The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-17
JELKS' ELECTION
IS WELL ASSURED
Only One Week Between Now
and Election
HEADQUARTERS CLAIMS
Johnston Managers Do Not conoede
State to Jell<s, But on the Con-
trary Express Themselves as
Confident of Victory.

Only one week remains between now
and election. and so far as the head
quarters OF the opposing gubernatorial
candidates are concerned. everything is
practically in the same condition as 1t
was at the opening of the campaign. Both
managers are making large claims. They
back up these claims by all kinds OF
proof To n person on the outside, how
ever, who read the newspaper reports
and who does not go to the headquar-
ters, but who simply hears the talk OF
the streets, 1t is evident that so far as
the state at large is concerned, everything
looks very much as II Jelks would be
elected. It seems to be the prevailing
opinion that Governor Jelks will run
about the same as did Senator Morgan
when he made his last race for the SEN
ate.
The Jelks headquarters are claiming
majority In Al counties In the state, con-
ceding to Johnston and admitting eight
as doubtful. The Johnston people, on the
other hand claim a majority In 40 coun-
ties in the state as absolute conceding
the balance to be doubtful with the pos
sible exception of Sumter county. They
eoncede nothing as certain TO the Jelks
| people.
Ben F. Elmore, when toid that the
Johnston people claimed 40 counties In
the state, replied that he was highly
gratified that they were now only claim
ing this number. AT the end OF last
week." said Mr.. Elmore, they
claimed all &C counties. II they are now
claiming only 40, leaving a parance Of rs
counties, they have lost strength in this
week. and figuring in the r1me ratio
next week, the number of counties they
claim positively will be only IA, which
1 think is fair estimate. and verifles all
the statements I have made regarding our
strength. am glad the Johnston peo-
pie are standing up to the statement that
they give out only facts at their head
quarters"
A letter was received from Opelika yes
terday at the Jelks' headquarters con-
tanning clipping from The Age-Herald
in which Mr.. Allen of the Johnston cam
paign committee, stated that Chairman
Renfroe would be in Birmingham the
following day. The letter read:
Mr. Renfroe is still here-and he had
better stay"
1t is said at the Johnston headquarters
that Mr.. Renfroe will arrive in the city
today and will remain during the cam
paign.
The state has been flooded with cam
paign literature from both headquarters.
Probably every voter In Alabama has had
placed in his hands campaign matter of
every description. Political speakers too,
have discussed the issue of the campaign
in almost every voting precinct in the
state, and this week the woods will fairly
TEEN with them. Almost every political
speaker in the state has been pressed into
service, either on one side or the other.
Chairman Thompson of the Jelks county
campaign committees states that he finds
wherever Johnston has any developed
strength in the county, 1t is generally
among republicans and those who are dis
| qualified to vote in a democratic pri-
mary. He says further that II the John
ston people are sincere In their claims of
the county. they have evidently not con-
everyone, whether qualified or not, par
ticipating in the primary
Chairman B. M. Allen of the Johnston
county campaign committee will spend
today at Blount Springs He stated that
he was worked to a frazle, so to speak,
and is delighted with the fact that there
is only one more week of hustling, and
planning. and predicting, and claiming.
He says that he has no doubt but that
ne will carry the county for former Gov
ernor Johnston by a large majority.
Charles E. Waller, candidate for the
nomination for lieutenant governor. spoke
last night at Bessemer to about $50 peo-
pie. The speaker was given close atten-
ton, and was frequently interrupted by
applause.
The Johnston headquarters announce
the following appointments for General
Harrison
Montgomery. August 20; Mobile, Au-
gust 90.
The Railroad Mems Political club held
a meeting last night at Bessemer.
James L. Tanner. candidate for the