The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-23
SEVENTIES POLITICS \
BURNETT AND HOBSON MAnn
 THOROUGH CANVASS.
In Etovah County, Things are bad'S Mixed and FusiOnists May Get Several Onces in Novem-
 her.


 [ sional District is beginning to boil, ana | Consressman John L. Burnett, the Democratic nominee, Is not letting any grass grow under his feet.
 For the past two weeks he has been l making A canvass of the district Tn company with Captain Richmond Pear son Hobson, who has been making the speeches and with telling effect. At every place he has spoken he has been greeted with large crowd. At nearly l every place the crowds could not get 1 into the house to hear him. He made excellent speeches and covered the ground thoroughly and made many votes for Congressman Burnett. It Is | proposed to formally open the cam paign on the 1st of October when grand rally will be held at some place | in the district yet to be selected O. R. Hood. who has so successfully con- l ducted all the campaigns of Congress- man Burnett, will have charge as chair man and he will keep things warm l from the start up to the close of the election.
 Indications now point to the fact that l in the Seventh District there will not be a single county that. will land in the Powell column. Even St Clair, which has been so solidly Populistic for the i past ten years. will give Burnett d | good majority DeKalb County Is no longer doubtful and neither is Marshall 1 The enemy Is making many boastful 1 predictions, but none of them seem to
 be backed by facts or figures. It Is vet rather early to give figures as to 1 Colonel Burnett's majority, but 1t will
 be close to 5000. It will be so large ! as to be the means of preventing 1 contest
 News that is constantly being receiv-
 ed by the secretary of Congressman Burnett from all sections of the county
 is of the most encouraging nature and ] points to the fact that his victory will
 be the cleanest cut ever yet made. 1 Powell is not taken seriously by his
 own party and the fight that will be nut up for him will be a weak one. Notwithstanding this fact Congressman Burnett is making his canvass just the | same and Is keeping in touch with all l the voters.
 | In Etowah County politics are badly mixed The Democrats put out ticket. but considerable dissatisfaction has been caused by the result in several instances and the fact that the bars were so low that all the Populists and Republicans jumped over into the Democratic camps and named the Democratic nominees. Your corres-
 
 that they have gone into their last pri- mary unless there is a decided change in the manner of running them and the bars put up so only Democratic can par ticipate. It is notoriously a fact that several hundred Pops and Reps. voted In the Democratic primary and openly stated that they do not intend to vote for the nominees. Judge James A. Bilbro. of Gadsden. is the Democratic nominee for Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit and he is opposed by Colonel B. H. Nicholson, a one-time Democrat and who fiopped over for the sake of office several years ago.
 He is citizen of Attalla, five miles from Gadsden. John A. Inzer. who is also a citizen of Gadsden, is opposed by Mir Hall. of Blount County. Both Judge Bilbro and Inzer will be elected by good safe majorities and will hold office unless the Lusk bill is declared not law. J. W. Penn, the Democratic nominee for Probate Judge, is opposed by Judge J. M. Moragne, who Is a Republican running as an independent. He has held office before and was suc- ceeded by Judge Lovejoy. the present Democratic judge. He is also opposed by J. J. Moore, who is the nominee of the Republicans and Populists and Is a most popular man. This race will be q close and exciting one. Adam H. Barnes. Democrat, for tax collector. is opposed by J. H. Richardson, who he defeated four years ago. For tax as- sessor Emery L. Hurst Democrat, has no opposition, as he was endorsed by the opposition. s. c. Mcdaniel for Circuit Clerk has no opposition. L. L. Herzberg. Democrat, for treasurer Is opposed by Pat Tucker, Republican. J. E. Williams. Democrat who has held | two terms as county superintendent of | education, is opposed by A. R. Whit, d Populist. This race will be close from
 the fact that Williams has made enemies by his carrying out of the
 school laws. J. R, Cambron and Jesse
 E. Gilliland for commissioners, are Op-
 posed by J. P. Forman, independent
 Democrat, and l. N. Leeth, Republican,
 who were both nominated by the Populists and Republicans.
 < The Democrats will carry more than
 a majority of the offices, but 1t is fear
 full that the fusionists will capture one l or more places through dissensions in 1 the ranks of the Democrats stub | born flight is being made by the Demo-
 cratic nominees and 1t Is hoped that the
 entire ticket will be elected in Novem- | Der.
 A bold robbery was committed Sun | udy I1sHl III tne heart or the city and | the policemen knew nothing of it until
 notified Monday morning about & l o'clock. Burglars entered the store | of Frank & Hagedorn after midnieht
 and stole therefrom some $500 or $7O0
 worth of fine clothing. shoes, hats. etc | It has been proven that the light which | is kept burning was all right about 12 | o'clock, but after that time nothing definite can be learned. although police- men claim that they made the regular
 rounds and found nothing suspicious The burglar entered the store by priz-
 ing the iron bars apart at a rear win dow and turning of the light near this | window and proceeded to take what | he wanted. The robber was familiar | with the stock and was very choice | In what he took, as only the highest priced goods were taken The roh bery was discovered the next morning | by T. E. Paschall, who Is in the ad Joining store. He notified the pro-
 prietors and MT. Frank came down and he notified the police. There Is abso- lutely no clue to the robber and no one | seems to know where to commence | The police are in the dark and are
 being severely criticised by many for l their aparent neglect of duty.
 The fall term of the City Court of
 Gadsden was convened Monday with Judge John H. Disquc presiding The
 grand jury was impaneled and Judge | Disque charged them as to their dutv and w. P. Lay was chosen as foreman | and Uncle Abe Thornton as bailiff The