The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-02
QUESTION ASKED IS WILL COMER RUN2 Many Think Cunnlngham's Platform Suits Rate People FAVORABLE REMARKS Press Has Made Friendly Comment on Cunningham PIatform-New
 Turn in Race for Lieuten-
 ant-Governor.
FAVORABLE REMARKS

What will Conner do?" This seems to be the all-absorbing question in Alabama politics at present. Some time ago the president of the railroad commission stat ed that if some candidate would announce for governor on a railroad rate reform platform satisfactory to tns friends of the movement, he would not make the race for the governorship.
 Recently Lieutenant Governor Cunning ham made his announcement as candidate and gave his views on the railroad issue and other questions touching the duties of the office of chief executive. Friends of MT. Conner admit that Dr. Cunning ham has declared in favor of everything for which MT. Conner is contending During the past week the announce ment of Dr. Cunningham has been com mented on widely throughout the state. Whether the lieutenant governor is sue cessful at the primary next year or not. he and his friends will doubtless feel satisfied with the favorable manner in which his address has been received by ! the press. With possibly half dozen l exceptions, every paper in the state made friendly comment on the doctors letter. In many instances the weekly papers have not only endorsed the lieutenant gov ernor's platform, but have gone so far as to approve his candidacy.
 What is considered one of the cleverest | flank movements that has ever been made | on the Alabama political chess board was the clause in Dr. Cunningham's announce ment that it was "up' to the legislature to regulate the railroads. According to some | of the best informed attorneys and polit- ical students in this state the solution of the present railroad agitation VIII hinge on this one point. It Is the opinion of some of the beet authorities that tho legislature has not the constitutional right to delegate this power to commits sion
 Opinion of Conner.
 Some men who are close to MT, Conner aver that he has been of tins opinion Ter l some time. They declare that he said that the courts would have to dcc'de 'his question.
 "The whole controversy" said one or the leading politicians of the state, must fall upon the legislature for final adJnst- l ment If seems now that Dr. Cunningham has gotten In on the ground hoor' ana that he is the original Jacobs on the aues- ton of legislative rights as compared wi'h a railroad commission
 MT. Conner has not uttered a pubic expression relative to the letter or Dr' Cunningham He made a speech at Eutaw last Wednesday, but did not allude to the n,atforn set forth in the lieutenant gov | ernors announcement.
 Friday MT. Conner went to Montgomery and made a fight to lower the passenger rate from Chehaw to Tuskegee. 'ail- road six and one-half miles long, not"ltn- standing the fact that according to the earnings of the road it was shown that if the rate was reduced It would be lm- | nossible for the line to be continued With- out loss to the management
 Saturday morning MT. Conner left Mont gomery for his farm in Barbour county where he will spend a week. until ms return no announcement or ms ihteh- tions will be forthcoming
 The supporters of MT. Conner assert that he is waiting to see If the people or the state are willing to accept Cunning ham on his avowed platform. It is prob ably of some political significance that pr Cunningham and MT Conner rode to Montgomery together last Thursday night They talked over the situation for three hours, but no one knows the outcome or the discussion.
 Dr. Cunningham spent Friday and Sat | urday in Butler county, where he dofv- | cred addresses to the people of that sec ton.
 Lleutenant-Governorshlp.
 While public interest seems 10 pc large- ly centered in the gubernatoNal race g new turn was taken in the race for lieu tenant governorship by the announce ment of D. s. Baker, well-known busi- ness man of Troy. Henry B. Gray Of Jefferson and D. J. Meador of Marengc are also probable candidates. It Is also possible that Col. HorAce Hood of Mont somery will be in this contest. For the past several weeks the press of Alabama has been saying complimentary things about Editor Hood, and from indications the papers are determined to groom him" for some state office
 wel-known Black Belt politician who stands close to Col w. w. Quarles of Selma, who has been mentioned as a candidate for lieutenant governor states that Colonel Quarles has no intention of allowing his name to be used in connec- ton with the office.
 It is not probable that there will be over two congressional contests in the state this year. Captain Hobson will oppose Congressman Bankhead in the Sixth. and Colonel Wiley will almost cer- tainly have opposition in the Second dis- trct. Some of the papers in the Third district are endeavoring to get an oppos- Ing candidate to Congressman Clayton but so far they have been unable to pro- duce man who is willing to try his hand. The indications are that even Con. gressman Burnett, who has had to make a double fight for his election every term since he has been in Congress, will not be opposed.
 No Opposition for Heflin.
 Congressman Hehln of the Fifth dis. trlct, who created a lively sensation by his Tuskegee speech during the last cam. paign, will, 1t is conceded. be sent back to Congress next year without opposition MT. Hefiin has made speeches in every county in his district this summer anc stands close to the people.
 As a campaigner Dr. Cunningham and MT. Hefin are considered the ablest ir