The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
MORE POLITICAL RUM0RS ARE BEING CIRCULATED.
John Morgan Burns May Enter the Race for the Legislature. Right of Way Granted
 the Western
Advertiser Bureau.

AQNeTUSer buTedu,
 Selma, April 15.
 Following fast. upon the rumor that J. B Ellis of Orrvile. was thinking of en- tcring the race for the State Senate from Dallas. there is another batch of rumors that may may not have any 1ounoa- tion for them. But the rumors aye being circulated and it is believed they have some foundation.
 The first of these rumors is that Cham- bliss >eith a talented and popular young member of the Dallas bar is likely to he candida te for the Legislature MT. Keith Is now Register in Chancery TOT Dallas County. He has been practicng law at the local bar for six or eight years and is a very popular young man. Every body who knows Chambiss Keith nkes him and if he should decide to enter the race for the Legislature. he would make a strong contest.
 The other rumor Is that John Morgan Burns would probably be d candidate for the Legislature. Ii Is said that all that prevents him from announcing now IS the fact that his father. Captain John F. Burns. is candidate for the Senate, Ru- nor goes on to say that an effort will be made to get the elder Burns out ot W. B. Craig's way for the Senate. and that in that event the younger burns will announce for the Lower House. It is a "; known fact that w. B. Craig and John Morgan Burns are warm personal friends. Will Craig and John | NJ. Burns are both very popular with the
 
 1 John F. Burns both run for the Sen | ate. young John Morgan Burns will have l off his coat for his father and the vote of the young Democracy will thus be di- l vided.
 | The rumor also is that John F. Burns does not take very kindly to the sugges- | ton. He wanted to go to the Senate | three years ago when J. II. Nunnelee was | nominated. ant Mir. Nunnelee's friends persuaded him to rar for the House He announced then that he would be d can didate for the Sen'te this time; Since then however. he has been elected del egate in the ConstitutionalConvent and made a most accen.able member. doing | great deal of hard work and adding to | his hosts of friends throughout the State l John F. Burns does not care great deal personally about serving in the State Senate but he is not man who will sub l init tamely to being side e-tracked, He may consent to 1t to further the ambi- tion of his brilliant son. John Morgan | Burns. But for that he would go into | the scrap for the Senatorship in dead earnest. and he may decide to do so vet. | He is very aggressive in politics and hav- l ing strong personal and political fol- | lowing he would make a race that would be remarkable in the annals of Dallas l Sountv politics.
 Political matters are in formative state in Dallas just now. Calvin Young. | the Lower House. and w. 3. Craig Is the | only man who comes right out and says he is a candidate for the Senate. J. R.. l Ellis and John F. Burns are the other two who are spoken of as probable can didates for Senator. The next week or ten days will tell the. story as to who will be the candidates. It is more than l propable. from what YolIr correspondent 1 can learn. that J. B. Ellis and John F. l Burns will not both be candidates for l Senator. If one Of them runs it is prob 1 able that the other will came down. The people are all taking great interest in ! these rumors and are awaiting develop ments This people are fond of the little l game called politics and are watching 1 every move with the liNeliest interest.