The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-22
MONTGOMERY TOO BUSY
 TOLISTEN TO CANDIDATES
Men Offering for State Offices Are We'll Known in Capital City anu All of Them
 Have Friends.

With the Democratic primary at which all State officers will be chosen near at hand and with candidates pull
 ing their hair and making speeches throughout all Alabama, Montgomery, once the political storm center of the State. Is peacefully going about It's big business and letting the politicians rustic
 Not that the voters of Montgomery County will not vote and vote intelli- gently on Monday. but the old custom of talking politics on street corners and pleading the cause of this cafdi- date or that candidate, has passed and gone in busy Montgomery One cause for lack of interest m politics Is that the County officers, and Congressman were nominated in April.
 The voter quietly makes up his minu as to whom he will support and then forgets about it until he picks up the back to work. Of course there are many of those of the old regime. who insist on talking politics in Montgom- cry, but they are mostly men who are holding, have held or want to get pub lie office. lwho have tasted the sweet ness of political victory and who have awakened and found that the people did not flock to his standard as the man who persuaded him to run and lend him s5 told him he would do.
 Intimate With Candidates.
 Montgomery is personally acquaint- ed with a great majority of tke candi- dates. Most of them are called by their first names by scores of The peo- pie of the Capital City. Accordingly, much of the glamor of the candidate for high office is thrown to the winds. When eandI tate for an officc walks down the street he does not hear Montgomerians whisper to one anoth- CT. There goes Hon. Benjamin Corn tassel He is seeking the nomination for The Big Job.' Hes more iikely to hear an acquaintance remark: !: There goes old Ben Corntassei. I'll bet that old fellow will die running for office"
 Take the gubernatoriai candidates. for instance. Dr. Cunningham and MT. Conner both have scores of per sonal friends in Montgomery. Dr.. Cunningham spent ten months or more In the city when he was acting Gov ernor, and he made scores Of friends during his long experience in the Leg islature among MouFgomery's people. Then, too, the Masonic Grand Lodge meets in Montgomery and Dr. Cum ningham has been a prominent figure in a dozen of these meetings He has attended meetings of the Alabama Medical Society here and has made dozens of speeches to various organ- izations, churches and at schools.
 Mir Conner did much of his early trading in Montgomery. He is known intimately by all the whole sale men on Commerce Street. He has been interested in more than one bill in the Legislature, when his private were involved, and has met many Montgomerians as he sauntered around the lobby of the House of Rep or chatted with people In the Senate cloak room.
 Then Mir. Conner has met others, while here acting in his official capac- lty as President Of the Railroad Com mission.
 Therefore. both candidates. although can claim neither of them, are we'll known personally to thou sands of Montgomerians.
 For Lieutenant Governor.
 The same Is largely true of the men who are seeking tiie nomination for Governor. Emmet o'Neal spent months in the city as a delegate 10 the Constitutional Convention and he has several times been in the Leg stature.
 Dan Meaddr made friends of many Montgomerians while he was in the state Senate, and Henry Gray has played society In Montgomery, the business as a banker with the bankers | ,f the City and has also mixed about l with the politicians.
 For Secretary of State, Frank N. | Julian has scores of Montgomery | friends, made during his term as Sec etary of the Constitutional Conven- | ion. Clerk of the House and as a can idate for Secretary of State four ears ago. Then he has mixed about $ a member. of the Alabama Press and calls a throng of the oung men by their first names. His pponent, W. E. Sorsby of Birmng- am. would not be known by twenty | eople if he should pass up Dexter venue. during it's busiest hour. He as never mixed in politics. nor has he k yer figured publicly in any other ray Neither is A. F. McGehee known ere.
 For Treasurer, Montgomery has andidate, Captain Charles A. Allen, ormerly clerk to the Board of Reve- ue. farmer and business man. MT. Hens announcement came late in the but his friends are legion in le city. Walter Seed of Tuscaloosa. Is opponent. also has many friends l the city, being a University man nd known in a business way here For Auditor. although Horace Hood. Is iitor of The Montgomery Journal, is