The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
OF KNOX
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
Race for United States Senate
Closes Quietly
CALHOUN COUNTY FIGHT
Races HIVE Been Extremely Lively.
Preparations for Encampmcnt.
The Electric Plant to BE
Enlarged

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/ Admission, April Especial 1.-The cam
paign has ended and the men in the
headquarters of Col. John Barrett Knox,
candidate for United States senator, are
resting on their oars. confident of the
nomination of the distinguished constitu-
/ ticEal lawyer of Admission by the demo-
cratic voters of the state at the polls next
Monday
Mr.. Knox himself is the most optimis-
tic of them all, If possible, and when
seen this afternoon he said: II have
finished my argument and my case is
now in the hands of the sovereign voters
OF Alabama. My position has been made
plain. and I believe that the people of
Alabama will stamp it with their ap-
prevail"
Fred L. Blackmon law partner of Mr..
Knox, and one Of his strongest workers,
was equally optimistic, and Capt. A.. P.
| Agee. campaign manager for Mr.. Knox,
said that the reports that have come to
his office from every section of the state
leave no doubt as to the result Il have
talked with numerous persons, amendists
and anti-amendists, on their return from
Mobile, where they attended the reunion
| anG | find that Knox and O'Neal are
| the only men mentioned for the highest
offices in the giving of the PEG <e by
Alabamians in that section of the state.
| This was most encouraging. I have felt
confident from the incipiency of Mr..
KICKS campaign that he would carry
Jefferson and Montgomery, and these
reports from Mobile, substantiated by
| Mr.. Knoxs managers in that part of
the state, virtually assure me of his nom-
| nation.
III elections of recent years have
taught any one primary lessons, Cap
| tain Agee continued, ut Is that the voters
are demanding positiveness on the part
of the men whom they select as their
edness and fence-riding is at an end, and
from reports received from every Sec
ton of the state I find that it is Mr.
knox's bold stand against demagogy and
his forceful, statesmanlike appeals for a
| return to conservatism in government
that have touched a responsive cord in
the minds of the people Hence, 1 feel
| safe in predicting success"
| Both sides are claiming a lead in the
gubernatorial race. Mr.. Mallory has a
stronger claim on the voters from a
standpoint of affinity, but the O'Neal
men have been more aggressive in their
| campaign, and it would cause no sur
prise il the county should go for the
Florentine. The race for the election OF
delegates to the state convention Is wax
ing interesting. Each side has made a
| slated ticket and there promises to be
strenuous work at the polls Monday
| County Campaign Was Warm
elimination and recrimination, charge
and counter charge, affirmation and de-
r.ial "c.nard" and in several short
instances that short expressive pass
word to the Ananias club, have been
the chief characteristics Of the campaign
| for state senator between Henry ID.
McCarty, referee in bankruptcy, county
attorney and brilliant young lawyer as
we'll as eloquent speaker, against The mas
E. Kilby, president OF the City National
bank, president of two big corporations
and twice mayor of Admission.
Possibly never before within the his
tory of this county has campaign for
this office been equally bitter. and seldom
before has the outlook been SO hard to
forecast. Both men claim the city and
the oldest politicians have been nom
pulsed over the probable result in the
| county.
The other race that has claimed un-
usual interest is that for sheriff, which
lies between D. q. Goodlet and G. i.
| Brooks. j. ]. Arnold. c. d. Martin and
w. H. Cooper are in the race for repre-
sentative. All otner contests however,
are meerly sidesnows 10 the senatorial
campaign.
|
Prepare Tor Encampment
! Col. W. II. Mckleroy and members OF
his staff of the Third regiment, Alabama
National Guard, have already begun to
make plans for the annual e1campment
at Chi.kamauga park, where the Ala
bama militiamen will be encamped from
July % to August q In connection win
and South Carolina, Mississippi and Flor
Ida. The members OF the coloneis staH
| together with other OFFICERS IN the uis
trict. recently organized an onicers ciup'
which holds regular MEG tings and as
c,sses subjects pertinent 10 military HE
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New Pastor to Preach
| The Rev. s. E.. Hodges, who was re-
Gently called to the pastorate Of the First
Methodist church of. this city from Union
| town has arrived and will fill his pulpit
for the first time as pastor at the Sun
dav morning service. In the evening the
pant;st and Methodist churches of the city
viii not have any services their members
going to the Presbyterian church to unite
| q +ha releonoe 70 the new minister.
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| To Warm New Building