The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-07
], CRAIG SM|TH|MAY
RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Would Receive Support of the
Conner Faction
TREASURER VISITS SELMA
An Opportunity VIII Probably Be Pre-
sented to Selma to Enter Cot
ton States League.
Other News.
TREASURER VISITS SELMA

Selma May 6.-(Special)-St Treas
urer j. Craig Smith was in Selma today
While here some of his friends asked him
concerning the probability or possibility
of Hon. B. B. Conner, president of the
railroad commission becoming a cand-
date for governor nv Smith expressed
himself entirely at sea as to the inten-
tions of Mr. Conner. his father-n-law.
Should the latter run there Is little doubt
of his receiving the support of the powers
that be In this county. As one who has
taken a prominent part in political mat
tiers in Dallas said today, 1T is either
Conner or whoever he names as acceptable
to the element who believes as he does"
The Interpretation may after all mean
that the very popular son-n-law of the
president of the railroad commission may
become the candidate of the Conner fac
ton for governor. Those who know gem
ial clever. wholesouled, capable Craig
Smith only want an opportunity to vote
for him for governor any way and should
he receive the unqualified backing of the
element that elevated b. B. Conner to the
presidency of the state railroad commits
sion, who is there to say that he would
not be elected? Craig Smith is not stump
speaker. He has, however a faculty of
getting close to the common people as the
masses are called and should he enter
the lists with the backing of Conner ct
al, he would have a start that any other
candidate might envy.
When approached along this line Mr..
Smith saws wood and says nothing, but
the observers of events are not slow in
seeing the possibilities that might lie
along that path blazed
Selma MAY Get in LEAGUE.
Since the formation of the very excel
lent baseball club that has been playing
under the name of the Selma Indians for
the past several weeks, there had been
united effort to either form a league
known as the Tri-State league or get into
the Cotton States league. This morning
P,ealdent Rosendorf received a telegram
eron Tommy Stouch. manager of the
Meridian club, saying that Vicksburg is
weakening and that if a vacancy occurs
Selma would have a good chance of get
ting the vacancy. Negotiations were i'm
mediately commenced looking to placing
Selma in a league. If the vacancy IN
tho Cotton Sta.es league occurs first.
Selma will try to get in It, If the Tri-
State league decides 10 organize first
then Selma will accept a franchise In 1t.
In other words, 1t means that whichever
opportunity is first presented to Selma
1t will be taken advantage of.
Local and Personal.
The case of B. Long and b. Dannis.
charged with arson. in the mayors court,
was again continued this morning until
Tuesday, owing to the absence of coun-
sci of the defendants from the city.
State Examiner Sedberry was In the
city today. en- route to his home from
Marengo county. where he had been sum-
moned before the grand jury to testify In
the matter of the shortage of Jndee
Prowell and other Marengo county Off
Gals The report of the examiner seems
to have shaken the residents of The
county from far and near, and much COM
ment has been heard In this section
over It,
1t is likely that a manager for the
Selma baseball team will be selected from
among the members now EMPLOYED by the
association. 1t is most likely that wash
ington will be the manager The team
leaves tomorrow for Dothan and trip
through the Wire Grass region