The age-herald., 1898-03-23
CANDIDATES FOR
 THE LEGISLATURE Beginning to Warm Up in Their Can
 YaSS. METHOD OF SELECTING Which Mill Be Adopted by the County
 ConY0n.. .on.
ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE WORK
The Karl Decker" and the 'Cissy Cisneros" of the Campaign of i898-Dr. Moseley lndorsed for Governor by Walker
 County Republicans.

has been somewhat overshadowed during the past week by the extremely animated contest between their judicial brethren. But thre is a legislative contest, never theless. Each of the twenty or more can didates are keeping weather eye on the personnel of the delegates to the county convention and there is some lively can vassing.
 | What method the convention will adopt for nominating the legislators is also ex- citing some discussion In 1894, which was the last time the legislators were nominated by convention, the plan adopted was to nominate all the candidates at once and | then each delegate voted for six of those nominated. Those of the number nomi- nated receiving the majority of votes of the convention, were declared nominated. If only part of the six were nominated on the first ballot their names were laid aside as the nominees of the convention, and a similar vote taken for the remainder of the legislators and so on. A second plan suggested is to appoint a nominating committee consisting of twelve or fifteen delgates to report six names to the convention. These names may be ac- cepted or rejected by the convention as it sees fit.
 Voted for Separately
 Another plan is to place all the candi- dates in nomination and let them be voted on separately. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes, provided it is a majority of the convention, is declared the first nominee. Then similar vote is taken on the other legislators. The objection urged to this last plan is that it would in- duce great deal of trading and swapping. One candidate would say to another I'll throw my strength to you this time and pull you through, if you'll help me through next time."
 "Whatever plan may be adopted" said a prominent democrat, who is not can didate to am Age-Herald reporter yester- day q hope and believe that in the selec- ton of the legislators this year 1t will be a case of the office seeking the man and not the usual state of affairs That is, I believe the convention will nominate one or two at least, pre-eninently qualified democrats who are not candidates ana Wno would really prefer not to be nominated.
 "If such thing should happen, 1t would be one of the most refreshing incidents that has ever occurred in the history of Alabama politics"
 Supreme Court Candidates
 There Is also some discussion as to what policy the county convention Wih adopt m regard to Jefferson's two candidates for the supreme bench, Judge Head and Judge Sharpe.
 If is generally thought that the conven- ton will not recommend either of these gentlemen to the state convention; that IS, the county convention will leave the matter of referring entirely to the thirty delegates to the state convention. Of course, the strength that each of the two candidates has with the delegation, depends entirely on their strength in the county convention
 What the delegation of thirty will do is not known. They may recommend both
 Csl. %. fnfn convention, or they may decide by caucus which of the two shall be recommended.
 As matter of practical politics the latter is thought to be the more faVora- ble plan The governor of the state be- ing from Jefferson and this county also having a candidate for attorney general, it is thought that it might look little greedy in Birmingham asking for two su- preme court judges also
 Bethlehem Beat
 Bethlehem, or Beat ', of this county, has selected the following democrats to be voted for in the coming primary as dele gates to the county convention They are all straight democrats and stand unques- tioned in their silver views: T. J. Batson, Sam Meigs, John M. Benge, ". J. Stacy, Andrew Lusk, Buck Blackwell and = Me Donald.
 This slate was agreed upon by the citi- zens of Vivian and Dolomte and other citizens in the beat and it is said that this ticket Is sure to be carried through.
 "Karl Decker" Appling
 John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Jasper, was in the city yesterday. MT. Bankhead said that Jasper as still gossipping and laugh ing over the comical abduction" of R. B. Gilbert by w. R. Appling in the political comedy which occurred in that city last Saturday.
 Tba etorv was nublished in Sunday's Age-Herald how Gilbert, who was supposed to be for Judge Banks in the circuit judge race, voluntarily entered buggy and was driven away by w. R. Appling, one of Banks opponents. They failed to return to Jasper until after the judicial executive committee had adjourned its meeting. MT. Bankhead said that Appling, who did the slick duck work, has been dubbed "Karl Decker" and to make the allusion complete Gilbert will in future be known as "Cissy Cisneros."
 Karl Decker Appling and "Cissy Cis- neros" Gilbert bid fair to become historic characters in the campaign of 1898.
 Other Legislators
 It is said that Andrew J. OKeefe. edi- tor and proprietor of the Birmingham In- dependent will be a candidate for the leg islature.
 Charles McAdory, who lives at Bessemer, is also said to be candidate.
 Arrangement Committee The arrangement committee appointed by the county executive committee to carry out the plans for holding the primary on April met last night in Chairman Gib- sons office for the purpose of appointing the managers and clerks of the primary. The complete list could not be made out because not all of the beats have sent in their lists from which the selections are to