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Show JELKS WINS OUT. Alabama Democratic Primaries Nominate Nom-inate Him for Oovemor. Montgomery, All, Aug S5 In thc Democratic primaries held loday for the nomination of cnudldnliH for Htato offices. of-fices. William I) Jclks of Harbour, (he piescnt Incumbent, wnn over former (!ov Joseph V, Johnston nf Jefferson, In the noinlnntlnii for Governor, by a mnjurlly which will prnlmhly reach 10-000 10-000 This election wiih thu first held since the ndnptlnn of Iho new cnnsll-lutlnn cnnsll-lutlnn by which the negrei Is eliminated as a inlltlcnl f-iclor In Alabama, and tho new organic lave was made an Issue In Ihe campaign it wns Indorsed In Its entirely by rinv Jelks and ex Gov. Johnson also guaranteed to uphold it. although be oppised Its ratification |