The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-04
RETURNS
 WITH GOOD NEWS Democrats Are Confident of
 Winning the West OIL MILL BEGINS SEASON Independence Party Is Still Trying to Get Electoral Ticket on Official
 BaIot-Result of Primary
 Is Announced.
OIL MILL BEGINS SEASON

Jackson. Miss, September 3.--(Special.)- W. G. Johnson, business manager of the Jackson Daily News, who has just re- turned from a months visit to the west, stopping in Oregon, Montana, Utah. Mis- souri, Wyoming and other states, is of the opinion that Mr. Bryan stands chance of being elected. He made it point to talk to prominent men of both parties and found that the democrats are very conf dent, and that the republicans are afraid of him. That plank in the platform which demands security of banks for deposits is doing the work in many sections of the west. Governor Johnson of Minnesota, who was seen at Kansas City, declares the bank plank the strongest in the platform and a winner.
 The Jackson oil and Refining company, one of the biggest cotton oil concerns in the state, started up its ponderous ma- chinery today and proposes to run right along through the season. The mill had quantity of old seed on hand, sufficient to run till new seed are moving. The three other oil mills here will not begin opera tions till the middle of the month, and that means the beginning of the busy sea- son In this city, with thousands of dol- lars cash trade for the merchants every Saturday night.
 Hearst's Independence league party seems determined to get its electoral tick ct on the official ballot in the state of Mississippi, but will hardly be able to do so now, as there are certain requirements that cannot be met. The time limit on primaries and conventions has expired. and the only way it could be done now would be to secure 50 signatures to pe- tition in each county asking the election commissioners to place the names on the ticket It would be no easy matter to get the, signatures of 50 men ln each of the 7S counties, and would cost several thou sand dollars. Secretary of State Power has for the second time advised the man. agers of the Independence league to that effect.
 The democratic executive committee for the Eighth congressional district met here today and declared the result of the pri- mary of August 25 as follows: Pat Henry of Rankin, 14S6 votes; J. w. Collier of Warren, 1463 votes; R. H. Henry of Hinds, 1443 votes; J. F. Thames of Warren, 1256 votes; J. w. George of Yazoo, 11S6 votes; Frank Hallam of Hinds, 296 votes
 Messrs. Henry of Rankin and Collier were declared the candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first pri- mary and to run over in the second.
 A Craat deal of interest is now being taken in this second contest and the chances are that there will be a larger vote than on the first round, with chances between the two candidates about even.
 A very sad death occurred here yester- day as the result of a surgical operation Currie Myers, son of Mrs. A. G. Myers of Manned, a small town near Hatties- burg, in Forrest county,twas being treat ed for an affection of the eye, and in or der to save one, the physicians attending him removed the other, and death soon relieved him of his sufferings.
 The deceased was a bright and attrac- tive boy of years of age, and while in Jackson was the guest-of his aunt, Mrs. R. M Griffin. The remains were shipped to his mothers home yesterday after noon.
 Collier Permenter, a young man of about 21 years of age, was horribly burned to- day by a very unusual kind of explosion. He is in the employ of the General Elec- trical company and was working about the electric railway power house when he had occasion to make a light in the roof of the building. Taking torch he reached up toward the top of the roof, when Il was a terrific blast of burning gas that had accumulated there, and the young man was severely burned, his hands, face and arms catching the full force of the explosion.
 A physician was hastily summoned and covered him with oil, bandages, etc., and had him sent to his fathers home stating that the injuries are very painful but with no danger of being fatal.
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