The age-herald., 1899-02-21
SUPPLEMENTARY JU0GESHlP
Goes to Hon. X. H. Aston, of Bar
 bOur County.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER FIGHT
Tomlinson and Caffee are the Favorites and Even Money on the Pair is Offered But No Takers
 Can be Found.

Montgomery, February 2o.-(Special.) .)-As predicted in The Age-Herald Sunday morn ing, Judge A. H. Alston, of Barbour coun- ty, received the nomination for supernum- erary judge by the democratic joint caucus tonight His nomination was unanimous There had been three other candidates in the race. W. I. Bullock, of Franklin; w. M. Lackie, of Clay, and J. G. Winter, of Mont gomery. but their names were not pre- sented to the caucus Judge Alston is a lifelong democrat, who has made hosts of friends. He served for twelve years as probate judge of Barbour county. and has held several positions of honor. 1t Is large ly due to the influence of Judge Aston that BarbouT has stood firm on the question of bi-metallsm as ho has always been an m- Compromising free silver advocate. The new ofhcs will be filled with ability.
 kaiirssd Scn,nissi-a.x
 The fight for the railroad commissioner ships has been the absorbing topic today. The friends of the several candidates have been very active and delegation after dele gation have filed into the governors of flee. Ths situation seems unchanged. It is generally believed that the governor will mako the appointments tomorrow. though he has made no announcement of the fact. Colonel Tomlnson's friends seem very con- fdent of his success. He has secured the endorsement of large majority of the senate and many of his friends called in his behalf at the governors office today. Tom iinson and Cafres are still the popular ticket and there are no takers for evon money on the tive against the field.
 al,o t>;Ii senate this evening. The bill was amended so as to eliminate the section regulating telephone rates. Since the telephone com pany has signed 8 contract regulating those charges for four years there was no objec- ton to this amendment f
 The Altman bills roviding for the fssu- ance of bonds to purchase or build an eiec- Uric light plant, gas and water works were sidetracked in the house at the evening session A moton to recommit the bills prevailed. Messrs. Robert Jemison, R. H. Pearson and John P. Tillman have been working against the bills. The bills cannot again reach the calendar.
 Tho MeGuire bill, providing that all state printing be done in the state, was defeated this evening. Burkhalter worked in an amendment that the work must be done in union offices, but it availed nothing, as "tiio nih NdS ldchiuS oE votes on Hnal pass age. Revival of County Fairs
 The bill repeating the anti-pool selling law, so far as the same relates to Mont gomery county, passed the senate this evening, after a heated debate of three hours. Senators Thompson, Moody and Cunningham opposed the bill, and Senators Wiley, Jenkins and Lyons championed it. There was considerable interest in the de- bate, as the clergy of the city have made the bill subject for their sermons since it's first introduction in the house. The passage of the bill means the revival of the State Fair association hero. The bill passed by the following vote:
 Ayes-Messrs. Buchanan, Caffee, Deans of Shelby, Horton, Jenkins, Lee, Lyons Moore, Nunnelee, Pulley, Rather, Sowell of Limestone, Wiley, Windham-14
 Noes - Messrs. Cunningham, Brown, Grant, Hurst, Jelks, Matthews, Mccain. Meadof, Moody, Stevens, Thomson, ThompsOn-12
 Brown changed his vote to aye to move reconsideration tomorrow. KERSH.