The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-14
LONG AND GAUT ARE
BOTH MAKING CLAIMS |
Gaut Says Republicans Are
Out This Time
COMPLIES HIS FIGURES
Were Cast Against Amendment
Which VIII Give an idea of
Mallory's Strength

the most reliable sources in the state"
said Chairman ]. Lee Long yesterday,
SHOW that O'Neal will get 80, 600 majority
in the counties which he carries. and that
Mallory will not poll more than 1915 ma
jority in the counties which he carries.
II concede only two counties to Mr..
Mallory, Dallas and Macon. There are
several doubtful counties which will not
give as many as 100 votes either way.
Mr.. Mallory cannot get more than 80
majority In his own county, and he will
not carry another In the state by more
than 100 votes
Chairman o. P. Gaut, of the Mallory
forces, gave out his forecast yesterday,
and in 1t made a very significant state
ment, viz: That 1880 anti-democratic votes
were cast against the amendment, and
when this Is removed 1t practically wipes
out the majority against the amend
nlent," In other words, had the democrats,
alone, voted on the amendment question,
it would have probably carried, The
O'Neal forces have been charging that
Mr.. Mallory's forces still believe that
the democrats want constitutional prohibit
tlO1ls Out tliS Is Tic iliSl lliliC ~ pNOh
SO openly stated.
mhe three division chairmen of the Nal
lory campaign committee, o. p Gaut at
Birmingham, Stuart Mckenzie of Selma
and Judge John R. Tyson. have given
out statement that Colonel Mallory will
carry a total of As counties and that he
would be elected by a majority of 5000
to 10000 votes.
Here is what Mr.. Gaut says.
an my opinion tremendous disap-
pointment awaits the opposition to Mr..
Mallory in the counties of northern Ala
bama where the large republican vote Is
found. This vote, under the call for a
primary to select democratic standard
bearers, is eliminated from the contest.
At the last presidential election the
democratic. vote in Alabama was 7l.e2
per cent OF the total. 1t is reasonable
to presume that anti-democratic strength
would turn out more strongly In an cleo
ton where all votes were equal on a
partisan issue than when throwing
them away on an already lost cause. so
far as the electoral vote of Alabam is
concerned.
Therefore. I insist the anti-democratc
vote in the amendment election was fully
80 per cent of the total The vote cast
was approximately 125,OOo-90 per cent
OF which is 1880 votes. Now, We, who
were active IN opposing the amendment
believed the anti-democratic vote was
lined up with. us almost to man insisted
IS TO 90 per cent would be. cast against
or
cast that way then 70 per cent of this
1880 would represent our advantage OBJ
tanned from. this source, or 2s.250 which
practically wipes out the majority
against the amendment.
ut appears then that If Mr.. Mallory
makes any gain whatever from the anti
amendment side and holds the amend
inent vote. he would receive the nomina-
ton. When you look at the position IL
this campaign of the men who held offi-
cial position in the Montgomery confer
ence which planned the fight against the
amendment and find all but one of them.
with many of the most prominent ants
all over the state supporting Mr.. NAL
lcry and leading his fight there is
ground for the belief that of the quail
fed democratic vote last November Mr..
Mallory has at present a good safe ma
jority. But they say the new vote is
largely for O'Neal.' Let's see about
that. There WERE it is true, paid for
1903. approximately 1900 more polls
than for 1908. Presenting 70 per cent
of these are democrats 1900 more votes
are to be added to last falls democratic
total. provided some of them have not
already been accounted for. We know
that in some counties and in the rural
sections of many others, where the anti
sentiment predominated largely, the bars
were practically let down and that prob
ably many votes were cast regardless of
whether the poll tax qualification has
been complied with. 1t Is, therefore, prob
lernatic,. when these votes are deducted
from the new code, whether O'Neal or
Mallory has the best Of 1t in the unac-.
counted-for new votes. Everybody and
from nearly every county reports come
of changes to Mr. Mallory and If my
analysis of the vote is correct, he will
receive a good majority on May g."
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