The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-02
'STFRNFELD TO
 OPPOSE WILEY Montgomery Lawyer Ac-
 ceptS Nomination. HAS FILED CERTIFICATE Claims Campaign in Second District Will Be Aggressive Rpublicans Will Have Congressional Nominees in Every District and
 Speakers of National Impor-
 tance May Take Stump.
 

 accepted the Republican nomination for Congress in the Second Alabama District and will make the race against Colonel A.. A. Wiley of Montgomery, the Demo- cratic nominee.
 At the State Republican Convention held in Birmingham on September 15. MT. Sternfeld was nominated as the candi- date for Congress from this State. He was called to South Carolina on business soon after the convention and did not ac- cept the nomination until yesterday.
 T have accepted the Republican nomi- nation for Congress fin this oistrist," said MT. Sternfeld to a representative Of The Advertiser. 'I count, 1t an honor at this time and I shall undertake to make a clean, dignified earnest and fair cam paign."
 Further than this statement Mir, Stern field would not allow himself to be quoted.
 The certificate of Mir. Sternfeld's nomi- nation was filed yesterday evening with the Secretary of State. With the excep- tion of Clyde Millar, of Birmingham. Republican nominee in the Ninth Dis trict, MT. Sternfeld is the only Rcpubli- can Congressional nominee whose certi- ficate has been filed at the State capitol
 MT .Sternfeld Is Assistant United States Di6tEltt <1tOIhCy AOA thO tNA0Nio DAotAhSt of Alabama and has voted the Republi- can ticket since he became an elector. He is a native of Talladega. but has lived in Montgomery seventeen years. He was graduated at Harvard College as Bachelor of Laws. in the class of 1895 and wa sadmitted to the bar of Mont gomery in August 1895. Mir. sterpfeld has been Assistant United States District Attorney since 1897.
 It is a singular fact that Mir. Sternfeld once read law in the ofiice of Colonel Wiley and that he and his political op- ponent are warm personal friends.
 At the regular weekly meeting of the Republican County Committee of Mont gomery held last night the candidacy of MT. sternfeld was endorsed. Several old time Republicans who have not been &C., tive in politics for many years were present.
 T. c. Bingham was elected permanent secretary of the committee.
 While Mir. Sternfeld was reticent in discussing his candidacy. his Republican friends say that he will make an aggres- sive campaign and that he will make one or more speeches in each county com posing the district. Asked of MT. Stern- field would meet Colonel Wiley in joint debate a we'll known Republican who is
  there would be joint debates.
 From another source it was learned that efforts are making to secure speak CTS of national importance to aid the Re- publican campaign in Alabama
 It is said to be probable that Mir. Stern- field will not conduct his campaign alone. It is understood that J. A. w. Smith, Republican nominee for Governor, will make speeches in the interest of Mr. Sternfeld, and Republicans are hopeful that an Eastern Congressman or Sena- tor may be induced to speak in the dis trict.
 N. L. Steele of Montgomery, who was Secretary of the Birmingham conven- ton. yesterday filed with the Secretary of State certificates of the nomination of the following candidates for State of- fees by the Republicans:
 For Governor-J. A. w. Smith of Jef- ferson.
 For LIeutenant- -Governor-C. P. Lane of Madison.
 For Secretary of State-J. H. Karter of Cullman.
 For Attorney -Generai-w. H. Arm
 For Auditor-T. B. McNarron of Mar shall.
 For Treasurer-H. Le Brown of Cone cuh.
 For Superintendent of Education-J. c. Fonville of Crenshaw.
 For Commissioner of Agriculture-T. B. Morton of Fayette.
 The law requires that the names of all candidates must be certified to the Sec retary of State thirty days before the election.
 The names of but two Republican can- didates for Congress have thus far been filed They are MT. Sternfeld of the Sec ond District and MT. Millar of the Ninth District.
 A Republican leader said yesterday that his party would have candidates for Congress in each of the nine districts, and that their names would be filed with tha Secretarv of State this week