The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-24
CALHOUN COUNTY
 CAMPAIGN IS WARM
Republican Candidate Is Con- fident of Election
OPPONENT IS NOT IDLE
Captain ". L. Mccna Is Mahaging the Democratic Campaign and He Will Conduct an Aggressive Fight
 Throughout

nnal days preceding the general election Iii November the people of the Fourth congressional district, particularly those of Calhoun county, headquarters for both parties, are beginning to be made aware of the fact that a campaign is on and that the fight Is beginning to get warm in the scramble for political pie.
 J. M. Atkins, president of the First National bank of Hefin, and one of the leading merchants of that place, whom the republicans have nominated to oppose State Senator Fred L. Backmon, the democratic nominee for the seat of Con- gressman W. B. Craig in Congress, was in Anniston Saturday and expressed the confident belief that he will be elected He is making an aggressive campaign of the district, and says that he is being well received.
 MT. Blackmon, however, is not idle. He was kept in the city during the greater part of last week on account of legal business, but he kept in constant touch through the medium of the mails with his campaign, and he says that he has not the slightest fear of not bling up big majority for democracy. He denounces
  made on the stump that they are in- dependents and is attacking them strong ly from standpoint of their platform.
 Capt. w. Lowndes McCaa, who managed the campaign of Col. Emmet O'Neal in Calhoun, is campaign manager during the present contest in this county. He says he hopes to have speakers on the stump in every beat in the county where the republicans have shown any strength, and working hand-in-hand with him is w. P. Acker, who recently opposed him as man. ager in Calhoun county for H. S. D. Nal lory, the other candidate for governor, thus giving an evidence of democratic harmony.
 Saturday evening a big rally was held at Four Mile, where the republicans opened their campaign in this county. Col. Ross Blackmon and Judge S.W. Tate were the speakers and they say they were received by an enthusiastic audience. Other speakers will be put on the slump this week and from now on the campaign will be aggressively waged by the forces of democracy.
 Tannery Shop Is Burned
 Shortly after midnight Sunday morn ing the Shredder tannery plant in the eastern section of the city, was destroyed by fire at a loss which is estimated at about $4000. which is partially covered by insurance. The hidehouse, the barn and tannery are included in the destroyed property.
 The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. The negro keeper, who stays on the place, was not at home when the fire broke out and his wife was asleep in her room Due to these facts the flames had made cnsiderable prog ress when discovered and the exact cause of the fire could not be ascer- tained.
 A valued horse was destroyed in the barn and its pitiabe cries could be heard for some distance as the flames en- veloped the barn and wrought the ami malls destruction.
 The tannery was considerably removed from the fire plugs and the fighters were completely at the mercy of the flames in their efforts to suppress the fire.
 May Undertake an Exposure
 J. C. Burt and Tom Weir of Anniston, two young white men who have been in the tombs at Atlanta for several months on a charge of stealing trunk containing clothing and jewelry valued at about s4O0O. have been released on bonds of $1200 each, pending their appear ance in that city in May, and they are expected back In this city within a short time.
 Weir claims that he will have no trouble in establishing his innocence, as Florence Wickham, the Metropolitan Opera company star. who preferred the charges against him, he says, has failed to establish her allegations in every count. He claims that he has been sub jected to brutal persecution under the third degree practices, having been compelled to sleep for several nights on an iron sheet, according to letter writ ten to a local newspaper, and he says that as soon as he gains his freedom he intends to make some exposures which will cause the Fulton county officials some discontinue.
 Funeral Is Sad
 The funeral of William Whitehead, young Englishman, who died at a hospital in this city on Saturday as a result of an operation, which was held at the First Methodist church Sunday afternoon by the Rev. George Stoves, was particularly sad, as the family of the deceased are in Liverpool England.
 MT. whitehead was employed as grocery salesman by the Shelnutt Mer- cantile company here. He came to An niston several months ago, had been naturalized and was trying to save enough money to bring his wife and three children across the waters. when he was suddenly taken i'll with peritontis and died as result of an operation.
 Some strange fate seems to pursue the family of the deceased, as his Is the fourth death that has occurred within the past IA months-a brother, sister-in- law and her babe having preceded him to the grave during that time He had made many friends in the city of his adoption, and his funeral was largely at- tended. Dr. Stoves, who preached his funeral sermon. is also native born Englishman and his discourse was very feelingly rendered.
 Pope Hasn't Given Up
 Erwin Pope. the negro who has been condemned to die on the gallows in this city for the murder of J. B. McClurkin, a well-known white man of Oxford, was comparatively well-to-do before his fight for his life began, and he proposes to spend the last cent he has in his eff fort to cheat the galows At no in stant during his trial has he lost his aplomb. and he still hopes for life. He held conference with his attorney, Mel P Sterne, Saturday afternoon in his cell. but MT. Sterne says that he will not de- eide definitely what his next step will be in the effort to save the negro until Judge Coleman passed on him in sentence court next week. Twice convicted in the city court which was upheld, then re- versed by the supreme court. the case of Pope has been an interesting one, all the evidence having been circumstantial. 1t is thought that a communication of sen- tence by Governor Conner will be next sought by the negros attorney.
 Light Frost Falls
 Huntsville. October 23.-(Special)--