The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-10
EARLY PRIMARY
 PLEASES PEOPLE
Politics Warming Up Through
 out the State
MIR. L0WE'S FRIENDS ACTIVE
Since Resignation From Committee Mir. Lowe Will Begin Active Cam paign-County Candidates
 Seeing Voters.

Reports from over the state indicate that the people are greatly pleased with the action of the state committee in fixing April Il as the date of the democratic primary.
 Up to this time only two counties have declined to change the date of their prl- mary elections so as to conform with the action of the state committee. These two counties are Tuscaloosa and Jackson In both instances the campaign had pro- | gressed too far for a change. The prima- ries in Tuscaloosa and Jackson will be { held the first week in February.
 Chairman Thompson of the Jefferson county committed Is receiving many words of endorsement of his prompt ac- tion in calling the county committee to- gether so as to change tbe date of the primary to April Il. So far he has not heard a dissenting word and there Is no doubt but that the change will be made as l suggested.
 The meeting of the state comimttee and the consequent action in fixing date for an early primary has aroused great interest in the campaign and candidates who had contemplated laying low till af- ter spring expecting late primary, have come to the front and with the assistance of their friends are urging their claims l to the people.
 There seems to be great interest in the l race for supreme court judges and the names in this contest will probably have a more careful consideration than those of any other candidates. The people of Alabama are exceedingly jealous of the judiciary and the average man will not allow personal feelings. it is said to keep him from voting for the most ao.e mar for the place. Scme of the asprants 10 the exalted position of supreme court judge have been doing some sctive campaign ing and in many counties the lines be- i tween the candidates have already been drawn. 1t Is said that several additional aspirants will make announcements in the next few days.
 For Railroad Commission.
 With the resignation of Robert J. Lowe from the democratic executive committee i the campaign for the presidency of the railroad commission has become more active. MT. Lowe will, in a few days, be- gin a trip through the northern part of the state for the purpose of consulting with his lifelong friends. Later he will go into south and southeastern Alabama to meet the people of that section. Down there he is not so well known. As chairman of the executive commit tee MT. Lowe has done the party great service and his friends insist that he should be given the only office of mpor- 1 tance that he has aspired to since being in the active service of the party MT. Lowe has been always conservative and painstakng in his administration of the questions which have arisen in the dem ocratic party and his mistakes have been | few. He has never allowed his personal | feelings to enter into his rulings and his fairness has never been questioned. In his race for president of the railroad commission MT. Lowe will have strong support from the northern part of the state and his friends say it will almost be an even break in the south and south east. MT. Smith, his opponent, lives in Lee county, and will naturally have great strength in that section MT. Lowe's friends in Chambers. however, say he will carry that county almost unanimously.
 The counties which are practically con ceded to Lowe are Madison, Jackson, Lawrence Morgan Marshall, Limestone, Colbert, Lauderdale, Cullman and Cham bers Of course there are many other counties which his friends expect to car " but the ones mentioned are conceded In the section comprising those counties MT. Lowe spent his boyhood days and his support there is large
 In the counties of Lee. Talapoosa, Coosa, Clay, Talladega. Randolph, Ei- more and Montgomery, MT Smith is ex- pected to have his strongest support, though 1t is claimed that Lowe will give him d fight in two or three of those coun- ties
 It Is said Mir. Lowes old associates on the executive committee will actively as- sist in his campaign
 In Jefferson County.
 In Jefferson county the political situa- ton has worked up to the canvassing stage gnu tflt cdTuS or the VdT1OuS Cand1- dates are being scattered over tables. desks and counters in all public gathering places. In every public building. hotel lobby and saloon voters are being button- holed by the friends of candidates and sometimes by the actual candidate him self. On the courthouse steps men stand all day and hand out cards to the passer by, calling his attention to the fact that certain citizen is running for office.
 The most interesting races at this time seem to be for probate judge. county so- lctor and circuit solicitor Judge J. P. Stiles. the present incumbent. seeks re- election as probate judge and Judge Sam uel E. Greene of the criminal court, is his opponent. Both of them are old county men, having lived here practically all their lives and the pioneer citizenship is divided as well as those who have come of late years.
 For county solicitor H. P. Hehin the present incumbent Is a candidate for re- election and he is opopsed by w. K Ter ry. John D. Strange and D. B. Anderson
 For circuit court solicitor John C. Pugh, the present incumbent. is a candidate for reelection and he is opposed by John Me Queen and Frank Cahalan.
 The contest which is considered by the Iepa1 aternftv to he the rnoaf {rnnorfa T,