The age-herald., 1898-08-07


 tory for democracy, comes the congression-
 al campaign. This will not prove very
 heated campaign, however except in two or , three districts. In several districts there l will probably be no opposition to the dem-
 ocratfc nominees
 In the election held last Monday every | congressional district in the state gave good democratic majorlties, and they will
 again so vote in November. All were dem-
 ocratic in 1896, save the Seventh. In four
 there will be heated contests for the nomi-
 nations
 One of the hottest of these contests is | in the First district, where the two Tay-
 lors making joint canvass. This fight
 is very amusing one. Both the candidates
 are prominet in politics, Wash. Taylor hav- | ing been elected to congress two years ago | as favorable to gold, while Hannis Taylor
 was minister to Spain under the Cleveland
 adminstratin. Accepting Colonel John w. 1 Tomlinson's statement that no man dare
 run for office in this state with hope of sue
 cess unless first declaring himself for the | free coinage of silver, the Taylors are now
 engaged in each trying to prove the other | a 'goldbug" a recent convert" The | Taylors are both excellent speakers and
 either will make the First a good repre-
 sentative. But their views on imperial
 ism would be more interesting just now
 than on the silver question. Wash has
 placed himself on record annexation
 Ist. The result in the First district is 1 awaited with much interest.
 |
 in the Second
 The same may be said of Henry D. Clay
 ton, in the Third.
 l The Fourth has always been a fighting 1 district. This year the usual scramble is l being made for the nomination. Congress- man Plowman lost his seat to W. F. Ald- | rich in the contest. but this is not likely to occur again.
 There will be four contestants for the democratic nomination before the conven- ton to be held in Taladega Springs next | Tuesday. They are Gaston A Robbins, of | Dallas; w. B. Merrill, of Cleburne; J. A. | Thomson, of Calhoun, and Thos. w. Flow
 man, of Taladega. This race is one of the most interesting in the state. Aldrich will | again oppose the nominee.
 | In the Fifth there will be another inter- estng race for the nominationl The convention is called to meet at Goodwater | on the 14th of September. Congressman | Brewer, who is serving his first term, has several opponents, prominent among whom | are John T. Hefiin. of Randolph; Dr. w. H. | Blake, of Clay, and W. F. Wilkinson, of Autauga.
 Congressman Bankhead will probably have no opposition for the nomination in the Sixth The convention has not yet been called. His opponent in November is a negro, William Turner, of Tuscaloosa The ite-fepublfcans of the district will hold another convention in which MT. Nvgfo will not be allowed and put out another candi- date. This state of affairs is doubtless highly satisfactory to the democratic can didate.
 For the first time in six years the Sev- enth district is again in the democratic column, and John L. Burnett of Gadsden, will get the seat now filled by Howafd. Two years ago the combined vote of the republicans, populsts and "gold bugs in the district was 1.5Si against a democratic vote of 562S. This year the democratic majority over the combined opposition is more than 2,000. The republicans have nominated F. H. Lathrop, of St. Clair a good business man. The populists will hold a nominating convention at Albert vile on August F. Street, of Marshall and McHan of Etowah, are candidates for the nomination. Howard has not nounced his intentions but he will get the nomination if he wants it. It is doubtful if he wants it after glancing over the re- turns of last Monday. Of the eight coun- ties Cherokee, Culman, DeKalb, Etowah,
 Franklin and Winston gave democratic majorities while St. Clair and Marshall are still popuist by decreased majorities. If left to the state, or the United States Little Joe" Wheeler would go back from
 the Eighth district, but it is not certain what the politicians of the district will do. Judge Wm. Richardson and Captain Sam uel Blackwell are making a hard canvass for the nomination. The executive com Wittee is called to meet at Decatur tomor- row to call convention. In the Ninth district O. w. Underwood
 has already received unanimous nomina- ton in general primary, and it is quite
 likely that he will be as fortunate at the general election in November. It is not probable that man can be found in the
 
 when his district has just given the hand some democratic majority of $500. Every county in the Ninth is now democratic. Just after the congressional election the Alabama legislature will convene. There are scores of candidates for offices to be given out then. The speakership is creat- ing most interest. There are several men, toned in connection with this honor. The only avowed candidate so far is Charles E. Waller, of Hale He has served in three houses, and made close race for speaker in 1896. He would make a splendid pre- siding officer, having a record for fairness and dispatch of business. Others men, tioned for the Speakership are T. L. Bull ger of Tuscaloosa; J. H. Hubbard, of | Pike; o. Kyle. of Morgan w. W. Bran- | don, of Tuscaloosa; E. M Robinson, of | Mobile, and John Mcqueen, of Jefferson. Whether these names will all go before { ;e ,f fbn nffarn hltt