The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-11
CANDIDATES FOR
 OFFICE ARE QUIET
LuII in Jefferson County Politics
 Now Prevailing
THE PROBATE JUDGESHIP
Canvass Started Too Soon and With Few Exceptions Candidates Have Run Out of Material-Larae
 Number Running.

Jefferson county politics started too soon and enthusiasm is on the wane. One month ago the air was laden with past party services, democratic precedents and every aspiring hand held the cards of candidates Today the court house can be likened to the deserted village and the booster is no more. Aside from state pol tiles interest has subsided and the mem ton of county contests is productive of yawns.
 According to leading spirits in the government of the county the announce ments came too early and there was too much of a rush at the beginning. Politi- cal promoters ran out of ammunition and the casting of the ballots is the only in- cident left to claim the public attention.
 It is argued by some that the changing of the date of the primary from March F to April Il has had much to do with this remarkable state of apathy. Many candidates are said to have started out on a March basis and failed to lay In supplies to run till April The action of the state committee upset their calcula- tions and 1t was too late to go back and start over.
 A search through the court house yes- terday failed to reveal live candidate and in the jury rooms not a card could be found. Inquiries brought out the infor- nation that voters had abandoned poll tics for. the present and were paying at- tention to spring. cleaning, gardening and baseball.
 Probate Judeeship.
 After calling off the various contests it was found that the onIy race which at- tracted attention just at this time was that between Judge Stiles and Judge Green for the office of probate judge. The supporters of these two candidates have been into nearly every precinct in the county, and both are claiming the county by small majorities Well informed men on county affairs say the contest for pro- l bate judge will be one of the closest po- litcal races ever witnessed in Jefferson county Several hets have been made at even money, but so far no one has been l so confident as to lay odds. The friends of Judge Stiles are claiming East Lake, Woodlawn, Avondale and Bessemer, while the supporters of Judge Green are equally certain of carrying Pratt City. Ensley, Elyton. West ppd, 'Wylam and Smith field. They will not concede Bessemer, and in fact say that Judge Green will win 1 there by a small majority. It Is said this race has caused more voters trouble than any other contest Both candidates have a large number of personal friends who cannot decide which to vote Tor, fearing to offend the other.
 The Solicitors.
 The candidates for solicitors of the crim- inal court and the circuit court have been in the timber for several days and evil dentally Intend ending the campaign in quiet still hunt This Is another race in which the question of personal friendship will figure largely Solicitor Harring- ton P. Heflin, William K. Terry and John D. Strange are the candidates for solic- itor of the criminal court, and all three or them have many warm personal friends who find it hard to decide. It Is said many voters have paired on the question. For solicitors of the circuit court the candidates are John c. Pugh, John Me Queen and Frank Cahalan and the same condition prevails. It would be difficult to find three men more popular personally and in this race this trouble of coming to decision again bobs up.
 The chancelIorship. A contest which has attracted but little attention up to this time in Jefferson county but is growing interesting else where is that between Col John J. Alt man and Chancellor Carmichael for chan cellor of this district. Colonel Altman has spent several days in Fayette county and 1t Is understood his friends in the counties outside of Jefferson county are | working as hard as those in his home county Chancellor Carmichaels friends | are also working hard and both sides | appear to be confident.
 The candidates for the various judge ships are Keeping rather quiet just now but evidently intend warming things up the last two weeks of the campaign | There are something like 36 candidates | for the board of revenue and about two | dozen for coroner. Out of this total of sixty over thirty were questioned yester- day and everyone of them was abso- | lutely sure of election. This ended the in-