The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-22
Both Headquarters Receive Re-
 ports That Are Promising
TIE JELES RALLY TOMORROW
Tidings From Various Sections Of the State indicate Jeli<s' Election By a Good Majority-Knox Tells
 a Circus Story.

There will be a new and conclusive headlines will announce to an anxious public the result of the most intensely interesting campaign for state officers probably ever held In Alabama, three column cuts of the successful candidates will be printed. with a sketch of how they rose from their dead selves to higher things" The spellbinders will re- turn to their peaceful avocations and the wheels of commerce will proceed to grind on.
 They have a secret at the Jelks head quarters. This secret is profound. awful It Is told mot in Gath or whispered on the streets of Askalon." The secret is, certain one of the slxty-six counties in the state will give a majority for ex-Gov- ernor Johnston. Chairman Weakley states there is such county. Ben F. Fillmore gloomily admits 1t and J. Kirk Jackson tearfully says that 1t is too true. But no persuasion can Induce them to divulge their secret at this time.
 It is interesting to watch the opening of the mail at the two opposing headanar- ters. These occasions are always of much import. Every mail usually brings tid- ings from every section of Alabama, and 1t is always most encouraging.
 One letter received at the Jeilks head quarters yesterday by the afternoon mail was from Colbert county. It gave de- scription of a joint discussion between c. B. Powell. representing former Cover nor Johnston, and A. H. Carmichael. rep resenting Governor Jellks. The letter stat ed that although 1t was advertised as Johnston meeting, there were fifty-nine Jelks men present and one for Johnston.
 Another letter was from Butler county stating that the campaign would close there Saturday with speeches from Jesse Stallings and w. w. Brandon, probably | a joint debate.
 stiIl another letter was from Lowndes county stating that Johnston would not get 200 votes in the county.
 Washington county reported as being
 two to one for Jelks.
 The news from Lee county was that l Chairman Renfroe, of the Johnston state l campaign committee, lis still busy with
 his home county"
 The above are just samples of hundreds
 received each day.
 we are continually getting reports
 from all over the state," said Chairman
 Weakley at the Jelks headquarters, "and
 seriously speaking I adhere to the state
 ment that Governor Johnston will not
 carry more than ten counties. Mark you,
 I do not concede him two counties. but Johnston cannot possibly hope to carry
 more than ten. In any of the counties
 he carries within this limit. his majority
 will be very small.'
 Chairman Weakley states that he ex- | poets to carry north Alabama, south Ala bama, east Alabama and west Alabama
 MT. Weakley has arranged the counties into classes. Class A comprises the coun- ties that Jelks will carry overwhelmingly; class B, the counties that Jelks will carry by fair majorities; Class c, those with majorities of less than 15o. and Class D. the Johnston counties.
 John B. Knox was in the city yesterday on his way to High Jackson" where he speaks today and tomorrow. While at the headquarters of Governor Jelks MT. Knox told a story. Once upon a time," he sGid, 'there was circus that carried a parrot around with it. The duty of this | parrot was to perch itself on one of the | ropes in the ring where the performers | cut their capers, and after each exhibition | to say, very good; what next After | the trained horses had done their tricks, l and the woman with the iron jaw had been pulled to the top of the tent. and the
 parrot had just said. very good; what next" a cyclone struck the tent. The parrot was carried about 100 feet in the
 air and had started to descend. While still about 75 feet from the earth. he met clown going up. Very good. says the parrot; what nextT"
 Kirk Jackson left for Montgomery yes- terday afternoon. He will not be at the headquarters again. MT. Jackson stated that he was fully satisfied that the ma jority of Governor Jelks would be all that could be desired, and that he felt that he could now return home with the knowledge and satisfaction that the state "has been saved for four more years"
 The Jelks county campaign winds up tomorrow night with rally at the Jef- ferson. Much preparation Is being made for the event and it is expected the building will be filled to It's capacity. John w. Tomlnson will preside at the meeting.
 Following are the Jelks speakers who will address the voters throughout the state today: