The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-17
POLITICAL AND OTHER
 GOSSIP OF THE CAPITOL
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

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 look for administration help, there seems little reason to doubt that that influence will be against the ambitions of Julian, for some reason very much out of touch with the present 'ins." He has not hesi- tated to poke the Governor good and hard | every time he has had a chance in his paper, the Tuscumbia North Alabamian, and it is not even a conjecture that the executive will allow such a thing to go always unrewarded. MT. Julian will have the help of the Tunstall following and much other aid from sources not specially seated at the capitol.
 Back to Auditor.
 To recur to the office of auditor. The | advent of Judge Carmichael into the race will be regarded as fine piece of politics, whether it was meant in that way or not. In the race next time, if he offers, he will be a tower of strength for Cunning ham in South Alabama. where he has large following. His popularity is quite amazing some times when one considers that he has been all his life quiet sort | of fellow, willing to do everything possi- ble to push along the interests of the men who are taken into his friendship. He Is a great admrer of Dr. R. M. Cum ningham and is known to be fully in ac- cord with his candidacy for the govern orship. As head of the convict depart ment he has worked out the ideas of the administration as to using the convicts and under his guidance the department has earned a quarter of a million dollars | in each year recently.
 The judge has not said he will run. He may not. But there is more evidence that he will than is usually put out on the surface in a political uncertainty. "I do not know whether the people will want me or not" he said last week. B. B. Conner seems to be In the same state of mind. Both will very likely discover that they are wanted ir time to get on the ticket. If they do there will be couple of hard fellows to beat in the opinion of every man who keeps his ear to the ground. However, Hood and Rosson are sanguine sort of fellows who have the elements in them to develop wonderful l strength, while Brooks Smith Is already so grimly intrenched in the good graces of the voters he would begin with strong lead.
 State University.
 t, Incident to the school question, at all times live in Alabama, has come up the | necessities of the state university and the l urgent demand that 1t be given some at tention at the next session of the legis- lature President Abercrombie was at the capitol last week and had a long talk with the governor about the way he and his forces are crowded there. There Is not room for any branching out, and the old work is hampered by the over eau tious way the money Is given out to this I long time-honored institution.
 The fact has been pointed out that the university has not as much maintenance money as the Polytechnic school at Au- burn. and while no one would for mo- ment advocate less for the technical in stitution, all see no good reason to keep the university down for the lack of cash. to make it an honor to the state and help to the young men.
 At the meeting of the alumi this year a movement will be set on foot to make the school popular all over the state and to renew in the hearts of the boys who are it's offspring a love and affection that will give 1t new help and adequate SUD- port.
 Hutchinson's Visit.
 Among the men who have been at the capitol lately and who have left an im- press for good is P. L. Hutchinson. spe- cial agent of the bureau of statistics of the United States department of agricul- ture at Washington. He spent the time largely with his college friend, w. F. Reagan of the department of education, and Chief Clerk J. c. Adams, of the com missioner of agricultures office. MT. Hutchinson is good talker and en- unused over his work for the farmers of the south, and while he had no idea of being interviewed, perhaps it will not be violating confidence to recall some of the things he said. First of these is his ab- solute belief that in the secretary of az riculture, MT Wilson, the south has an earnest and devoted friends. He does not believe that any man will ever be in the place who will give so much of his time to the interests of this section as MT Wilson.
 Mr. Hutchinson Is working up lnforma- ton about crops in general way, with especial attention to cotton. He thinks that the best way to get at the cotton conditions is to have everybody make ab- solutely correct reports, which will be full. to the department at Washington and from these information can be com piled with accuracy and great profit. He has found that some farmers do not care to do this. As a case In point he recalled the statement made by man In one of the Alabama counties that the crop of corn would not exceed five bushels to the acre. In few days an expert went over the ground and discovered that the ouput would be fully fifteen.
 Can Get Good Price.
 This well known farmer of the south a native of Georgia, believes that the cot ton farmers have it in their power to keen the price to 10 cents or any other figure they find reasonable. If they will get to- gether and act in full unison. It Is also his belief that such thing would be well comed by the spinners as they could make contracts with certainty of know ing what their stocks were going to cost l them. He believes that the Southern Cotton Growers association is a good thing for the farmers and that 1t can be of great benefit in helping them to market the crop In such way as to secure the best returns.
 MT. Hutchinson pays high compliment to the Alabama Polytechnic institute at | A,tb, |. tad ua ho. been able with the education secured there to take his place at the head of the coterie of advanced and scientific farm CTS of the south and is doing a lot of hard work to get the people of Alabama
 to see that at Auburn they have class of learning that will make money earners and successful farmers in the state If