The age-herald., 1898-08-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
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 State Senator Frank s. Moody. of Tus- caloosa, was in the city yesterday. He is the chairman of the Sixth Congressional district executive committee, and was here to attend the meeting of the committee.
 Senator Moody has been frequently men, tioned in connection with the presidency of the senate, and it is quite probable that he will allow the use of his name in that connection. He is serving his second term in the senate, and has large influence in that body. When asked yesterday as to his probable candidacy. Senator Moody replied that he had been requested by quite a number of his friends to allow them to present his name for the presidency, but he was as yet undecided as to what he would do.
 Colonel Isadore Levy of Greene county was in the city yesterday to attend the Sixth district committee meeting. Colonel Levy enjoys a distinction that is seldom accorded a politician, In Greene county ther are two county executive committees claiming to be democratic and the colonel is chairman of both. All politicians are familiar with the Greene county case. In acordance with a long established custom, an executive was selected at the primaries last April but when the county convention assembled it proceeded to ignore the pri- mary committee, and select one of its own choosing, which was of the Coleman va riety. The case was opposed to the state committee and the primary committee was recognized as regular. Colonel Levy was shrewd enough to get elected chairman of both committees and now he is undecided as to how he will serve in both capacities. It is very probable that the colonel will get both his committees together and rec oncile matters.
 F. H. Lathrop, republican candidate for congress in the Seventh district, is in the city. He is prominent lumberman and will attend the Hoo Hoo meeting tonight.
 MT. Lathrop was asked about the report that he would be taken down in favor of the populist candidate to be selected at the convention in Albertsville next week. "l most emphatically deny the story that I am to be taken down. said MT. Lathrop. "I will run if I live. l am not deserter, and will never be shot in the back a any fight. have never backed down and never expect to. I think the indorsement will come the other way The popufists cannot elect their candidate and in St. Clair they will generally vote for me-
 MT. Lathrop thinks the race in the Sev- enth is between Colonel Burnett and him. self, and, according to Secretary Harwell, he is correct. With a three-cornered fight, Colonel Burnett will prove an easy winEer.
 "We will have lively time in politics in Louisiana this fall, ,'said prominent New Orleans. politician, who was spending few -hoHfs in the city yesterday.
 "Voting will occur in our primary elec- tions in September for six state railroad commissioners-one for each congressional district-and for congressman. Under. our new constitution illiterate voters will be disqualified to a great extent, though there is a qualifying clause that will let in a great many whose fathers and grandfath- CTS were voters. This abridgement of the franchise is looked upon as a wise thing, and the result. will be stos keep the government perpetpally in. the hands of the intelligent class.
 "The people of Louisiana are thorough, in favor of the war, and think have made up their minds that Cuba and Porto Rico are to become parts of the United Stat s territory. There has always been an a1- verse sentiment in our state regarding the annexation of Cuba on account of tfe competition to which it would subject the sugar growers of Louisiana. However, we are not disposed to bubble over ttat for sooner or later Cuba will be American ized anyway, and the people who will reap the benefits of annexation will be our own citizens. The one object lesson Of the war which the people of New Orleans bank highest upon is the certain conviction that will be forced upon our citizens and gov