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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

County Has for Last Time sent, I'm fts
Whiskey License Money--
State Treasury VIII
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The fact went on record yesterday
that the county of Montgomery reaped
the biggest harvest OF LIQUOR licenses
Tor State use OF all the sixty-seven
counties of Alabama. To get at this
truth In it, fullest light one has but
TO recall that prohibition has put JEFF
ferson County out OF the running on
this itenL and then remember that Mo-
bile Keeps all such funds for the pay
ment Of school teachers down in that
county. E
No effort was made yesterday by
chief Clerk Brooks Smith of the State
Auditors Department to separate the
liquor license item from the other fig-
ures which 60 to make up the total re-
mittance OF sB5.7ss.ss. sent TO the Cap
ftol yesterday under the caption of IL
cense collection in Montgomery Coun-
ty by Probate Judge J. B. CASTOR. It
is safe to say. however, that healthy
fraction Of this amount Is credited to
the li1uor privilege account.
As January is the great and only
month for renewing liquor licenses
the State Treasurer may dwell few
minutes over this check of Montgom-
cry County as from now on while all
other wet counties are making their
remittances until the 31st day of De-
cember. the State will see the passing
of this item Of revenue altogether. 1t
will be fund somewhat missed by the
States strong box after January l..
1903. but something viii be found to
take its place.
other collections forwarded to the
State Auditor Yesterday by Judge J. b.
CASTOR were 1921. as the taxes on re-
cording mortgages. and s170.60 which
were the charter fees for January in
Montgomery County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

the cause of which was said to have
bean uremic poison.
Mr.. Hargraves was picked up at the
Union Station Sunday afternoon in an
unconscious condition. and was i'm
mediately carried to the hospital, where
II was seen that his condition was
critical. He regained consciousness
long enough to issue some instructions
about notifying his family at San
Antonio. 1t was seen during Sunday
Z night that his condition was hopeless
and his wife and children were i'm
.riaediately notified. His brother.
prominent business man. of San An
tonic. and his widow reached Mont
gomery yesterday
At the time he became Ill, MIR. Har-
graves was stopping at the Union
Station to change. trains. and was en-
route to his home. He did not know
how long he had been at the station
when he was picked up and sent to
the hospital.
Mr.. Hargraves was one Of the
wealthiest citizens Of San Antonio
His brother and widow escorted the
remains yesterday afternoon to his
home in San Antonio. where the inter-
ment will take place. y
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
TRUTH ABOUT RACING.


Jockey Club Issues Pamphlet In An
swer to Criticisms.
New York. Feb. 4.-The Jockey Club
has issued a pamphlet entitled. THE
Truth About Racing" which is intend
ed as an answer to the various criti-
cisms against the sport which have
been used by Governor Hughes and
others. who advocates the abolition Of
betting at race tracks in New York
State which pamphlet defends racing as
a sport and callS attention to the fact
that it has caused a great advance in
horse breeding and has greatly in
creased the value of American Slorses.
In describing the race tracks. the
pamphlet says that the sport is one
that is enjoyed by hundreds of thous-
ands of people. as high as 10000 at
tending the races on special days. OF
the pamphlet states, do not go for the
betting, but for the sport. The
Jockey Club it is claimed. has done
more than any other agency to close
York and for that reason, the pamph
let says, the pool rooms are anxious
to have local race tracks closed.
1.-THE question of betting on horse
racing is one of morals" continues the
publication. yet the amendments
asked for aim at an act which is not
sought to be prevented in other fields
There is no more element of immortality
in betting upon a thoroughbred test
of speed than Is connected with cleo.
tion betting, wagers on poker and
bridge whist or speculation upon the
rise and fall in the prices OF stocks
To con hscate the vast investments OF
the various racing associations and
terminate the important industries al
lied thereto would be akin to the abo-
lition Of playing card manufacture:
because wagers are frequently cou'
pied with the use of their product.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
FoUCAULT's DENOMINATION

New York. Feb. 4-Foucaults de-
monstration of the movement Of the
earth was repeated in New York yes
terday when a cannon ball weighing
14O pounds suspended by single
wire ninety one feet long from the
dome of st. PauTs Chapel at Columbia
University was set swinging.
fine camel hair brush attached to
the bottom of the ball passed over
on ink pad as the ball swung and
clearly marked its course on an eight
foot dial on the chapel moor. Although
it was thought that there was slight
~ elliptical movement of the giant
pendulum, it was not enough to inter-
fere with the success Of the expert
lnent and the marks Of the brush upon
the dial plainly revolted the rotation
of the earth upon its axis. The ex-
pertinent will be repeated next Friday
and again week from tomorrow. The
experiment was first tried in the Pan
theon in Paris in 1851 by Professor
Foucault,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
WHISKEY WAS PRICED
WRONG BY THE ADVERTISER

The Advertiser begs to direct atten-
ton to an error in an advertisement
Of N. Goldring, the big wholesale and
mail order whisky dealer of Pensa'
cola, in last weeks paper.
In this particular advertisement, Mr..
Goldring gave prices on several of his
most popular brands, among them his
famous white Stone" and My Sue
cess" whiskies-and in setting up the
advertisement here in the Advertiser
office, the printer inadvertively swap
ped the prices on the two brands
Instead Of the way the prices read in
the paper, they should have been $500
for four quarts of MY Success" ex-
press prepaid. and $500 for four quarts
Of white Stone" express prepaid.
We take great pleasure in announc-
ing this error and trust that none of
the many customers Of Mr.. Goldring
throughout the South will be seriously
Inconvenience by the discrepancy in
price. The Advertiser Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
THE RACES
New orleans Eaenults.

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New Orleans, La, Feb. big fields
marked the racing at the Fair Grounds
today. In every race with the excep-
ton Of the six furlong purse for 81
year-olds the limit lined up before
Starter Cassidy's. barrier. The card
was devoid Of any particular feature
and most every event was given over
to the poorer class Of horses.
Seyerus, at Ala to /, won the fourth
race by head from the pace maker,
Bitter Sir, at rs to 1. Severus's Vie
tory was due to the clever ride OF
Jockey Notter. Weather cloudy; track
good. Summaries:
Prosper. 10T (WseO to /, won;
Joe Howell, LOT (Gaugel) 20 to /, Sec
ond; Irrigator, liz q. Leo to !,
Mique o'Brien: Meilowtone. Mascsroi'
Eustacian. Columbus. Tyler. Little
Nose. Prefix, Warden and Excelsis
Second race. ave and one-haif fur
longs, selling-Beatrice K. lis (EIei-
del) s to l., won; Druid, 11S (McDaniell
g to !. second Yiperine.. lis (Nicoll
pink, Anna Scott, shen, Royal Legend
Kiamesha II. Fire Opal, Black Mantil-
la. vohoome and Golden Pheasant
Third race, seven furlongs-Prince
Hob enlohe. Ito lW. .ott) 8 to l., won
Jack Bratton, LOT (Notter) 9 to 5. Sec
ond; Buster. Ill &C. Koener) so to |
third. Time :2s 3-5. Morning Light,
Dario. Elaine, Allony,, Ottoman. Idalo,
Gaull. Lady Maia. Captain Chandler,
The Composer and Stella Land ran.
Fourth race. six NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
107 (Notter) 4 1-2 to 1, won; Bitter
Sir. 102 (v. Powersl % to l.. second;
Time 1:15 2-5. WOODLAND. Ethel Carr
La Soeur. Tilekilns and E. T. shipp
ran. -
Fifth race, six furlongs, selling
Tobach, 80 CIV. Ott) 3 to 1, won; Big
Ben, 100 (McDaniel) IS to /, second
Miss Strome; los (Notter) 80 to L
third. Time ! :15. Artful Dodger, Miss
Ferris, Naughty. Gibson, Goldway
Firebrand, Killochan, Hocus Pocus,
Baleshed, Fay and Etrena ran.
Sixth race. six furlongs, selling
Handearra, 80 q. Sumter) 1-2 to 4,
won; Belle Strome, 101 (Delaby) to
l, second; Royal Onyx. 105 Geib ert) rs
to third. Time 1914 is. French
Nun, Hannibal Robinhood. Meadow
Breeze, Funiculaire, Avaunteer, Bertha
E.. Refined, Telescope and Coon ran.
Seventh race, one and one-sixteenth
miles, selling-John Smulski. 10S Is.
HeideI) 20 to /, won The Clansman,
10 (Notter) 10 to l, second; Grenade,
107 (McDanieD rs to /, third. Time
1:48 3-5. Gid, Telegrapher, Trenola.
Judge Treen. Hadur. Bleenenworth,
Denigre, Ternsrod, Gull and Charlatan
ram
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
AUBURN AND Y. M. c. A.
GAMES SEASONS BEST


. sA~aa w mn8&hW" AxWGGteU 10 ne
Hardest Fight Locals Have.
ALI indications point to a record
breaking crowd at the Y. M. C. A. GYM
nasium Thursday night when the team
of the Auburn Polytechnic Institute
will combat with the team of the Mont
gomery Y. NJ. c. A. Both are mention
ed as probable champions and the game
tomorrow win be of unusual interest
to local supporters.
Ever since the first contest the bas-
ket ball fans have looked forward to
this game. realizing that the college
boys have team which will give
good accounting Of itself when II meets
the local aggregation. While conf
dent OF victory the locals are expect
ing the hardest kind of a contest.
With such stars as Ware and Woodruff
on the team the Auburn aggregation
plays a spectacular game as was shown
when they played Columbus to a tie
in their first half there two weeks
ago. When IL IL remembered that CO.
lumbus swamped Montgomery Y. M. c.
A. to the tune of 1920 early In the
season, the feat Of Auburn In holding
them down to a tie in one half and fin
ishing but FIVE points in the rear at the
end of the game shows that the collie
CLANS are made of the proper stuff.
When the whistle of the referee
sounds tomorrow night, both teams will
settle down to hard. determined work.
Each has been coached to get going at
the very start and great contest is
predicted.
Two good games will follow the Au-
burn contest. as the Nashville Athletic
Club. who claim 10 be the fastest In
the South. and Columbus, Ca, which
has proven itself Just a little better
than any team it !. has ever met, will
be the. attractions. Nashville comes
February Is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
BANK OFFICERS ARE
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER
Vice President v. III. Hanson Host To
Ofaciars.

The officers and directors Of the
Fourth National Bank were handsome
ly entertained last night at Yungs
Restaurant. as the guests Of Victor H
Hanson. vice president Fof the bank.
The dinner was the third Of Sc
ries given by officers of the bank.
The host at the two previous annual
dinners was President T. J. Reynolds
of the bank.
The dinner last night. like the two
previous affairs, was informal. But
like the other dinners II was none the
less enjoyable for it's informaiity.
Those who were present at the
dinner were President T. J. Reynolds.
Vice President w. H. Hubbard, Cash
fer A. Joshua Jones. Directors w. B.
Moore. ". H. Hanson. s. L. Tyson. w.
H. Hubbard. M. Kahn. A. ]. Kauf-
man. F.. r. Johnstone. G. D. Noble,
J. W. Black, John A. Yung. Brooks
Flowers, B. Wolf, j 8, Dowdell, J..
L. Cobbs. S. @. Well. B. L. Holt.
John A. Sellers and C. L. Ruth. )
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
Lou Area to Bring in Rain
And Warmer Weather Today

the middle northwest, which is ex7
pected viii move eastward and cause
a further rise. with rains in Alabama
today and probably tomorrow.
The Alabama river showed q stage
of "a feet at the reading yesterday,
and was stationary. In all probability
1t will show a slight fall today and
will continue to fall slowly unless
checked by the general rains mentioned
above. /
At Selma, is was reported yesterday
that the reading showed that the river
feet is expected on the reports this
morning. The highest point will not
be much above this figure. after which
there will be "a slow fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
A CLEVER SWNDLER
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR TO0k MES
SAGE TO BANK.
Drew 600 ON Box-s Telegram and
Then disappeared from Tus-
cumbia-Now sheriff fs
Hunfing Him.

Tuscumbia. Feb. 4--(Special.)--De-
tails of clever svvindle worked on the
Western Union telegraph operator in
this city ten days or two weeks ago,
has Just come to light.
The secret was carefully guarded I'M
til Yesterday. when 1t was thought that
a clew had been secured, and a dep
uty sherih sent to Mount Pleasant,
Tenn. to try TO identify men held In
that place under suspicion.
Ten days ago. two strangers accom-
panied by beautiful young woman,
came to Tuscumbia, where they ieis-
urely loafed about two or three days.
One of them applied at the Merchants
Bank on two or three occasions asking
bank In Canada to pay him some
money. giving q name to the cashier. A.
B. Elliott. He was informed that he
had received no Instructions,
On the day the trio suddenly disap-
peared. one of the men went to the
Western Union telegraph office. intro
duced himself to the operator. saying
he was an operator. asked permission
to take and send a few messages. This
was near the noon hour, and the OPP
orator went to dinner, leaving the
stranger in the Office. On his return,
the operator saw that several messages
had been transmitted and received,
among the number being copy OF a
MESSAGE from certain bank in Cam
ada. addressed to the Merchants Bank
reading: .sPav to bearer the sum of
$500: no Identification necessary"
On presenting the message to tho
cashier. the latter telephoned to the
Western Union operator IL 1t was all
right. The operator with the copy on
file stated that 1t was.
A few days ago the draft was re
turned by the bank on which 1t was
drawn with the information that the
draft was forgery. and that the mar
was an impositor. The operator at
once saw that he had been deceived,
and began sending messages with the
hope of locating the swindlers.
Deputy Sheriff Throckmorton went
TO Mount Pleasant having been inform
ed that men of a suspicious character
had been arrested there, with q stock
of burglar tools, and well supplied with
money.
Sheriff McCleskey says he Is doubtful
as to the Mount Pleasant arrest, as the
trio who worked the swindle in Tus
eumbia were too shrewd TO stop so neav
the scene of their 'labors," and that 1t
IL his opinion that they are many miles
away from Tuscumbia.
The Merchants Bank is protected by
the Western Union ana the operator
will probably be the loser
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
JAKE WELLS CALLS
MEETING OF MANAGERS

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. fifty five
theatrical managers of the Southern
States will assemble here Thursday.
next, in response to a call issued by
Jake Wells. to take action on the re-
storation of theatrical rates that were
effective on railroads prior to the rul-
ing of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that no party rate could be
made not open to the public. .
It is said that many engagements
have been cancelled on account of the
prevailing railroad rates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
EVANGELIST RAY WILL
MAKE MONTGOMERY HOME

Rev w. J.. Ray. evangelist of the
Baptist State Board OF Missions, has
moved to Montgomery and win reside
in this city I'M the futre- His home
will be on Second street in Highland
Park.
Mr.. Ray is well known in the city.
where he has conducted many revival
services, and his coming to live here
in the future viii be received with
pleasure by his many friends.
Mr.. Ray has just closed a very sue
cessfuI revival meeting at Hurtsboro
and will be in the city but a short
time as he has an immediate engage
ment to conduct series of services
at Flomaton. &C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
TO CONDUCT SERVICES.
Mr.. McCOnkey VIII Lead In Centr
Presbyterian Services.

MIR. McCOnkey VIII Lead In Central
Presbyteriam Services.
Mr.. James H. McConkey will conduct
the services of the Central Presbyte-
rian Church at the mid-week prayer
meeting tonight. He will also conduct
the services of that church on Sun
day morning. There will be no night
services on Sunday.
Mr.. McConkey has conducted several
services at the Central Presbyterian
Church while the committee is look
ing for a minister to recommend to
the, congregation to call. His SER
mons on previous OCCASIONS have pleased
his hearers greatly, and it is hoped
that Mr.. McConkey's stay will be pro-
longed until the committee on call are
able to make a recommendation to
the congregation for permanent sup
ply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Warmer weather with a slight
srr,rkle of rain greeted Montgomer-
ians yesterday morning following the
two cold days of Sunday and Monday'
All during the day the cloudiness in
creased as the result of the gradual qua
The reports Of yesterday show tnat
warming of the whole South.
there has been q general warming up
over the entire country. the tempera-
ture having risen 10 to 10 degrees
throughout the South and from 1S TO
20 degrees in the middle west. Lhis
led by general cloudiness over the
country and also by scattered rains IN
advance of an extensive low area over
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
RACING IN CUBA.

New York. Feb. 4.-Horse racing
is to be a feature Of the winter festi-
vices received by racing interests here
Yesterday from Edward W. Dennison,
Secretary Of the Cuban Festival Com
mittee It has decided, the advices
saw. 10 inaugurate the sport on q new
track at Buena Vista, near Havana,
on March u, at a meeting to be man
aged bv the Cuban Racing Association
which. with the Festival Committees
remuneration. has been able to OFFER
$40 600 in nurses. II the meeting is
successful, It is said that larger sea-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
WILSON,
Phone zES:
RELATED LETTER RECEIVED.
CAR LOAD SHIPMENTS a sPEc1ALT

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New York Feb. AFTER it had been
more than fifty-four years in the mails,
letter was delivered yesterday to Mrs.
Elizabeth B. Nichols of Newark, ". J..
Yesterday morning Newark newspa-
pers reported the fact that there had
been received at the postofice a letter
addressed to Miss Elizabeth Garthwaite,
the postmark on which showed that 1t
had been mailed in New Orleans on
Dec. 80, 1854. The postmaster knew
no one OF that name and did not know
what to do with the letter which was
addressed to her maiden name. The
letter proved to have been written by
Fannie Britton, Mrs. Nichols cousin,
who now lives in Ell Paso. Tex. and
who attended sch DOL with Mrs. Nichols
more than half century ago. The
ink inside the letter was so badly
faded that the letter Is hardly deci-
phsrable. bat the address Is plain. The
ar@alnne was badly worn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

new York. Feb. IA Russian trot-
ting mare Of the famous orion breed
mas arrived In America for the purpose
OF being bred TO q stallion through
whose veins runs the pure blood strain
OF american trotting breed. The mare
10 Rocovaya. owned by ". M Konopo.
I'm. OF MOSCOW. and she arrived on the
steamer Pennsylvania. She will be
taken TO Walter Janvier,s farm at Tic
9qhderoga. and Will then be returned to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
CAPTAIN SHAW DEAD
AT HOME TN LEIGHTON

Tuscumbia, Feb. ESPECIALLY Gap
tain w. H. Shaw. one of the oldest
citizens and largest land owners in Col
bert County. died Sunday night at his
home near Leighton, this county, aged
n years.
Captain Shaw never married He is
survived by two sisters, who will prob
ably inherit his fortune.
The deceased had spent most of his
life in Colbert and Lawrence Counties,
and was one of the best known men
in this entire section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
Murders His waso.

London, Ont, Feb. A-JaInes Hart
wick, an aged resident of Missouri
Township, yesterday murdered his wife
with a butcher knife while insane. and
then went half clad to q neighbor, to
whom he told his crime. Later the
body was discovered and Hartwick was
arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Thinking that he would return 70
his home in his usual good health,
j. M. Hargraves, a prominent real
estate dealer of San Antonio. Texas
bought a return ticket from his home
to Jack sonville, Fla. His death IN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Minneapolis. Feb. 4-Bill OYER.
younger brother of Andy Oyler. the
Minneapolis short stop. has signed for
trial as short stop for the Indian
apoiis club.
Bully oyler played in the South sew
erai years and last season with the
Western Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
Far Away From Home and kindred
Wealthy Texan Dies in This Cit)

Montgomery, yesterday necessitoted
the use of the return coupon as a
means of carrying his dead body back
to his home for interment-
Mr.. Hargraves was forty-seven
years old at the time OF his death,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
Ss;Ii5;: Il L !
NorIcE no CONTRACTORS.

be received ut 6tarke's schoolhouse for grad
ing mine lots on the extension OF Washing
ton avenue. according to plans and specif-
cations prepared hy M. Garrett, c. e.
Right reserved to reject any or all bids.
--wed-thu-frt-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

st. Joseph NO., Feb. fudge John
NJ. Stuart, aged 6S years. a prominent
lawyer and Democratic politician, died
at his home here last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

washington, Feb. 4.-(SpeciaI)--
Ralph Galloway has been appointed
postmaster at Maplesvills. Chiffon
County, vice B. o. Glover removed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
NOTES AND NEWS
OF WORLD SPORTS

Two veterans. Harry TRULY and Har-
~ Mace, will umpire In the virginia
League the coming season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05
|.KiiiiI,NiilijNiiO'UNGMENIS


hereby announce myself q candidate for
the office Of Tax Collector of Montgomsry
County. subject t7 the action of the DEM
ecratin Party. CHAS. b TEASLEY.
I hereby announce my candidacy for, Taz
Collector OF Montgomery County, subject
20 tho action OF the Democratic party.
w. n HUDSON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Matty Matthews and RUDE Ferns. for
merly prominent as welterweight pugi-
lists, are soon to appear in sketch on
the vaudeville stage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Brooklyn baseball fans will miss the
genial, Doctor Casey at the third turn
next season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Jack l(Twin) Sullivan and Jim Flynn
are to have 1t out again in Los NAngeles'
Feb. ii is the date set for the bout.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

M. e. Justus, the new President OF
the Central Association (the old Iowa
League). is the owner OF the keoKuK
team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

Tommy Burns expects to bring home
about $50 900 in English money. IT'S
q good many pounds to carry, but
Tommy doesn't mind little weight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

"FIaypV .Iael"-Ch esbr - has signed his
New York American League contract.
last year lack refused to sign until
after the opening of the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

a -
meriy prominent as welterweight pugi-
lists are soon to appear In sketch on
the vaudeville stage.
Jack l(Twin) sullivan and Jim Flynn
are to have 1t out again in Los Angeles.
Feb. IL is the date set for the bout.
M. e. Justus. the new President OF
the Central Association (the old Iowa
League)s is the owner OF the heokuk
team.
Tommy Burns expects to bring home
about $50 900 in English money. IT'S
A good many pounds to carry, Dur
Tonmy doesn't mind little weight.
"FIarpv Iaek"-Chesb has signed his
New York American League contract.
last year Jack refused to sign until
after the openiuR of the season.
Hugh DUFFY Is getting together a
fast lot Of youngsters for hts Provi-
dence team. He says that Bill ADstein
will show the fans the kind OF nrst
base work they can make notes OF In
their diary.
Southern League managers have to
keep an eye on Manager Charley Babb
OF Memphis Charley can turn more
tricks and win more games with an
leaders can when backed by star ag-
gregation.
Word from P:ttsburg has 1t that
Howard Sarle former manager OF the
A. ]. and G. team in the New York
State League. has been appointed ofn-
cial scout for the Pirates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

hereby announce myself q candidate fer
County Treasurer, subject to the action Of
the Democratic primary.
WILLIAM b. WHITING.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-05

7 hereby announce myself a candidate for
Alderman for Ward Two. subject to the
action Of the Democratic Primary.
J. 7. LETCHER.