The age-herald., 1898-09-10
ABOUT POLITICS
 AND POLITICIANS

EInore Garrett. of Anniston,. was in the o;t,, vestardav He is a candidate for secretary of the state senate, and has very strong following. Mr. Garrett mas long been identified with Alabama iesis- laures During the session or lsS'-e no was clerk of the house, and for the past three sessions he has held the position or assistant secretary of the senate. He mas also been secretary of the two last state conventions. Mir Garrett is one of the original Bryan men of Alabama, as hte files of his home paper will show In the summer of 1896, when the editor of the An niston paper was getting the opinions or leading democrats as to whom they pre- ferred for the presidential nominee, MT. Garrett's reply was: NO man Will so enthuse the young men of the country as Bryan, of Nebraska; put me down Tor Bryan and Blackman." MT. Bryan was thought of by few at that time as the can- didate.
 MT. Garrett has been g. warm supporter of Governor Johnston since his first race
 It seems settled fact that Hon. Willis Brewer, the ex-watchdog of the Alabama treasury is to again represent the Fifth district in congress. Young Tom Hefiin made a very good race, but he was ham, pered in too many ways to win. It is said that there is a congressional bee bug zing around the hat of some prominent citizen' in every county in the Fifth dis trict, and these citizens all conspired to give Brewer second term thinking that he would be much easier beaten two years hence It is not generally believed that MT. Brewer will serve long enough to be- come the watchdog of the national treas ury
 Heflin is bright young man, and will yet represent his district with distinction in the halls of the national congress.
 The success of Brewer In the Fifth leaves only one other district-the First. The Taylors have run close race in the First, and 1t may be that the convention at Jackson next Monday will be necessary to determine the nominee. Primaries were he'd Thursday and Wash Taylor claims that he has carried Marengo Il; Clarke, B. Monroe G. with total of 25 votes. Han- his Taylor claims Mobile, Y; Choctaw G. a total of 23 votes. This would leave Washington county, with votes to deter mine the battle. However the above re- suits are not certain. County conventions are to be held today, and they may show a different result from the above It is a known close race in Clarke and Choctaw counties, as well as in Washington. It's a warm race in the First.
 The personnel of the Alabama delega- ton in the Fifty-sixth congress is no long CT in doubt, save in the First, and he is bound to be a Taylor. The other nomi- nees, all of whom will be elected, are: Sec ond disrict, J. F. Stallings; Third, H. D. Clayton; Fourth Gaston A Robbins; Fifth, Willis Brewer; Sixth, J. H. Bankhead; Seventh, John H. Burnet; Eighth, Joseph Wheeler; Ninth, Oscar w. Underwood. There is no doubt but that the party is so reunited this year. that all the nominees will be elected and seated.
 Governor Johnston has made a recom- mendation to the secretary of war, that if compiled with will prove very popular in Alabama. It Is the recommendation that Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler, Jr., be de- tached from the regular army and detailed as commandant and military instructor at the University of Alabama.
 Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler is the eldest son of General Joseph Wheeler, and served on his fathers staff in the Santiago cam paign. He distinguished himself on he field for bravery and was given special mention in General Wheeler's official re- port. He graduated from West Poine with the class of 1894. His younger brother, Thos. H. Wheeler, who was drowned off Montauk Point Thursday, had just completed his first year at West Point. Military life is contagious in the Wheeler family.
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