The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-05
POLITICAL TALK AT TUSCALOOSA
Many of the Candidates Were There---The Talk of
Primary Election and the Com
mittee'S Action.

For Attorney General there are here
Messrs. Alex NJ. CARRIER of Taliadega and
Massey Wilson of Clarke, both alumni OF
the University and very popular with
their former classmates.
For Secretary of State l see big-hes-te
and generous Jim Tanner, now of JEFF
ferson, but formerly of Gadsden, a ma
tive of Bullock County, who is an alum
nus Of the University and who spoke so
ably and eloquently to the toast "Dema-
gogism" at the banquet; j. Thomas Hef-
lin of Chambers, who spoke SO pleasing ly
of Alabama in the annual address be-
fore, the alumni and who sang so touch
ingly at the banquet; and last but not
least Frank Julien of Colbert who, al
though come at the eleventh hour. says
he will be on time when the vote is be-
ing taken.
] see also genial Capt. r. R. Pool, the
Commissioner of Agriculture and Indus
tries, who is happy in the knowledge that
he Is not as yet being opposed for re-
nomination and Is confident that he will
not be, trusting to the justice and fair
ness of the party to adhere to past GUS
tom in according to faithful public Of
ficer an endorsement of his labors. He
was on his way to his home in Marengo
and stopped over to mngle with the peo-
pie. He does not seem to be giving him
self any concern about the action of the
committee, being content TO leave the de-
cision entirely with the party authority.
Besides the candidates there were many
prominent and leading citizens from diff
ferent parts of the State attending the
commencement, among them being Hon.
Wiley C. TunstaIl of the Railroad Com
mission and his two sons. Alfred
and Wiley. who are almost as well known
and as popular as their father II is I'M
derstood that Hon. A. NJ Tunstall of
Hale who was made Speaker pro tenn. of
the House to succeed the lamented Pet
tus will be candidate for Speaker of
the next House in the event of his re-
turn to that body but he is not crossing
the bridge before he gets to 1t and will
not become a candidate for one place
until he gets the other
Judge s. H. Sprott of Livingston, Hon.
s. w. John and s. A. Wood of Birming-
ham Phares Coleman and Thomas NJ
owen of Montgomery f. P. Wilson of
Washington ] II. Johnston of Talladega
J. II. Bankhead of Walker Oscar l..
Gray of Choctaw are also in attendance.
Primary.
I have heard q great deal of talk about
the manner of selecting the candidates of
able action of the committee. While I
have found adherents of a primary and
of the old convention methods I am glad
to say that the prevailing sentiment Is
for harmony and the general feeling that
the State Committee should satisfy itself
how best to maintain party unity and to
preserve the party organization, and hav-
ing done that to act feariessly and firmly.
All agreed. however. that only Demo-
cratic primary can be thought of; that
the bars that were put up last year must
he kept up and that only those who voted
for the last Democratic candidate for
Governor should he allowed to partici-
pate in the selection of the ticket of the
party this year, as has been the custom
for years since the war and was only
changed in 1896 to subserve a certain pur-
pose. The question that one Is greeted
by now Is when he meets an acquaintance
is What is the committee going to
do about a primary I do not know
what they are going to do. but do know
that the Democrats are agitating the
question of State primary as they have
never done before and before the COM
mittee meets the sentiment may be so
strong for primary that the committee
will feel that 1t viii hazard nothing in the
way of assumption of power, even If
there is any doubt on that score, and
orders primary.