The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-14
ARSHALL COUNTY
6REETS CANDIDATES
DINER, sTALLlNos, sKEcos AND
OTHERS AROUSE ENTHUSIASM
AT VARIOUS PoINTs-JoHN c.
WINSTON Is DEAD.

Guntersville July ID Especially --Severai
. tpeeches have been made this week in this
county (AIarshalD by different candidates
Ton the various state offices. Mr., Conner,
.aesse F. stallings and others spoke at
Boaz and Albertvlle Tuesday. The same
candidates and II. A. Skeggs Of Decatur
poke Wednesday at this place. and yes
|terday at Eddy. fifteen miles from here,
. Ia the western part of this county.
The speaking at this place was well at
tended by a large crowd of people from
|the surrounding country, several ladies
Heing present. The first speaker was Mr..
$keggs, who told the people of his desire
a. be associate railroad commissioner. He
/. Was followed by B, B, Conner, candidate
Tor governor, who spoke for one hour and
b half. The court house was well filed
ind during the entire time of Mr.. Co
ner's address the closest attention and
much hearty applause was given. The
Enthusiasm of the people present clearly
bowed that 1t was Conner gathering
b After the conclusion OF Mr. Conner $
tpeech ex-Congressman Stallings spoke
for one hour to the large audience which
20 enthusiastically listened to the pre-
Bleeding speakers. The meeting then
CLOSED amid much good feeling, and APP
|plause for the speakers present.
The occasion at Eddy yesterday was the
Opening of the campaign for county Of
Ulcers. The first speech was by w NJ
coleman of Albertville, candidate for the
Legislature, who was followed by Thomas
tNVeaver of Ruth, candidate for the same
office. The opening speech by candidates
Tor state offices was made by Mr.. Nc
Eldery of Talladega, who addressed the
. large crowd present for ten minutes in the
Interest of his candidacy. He was follow
ed by Mr. Conner, who spoke for one
hour and half. Jesse f. Stallings next
addressed the assembly for one hour and
nfteen minutes. The crowd vas a large
one, there being more than five hundred
people present. Much and FREQUENT ap-
plause interrupted the speakers and tbs
hearty manner In which Mr.. Conner Was
received by the voters present, unmis-
takahly showed that they were on his
side. The audience was composed of farm
ers from Morgan and Cullman counties
MS well as this, Eddy being in easy reach
|of all three.
The speakers went from this point to
Joppa, in Cullman county. where they
held forth today. and at Holly Pond in
the same county Saturday
The first rain In six weeks is falling
here today, and If the present rate is KEPT
up good season will be had, which is
badly needed. indeed. by both cotton and
corn especially on the river bottoms and
Forward corn on the uplands.
News has just reached here of the sud
den death of John G. Winston. at his
home at Hillan's store, in the upper end
of this county, Up to a few weeks ago
Mr.. Winston was in the best of health,
and did not suspect anything the matter
with him of any serious import His sud-
den demise was a great surprise and
schocS to his many friends and relatives
in this town and the SURROUNDING country
where he was well known. Mr.. Winston
was. for many years a member of the
Marshall county bar and practiced his
profession In this and surrounding coun-
ties. He had retired from the practice
spf law and was engaged in farming ard
the general mercantile business at his
home, fifteen miles up the river. at Hill
Hans store. Deceased was elected to the
legislature from this county in 1892 and
served one term. He was also elected So
HECTOR for the Ninth judicial circuit in
1856 which office he filled for one term
Df four years.