The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
MANY SURPRISES IN
MONDAYS PRIMARY
Bankhead's Race Has Set
Tongues Wagglng
FUNNY STORIES ARE TOLD
One Old Voter Insisted on Voting for
Hobson for senate-Another
Voted Only for Morgan
and Pettus.

Montgomery, August S0-(SpeciaD.-The
democratic primary of last Monday
brought about some interesting sltua-
tions, and illustrated the fact that one
can never figure on what voters are go
ing to do, especially when there are
fellows after them and lots of money
Is turned loose. It is estimated that
the campaign just closed cost somebody
more than was ever spent in campaign
in the entire history of the state
But aside from the filthy lucre' there
are many interesting things. For in
stance, who would have expected Bank
head, just defeated for Congress in his
own district after twenty years of serv-
ice. to jump in late and lead the ticket
for senatorial Endorsement? His race
is : one of the wonderful things in the
contest.
And then, there is another thing on
the other side equally as astonishing,
and that Is the failure of Johnston to
poll heavy enough to win without doubt
1t was conceded by everybody that he
would lead the ticket; now it Is seen
that he will hardly get in at all, as
Knox, seems to have him in a close place
if he has not beaten him out 1t was
always thought he had following that
would put him in office at once with so
many running.
The Harris Fight.
And then, there was the great fight
of Maj. ]. G. Harris 1t was not thought
generally that he would win in the end,
but his friends contended that he would,
and they seem to have known what
they were talking about. In spite of
the fight made on him, Gray, who was
a Conner man, leads for lieutenant gov
ernor, while Brandon, who is an out-and-
out administration man, comes in first
for auditor, 1t seems. Cunningham was
defeated for governor, 1t Is said, largely
because he was In line with the present
administration. yet Brandon, known TO
be so. trotted home. Julian who was
out of the favor at the capitol. wins
also. Consistency seems to have gone to
the bow-wows.
The fact that Wilkerson leads for COM
missioner of agriculture is a surprise to
many as 1t was thought that Ward or
Selden would make the port in safety.
Wilkerson is a brother of Assistant State
Examiner Wilkerson and a man of af-
fairs. He is superintendent of the oldest
Sunday school in Alabama, that of the
Methodist church at Autaugavile
One of the touted certainties of the cleo
ton who fulfilled all expectations of him
is Charles Henderson of Troy, who ran
for railroad commissioner. The race made
by young Tom Mcclellan is also a remark
able one, And there were a number of
other funny things in the fight-but what's
the use?
Election Stories.
A great many stories are now being told
of election day experiences, some of them
very interesting. 1t Is said that at one
of the polling places voser insisted that
he wanted to vote for Captain Hohson
for the senate and would not believe for
a long time that the hero was not rum
ming. After several men had talked with
him and showed him that the name of the
aforetime naval man was not on the tick
ct, he consented to vote for Captain
Bankhead, whom he remembered had run
with Hobson on one or Two occasions.
Another, a very old man, creeped slow
ly into one of the voting places and asked
some one to make out his ticket, as he
could not see An obliging man took the
paper slip and asked who he wanted to
vote for. Morgan and Pettus," he replied
and began walking towards the door.
WELL who else?' was asked. The old
fellow was we'll out of the door and he
turned slightly but never stopped, and
said, II don't give a d. And that was
all he would do.