The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

Is largely interested, and of which he was President when he became Governor of the State.
 William Vaughan of Birmingham, chair man of the State Republican Executive Committee, while in Montgomery Friday said the Republicans would nominate complete State ticket which would be needed by "a weil-known business man and enc who had not heretofore been idertified with politics."
 This statement from the chairman of the Republican Committee caused much speculation among local Republicans, and 1t was said yesterday that Mr. Vaughan, Tn conference with leading Republicans,
 men who hold offices in the Federal
 building. used the name of MT. Cobbs Of Bii miEgham.
 Republicans evidently inspired, said Mir. Cobbs was Democrat until 1896. when because of the famous Chicago platform. he practically quit the party. While he has not been prominently fden- tified with either party since that time, 1t was said that MT. Cobbs has manifest ed much interest iE the Republican par ty and has repeatedly contributed to it's campaign fund.
 Discussing the political situation fur ther. weli-informed Montgomery Repub- lican said the nomination of Mir. Cobbs
  The breach between the Republican fac ton. led by Julian Bingham, Collector of Internal Revenue of Alabama, and Will liam Vaughan, District Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, was so great, he said. that it had become neces- sary to heal the wounds of former polit- ical battles by selecting as standard bearer one who was not allied with either faction. This man, he said, was J. B. he nf inc ol1ar iOhf the plans of the party in Alabama, he said, to make public the fact just at this time as he understood that Mir. Cobbs 1 had not yet been approached on the sub- ject.
 If Mir. Cobbs should decline to become candidate for Governor under the l standard of the Republican party, the Republicans gay w. I. Wellman of Hunts I vile or J. A. Montgomery of Birmingham l can be placed in the class designated by Mir Vaughan. MT. Wellman is prom inent Huntsville banker, who has been many years q Republican. MT. Mont gomery Is a Birmingham lawyer who was formerly a Democrat. Neither Mir. We'll man nor Mir. Montgomery were partisans of the Vaughan faction or the Bingham faction
 This factional fight between Alabama Republicans dates back to the Philadel-
 
 and his friends practically gaine1 con trol of Alabama patronage through the earnest support of MT. Mckinley. J. w. Dimmick clerk of the United States Court at Montgomery, and friend of MT. Bingham, was, however, chosen as National Committeeman. and MT. Vaughan became chairman of the State Executive Committee.
 It was well understood that MT. l H.f- with the Mckinley administration, and this influence. it is said. would have cost | Mir. Bingham his place as Internal Reve- 1 nue Collector had MT. Mckinley lived. l In fact, it is stated that Judge T. B. Morton. Deputy Clerk of the Federal ] Court at Birmingham, and friend of MT.
 Vaughan. had been settled upon by MT. Mckinley for Internal Revenue Collector
 to succeed M-. Bingham, but MT. McKn- | ley died before signing the commission. President Roosevelt, it is said. has not recognized either of the Alabama fac | tions and has gone along his way ap- | pointing men to office according to their | endorsements. without reference to the | Influence of Mir. Vaughan or Mir. Bing- ham. It has been noted, however, that | MT. Bingham continues in the office of | Internal Revenue Collector.
 In addition to Messrs. Cobbs Wellman and Montgomery, local Republicans say | that Col B. M. Long of Cordova Walker county, or Frank Lathrcp of Riverside, St. Clair county, are available as can
 ddates for governor, but they are both allied with the Bingham faction of the party. Colonel Long is a. wealthy mine | owner of Walker county, and Mir. l4a-
 throp represents large lumber interests in North Alabama
 If Colonel Long should become the Re-
 publican candidate for governor. the campaign would be of extraordinary in terest in Walker county. where a son of Colonel Long, Hon. Thomas l.. Long, is one of the foremost and staunchest Democrats. Hon. Thomas Long would undoubtedly be arrayed against his pa ternal parent and a war of the roses would perhaps result
 Among the well-known Republicans who are political friends of MT. Bingham, are Frank Lathrop of Riverside J. A. Smith. D, N. Cooper, United States Mar shal at Birmingham; Col. B. M. Long of Cordova. G. H. Ashley, Deputy Mar shal at Birmingham; M D. Wickersham,
 United States District-Attorney at Mo
 bile; P. D. Barker. Postmaster at Mo-
 bile: J. w. Dimmick. clerk of the United
 States District Court at Montgomery, and Warren S. Reese, Jr., United States District Attorney at MontComery.
 Included in the Republicans who stood
 by Chairman Vaughan and are regarded
 as his friends are Capt. l.. J. Bryan, United States Marshal in Montgomery; N. l.. Steele Deputy Marshal at Mont
 gomery; Charles J Allison, Clerk of the Federal Court at Birmingham Judge T.
 B. Morton, Deputy Clerk of the Court at
 Birmingham; J. w Hughes Postmaster
 at Birmingham; Hon. w. F. Aldrich. formerly a representative in Congress;
 Judge John A. Steele Register of the
 Land Office at Huntsville; w. T. Hutch
 ins. Postmaster at Huntsville: F. F. Con-
 way editor of The Huntsville RenubIi- can: l.. T. Smith. Postmaster at Annis- ton; Henry Irwin. assistant Postmaster at Montgomery; c. D, Alexander of At | talla, and Thomas H. Miller of Birming- ham.
 Republicans who are regarded as neu- tral are Frank Simmons. United States Marshal at Mobile; W. F. Tebbetts,- Col. lector of the Port of Mobile; w. l. We'll ! man of Huntsville. Jere Murphy, former | mayor of Huntsville: J. A. Montgomery of Birmingham, Judge John B. Shields
 of Jasper; Judge C. ". Buckley, Post