The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-31
BALLOTS SHIPPED BY THE THOUSANDS Each County is Receiving Its
 Allotment. STATE TICKET IS NOT LONG In the Fifth Congressional District the Names of Candidates for
 Congress Appear On
 Ticket Twice.
STATE TICKET IS NOT LONG

Montgomery, March 30.-(Special.)- J. Tickets to be voted in the primaries on the 11th of April are being shipped out to the several counties by the tens of thousands this week. It has been a great undertaking to arrange these tickets cor rectly, since there are so many forms re- quired.
 J. Kirk Jackson, who has superintend- ed the arrangement of the tickets said today that he had prepared forms for each of the political divisions of the state which means that separate tickets for each judicial circuits, congressional districts and chancery divisions have been necessary. Copies of these tickets have been sent to each of the candidates, and MT. Jackson requests that If errors in arrangement are discovered that he be telegraphed at once in order that correc- tions may be made in time to have other tickets supplied.
 The ticket to be used for the state Is not long one. It requires slip of about ten inches. There are eight positions to be voted for on the ticket, which is ar ranged in the following order:
 Chief justice of the supreme court.
 Associate justices of the supreme court. supernumerary judge.
 President of railroad commission.
 Congress
 Circuit judge.
 Circuit solicitor.
 Chancellor
 In the Fifth congressional district the names of the candidates for congress ap- pear twice on the ticket, and voters Tn that district will therefore have to vote twice for the same office The same list of candidates apepar under each head, she first heading being for the unexpired term of Congressman Thompson in the fifty eighth congress while the second head ing is for the full term in the FlIty-nin.A congress. Without a study of this feature 1t may cause the voters of the district some confusion.
 Increases In Interest.
 The contest in the Fifth for the nomi- nation increases in interest each day. Dr. J. A. Goggans of Tallapoosa county, who Is asking for the nomination, was in Montgomery yesterday, meeting here by appointment several of his friends from over the district. He says that he will make a canvass just as thorough as the short time allotted will permit
 NIT. t1eDil Has dlSu DtSll Nciy busy meeting many of his friends here. He has given up the first few days of his cam paign to a personal direction of some very necessary clerical work, but beginning in Lowndes county tomorrow, he will make from two to three speeches day for the remainder of the campaign, bar ring Sundays. Following the Lowndes engagements, MT. Heflin has arranged other engagements as according to this list:
 Goodwater, April 1, 7So p. m.
 Rockford, April 2, Il a. m.
 Equality, Tpril ?, p. m.
 Weokee. April 2, 7:90 D. m
 Iineville, April 4 Il a. m.
 Ashland, April l. 7:30 p. m.
 Wedowee, April 5, II a. m
 Roanoke, April 5, 7:30 D. m.
 Camp Hill, April 6, Il a. m.
 Dadeville. April 6, 7;30 D. m.
 Tuskegee April ', Il a. m.
 Tallassee, April 2, 7:3O p. m.
 Wetumpla, April 8, II a. m.
 Prattville, April 8. 7:30 p. m.
 Lanett April 9, 7:3O D. m.
 Mir Hehin said today that the cheer ing news from over the district was such as to make him feel absolutely sure of success. Quite a number of Lowndes, Fillmore, Autauga and Macon county peo- pie have been here to confer with him. and they assert that his frineds In these counties are already very active.