The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-11
IS NOT IN THE RACE.
B. H. CRAIG GIVES WAY TO HIS
 NEPHEW w. B. CRAIG.
The Latter Will Contest With John F. Burns for the Dallas County
 Senatorship-Fined for .a
 Desecrating Graves
AdvertIser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma. April 10.
 The article in the Sslma department of The Advertiser this morning anent the Senatorship from Dallas County attract d general attention and was discusseu pro and con on the streets by the hun d1ds of ssSnts et aensep 1ne that B. H. Craig. who was a r1isiEhe: of the 'ast Legislature and also "a slegate to the Constitutional Convention, had given way to his nephew, w. B., Craig. in the race for the Senatcrship from Dallas. This was in keeping with what the Sell ma Bureau of The Advertiser predicted this morning. that uncle and nephew would not be pftted against each other The fact is, they are too loyal to each other to contest for the same position. Your correspondent learned that the matter was talked over some time ago between B, H. Craig and his nephew. w. B. Craig, and that the matter has been settled for some time for the senior Craig to get out of the way of the Ju- nior.
 B. H. Craig is one of the most pop ular men in Dallas County He IS walking encyclopedia of information about Dallas and has been urged time end again to write a history or the which he is so familiar. and of which he talks so entertapingly. Mir. Craig was Register in Chancery for Dallas County for thirty years. He ran for the Legislature two years ago and ran next to the lamented Francis L.. Pettus. who led the ticket. He made good legis- lator and came home and ran for dele gate to the Constitutional Convention and was easily elected. His cup of au- bition so far as State offices. nas been filled. and he retires in the interest or ms brilliant young nephew. who has forged to the front in a very rapid manner since he was admitted to the bar three years ago. It is whispered, however. that B. H. Crafg's friends are grooming him for Congress. to run against MT. Bosie of Calhoun but whether there IS any truth in this rumor, your correspondent cannot say.
 W. B. Craig. who will make the race for the Senate is one of the most bril- liant young orators at the Selma bar. He has inherited the forensic ability Of his father. Judge George H. Craig. He has splendid common school educa- ton and a practical mind. When tinan- his son, who is now candidate for the Senate, went to the Southern shops. put on a working mans suit. mastered the trade of 2 machinist and was making $25 week when he decided to study law.
 He did not have to study very long to become qualified to practice. for he had read law at night for several years af- was admitted to the bar after standing a brilliant examination. Right here 1t might not be amiss to state that young Craig. while working as a machinist. his mother. and as soon as the financial stress bleg over she deposited that amount t6 herself as his agent and has the amount in bank now, ready to check it back to him whenever he may need it. The affection existing between this son and mother is something beautiful to behold and goes to show that the Fathers blessing is with those who honor "a
 But financial troubles with Craig & Craig are thing of the past, and the firm is now doing one Of the best prac- tices at the Selma bar.
 Your representative also learned that Hon. H. F. Reese would not be candi- date for the Senate. He has never had any personal ambition to serve Dallas County in the Senate. He has been urg- ed by hundreds of people to make the race. but has invariably told them that he did not care to go to the Senate. He has always stood ready to serve his personal friends m any manner that he could, but he knew that 1t would be at a great personal sacrifice for him to lose sixty days from his practice at always told his friends to look around and find some one else to run for the Senate as he did not care to go.
 Mir. Reese never ran but for one office, and that was delegate to the Constitu- tional Convention. He made one of the most careful, studious, conscientious members of that body, as every delegate to the Convention can testify. Mir. Reese is very popular in Dallas, and higher honors are in store for him whenever he asks for them.
 With MT. Reese out of the way the race for Senator narrows down between Mir. of Burnsville. MT. Burns is picturesque figure in Alabama. He Is known from the Gulf to the Tennessee and from the banks of the Chattahoochee to the Mis- sissippi line Burnsvilie beat was the first black belt beat in Alabama to over come Republican majority of 1000, and bring up a Democratic majority of 900. There were only thirty white men in the majority It cost him $1.5OO Individually to do 1t. How he did it, what means he resorted to. will be left for some future historian to record. But he did 1t at the risk of personal violence and held up his end of the stick against all corners; He has been in politics since 1858. and is as active and aggressive today as he was when he entered the political arena.
 He has served in two Constitutional Conventions, has been a member of the Legislature several times and has had Congressional aspirations. He has al- ways had a strong personal and political young W. B. Craig will be battle royal | The Burns family Is one of the wealth lest and strongest politically in the County. John Burns is a large planter and is a mixer with the people. His genial disposition. his winning ways. his 1 strong personality make him a formid- | able candidate.s His son. John Morgan Burns. Is identified with the young Dem- | ocracy and divides honors with W. B. Craig as being one of the most brilliant young men at the Selma bar today. He will have his following among the young Democracy and if John F. Burns and W. B. Craig both stay in the race for Sem ator to a finish the State will witness one of the finest. most artistic, aggres- | sive campaions that has taken place in | AIaharna for many a day.
 Which ever of the two wins Dallas County will have otng V worthiiy represent the great County of | Dallas in the next Legislstu lure of Ala |