The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-06

today I feel that we will not have to call the boys Gown. I am doing every thing possible to get all the facts in all the cases at interest and will be able pretty soon to say what will be done"
 It Is now pretty certain that the ques- tion of special session of the legisla- ture will be finally settled by Friday afternoon. It may be settled late to- morrow. It Is estimated that 1t will take the acting governor at least that long to secure what information he needs to help in making up his mind.
 A leader In the state for years and one who has served 1t in Its highest posi- tions, said that he did not see how an extra session could be avoided. He called attention to the failure to provide laws with which to govern the state and the general insecurity of the judicial situa- ton.
 Confusion Has Resulted.
 In this he mentioned the Fourteenth and Fifteenth circuits where 1t is hard to secure the administration of the law because of lack of certainty as to the courts, and the confusion that has re- suited Gen. William c. Oates, former governor. was asked today what he thought of the situation. He replied that it was not his difficulty but if 1t was he would hesitate long time before call ing an extra session.
 The difficulties In the way of admin istering the laws are so numerous that they are bobbing up all along the line. One of the questions of the governor to Attorney-General Massey Wilson was whether regular judge could call a special session of court and hold 1t and allow the supernumerary judge to hold his regular term. This would operate to double the court work in the circuit. The fact that special terms cannot be held except after thirty days notice confuses this idea
 Democratic Situation.
 Hon. H. s. D. Mallory. chairman of the state democratic committee, will be in the city tomorrow, and will talk over the decision on the Lusk act He wired the correspondent of this paper today as follows:
 Will not call committee unless nec- essary. Am communicating with parties interested
 It is quite likely that Colorel Mallory will see the governor and teik over the situation with him and it would not be an unsafe guess that the advice of the head of the dominant party in the state goes long way in helping the executive 10 make up his mind as to an extra ses- sion.
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 Of the nominations in the recent pri- maries for the positions in the outlawed circuits, this may be said: Judge Paul Speake and Solicitor Erie Pettus. from Madison and Limestone, respectively, will be out, their circuit the sixteenth. being entirely eliminated.
 Judge J. A. Bibro in the ninth, was renominated, with J. A. Inzer for solic- itor. R. c. Hunt, who Is from DeKalb is the nominee In the new seventeenth for solicitor. and will no doubt be given the place in the ninth, as his county re- verts back to that circuit. Judge John Pelham for judge and B. H. Burr for so- licitor will be all right in the seventh, as they come from counties which have been in all the time. It looks very much like w. w. Haralson, named for judge of the seventeenth, who lives in DeKalb, would lose out, as Judge Bilbro seems to have the judgeship of the ninth pretty well in hand.