they are in closer touch with the Democracy of the upper end of the State than they have ever been before. Tine primary plan has gained many friends here, and it will be immensely popular from this time forward.
 The friends of Councilman Pat Lough- lin have had a good deal of fun at this expense. He lost on nearly everything he supported. not only lost his men, but a good deal of money with which he backed his judgment MT. Loughlin says Johnston is the slowest race horse he ever put his money on. and he is going to be little more careful next time how he backs his judgment. MT. Loughlin is some poorer than he was before the election, but he has a great deal of po- litical experience to offset his monetary ioss Like all true Irishmen he takes his defeat philosophically. Pat says he would not have minded losing on Johnston, but his friend, Ward, whom he was backing for the Legislature. got defeated. too. Professor Calloway's majority over Professor Williams for Superintendent of Education will be in the neighborhood of $50 to 400 in the county. Professor Galloway did not work at the polls him. self nor did he have a friend working for him, except two 12-year-olds boys, little Burns and Maas, who go to school to him. These little politicians remained at the Second Ward polling place all day long and not many men voted but that these two little fellows approached them and requested that they put in vote for their favorite, Professor Galloway. Professor Galloway appreciates the work that these young men did for him. He did not know that they were at work for him until the day was far spent.
 For Clean Campaign.
 Major D. NJ. Scott. manager of the Johnston Campaign in Dallas County, called on your correspondent today ana told him that he did not approve of the dirt that had been thrown on either side in the gubernatorial campaign. Major Scott says that he appreciates Governor Jelks's many gentlemanly qualihcauons | and he absolutely refused to permit some | of the Johnston men here In Selma from | throwing campaign literature about the street refecting on Governor Jelks per sonaliy. Major Scott says that he en- deavored to make his fight for Governor | Johnston on high grounds, and further stated that he would not be party to any political fight that was not conduct | ed on a plane above mud-slinglng and | vituperat tion.
 Major Scott has many friends here and throughout Alabama. and he wants it distinctly understood that he was not | party to any of the low methods resorted | to in this campaign, and he is opposed l to such a campaign, whether it helps his man or his opponent. The State would l be better off if it had more honorable men | of the D. M. Scott stripe. He was for l Johnston, but he takes his defeat like a | gentleman.