The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-10
GOOD WORK WAS DONE
SERVICES TO PARTY OF MALLORY
 AND MEL.
State Chairman and Secretary Kept In Constant Touch With the Voters Throughout the Entire
 Campaign.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, Nov g,
 Two of the hardest worked Democrats in the State, for the past month, have been Hon. H. s. D. Mallory. chairman of the State Campaign Committee, and its Secretary. R. E. L. Mel.
 To them all the minutiae of the plan of campaign have fallen. and to them the Democrats of the State have looked for advice and help.
 Their Headquarters in Selma have constantly been in touch with every de- tail of the campaign and at all times during It's progress, they have been able to place their fingers upon the weak spots in the political fences and lay up rail. or nail on picket where ft was needed.
 Both of them are welI-cquipped for the task that lay before them. Mir Mailory's wide acquaintance and accu- rate knowledge of the needs of the party and the people. fortified by the Justice of the cause for which he has battied, were incentives which spurred him on to splendid efforts for the good of his party and the people of the State.
 The peculiar menaces that have threatened the cause of good govern ment, brought about by the attitude and practices of the opposition. have added new zest to the work of bringing out the Democratic vote of the State.
 Particular attention has been given 60 every county and district in which there were any contests, and the local organizations have been advised and helped in every possible legitimate manner. Into these counties and dis tricts have been distributed thousands of pieces of campaign literature and speakers have been provided and ap- pointments made. wherever and when ever the occasion required.
 A deal of this work has necessarily fallen to the lot of the Secretary of the Committee, R. F. l.. Smith. but he entered the fray we'll armored for the arduous task. For fourteen consecu- tive years he has been Secretary of the Dallas County Democratic Committee and was Secretary of the campaign committee in the great Morgan John ston campaign
 Theirs has been work for the good or the State and work that is appre- ciated by their fellow Democrats.
 A large crowd gathered at the Elks Home last night to hear election re- turns over the special wire provided by the Elks for members and friends. 1t was apparent early in the evening that the Republicans had been success full, and interest in returns was lost by g o'clock. Senator Pettus was an interested spectator during the early part of the evening but went home after 1t was certain that the Repub- lcans had won.
 The city of Selma boiled s23 votes. which was about three -fourths of the registered voters. Tho returns from the country districts are coming in slowly, and 1t is estimated that the entire vote of the county will not ex- ceed 1,400.
 Anderson Gardner colored. employed at the gravel pit, by the city had his left leg severely crushed and laeerated at 9:30 o'clock this morning. He was insisting other laborers in dumping the loaded gravel cars into the city rock crusher, when his foot became caught between the cross ties and the ear ran over his leg below the knee.