The age-herald., 1898-08-28

the state in the course of session, and the opportunities offered for building up political fences are excellent.
 Will Be Cunningham or Wyley
 The president of the senate is ex-officio vice governor He inherits the guberna- torial chair in the event of the death or resignation of the executive. There are two worthy aspirants for this office, Jefer- sons distinguished senator, Dr. R. M. ,Sun5 ningham, and the Hon. Arisoto A. Wiley, of Montgomery. MT. Wiley is absent at Santiago as lieutenant-colonel of the F1fth immune regiment, but his friends are looking after his interests with diligence. s
 There are two candidates for the secfeL taryshp of the senate. The present efff- cient secretary, Hon. John Proctor, or Jackson, will stand for reelection and the. present assistant secretary, Hon. Fillmore Garrett, of Calhoun, will oppose him. The secretary gets a salary of $6 per, day, mileage and $500 for preparing the journal for the printer. :>s
 There are also two announced senate cah- didates Hon. Richard Banks of Colbert, who was Governor Oates recording secre- tary, and Hon. Frank Purifoy, private S6cTeldry tO lIo prSSluSill ol thO kotoeO oiiA yersity The place they covet pays s6 per day. '1N '"' -'''"'' '-.'+ 'si% There are three recognized applicants fof the position of enrolling and expressing clerk of the senate, Hon. Frank Mccall, news editor of the Montgomery Journal; Mrs. Gressner, of Montgomery, sister of former Governor Jones, and Mrs. Jennie Weakley, of Lauderdale, who held the po- sition during the terms of 1S93-94. This place pays $6 per day and carries consid- erable patronage with it. .et
 There are eight or ten places of appoint ment in the senate such as doorkeepers, committee clerks, pages, etc., for which there are always a full crops of appli- cants.
 Opportunities in the House One of the spiciest contests that the next general assembly promises to develop is over the speakership of the house. Two exceedingly worthy gentlemen have an- nounced their intentions to became candi- dates and several others are known to be disposed to offer for the honor. Hon. Charles Waller, of Hale and Hon. Oscar Kyle, of Morgan, the latter being at pres- ent in camp at Jacksonville as major in r to be candidates. Hons Wm. w. Brandon, of Tuscaloosa, John w. Mcqueen, of Jeff ferson, E. M. Robinson, of Mobile, and others are prominently spoken of in con nection with the place.
 It is known that Hon. Massie Wilson, of Clarke, who has been clerk of the house for several sessions, will be opposed and it is rumored that one of the most active political workers in Western Alabama will be his contestant, although the friends of the gentleman decline to permit his name to be used at this time
 Messrs. Jesse Adams, of Dale, the pres- ent assistant clerk, who Is also the chief clerk to the commissioner of agriculture, will stand for reelection by the house, temporarily resigning his place in the commissioners office, and MT. Frank Julian, of Colbert, an admirable gentleman, will also aspire to the assistant clerkship. The earnings of the clerk and assistant clerk correspond to those of the senate's secretaries.
 There are perhaps twenty sub-cterks, committee clerks, journal enrolling and ee- crossing clerks provided for the house, and there will be host of applicants for them, as they all pay about $i per day and mileage, and the duties are not labon- ous or difficult to discharge.
 The legislature this fall must elect splieiI tors for all of the districts in the state: It will have also a vast deal of important legislation to consider, among other things the constitutional convention proposition. u