The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
IS In SPLENDID SHAPE
JELKS ORGANIZATION COM
PLETE IN EVERY COUNTY.
State Chairman Weakley Says That
the Claims of the Johnston
Faction are Absurd-He
Makes Statement.

Birmingham. Aug. H-(Special)-Sev-
Executive Committee were at the Jelks
State campaign headquarters this morn
ing, when Hon. s. D. Weakley, chairman
of the committee, was asked II he had
any claims to make in opposition to those
which are bling put forth by the John
ston managers. He replied vigorously:
I'VE do not find It necessary to make
any wild and extravagant claims in or
der to keep our supporters from falling
away from us, as seems to be necessary
at the Johnston headquarters. The gen
tlemen there are whistlng to keep their
courage up. The claims which they put
forth in the communicated article which
appears in the morning press are moth.
ing short of ludicrous.
ut Is so unusual for the Johnston
speakers to have anything like an audi
ence that when Popuites swelled the
Johnston meeting at Culman to an audi
ence of respectable size the headquar-
ters in Birmingham were so elated over
the fact they Immediately thought it nee
essary to parade it in a special made-up
and edited at headquarters"
Another fact might be noted In this
connection. | have not taken the stump
nor been forced to take the stump.
made one speech at Albertville by the
special request Of a Jelks campaign club
of 125 members in the largest beat In
Marshall County. which the Johnston
people have been vociferously claiming
And the only other appointment which
filled was at Hamilton, Marion County
becasue l had canvassed that county ir
1894 and the supporters of Governor
Jelks expressed a general desire to have
| me return to that county during this
| campaign. Although ten days yet re-
main of the campaign. no other appoint
ments have been made for me-
81 could however, very easily 60 upor
| the stump If I thought II necessary oil
| desirable to do so, because the Jelk!
campaign is now thoroughly organized
| in every county In the State and the 10
| cal organizations are in excellent work
ing order. All the literature has beef
| printed and distributed. reaching ever.
| voter in the State.
| 1.-THE issues of the campaign have beef
| we'll defined and nothing remains nov
| to be done at headquarters except to re
| ceive and answer communications iron
our local organizations, to see all ap
pointments for speakers are filled and Il
| continue to refute the many false ant
misleading charges put forth by the op
| position.
I'VE are making a strong and organ
ICED fight In every county in the State
and do not concede Governor Johnston
single county. Our prediction at thi
time is that he will not carry ten coun
| ties out of the sixty-six
| AS to the meeting of the State Exec
| utive Committee in Birmingham today
will say the Jelks campaign COMMITTED
| neither suggested nor requested such
meeting to be held. 1t was done b!
Chairman Lowe upon his own authority
and we have no criticism to make upor
| that action. Chairman Lowe was charged
by the State Executive Committee witt
seeing that its rules and regulations were
enforced, and in pursuance of that dutI
| he felt that he should call the committed
together for consultation. The Jelk
state campaign committee Is not and ha
| not been criticising the highest authorft!
| In the party and will be content will
whatever action the State Executive
Committee sees proper to take"