Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-29
AMONG THE APPLICANTS.
The Latest Slate of the Alabama Delega- tion Knocking at the Door of Uncle
 Sam's Crib-Their Prospects

Nearly all of the parties who have been 2 to Washington tickling the office dizpens- g CTS have returned home. They report : thatyit is the policy of the administra- 4 tidn to make no removals and those in office will be. allowed to fill out their terms if they so desire
 The following are the main offices sought after: United States attorney for the, northern, middle and southern dis tricts; United States marshals for the three districts; internal revenue collector, collector of the port of Mobile, postmast- CTS of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile.
 As will be remembered Col. Warren Reese has already been appointed district attorney for the middle district.
 Following is list of the candidates for the three districts who have thus far filed their applications.
 NORTHERN DISTRICT.
 District Attorney--William Vaughn. of Birmingham, chairman of the republican state executive committee. No opposi- tion.
 United States Marshal-Capt. Robert Barber, present clerk in the marshars $ office; Col. John B. Long, of Walker f county; R. Scott Parks, of Jackson coun- ! 5ty; Judgv John A. Steel of Tuscumbia; John B. Shields, of Jasper, Walker coun- ty; Samuel T. Fowler. Guntersville. MT.
  ulist executive committee, is also report ed to be an applicant.
 MIDDLE DISTRICT.
 Marshsl-Douglas Smith, of Randolph {. county; J. H. Grimmett and B. W. Walker Macon county; H. A. Wilson, Chiffon county; L. J. Bryan. Montgom- cry; W. H. Ware, Clay county. SOUTHERN DISTRICT
 District Attorney-M. D. Wickersham, Mobile.
 Marshal-Frank A. Simmons, Connecuh county.
 Internal Revenue Collector--W. H. 2 Cornish, Col John Mccoy, Birmingham; cry; Judge Martin, Fayette county; Pet tiford, colored, Birmingham Bill Stevens, colored, Anniston; Leftwick, colored, Montgomery.
 POSTMASTERS I Birming ngham-Dr. W. H. Hughes, C.. H. Reed and D. Freidman. Z sMobile-P. D. Barker. No opposition. Montgomery-Thos. J. Scott and Judge c. w. Buckley.
 COLLECTOR PORT OF MOBILE. M John L. Alexander, Prattville; Gen. J. W. Borke, Jacksonville. The terms of office in the northern dis trict expires as follows:
 Marshal, the 26th of August; district attorney Sept 9; postmaster Sept. 9.
 Heretofore there has been no specified time for the internal revenue collector, but the present administration will make the term four years, and the time of the present official to expire is Dec. 9.
 As near as the State Herald reporter could gather after grouping together in- formation obtained from several sources the following candidates seem to be fa- vorites thus far where there is any op- postion:
 Marshal northern district, Robt. Bar Der: middle district, Douglas Smith; no opposition for district attorney as yet either in the northern or southern dis tricts and none for marshal in the south ern
 Dr. Hughes is leading for postmaster at Birmingham, and Scott at Montgomery. Barker, of Mobile, has no opposition.
 It is neck and neck between the appli- cants for collector of the port of Mobile. But little attention has as yet been given to the office of internal revenue collector and there are no favorites. It is reported that Dr. Mosely's friends are , urging his claims for internal revenue collector and while he is said not to have made application that he will have a strong backing in case he decides to do SO