The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-02
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
REPORTS FROM THE TWO HEAD
QUARTERS.
Official Ballot Will Be Announced
by State Chairman Lowe Today.
Jelks's Managers Receive
Encouraging Letters.

Birmingham Aug 1-(Special)-At the
headquarters of the Jelks Campaign Com
mittee tonight there was general good
feeling over reports being received from
all sections Of the State. Hon. w. c.
Tunstall said that the mail and other
messages being received were all good.
DR.. Cunningham will speak at Phenix
City. August 4, Opelika. Tuskegee. Dade-
Vile, Camp Hill. Alexander City. Jasper,
Huntsville day by day thereafter. finish
ing August IA.
A rousing JeIks club met tonight a I
East Lake and Hon. E. H. Cabaniss
spoke.
P. G. Bowman and Lee Cowart spoke
at Wylam, jefferson county. tonight in
behalf of Captain Johnston.
A vast amount of correspondence is be-
ing handled at the two headquarters OF
the candidates for the nomination for
Governor of Alabama in Birmingham
The Jelks headquarters are being flooded
with correspondence and the committee
has now the address of almost all the
leading Jelks men in each county In the
State and constant communication with
them Is being kept up in order to keep
the campaign warm while 1t lasts. In
some counties reports show that the SEN
timent is so overwhelmingly in favor OF
Governor Jelks that his local friends dc
not think that II will be necessary to
send speakers into those counties, as they
are fully able to deal with the situation
The demand for copies of Hon. John
B. Knox's speech is still active. The
letter of former Governor Oates in re-
ply to statements of Captain Johnston is
proving damaging to Captain Johnston
Chairman Weakley stated this morning
that indications pointed to the Populists
remaining out of the primaries. 10 vote
in the primary the voter must show ale
glance and must also show that he voted
for the Democratic candidates in the last
State and county elections. AS a result
there Is no fear that Populists will try
to dictate the result.
Adjutant General w. w. Brandon OF
the State militia. addressed big crowd
in behalf of Governor Jelks at Corona. In
Walker county today.
At the Johnston headquarters 1t was
given out that most favorable letters had
been received from the wire grass sec
ton" in particular. Charles Waller. can
d!date for Lieutenant Governor on the
Johnston ticket, has been called home on
account of the serious Illness of a child
and will be off the stump probably for
several days.
Johnston appointments follow:
Ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston, Dade-
vile, August 5; Alexander City. August
6; Goodwater, August 7; Jasper, Au-
gust 8.
Jesse F. stallings will be in North Ala
bama all of next week. speaking Satur-
day, August 9, at Huntsville.
f. M Robinson of Mobile will devote
himself to the First and Fifth Congress
sional Districts.
w L. Martin will speak every day next
week in Chambers. Clay, Coosa and ITALIA
dega Counties.
A. Latady of this city and r. B. Barnes
of Opellka will be in Bibb County two
days next week.
Judge w NJ. LG.ckey and C. B. Powell
will speak next week in Cherokee, Etc
wah. DeKalb and MarAnall Counties.
Chairman Robert ]. Lowe OF the State
Democratic Executive Committee held q
conference here today with the candl-
dates for the various offices. who are tc
be voted for in the primaries or their
proxies.
Governor Jelks was represented by Hon
s D. Weakley, Captain Johnston was
represented by ]. V. Allen. r. p. Wet
more and B. NJ. Allen; Chappell Cory
interests were looked after by Fred M
jackson and ]. Huey represented Alex
NJ. CARRIER. The following candidates
were present: T. l.. Bulger. J. Craig
Smith, Alex Troy, T. L. Sowell, r. r.
Poole, Frank Julian and John G. Harris
b. NJ. Allen suggested that each of the
candidates for Governor be allowed a
manager in each of the polling places In
the different counties, but in the discus
sion it developed that this was matter
for county committees and the majority
had acted on the matter. Assessments
were made as anticipated, the guberna-
torial candidates being charged 500 each
The official ballot will be announced to-
morrow.