The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09
Joint Debate is Discussed at the
 Capitol
NO GORE FLOWSIN BALDWIN
Courthouse and Sheriff Controversy Will After All Have to Be Settled In the Courts-Other Mont
 gomery News.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.


 There is a divergence of opinion at the capitol as to the best of the situation following the joint debate of the two can- didates for governor at Russellville and Sheffield Monday afternoon and night IL is a fact that a poll of the state house would show that Dr. Cunningham has the most of the men, and as a consequence sentiment is dominated in that direction. The only criticism heard of the debate is that some did not think the Ensley doctor went after his opponent vigorous ly enough, while others thought possible the Hove feast style so far adopted will be best for the time.
 However, the friends of MT. Conner think he made fine showing for him. self and gave evidence that in rough and tumble fight on the stump he is able to hold his own. In conversation here yes terday MT. Conner pointed out that the railroad rate issue is his and his fol- lowers thunder and that Dr. Cunning ham cannot expect to drop in and take It from them He thinks that he will have it very much his way on election day. The speaking was POO miles from Mont
 
 able to hear 1t. To get there it took most of two days Mir Conner, who came on here for the meeting of the railroad commission yesterday, had no sleep at all. having been forced to travel all night and until noon to meet his engagement.
 Railroad Attitude.
 Interest in the reported attitude of the raj hara yesterday, when the subject became a question of talk as to which man would be best to back as a winner, In this connection conversation of two leading attorneys recently might be recalled. One said that he would not be surprised If in the end the railroad men did not sup port Mr. Conner insofar as they would give aid to either one of the aspirants. The other said something like this: "As governor, MT. Conner could not do much harm to the railroad people; as president of the commission with two men of hls own way of thinking, he might and no doubt would make lot of trouble. This looks to me like it might be good sense on the part of the railroads, too" For what 1t is worth, 1t may be stated that both these men are friends of pr. Gun ningham.
 This was aroused by the interview of ]. s. B. Thompson, general agent of the Southern railway, leaning to Conner, given out in Birmingham a few days ago. It came too, after other expressions of it's tenor from men of more or less pronli- hence In the transportation world. When asked yesterday how he reconciled the expressions of MT. Thompson to the afore- time attitude of the railroad people to his m n afr cd z the railroad people had realized all along what he meant they would have been with him. He said this with a smile and looked around to see how 1t struck General Freight Agent Browder of the Southern Railway, who was standing by.
 Baldwin Quiet.
 Still there is no news of gore in the usually quiet county of Baldwin, and so far as can be discovered so far away the fight of Daphne and its good citizens to get the county seat away from Bay Mnette has reached a Hull that may rush on to absolute apathy. A crowd, armed with dangerous weapons, did start to take the sheriff and the records but got no further than Mobile, returning there as victoryless as a famed general who marched up and then back down a hill.
 There Is, however, a tension that may break out in the way of individual trou- bles at any time. Coroner Mckenzie, who was delegated to serve papers on Sheriff Armstrong, seems to have had no trou- ble to get as many deputies as he wanted and it Is a fact that the people of Daphne are in earnest though ready to wait a little while just yet. All along the trou- ble has been regarded as of no danger here, as it was thought surely the people of the county would not rush into blood shed over matter that will have to be settled by the courts after all.
 New Trade School.
 There is much interest in the incor- poration of the Alabama Trade School for Boys at Gadsden in this part of the state. The papers were filed here TWO weeks ago and mentioned by the reporters and correspondents at the time. The school hopes to reach that class of white boys who need industrial training, but are not able to meet the demands of an in- stitution like the Polytechnic at Auburn, where the expense is low. Gadsden has promised to help the institution to it's feet and 1t is fostered by every public man of prominence in the state.
 A man who has been at work for the school for some time Is I. w. Hill. state superintendent of education, who has been in conference number of times with the other incorporators to the end that it might get off on its best foot and be properly presented to the people of the state. The school promises to do for poor white boys what is needed to give them a start in life.
 Negro Company Mustered Out.
 By order of the governor, issued this af- ternoon, the Capital City Guards of this city. the last and only negro military organization In the service of the state, will be mustered out. The action Is taken because the company would be 1nef- fective in case of trouble and an ex- pense to the state, out of which no re- turns could come.
 The order is Special No. 42, and says: ..The organization known as the Capital City Guards, Company A, colored troops, being ineffective, the same is hereby or dered mustered out for the good of the service" The adjutant general will cause as early as practicable the muster out of this organization. He will take charge of all stores in their possession and do all things needful to the proper execution of this order"
 The order is issued by command of