The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-09
POLITICAL GOSSIP Is AGAIN CURRENT Conner and Cunningham Spoke
 Together Saturday ARE PERSONAL FRIENDS 1t Now Seems Almost Certain MT. Conner VIII Make the Race,
 But stIl He Does Not
 Announce.
ARE PERSONAL FRIENDS

Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunning
 ham and B. B. Conner, preA- dent of the
 railroad commission, returned yesterday
 morning from Moulton, Lawrence county,
 where they delivered addresses in the
 court house at that place Saturday. The
 two gubernatorial aspirants spoke on the
 subject of agriculture and did not refer
 to politics in any form whatever.
 The reports come from the county seat
 of Lawrence that one of the largest
 crowds in the history of that town turned
 out to hear the two speakers. Standing
 room in the court house was at a prem-
 ium.
 pr. Cunningham was the first speaker
 and talked on scientific agriculture. MT
 Conner was the last speaker and largely
 confined his address to the relation of
 railroad rates to the raising of cotton, corn and other agricultural products. The voters of Lawrence county manifested
 keen interest in the talks N--O president of the railroad commission were
 not only fellow passengers. but shared the same seat on their way from Moul- ton.
 It Is a well known fact that MT Conner and Dr. Cunningham are very congenial and that they are fond of each other personally. Notwithstanding the fore gone conclusion that they will oppose each other in the Big Gubernatoriai
 Handicap" to be run in Alabama next year, these two men do not lose an op- portunity to talk to each other. Before the state ever dreamed that MT. Conner would be a probability for the governorshlp Dr. Cunningham and MT.
 Conner were but warm friends. They
 would often go on fishing trips together
 and although they are different types in
 many respects they always found a mu- tual delight in being together. l Jusst what these two men who are so prominently in the lime light just now, | talk about when they share seats has 1 not yet leaked out, as there has never been a third person present to tip off' l the public as to the strain of their con versation.
 | As the time for the election approaches it l becomes more evident that MT. Conner will 1 be in the race. He is already seriously I contemplating the matter of canvassing l the state and meeting the people. l Mir. Conner is carefully looking after his
 correspondence and seldom declines ar invitation to address the voters on any
 subject that they suggest Although ht l has spent the goodly part of his life in business he has. of late, shown a remark able knowledge of education, agriculture | and other matters that are of interest to the public mind.
 In the meantime Lieutenant Governor Cunningham remains the same genial doc. | tor. He is always perfectly at home when | he is out among the voters and no one 1 gets more pleasure out of politics than does Dr. Cunningham. He is inclined tc laugh and grow fat If he has aged any or if his hair has grown one whit grayer since he has been before the peo l pie as candidate for governor 1t is moi noticeable to his closest friends. 1 Dr. Cunningham will leave tomorrow fo 1 Jacksonville in Calhoun county, where h; will deliver an address to the people ;,
 that town and vicinity. His subject vii | be eGueaticn.