The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
ACTIVE WORK BEGINS SOON
Headquarters to Be Establish
 ed in Birmingham.
Governor Returned to the Capital
 Last Night After Conference with Friends in Jeffer- son County. '

Samuel D. weakIey. a prominent Bir- rningham lawyer. will be Chairman of the Jeiks Campaign Committee. and Birming- ham will be the headquarters of the com- l mittee. -<.
 This announcement was made by oov- ernor Jelks when he returned to Mont gomery last night after spending Friday and Saturday in Birmingham.
 While the Governor went to Birmins- ham to review the soldiers of the 1st Ala- bama Cavalry eneamped there, 1t was 1 well understood that he was to be met there by number of his political friends, and that plans for the forthcoming cam paign would be arranged.
 l Upon his return to Montgomery fast night, Governor Jelks said he was not yet prepared to make public the psraon- mel Of hts Campaign Committee You can say" said the Governor. That Samuel T.. Weaklet of Birmfnghan. will be Chairman of the Committee, and that his headquarters win be in Birmingham. l The names of the committeeman will probably be made public within a few I days. r have no further political infor- | nation" -' t4
 Mir. Weakley formerly resided in Flor ence. and is one of the foremost lawyers i in North Alabama, which Is really re. garded as the political battle-ground. He Is a law partner of E. H. Cabaniss. a brother-in-law of the Governor, and e. lrother of Hon. James B. weakIey, ore Of the leading delegats $ to the last Cone stitutional Convention:
 Who He Talked With.
 Among the prominent Democrats who l were with Governor Jelks in Birmingham. were Hon. Richard H Clarke of Mobile, 1 Judge Thomaa Wilkes Coleman of Ea- taw, Hon. John ". Smith of MontRora- cry, Colonel Ben. F. Fillmore of Demop- olis Colonel ". c. TunstalI and Hon A. M. Tunstali of Greensboro. Colonel Wy Brandon of Tuscaioosa. Dr. R NJ Gun ningham of Ensley. and State Senator JcEes c Moore of Bibb. 1t is expected that sUFne Of tbese names twill be found upon the Jelks Campaign Committse when it Is given to the public although Governor JeIks adhered to a rigid silence regarding the personnel of the Commit tee.
 Asked who would lead the light fer him in Montgomery County. Governor JeIks smiled and shook his head. He said he had, of course. thought of the matter and it was probable the man had been l selected, but he did not deem 1t wise to make his name public until a later date
 We will make a vigorous campaign said the Governor. when it was suggest ed that the time was short and that thu opposition to the administration wa orystallizing It's plans. Everything will be in readiness Monday. and the commit tee will at once go to work
 Birmingham Storm Center.
 Birmingham will undoubtedly be the storm center of the campaign. The Je.ks campaign committee. 1t is said, will have it's headquarters in the Metropolitan Efo- tel in that city. where Samuel D. Weak ley will preside over the political fortune of the present Governor.
 Close by in the Morris Hotel. ft is said. Hon. Noah P. Renfroe. a well-Ynown banker of Opelika, will look after the political success or misfortune of ex-tsov- arnor Joseph F. Johnston. \A
 The Johnston campaign committee has not been announced. hut it is reasonably well settled that Mir. Renfro will man age the campaign of the ex-Govern3r.
 Former Governor Johnston. 1t is saids has declared that he will challenge Gov ernor JelkS to joint debate, and the friends of the present Governor say that he will not accept the challenge. It is recalled that in lSs6. when Hon. Richard H. Clarke of Mobile, candidate against Governor Johnston for the office If Chief Executive, challenged Governor Johnston to joint debate. he received the reply from Governor Johnston that joint ais cussions between Democrats in q Demo- ' cratic race were not calculated to be beneAcial to the party. and the challenge was for this reason declined. Clarke to Be Q Speaker.
 It is definitely announced that Hon. Richard IT. Clarke of Mobile will be one of the principal speakers in the Interest of Governor Jelks. Mir Clarke is enc of the most forcible orators in the SFate and is a brilliant campaigner. He vent to Mobile Friday night but 1t Is said te- fore leaving Birmingham he tend cred his services to MT. Weakley, who Is to man age the Jelks campaign.
 Dr. R. M Cunningham of Enslay, him. self a candidate for Lieutenant-GoVernor. 1t Is said. will stump the State Cor GCv- eTnoF Jelks.
 Other Jelks orators will probably be Colonel w w Brandon of Tuscaloosa. Hon. J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa. and Hon. Joseph B. Graham Of ralladesa'
 Birmingham. July 1a-(speciaLl-It is currently reported here that L. B Mus } grove. whose candidacy for the guber- material nomination was reported lew weeks ago, and which was not denied ly that gentleman although he had had ep- ) portunity to do so has finally decided 10 withdraw, and his card to that effeet Is now being prepared.
 l lL IS IuINhcA SAaASN tASN -A@' will be one of the campaign managers 2 for Captain Joseph F. Johnston. 2 Mir Musgrove was reported as cam didate for the nomination on the 1ispen- sary platform. It is known that As re- l ceived much encouragement from adVo- cates of that policy. and he was P.'>lnised generous support
 When seen last night Mir. Mussrove had l very little to say He made no denials of the current reports concer 1ing linn. He admitted that he favored Capiain | Johnston in the gubernatorial cHnaIdacy, MT Musgrove. while well versed m politics, has business on hand when IS requiring more of his time than eonld pc B spared to make 8 campaign as q c'noi- date for Governor will have tc make. g His withdrawal may be considered eer- ] taintS