The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-13
Sends His Manager to Hale County Candidate Announce
 ing His Withdrawal
MONTGOMERY IS THRONGEO
 WITH MEN OF PROMINENCE
Joel w. Goldsby of Mobile Will Be Elected President Pro Tem. cs the Senate and Will
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 Montgomery, January 13, 2 a. m. -(SpeciaI.)-At 1:3o o'clock this morning J. R. Wood of Macon con cedcd the election of Alfred M. Tun- stall of Hale as the next speaker of tn house of representatives In the Alabama legislature and announced his withdrawal from the race. Terry Richardson, MT. Woods campaign manager, made the announcement to MT. TunstaII In person. Many of the political leaders had not retired and MT. TunstalI was the recipient of many congratulations.
 MT. Wood was asked for state- ment, but replied that he had nothing to say at this time further than that he conceded the election of his oppo- nent.
 Legislature Meets Today.
 The first session of the Legislature of Alabama" will convene in the two halls provided for this purpose in the state capitol building at noon tomorrow. Ses- sions of the general assembly of Ala bama' have been held every other year new constitution, however, provides for Legislature" and the first converting of this body promises to be a rather tame affair. There are now practically no con- tests for the positions of speaker of the house and president pro-tem of the sen ate. There is now only one candidate for the speakership Alfred M. Tunstall of Hale, J. R. Wood of Macon having withdrawn.
 Joel W. Goldsby of Mobile is unopposed for president pro-tem of the senate.
 By provision of the new constitution Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunningham of Jefferson is. made presiding officer of the senate, but there is no provision for him to assume the duties of his office be- fore January 19, the date of the governors inauguration, and consequently is now the privilege of appointing the standing committees of the senate. This idea is concurred in by majority of the sem ators here tonight
 Mir. GoIdsby Prominent Lawyer.
 Mir Goldsby is a prominent Mobile law yer, fully capacitated to discharge tho duties of his office. He is a native of Dal- las county and is close kinsman of United States Senator Pettus.
 The house caucus will probably be he'd tomorrow night On this event, with permanent organization of both houses on Wednesday, the regular message of the governor will be submitted and every thing settled down to work.
 This has been an active day in the hotel Hobbies, for the 40 members of the two houses have been augmented by two score of candidates and twice as many members of the third house." as the Hobby" is usually styled
 Many Prominent Visitors.
 There were many prominent men from over the state in the latter list including Congressman Underwood. Bankhead, Bowie, Wiley and Richardson, former Governor Oates, Henry B. Gray, Jones G. Moore, Wilson Brown, b. w. Barrett, Robert Thach Harry Jones, J. J. Banks and F. S. White of Birmingham; George A Searcy, W. W. Brandon and Henry B. Foster of Tuscaloosa; Dave Almon of Lawrence, L.. P. Troup and s. A. Skeggs of Morgan, w. J. Boykin of Etowah. w. C. Davis, Sheriff Lacy and Jack Moore of Walker; John H. Wallace of Madison, R. R. Kelly, John B. Knox w. w. ~Whiteside and W. c. Tunstall of Cal houn; J. H. Adams of Dale, H. R. Short CT of Barbour Ed DeGraffenreid of Hale, w. H. Sanford of Pike, T. D. Sanford of Lee, Zell Gaston and A. J. B. Graham of Talladega, B. F. El- more of Marengo, Sterling Wood of Jeff ferson and W. N. Knight of Hale.
 Race for Minor Offices.
 Tonight it appears that the strongest
 
 tons are A. M Tunstall for speaker, Frank N Julian for clerk. w. F. Herbert for assistant clerk, J. s. Williams for en- rolling clerk. E. R. Lacy for expressing clerk, Robert Hasson for doorkeeper, Thomas J. Fain for assistant door, keeper.
 For president pro-te.a of the senate Joel w. Goldsby of Mobile is unopposed. The race for the secretaryship appears close between M. H. Screws of Mont gomery and Elmore Garrett of Calhoun. Mrs L. w. Francis of Jefferson is un- opposed for expressing and enrolling clerk.
 For assistant clerk 1t appears that J. A. Kyle of Jackson will again win. There is small army of people here asking for cerkships and pageships.
 Halls Have Been Improved.
 The halls in which the legislature meet are in better condition than they have been for years, the senate chamber walls being lined with an array of portraits collected by the history department, and the portrait of General Clanton, for so
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