The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-01
DEMOCRATS INVADE
 SEVENTH DISTRICT
Many Speakers Will be Heard
 on the Stump
REPUBLICANS CLAIM STATE
Chairman Cook Says It Will Go Re- publican By 5ooo-Democrats Sure of Winning--No Time
 for Estimates.

Democratic speakers will invade the seventh district today, and number of the best political orators of the party in Alabama will address citizens In that section where it is known that a hard fight is being made between Congress man Burnett and O. D. Street, nominees for congress. H. D. Clayton and J. Thomas Heflin will speak at Fort Payne, s. D. Weakley will speak at Cullman and John M Caldwell and c. w. Fergu- son will speak at Double Springs.
 w. w. Brandon is still on the stump in Cherokee county, and Charles E. Waller is in DeKalb county.
 The democrats have not yet put for ward any claims regarding the outcome of the election Tuesday, but they are con fdent of carrying the state by a large majority, and of electing to office all of the democratic nominees The central committee of the democratic state campaign committee has prepared in circular form an extract from a recent interview with Senator John T. Morgan. A large number of the circulars have been sent to the Seventh district. The extract Is as follows:
 Morgan's Interview.
 All the districts of the south are like- ly to be represented by democrats, and this is a matter of the greatest im- portance. We are not, in fact, divided on any principle of government, and are scarcely at variance on any measure of national policy. This solidity means a great deal to the national democracy. It furnishes the pivotal points around which the refractory material of the northern democracy will gather, whenever there is a real prospect of national success.
 Our policy, and still more conspicuous ly, our duty is to- plant our feet on the old creed of the democratic party, to which no democrat can object, and de- mand that all factions that propose to train with us shall line up with us in solid front. The south will stand on these old foundations, under all circumstances, and we should announce the Tact and demand their adoption by the national democracy"
 Republican Claims.
 The first claims in figures to be made by either the democrats or republicans as to the outcome of the election next Tuesday were given out yesterday by J. Carter Cook. chairman of the republican state campaign committee, and he made the prediction that the republican ticket would carry the state by 5000 majority. He says that in the election 115,O00 votes will be cast, out of which the democrats will get 55O00 and the republican ticket 60,OOO.
 The chairman of the republican com mittee further claims that Jefferson county will go republican by a majority of 50O, that Congressman Bowie will be defeated by Edwards in the Fourth dis trict by HOO majority and that Street will defeat Burnett in the Seventh dis trict by a majority of from 5000 to $500 votes. He says the race between Bank head and Ford, in the Sixth district. will be close. He claims the republicans will elect forty members to the next house of representatives.
 Chairman Cook says he is busy figur- ing upon county estimates in the state,
  but Is not ready just yet to claim them by figures. He stated yesterday he was certain that the republicans would win in Jefferson. Calhoun, Blob and Blount.
 Cook Is Indignant.
 Chairman Cook Is indignant over an edit orial which appeared in the Jasper Mountain Eagle several days ago. The article. he said, stated that he had re- ferred to the inspectors appointed for Walker county as "stool pigeons" He denies the accusation and says in an in- terview he referred to communication sent him from Lowndes county, in which "stool pigeons were mentioned, but that he had never made an offensive remark against any white man during the entire time of the campaign.
 Today at Il o'clock James Bowron and Fred s. Ferguson will speak at Besse- mer.
 The republicans are still active at headquarters and many republican speaking appointments will be filled to- 5aU