The age-herald., 1898-04-24
RAGE FOR CONGRESS
 NEXT NOVEMBER Early in the Season, But Candidates Are
 All Getting Ready. RESTRAINTS ARE PLENTIFUL Republicans WilI Have Candidates in
 Every District. THE FIGHT AFTER STATE ELECTION Underwood Will Have No Opposition Hot Fight for Nomination in the Fourth District.
 Wheeler and Richardson Will
 Have Another Round
RESTRAINTS ARE PLENTIFUL
THE FIGHT AFTER STATE ELECTION

There has been so much county and state politics for the past few months that very little interest, comparatively, has been taken in the congressional contests that are to come up next November. But sufficient is known and enough candidates have announced themselves to form some idea of how things are going at that time. Though it has not been definitely settled yet. 1t is generally believed that the repub- licans will put out a candidate in every district and endeavor to make all of the contests interesting ones. This matter will be fully determined by their state convention when it meets in Montgom- cry.
 The First District
 In the First district the contest for the democratic nomination will be between George w. Taylor, of Demopolis the pres ent representative from that district, and Hannis Taylor, of Mobile, former minister to Spain, under the Cleveland administra- tion. This contest will prove one of un- usual interest, as the money question will be brought prominently into play. Repre- sentative Taylor is a gold man, but ac- cepted in full and supported the Chicago platform Hannis Taylor is an original silver man, and it is said that this issue
  campaign. It is not known who the re- publican nominee will be.
 Second District
 Representative Jesse F. Stallings, of Greenvile, is the only candidate announced so far for the democratic nomination in the Second district His home county, Butler, endorsed him at the county conven- ton the other day, as did Conecuh county at it's convention. It is said that Stalings' fria will him n again this year and will push him for the gov ernorship two years hence. Tom Scott, of Montgomery, Is talked of as the probable nominee of the republicans of this district.
 Clayton in Third
 Henry D. Clayton will have no opposi- tion for renomination from the Third dis trict, far as can be learned. Some of the friends of William D. Jelks, editor of the Eufaula Times, are urging his candi- dacy for congress, but it is hardly proba- ble that he will be candidate until 1900. No republican has announced himself as yet. -8-
 Four Candidates in Fourth
 The fight for the democratic nomination in the Fourth district has already become exceedingly interesting. Captain T. s. Plowman of Talladega, who was busted from his seat in congress by the republi- can, w. F. Aldrich, will go into the con- vention it is thought, with 17 votes, 10 from Taladega and from Shelby. Some say that Plowman is entitled to unani- nous nomination in order to vindicate himself in regard to his lost seat in con gress But the supporters of former Rep resentatve Robbins, of Selma, claim that he too, was kicked out of congress by the republicans, and is as much entitled to vindication as Plowman. He will go into the convention with 2l delegates. R. P. Thomson, of Oxford has his home county, Calhoun solid behind him with il votes, and should Colonel Merrill, of Cleburne, the fourth candidate, drop out of the race, it is thought that his votes from that county will go to Thomason Chiffon is now the only doubtful county, and Flow man and Robbins stand about equal chances of getting it's delegates Each of these four candidates have some Of the strongest politicians in the state as their friends, and the fight in the convention promises to he lively one. w. F. AL drich has already been renominated to make the race against the democratic nominee.
 Fifth District
 No one has yet announced himself as a candidate against Willis G. Brewer, of the Fifth district though it is possible that he will have opposition. It is a democratic precedent that public officer shall be given a second term if he has made a good officer, and desires the office again, but as there has been some objection raised to Representative Brewer and it is not im- probable that some candidate will annource against him. A. T. Goodwin will receive the republican nomination if he desires it. but MT. Goodwin says he is tired of poli- tics and political contests and that he does not think he will be candidate.
 Opposition to Bankhead in Sixth
 Representative John H. Bankhead win have no opposition from the silver forces for the democratic nomination of the Sixth district, but Ebert Willett, of Carrollton, representing the gold democracy, will give him a race. Although Willett claims con- siderable following in that district. it is not believed that he can defeat Bankhead for renomination. It is not known who will be the republican nominee. In fact, no one has announced himself.
 Looks Like Denson in Seventh Colonel Wm. H. Denson, of Gadsden but now residing in Birmingham; w. T. l.. Co> fer of Culman, and R. H. Newman, of Winston, are the candidates for the demo- cratic nomination in the Seventh district Cherokee and Marshall counties have all ready selected delegates to the congress sional convention, and it is undrstood that they are nearly all in favor of Denson. F. H. Lathrop, of Riverside, is the only re- publican that has so far announced him. self for the republican nomination, and if the reports which come from that district are true, he will be the man to go down before Denson, Newman, or Cofer. Repre- sentative Howard, of this district is one of the few populists in this state who will be a. candidate for congress this fall. He is talked of as a candidate for governor to run against Johnston in August, but even after he is defeated at this there will still be ample time for him to make the race against the democrat and the republican nominees in November.
 Battle Royal in the Eighth
 As in 1896, the race for the democratic nomination in the Eighth district will be the most exciting in the state. Ever since his defeat at that time, William Richard- son has avowed his intention of again en- tering the contest against Representative Joseph Wheeler. Both of these candidates are determined to get the nomination. To complicate matters more than ever, a third candidate, Samuel Blackwell, has entered the contest, but as yet it is not known what strength he will develop. Jere Mur-