The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
K. H. CLARKE TO SPEAK HERE Distinguished MObilian in Montgomery Thursday. POLITICS GROWS WARMER Hon. W. I. Seibels Announces
 Allegiance to Governor. Manager Graves of Johnston's Cam
 paign Returns from Country
 Beats and Declines to Dis cuss the Situation.

Chairman Charles B. Teasley of the Jelks Campaign Committee announced last night that Hon. Richard H. Clarke of Mobile would address the voters of Montgomery County in the interest of the candidacy of Governor Jelks on the night of Thursday, August A.
 While it is not officially announced. it is probable that MT. Clarkes speech will mark the inauguration of a mammoth Jelks Club. The promoters of a Jelks Club in Montgomery have received great en- couragement. When the club is organ ized 1t is sadi that 1t will be the greatest organization of its kind in the State.
 MT. Clarke will probably speak at the county court house, but this has not been definitely determined. His Montgomery address will be one of the principal in- cidents of the campaign in this section and a large audience is expected to hear it.
 The Mobile orator is one of the con-
 manding figures of the present campai ign His speeches for Governor Jelks have been most effective, and his earnestness and eloquence have arousd his hearers to a high pitch of enthusiasm wherever he has spoken. His presentation of the
 new Constitution and its benefits is re- garded as perhaps the ahlest made by any speaker in the present campaign The political development of yesterday in Montgomery County was the outspok- en declaration of Hon. w. T. Seibels for Governor Jelks. MT. Seibels served one term in the Legislature and he is now a candidate for reelection. His friendship for the candidacy of Governor Jelks has not been secret and he yesterday went on public record as a supporter of the Gov ernor.
 Mir Seibels said his position was taken in view of the fact that there had been some misunderstanding as to how he stood in the gubernatorial race.
 Several O fthe other candidates for the Legislature have privately stated that they were for Governor Jelks. but Mir.
 Ssibels is the first to make public avow- al of his position.
 The Jelks Campaign Committee of Montgomery County is pursuing an act i've and aggressive campaign in the coun- try beats. The committe eis in touch
 with every community in the country and it fells especially encouraged over late reports from districts outside the city.
 "We expect" said Chairman Teasley last night. Ito come from the country to the city with a handsome majority. Our reports give rs every reason to believe that the Jelks majority in the country
 beats will be all that could be desired.
 The city beatsc will. of course, return a
 handsome majority for Governor Jelks."
 Various members of the Jelks Campaign Committee are at work oaily and meet ing of the committee Is held each night in the Jelks headquarters at the Exchange Hotel.
 Hon. Bibb Graves. who is mana ging the campaign of former Governor Johnston tn Montgomery County, returned yeste = day from a two days trip through the lower portion of the county. He visited a number of the country beats but de- clined 10 discuss the political situation in the county.
 Tho Johnston Campaign Committee has not yet been named.
 The local campaign increases daily in warmth and interest. Politics was dis cusssd more in the streets of Montgomery yesterday than on any day since the campaign opened. The Jelks men wore a most confident air and there was ap- parently a prevailinfA sentiment for Jelks in every street corner gathering.
 It was said at the Jelks headquarters thath bets of two to one that Jelks woulc. carry this county met with no takers.