The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-29
CUNNINGHAMANDCOMER
TWO MEN IN PUBLIC EYE WE'RE
 TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.
They Chatted Together on Train Be- tween Hirmingham and Mont- EOmery--HOn. w. HI. Snm-
 ford Talks of PoIitfcs.

II A prominent candidate for Governor and a picturesque man much talksd ol from Birmingham. There, you have their names right away; .,n ans They sas came fo. II gether in the same coach.
 No. thega AssuTsdl yss Llsussn, rssm and aon B B. ns comer, President of % the l Alabama Railroad Commission. And II they chatted together all the way. The lieutenant. Governor was asked about | The Advertiser he admitted that MT. | Conner and himself left Birmingham to- gether and came to Montgomery on the
 What they discussed is not known, l The Lieutenant-Goyerno would mot
 It is shat hs ,for candidates in the preservation of
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 will be a feature in somebody's plat the southbound Louisville and Nashville became known that the genial doctor ,v over three hours. They met by aecf- Governor next year responded to q cy. Butler County. and address teach CTS, institute at that place today. He will talk local taxation for school pur- and continue to talk in like vein aSt- urday; This is an.S,ettisd, 1.,s but ut the the spoken to the institute at Searcy.
 In Montgomery Lieutenant- Governor Cnaniasham Gun in ran b gpon Hon; ,,. w H. San San CT this morning, MT. Sanford win Q home
 MT. Sanford has been frequently men Gasd and ht sf of se Me would not deny and he would not af- firm the report that he will be candi
 though. it is conceded he looks with fa- vor on the office of Attorney General if choice was made at once. He has abilities of that office and expressed a
 The. Attorney Generals office just oDs Ds %ho SReFT should a bep elecped ssid the prominent lawyer last night. T think the functions of the ofiee ought to es be enlarged. At present the Attorney General E only the peoples solicitor. He b5oe t6o brs the d me ts9a
 think 1t should be required of that of ficer that he represent the interests of the people ,ovoISs and the State every time
 
 For instance, I think the Attorney General ought to prepare in legal form 1 the claims of the people and submit l them to the Alabama Railroad Commis- | sion when these claims arise. l would | favor legislation to this effect when l the Legislature next meets" |
 None of this was spoken to disparage l the conduct of Attorney General Mas l sey Wilson in the least Mr. Sanford | made this clear There is hardly | man associated with public officers in | in Alabama that has higher opinion | of the present Attorney General than | Mir. Sanford, it is generally believed. l It is only his views of what the offioe | should be and can be made through | legislative enactment. A law to de. fine new duties and enlarge the scope Of | the office Is favored by MT. Sanford and | that would certainly be part of his plat l form if he should decide to offer for the | race in the coming campaign,
 Four years ago Mir. Sanford Is | known to have told the public that if | he should ever be called to fill an office | in the State government and he believ- ed himself capable, he would make the l sacrifices to try to do so. He enjoys a | lucrative law practice in Troy and his i friends claim that he would be making considerable personal sacrifices to run | for any of the offices for which he has been mentioned. At a near date he will most probably commit himself to the choice of one candidacy or the other or decide not to run at all,