The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-09
Position Of Mayor Is
 Watched.
vents His Entering Race, Tnings Will be Doing Around Hast ings-Sone Prospective Candidates.

A campaign. prospectively one of the hottest municpal campaigns In the nis- tory of Montgomery, IS hanging upon the reports rom the sick room ot May or Thomas H. Carr.
 It Is possible that with Mayor Carr in the race for his second .erm that there will be a heated tropical cam paign, but if 1t is announced that May or Carr's health has become so affected that he would not care to longer bear the burdens of the Mayors office. Mont- gomery would have such a campaign as it has never had before. The main thing, however, Is Mayor Carr's health, He has been at home resting and re- cuperating two or three weeks. al- though he has been down town among his friends at intervals.
 1t has been said by one or more pros- pective candidates for, Mayor that their announcement depended upon Mayor Carr's candidacy, and his candidacy de-
 bends upon the state of his health. This has given rise to the possible ru-
 nor that Mayor Carr might not make
 the race because of his health. At
 present there seems to be no reason to
 believe that Mayor Carr would not make the race. He has not author- ized any one to say for him that he was too i'll to run. He has made no dec- Iaration that he would not follow the usual custom and ask for the endorse ment of a second term.
 Mayor Carr was not seen yesterday. He was i'll at his fine home in S. Court
 Street, but 1t was said that he was much improved. close personal friend of the Mayor said in discussing the situ- alton: Mayor Carr has led a very busy
 and active life. He has spent much more energy in his life than the av- craze man. He has been at the head
 of one of the largest businesses of the city and he has for years given this business his personal attention. When
 he besame Mayor he assumed new and additional burdens. These heavy bur dens made themselves felt upon even so strong and so hardy a constitution as that of Mayor Carr. He has been worked too hard but in my opinion only needs a few weeks rest l understand that he is much improved. Mayor Carr has not authorized any statement that 1 he would not be a candidate for re- election"
 This may be taken to safely represent Mayor Carr's position. Now as to the other citizens of Montgomery who may have an ambition to become Mayor of Montgomery.
 Ex-Probate Judge Francis c. Ram dolph has had his announcement In the
 papers for q week or more. Judge Randolph, has moreover. spoken to his
 friends and asked a consideration Of i his candidacy.
 MT. Teague's Position.
 Alderman -at-Large W. M. Teague l will not be a candidate for Mayor If MT. Carr offers for his second term.
 He has made his position perfectly
 clear on that subject. To reporter yesterday, he said. T shall not be Q
 candidate If Mayor Carr offers for 9 reelection. If he desires the office again think 1t his due thas the peo- pie of Montgomery should give 1t to
 him. If MT. Carr does not run. how-
 ever, I shall be a candidate.
 It has developed in the past few
 days that Alderman J. J. Sullivan Is | considering becoming a candidate fer l Mayor. MT. Sullivan's position IS i'm
 liar to that of Alderman Teagues. In
 discussing the matter Alderman sul- I livan said: Under no circumstances | will l be a candidate If MIyor Carr 1 offers for reelection. The Mayor is
 entitled to the extension of the Dem- 1 ocratic custom of two terms. was
 a Carr man in the last primary and
 was one of his managers in my ward ] feel that I would not be doing the
 right thing to offer for the place if he
 wanted it and I will not do so." | A recent newspaper publication gave ! to the public the impression that | Charles P. Anderson would not be Q candidate under any circumstances l This was erroneous. Mir. And, rson IS i still a possible candidate for Mayor | He made this clear In his answer to a question from a reporter yester lay.
 q am not a candidate at present" said MT. Anderson, but l reserve all my rights as a free American citizen
 to run for the office If l should de-
 eide to do so. I possess all the quail fcations the law prescribes and have | the right of every man possessing | those qualifications to be candidate l for the office. I have not forfeited any of my rights. have been ex- ! tremely busy in the past few weeks.
 so busy that I have not had the time 1 to give this matter the thought 1t de- ] serves. I shall in the near future give ! the matter the thought that 1t should
 have and form my decision. This de- 1 cisIon. whether 1t Is that will or will
 not be a candidate, will be made 1 known to the public clearly and dis | tinctly.
 Jackson Wants Door Open. Alderman J. Kirk Jackson IS con- sidering the municipal situation with A view of being a possible candidate. He made this clear in answer to the question which was addressed to him in these words: You have been men tIoned as a possible candidate for May or How can we accurately state your position?'
 "Just leave the door of hope open.
 Don't close the door don't want the
 situation so fixed that cannot run
 if I want to. You see every American
 citizen has the right to go after an
 off,ce and I haven't forfeited any of my rights. And I'm considering things.
 That's all
 This is very nearly the position of
 Alderman A. G. Forbes. Captain Forbes
 does not think that the time has come
 for A decision one way or the other.
 Cantain Forbes gave the reporter to
 understand that the municipal situa-
 lion was in a formative state and that an announcement at this time of any sort might be premature He inttmat- cd that the thing which would most
 clarify the situation was an announce
 ment of some sort from Mayor Carr. And Judge Terry M. Richardson Is
 nossible candidate. It has never be- fore been published that Judge Rich
 ardson has the matter under advise
 ment but a number of his friends had auhieOf and ha