The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-13
ORGANIZATION OF HOUSES
R. n. Cunningham Probable President
Senate and c. B. Waller Speaker House.
AN ABLE LEGISLATIVE BODY
Important Legislation in Safe Hands
Long Listof Candidates for state
Solicitors Now at the
Capitol.

Montgomery, November R.-(SpeciaL)-
= he general assembly of Alabama Will con-
vene in regular session in Montgomery on
Tuesday next.
The politicians have been drifting toward
Montgomery for the past week, and from
TODAY the capital will present a very hVe
scene until the session of the legislature Is
adjourned for the holiday recess in Decem-
ber There is much interest conferred in the
coming session, both on account of import
ont legislation and the number of off1ce-
seekers who will be before that body. Be-
sides the house and senate officials, seven
teen state solicitors are to be chosen at
this session, and for the seventeen positions
there are upwards of fifty applicants.
The first week of the session Will prooa-
bly, be the liveliest-made SO by the ONCE
seekers. The two houses will meet in their
respective halls at IL o'clock Tuesday. The
senate will be called to order by Secretary
Proctor, and the only business transacted
will be the receiving of credentials. Clerk
Massey Wilson will perform like duty
in the house, and just prior to adjournment
notices of caucuses to be held for the nomi-
nation of candidates for Offices of the two
houses will be read. Following the former
custom, these caucuses will very likely be
called for o'clock in the afternoon.
The Democratic Caucus
The first question that will engage the
democratic bodies will be on the matter of
who should constitute the members of eau
Gus. 1t is generally understood that a num-
Der of both both senators and representa-
tives who were elected as populists will
ask admission to the democratic caucus.
There seems to be general willingness on
the part OF democrats to admit such pop
ulists who voted the democratic ticket i'll
the election last Tuesday. Leaders OF the
party claim that this would be in keeping
with the ruling of letting down the bars.
Among those mentioned in this connection
are Senators Hall of the Fifth district;
Dean of the Seventeenth; Lee of the Twen-
ty-first; Brooks of the Twenty-third;
Buchanan of the Twenty-fifth, and Case of
the Twenty ninth. In the house are Sloan
of Blount, Cheatham of Butler, Reynolds
of Chiffon, Kelly of Choctaw, Knight of
Gay, Spears of st. Clair, Sullivan of Wash
ington and probably others. There are
seven populist in the senate and eighteen
in the house.
The nomination of officers will be the
next work of the caucuses.. In the senate
there is some doubt as to whether Senator
r. M. Cunningham of Jefferson, will have
any opposition TOT the presidency. Senator
A. A. Wiley, of Montgomery, has been
prominently mentioned in connection with
the presidency, but SO far as known, he has
made no announcement of such intention
since his return from Santiago. Senator
Cunninghams friends claim that he has
enough votes already pledged to win the
office with ease.
Secretary of the Senate
The race for secretary of the senate is
full of interest There are three candi-
dates, namely, John F. Proctor, of Jackson,
present incumbent; Gilmore Garrett, of
Calhoun, present assistant secretary, and