The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-07
GOVERNOR >JELKS
 Is SECURE AT HOME
The People Of Barbour Love and Honor Him and
 Ask His Endorsement ---The Situation.

brought all sorts of pressure to bear upon
 them to enter the race, endeavoring to
 make them believe that they are the choice of the people, that their services
 are demanded just at this crisis in affairs
 and that they must mako some sacrifice
 for the sake of the people. They have
 not yet succeeded in bringing any one
 into the race and they may not do 90.
 It is devoutly hoped that they will not
 and that Jelks will be allowed to have
 a walkover and that the party may 60
 through the approaching election un-
 rufrled and undisturbed and that discord
 and dissension may be unknown. It
 would be happy continuation of the
 movement which secured the new consti-
 tution and which promises 90 much for
 the future development of. the boundless
 resources of our great State. This ts
 the feeling of the people here and 1t Is
 fast reaching out and permeating every
 section of the State, and 1t will not take
 the sincere searcher after the truth long
 to find out the true sentiment of the
 people.
 But Jelks may have opposition and
 suppose he does. what will 1t amount to? Win 1t be inside the party or at the polls in the general election? These are the questions that are being asked and answered by the well informed in the same breath. Public sentiment has SC we'll settled itself against a scramble and stirring up of party strife this year and in favor of Jelks. that 1t Is not be- lieved there Is any living man who can beat him in the primaries and that he is sure to secure the delegates in every county to the State Convention
 seems almost certain.
 Will the opposition have ticket of
 their own and attempt to organize new
 party in Alabama? Well, 1t does really
 look that way They are demanding a
 State primary for the nomination of cam
 didates and that after the negroes have
 been virtually eliminated from the con.
 test. They do so. feeling the impractica-
 biilty of their demand, but desiring to
 make a cause for complaint and under the ~pretext that they have been ignored
 bring about a breach and start the move-
 ment for an independent party in the State, either of which would prove disas- trous and bring disrepute and dishonor upon those who produce 1t. In a State primary, only those who have paid the poll tax or who are not subject to the tax and all those who have registered would be allowed to vote and while it is acknowledged that the opposition is strong in every county. 1t is neverthe- less equally as true that they are in a hopeless minority in every county and could accomplish nothing This would be the case In a general election also. But it is said that the followers of Gov ernor Johnston and the opposition to the Constitution are determined to make the fight and If they can induce no one else to run, to force the Governor himself to lead their forces. to keep up their organl- zation even if it should lead to ignomin- ious defeat this year, thereby hoping to grow and gain strength year after year until by the time four years roll round to make a successful fight. This is the way the people here are talking and they are voicing the sentiment of the party. Governor Jelks is sure to be nominated by the Democrats and elected Governor | this year in spite of all opposition and | the sooner the opposition find 1t out and | take a sidetrack the better 1t will be for all concerned.
 The State Convention.
 It is the universal feeling that the State Convention will have to be put of until September, because of the fact that it will not be known before August who
 the legal voters are, as registration will
 not be completed until then and no one should nor can of right be allowed to participate in the primaries and county conventions of the party who are not legal voters. With that understanding then 1t will be a long time before nomi- nations are made and in the meantime we cannot foretell the half that may hap pen.