The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-18
THE LEGISLATURE
SOON TO MEET
THE CANDIDATES FOR THE
VARIOUS PLACES.
The Two Houses Will Have to Elect
the Various Officers and Then
Settle Down for Sixty Days
Hard Work.

The Legislature meets on the second
Tuesday in January and The Advertiser
has printed several times recently the only
full and correct list, with their postofiices,
of all the Democratic nominees to the
Senate and House, and all of them were
given. In Fayette no nomination has
been made, so far as can be learned. an
open and free race for all being the bill in
that county.
The Legislature meets now after the
Christmas holidays and will, no doubt, go
right along with its labors In one con-
tinuous session the only recess taken in
all probability being on the last day to
enable the clerks to catch up. But 1t is
not impossible for a division to be made
of the time and q summer session being
held as Is done In Georgia, but that is
hardly probable. However, the session
is to continue for sixty working days this
time and the old members know that the
work gets very monotonous and 1t Is very
demoralizing to have to stay down to the
work in either house for thirty days at
time. and then the session as now arrang-
ed is in the very coolest time of year
and when 1t Is, cold at all, 1t Is cold sure
enough in the old capitol, the winds whis-
Ting through the corridors and doors
causing many a case of cold and making
WELL tucy "ciC At oe'
the sweets overbalance all the bitter in
legislative life and there are none who
have tried it who are not willing and
anxious to try 1t again.
Some interest Ia already being manifest
ed in the Offices of the two houses to
be filled as soon as they meet. The
Senate will elect a president pro tenn, as
a Lieutenant Governor Is now elected by
the people to preside over that body, but
he has no voice in the proceedings nor
vote except in case Of a tie. In the past
when there were Lieutenant Governors
the Senate elected the standing commit
tees or allowed the president pro tenn to
appoint them. The Lieutenant Governor
was allowed to appoint the pages and the
messenger there being two pages and one
messenger in the past. the last Senate
had three pages ard a messenger. Who
are to fill the positions to be chosen by
the Senate and House Is the main point
and the one exciting the only interest just
now.
For President pro tenn Of the Senate the
names OF Hon. Joel w. Goldsby of Mo-
bile and Hon. Hugh M. Morrow Of JEFF
ferson were mentioned. but it Is now I'M
derstood that Mr.. Goldsby will be the
only candidate.
For Secretary Of the Senate Mr.. Gilmore
Garrett OF CalnOun, the secretary oi the
present Senate is a candidate for re-
election and Is being opposed by Mr.
Michel Screws. the popular and bright
young gentleman, who is the Recording
Secretary 10 Governor Jelks.
For Assistant Secretary, Mr.. Kyle the
present incumbent will probably not be
opposed for reelection, at least. no can
didates are known to have announced
for the place.
For Speaker of the House. Hon. A. M.
Tunstall of Hale and Hon. j. r. Wood
of Macon are the only announced candi-
dates, but Messrs ]. c. Rich Of Mobile
and r. w. Walker of Madison have been
mentioned in that connection.
For Clerk of the House, Mr.. W. A.
Gunter, Jr., of this city and Mr.. Frank
N. Julian of Colbert are the candidates,
For Assistant Clerk. Mr.. Will Herbert
of this city Is the only candidate so far
as known.
For the position Of Enrolling Clerk. j:
s. williams. who has acceptably hlled
the position in the past. is the only .an-
nounced candidate.
For the other positions there Will be
quite a number of candidates, and for
the committee clerks the usual scramble
will be had. The time Is only about eighty
dsvs off The city will welcome the
coming If tho statesmen,