The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-20
JELKS AND JOHNSTON
RIVAL CANDIDATES ABOARD
 THE SAME TRAIN.
Chairman Weakley Comments on Some of the Humorous Features of the Campaign-Mr. Mc Elderly on Republican
 Prospects.

hShaii, Aug. I5.-tSpecl7Il-(TOy- 1 ernor Jelks and Capt Joseph F. John ston were messengers on the Louisville and Nashville Road. southbound, this morn- ipg, Governor Jelks returning to .dont- gomery. and Captain Johnston going to Colrmbiana, where he was booked to speak today. Governor Jelks. when seen. said he had nothing new to give out. He felt much encouraged. Captain Johnston said that he would receive 23,000 major ity in the primaries next Monday He said that he expected to carry Jefferson | County by a good majority, while Cal houn County. where he spoke yesterday, would give him big majority. There was nothing g. ,cial to be given out at the two headquarters of the candidates for the gubernstorial nomination this | morning.
 Hon. Charles E. Waller, candidate for | Lieutenant Governor on the Johnston ticket, was in the city today, and he ex- | pressed confidence as to the result of | next weeks primary.
 l There is very little gambling being done l so far on the result of the primaries. The distribution of the county ballots will begin tomorrow. With the ballots Chairman Thompson and Chairman Allen | urging officers of election to do all in their power to have a fair election.
 meeting of the Jefferson County Re- | publican Executive Committee will be | held ln Birmingham on Thursday, when arrangements will be made looking to a | convention at which candidates for the Legislature will be nominated. It is un- | derstoo cd that the Republicans will make an effort to elect legislators and thus get 1 a balance of power in case of a contest l for the United States Senator. No men tion is being made as vet as to probable | l county.
 | Some very humorous things have hap pened in this campaign" said Hon. s. D.
 Weakley, chairman of the Jelks State campaign committee this morning. The l Alabamian tin several of it's recent issues has been publishing various reasons why l ex-Governor Johnston should be elected. | One of these reasons is that he courte- ously challenged his opponent to a joint discussion which was declined. Ten | nessee paper few days ago printed vile to the effect that ex-Governor John- ston in his speech at Huntsville had said | he offered to pay Governor Jelks's cam | paign expenses if he would enter into l joint debates with him throughout the State. It seems that the ex-Governor is now very hungry for joint discussion and is posing before the people as the great | challenger.
 "The public will no doubt remember that when he was a candidate against Governor Oates in 1894 he was not then challenging anybody to joint discus sion, and when, in 1896. he was courte-- it on the ground that party harmony would not thereby be promoted. Is the l ex-Governor less solicitous now for party harmony than he was in 1896, or does he consider that after six years on the l stump he adds to his quality of great | f1nancier that of great orator? It would occur to the ordinary man that candi- date who had such a well defined record l on the subject of joint discussions as ex- Governor Johnston has. would be very | quiet on this subject. He would desire by other people. When Governor John ston. writes letter to MT. Clarke that he was wrong in 1896 in declining to en- | gage in joint discussion with him and | that he was entirely in error as to his views of party harmony, and that as an 1 evidence of his change of heart on this subject he is willing to engage in joint disc discussion sdoih with Mr Clarke it wll be or Jelks should have a joint discussion with him. By the way. the ex-Governor | had very fine opportunity at an early | stage of the campaign to prove the sin | cerity of his change of heart on this sub tect by engaging in joint discussions with MT. Clarke at Linden and Selma. but he declined .crq to utilize the opportunity" ., would like to call attention to some oth- CT humorous features of the campaign"
 The Jelks orators will be abroad to- didate in every portion of the State Among the appointments are:
 Hon. R. EH Clarke and Prof. J. A. B. Lovett at Huntsville.
 Hon. John B. Knox at Oneonta.
 Hon W. H. Sanford at Opp, Covington County.
 Hon. J. T. HefIn at Piedmont at Ii a. .m.. and at Anniston at 8:30 D. m.
 A special from Albertsville Marshall County. as to the action of the Executive Committee there, says:
 The Democratic Executive Committee of Marshall County met here yesterday and rescinded its recent action prescrib- ing qualifications of voters in the coming primary different from those of the State | Executive Committed
 The following resolution was passed:
 Whereas, heretofore at the last meet ing of this Democratic Executive Com | mittee of Marshall County, a resolution was passed prescribing other qualifica- | tions than those prescribed by the State | Executive Committee for participation in | the Democratic primary for the selection | of candidates for Staote offices; and l
 Whereas, said departure from the quail l fications prescribed by said State Execu- tive Committee has caused confusion | within the party; and
 Whereas, the power to prescribe the | qualifications for participation in pri- | mary for the selection of State officers | has been vested in the said Executive | Committee by the proper authorities.
 Therefore, be 1t resolved by the Demo- cratic Executive Committee of Marshall | County. that the said resolutions hereto fore passed by this committee be, and | the same are hereby rescinded.
 And be 1t further resolved. That the managers heretofore appointed for the holding of said primary election in Mar shall County be. and they are hereby, instructed to hold said primary election under the rules, regulations and qualiti- cations prescribed by the Democratic State Executive Committee.