The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-22
THANKS Is STATE PRESS
Says theS ;e is Bigger Than
Individual.
WHO 9,vERNOR'S CANDIDATE7
WHO
WERN0R'S CANDIDATE 2
Understood Stallings Has Not Entirely
Broken Off With Him Will Have
Conference in Montgon-
cry This Week
II am not.a candidate for govcrnor..-a.
L. CAFFEE.

Hon. A. E. Caffee, associate railroad com
missioner of Lowndes county, announces
III communication to The Age-Herald
this morning that ne is not and will not be
a candidate for governor
In effect, Mr.. Caffee says that he declines
TO be the scapegoat of any of the warning
factions He will not have his political
fortune of more than a quarter of CEN
turys building shattered by entering a Bit
ter contest at this time.
Mr. Caffee has been mentioned as a pos
sloie candidate frequently among the poll
uclans at the state capital. 1t is known
that ne was an appointee and a strong
friend OF Governor Johnston, and the inti
nation came from certain quarters that
ne would run as the protege OF the chief
executive. By his announcement he has
set aside this gossip and the interesting
question is again, who will be the gov
ernor's candidate?"
A bit of gossip In political circles is tn
the effect that Congressman Stallings has
never entirely broken of with thesgoyernor.
but is on the verge OF such a disaster. n
Is SAID tnat Mr. StaFings would rather
nave the governor his friend than nis
enemy, and that a conference between the
pair will occur in Montgomery one day this
week There may be some strong language
wnen the two get together Some things
have occurred during the past two weeks
not at all pleasing to Mr. stallings. and it
is said that ne will tell the governor 10
he wants fight the way is open.
Both are agreed as to the constitutional
convention issue, and a truce NAV be-
patched up.
Other political events may be summed up
as follows:
SENATOR CUNNINGHAM - smilinslv
sient-pats "the boys" on the pack-no
public announcement OF his candidacy.
CHARLES e. WALLER. speaker of the
house-out hustilng among the voters.
Talk of Combination
In the meantime there Is talk of some
sort OF combination. 1t pertains to plac-
ing candidate in the field on a constitu-
tional convention-anti-Johnston platform.
The outcome of this combination is be-
yond prediction. 1t is yelled in mystery.
Conferences are held, messages sent, all
clothed in deepest secrecy
AT least one candidate is in the field who
measures up to the conditions of the con-
tract He is Speaker Waller, who led the
fight in the house against Governor John.
ston for constitutional convention.
Senator Cunningham. who, 1t is believed
by many will be a candidate, led the fight
in the senate for constitutional conven-
ton. He has reiterated his advocacy of a
change in the states organic law in recent
interviews. OF Governor Johnston he has
had nothing llnuasa "a nj IN 90 u hi,t olo
friends and chief political counselors ara
the chief executives enemies.
Jud e G ffe Is Gard
Judge Caffee's card follows:
I'm a spirit of gratitude, I take this
method of thanking The Age-Herald
Ledger, Journal Morning Times snd other
papers for their generous and friendly no.
tices of myself in connection with the com.
ing nomination for governor. No. s?ntle-
men, thank you from my heart, but l am
not candidate for governor In my opin-
ion, the calibre of the office is about Sne
size larger than the individual. Again. my
political relations and affiliations ir "a
bama are the outgrowth of a quarter OF a
century party service, side by side with the
best citizens of our state I prize very
highly the respect, confidence and aKec-
ton that these long and intimate associa-
tions have bequeathed to me, and no act
rupt them. An attempt on my part at
present to secure high public honors would
necessarily break up and destroy the faitlr
aud confidence 1t has taken years 10 build.
I prefer, and shall so labor, to heal and
unite the warning factions of our great
party. The causes that wrought the
breach are so insignificant when we reflect
and compare them with the monster evils
that may result, that 1 cannot resist the
belief that the democrats of Alabama un-
der the weight of calm and stern reason
ing will adjust their differences speedily
and permanently
Political Burdens Light
"Of late years our political burdens have
been light We have had little to do except
indulge In the pleasant pastime of nominate
ing a friend to agreeable position. A
real enemy has not engaged us seriously
since the days when we used to send Cen
eral Shelley to congress from the old
Fourth district. Hence. the boys have re-
ga rded our little biennial scraps rather in
the light of pleasure than real labor. These
more tha: all else are respon-
sible for the common Siarge of insincerity
against cur modern politician. The poll
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