The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-18

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 One of the heaviest votes ever cast in q primary election in Montgomery County ie expected today, if the weath- er Ia good. The Democratic voters to- day wf1l vote direct on Presidential, State. County and beat omcers.
 The combination is certain to bring out a heavy vote provided there Is no rain The vote is expected to be at least 4.000 in Montgomery County. In the city primary a few weeks ago the seven city beats voted approximately 5000. Well informed County politi- cians say that there are at least l,soo voters in the country beats of the County although these voters do not so as regularly to the polls as the city voters. Predictions were made In the city that the vote in the country beats as cast today would not be more than 900. and t would take very favorable weather to bring out that many.
 The polls will open at o'clock and they will close promptly at o'clock in the city beats. The time is definitely
 fixed by the election laws of the State. The polling places In the city will be. located in the following places:
 Beat 1--Durr's stables.
 Beat 2--Loeb's stables.
 Beat s-County jail.
 Beat x--Brick building in the rear c6 The Advertiser office, across Law rence Street from the postoftlce.
 RAat B--OAace of the Citizens Light Heat and Power Company.
 Beat B--Chfef of Poiice's onee.
 Reah 7--Highiand Park. Walter BozegsaAn's store.
 Baat 7-cloverdale, Hensenwalds fin shop, of Hull Street.
 'Tha managers for the city boxes are: z < Esat I---AEanagefs. F. M Mccullough. W. J :, Maxwell, Tony Bascovitz: clerks. BIount Davidson, Juie Galatas; return. ing oflicer. J. s. Parrish.
 Beat .2--Managers. E. c. Hannon, c. crifith, w A. Gunter. Jr. clerks. w. e. Smith. J. D. Hendricks; re- turning officer. T L.. Peach.
 Peat e3---Managers, H. M. Blue, W. N Wifkerson, s. c. Higgins; clerks. C. w. Herbert M. A. Benjamin; re- turning officer.-R. G. Arlington.
 Beat 4---Managers. Gaston scottT E: A. Taylor, c. L. Teacher; clerks4 + c crenshaw, W. J. Reynolds; return ing oficer, ". A. Jackson.
 1eaf 6-Managers. J H. Hinderer. " M' Lucas. John Conninr; clerks. Hugh N4ison, Tom Fariss; returning offeer, R. B. Lowe
 Beat 6--Managers. R. c. Ben1amin, U Guy T. smith, Porter Bibb; returning ofacer, W. J. Toole.
 -Reat 7-cIoverdale, Box 1. Managers. rack Thorington. ]. G. Hegenwald, Thomas B. McGough: clerks. J. B. Al- len, R. P. DexterS returning officer. R. L. Parker.
 agers, W. E, Peebles. W. D. Peck. F. e. Browder; clerks, W H. Scott, Earl Ramage; returning officer, N. W. Pu-
 The returns from the boxes in Mont wonaery County will be received at the Tax Collectors office in the court house Chairman George W. Jones or the County Executive Committee will be there untfi midnight to receive the boxes from the returning omcers as they come in.
 The primary today is unique in one particulaf. For the first time in the history of the State. the Democratic voters will vote direct on a Presiden- tial nomination. Heretofore the dele gates to the National Conventions have been selected in State Conventions. On the State ticket today there will be printed the names of William J. Bryan and John A Johnson as the candidates for the Democratic nomination. Each voter as he goes into the polls will put a crcss mark before the name of his favorite The man who gets the most votes throughout Alabama today will have the Alabama delegation to the National Democratic Convention at Denver instructed for him.
 It is a notable fact that since the eleventh hour entry of Governor Joh n A, Johnson of Minnesota into the race for the Alabama delegation that race has overshadowed all other contests on the ticket. Whatever else 1t has done. the Johnson campaign has created a atir in Alabama. Undoubtedly there Is more Joh nson strength in the State than had been expected. And un- doubtedly he will get more votes than even his friends expected when his name was put on the ticket on the last day on which a candidate could qual- ify. It Is equally certain that he will enltt the vote in every town of Ala hama. and in all probability he will carry a number of them. But as to the country vote. which Is the larger vote of the state, not So much is known. The Bryan leaders are claim ing an overwh elmtng majority of this vote, They are quite confident that Rrvan will take the State, and they aay the vote will be four to one. The Johnson men laugh at this prediction. They say the Johnson campaign in Alabama has been unprecedented for enthusiasm and that the Bryan men are c9rLalu to S0t ShOSA otAN . oAt- prise when the returns come in. They. too. claim the State.
 Next in interest to this contest is the race for Associate Justice of the Su- preme Court of Alabama. Two are to be nominated and nomination Is the same thing as an election. Only one member of the present court Is candi- date for reelection, Judge R. T. Simp- | son. The other candidates are Judge John M. Chiffon of Montgomery, Judge | A H Alston. of Barbour. Judge J. J. Mayfield of Tuscaloosa, Judge J. A | Bilbro, of Etowah and Senator John A | Lusk of Marshal. The returns from | thIs race will probably be more close ly scanned than from any other con test
 Game Commissioner John H. Wallace.