The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
STATE POLITICS DEVELOP
 THREE INTERESTING TOPICS

comment yesterday. Mir. Musgroye is a well to do mine operator in the mineral section of Alabama, and has figured more or less in Democratic political affairs several years. He has never held an office, but he is said to be an earnest and avowed advocate of g State dispensary.
 "Breck Musgrove- is good fellow" said 8 North Alabama Democrat at the Exchange Hotel yesterday. He is q good business man and if he stands squarely for dispensary and makes that the slogan of his campaign. he will be stronger candidate than one would imagine upon first consideration of him as u gubernatorial factor
 The probability of Mir. Musgrove be- coming the dispensary candidate for Gov ernor of the State, was discussed in all of it's phases by Montgomery Democrats. In many quarters the conclusion was reached that the dispensary question could not overshadow. other important issues in the campaign and that a cam paign conducted solely on the dispensary issue would not assume serious propor- ton.
 |, MT. Musgrove has not yet authorized an announcement of his candidacy for Governor. He merely stated that he had considered the matter and might become d candidate.
 Chairman Lowe's Call.
 The call issued by Chairman Robert J. Lowe of the State Democratic Executive Committee for meeting in Montgomery on July 10 has caused renewed interest in the action the Committee will take as q method of choosing Democratic nomi- nees.
 Repeated polls of the committeeman during the past three months has shown a large majority of them to be fin favor of primary election, but it is believed that the minority will not yield to the majority without making a desperate ef- fort to secure the convention plan. It is said that the members of the Committee who have been placed In the doubtful class may have entirely new schemes to present to the Committee and that the Committee meeting may run through two or three days.
 You can depend" said a well known Democrat yesterday, that each member of the Committee will come to Montgomery ready to deliver a speech and that the minority will die hard. It would not sur prise me if the Committee remained in session four or five days
 The following Democrats compose the State Executive Committee:
 State at Large-Robert J. Lowe of Bir- mingham. Emmett A. O'Neal of Florence, John V. Smith of Scale, Tennent Lomax of Montgomery, Alfred M. Tunstall of Greensboro. T. M. Stevens of Mobile. Steven Smith of Sumter County. J. Tom Hefiin of Lafayette, Sid J. Bowie of An niston.
 First District-w. J. Gum of Clarke County, F. R. Morrisette of Monroe Coun- ty and Howard Douglas of Washington County.
 Second District-B. NJ. Miller of Will cox County, Bibb Graves of Montgomery County. and C. R. Brlcken of Crenshaw County.
 Third District--John T. German of Lee County, T. s. Frazer of Bullock County. and R. II. Arlington of Coffee County.
 Fourth District-H. s. D. Mallory of Dallas County: H. D. Merrill of Cleburne County and Carson c. Whitson of Tal- ladega County.
 Fifth District-F. l.. Mckenzie of El- Lowndes County and David M. White of Coosa County.
 Sixth District-A. P. Smith of Greene County. w. B. Peebles of Pickens Coun- ty and R. l.. Scale of Sumter County.
 Seventh District-R. A. Mitchell of Et- owah County w. w. Haralson of De- Kalb County and T. M. Jones.
 Eighth District-W. A. Gwinn of Mad ison County. w. T. Sanders of Limestone County and J. c. Kumpe of Lawrence County.
 Ninth District-E. c. Hall of Blount County, C. D. Smith of Hale County, F.. T. Shivers of Perry County.
 The Committee will probably hold It's sessions in the Montgomery City Council Chamber and it is expected that leading Democrats from every section of the State. including the numerous candidates for State offices will be present.