The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-11
PRATT CITY WILL
 HEAR B B. COMER Rally Will be Given Monday,
 August 20 CAPTAIN ROBSON COMING Will Speak With Mr. Conner In Rlr. mlnaham on August 23-Roard of Registrars End Tour of
 County Today.
CAPTAIN ROBSON COMING

B. B. Conner, candidate for governor of Alabama, will speak at Pratt City August 20 and the occasion will be made some thing of rally for the Conner supporters in that section of the county. Arrange ments are being made for a large attend anee and it is expected that this will be one of the most important political gath erings to be held in the county during the present campaign.
 It is understood that Jesse stallings, candidate for alternate senator, will also speak on this occasion and it is possible that others will make short addresses.
 Arrangements are also being made for a Conner rally at Bessemer, August 9.
 It was decided yesterday to give the Conner rally in Birmingham Thursday night August 2S. The place for holding the speaking has not yet been decided upon, but it will possibly be in one of the opera houses of the city. Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson will be present and will make a speech on that occa- sion.
 Corners Appointments.
 Mr. Conner will go to Montgomery next Monday to attend to some business in connection with the railroad commission. Monday night he will return to Chiffon county, where he will make three speeches Tuesday. These speeches will be made at Clanton, Thorshy and Yerbena.
 Wednesday he will attend a large bar becue and reunion about one mile from Cullman, in Culman county. It is said that this occasion will be one of great importance and that many people will come from all parts of the county to hear the candidate for governor. Candidates for other offices In the state will attend and make speeches.
 Thursday MT. Conner will make speech at Ozark, and Friday he will speak at Clio and Louisville in Barbour county. Saturday he will make one or two speeches in Russell county.
 County Registrars.
 The board of registrars of Jefferson county will close it's rounds of the county precincts in Williams beat today.
 On Monday, August 20, the board will sit at the county court house at Birming- ham and remain in session until the pri- mary August 97. uring this time any voter in the county not already registered may come to Birmingham and enter his name on the registration list.
 All persons qualified under the constitu- AIot, raPiStRr each year to participate in any election, except those holding life certificates.
 It Is said that the registration for this year Is not as large so far as was ex- peeted, indicating that the people general ly are not taking that live interest in the present campaign as was thought would be the case.
 Political Gossip.
 Most of the candidates for county of ficers and some for state positions will at tend the annual reunion of Confederate Veterans at Mount Pinson, in this county, today. The affair is always largely at tended and a large crowd of people from all sections of the county Is expected today.
 Frank IN. Juldn or luSculnbid, cdhul- date for secretary of state was in the city last night. He has just returned from Q campaign tour through South Ala hama and reports encouraging prospects
 Lamar c. Smith, nominee for represen- tative in the legislature from Elmore county, was in the city yesterday, MT. Smith made fight In his county advocat- ing railroad rate reform and a dispensary and led the ticket. He says the people of Fillmore are very much interested in the question of railroad rate reform and Will give B. B. Conner large majority for governor He says Comers majority in Fillmore county will be 300.
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