The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-03
IS BECOMING LIVELY
CAMPAIGN IS NOW IN FULL SWING
 IN DALLAS.
Hon. Fl. F. Reese Announces For the State Senate, and Hon. A. D. Pitts VIII Make the Race For Repre-
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Selma, Feb. 2.
 Things political are becoming warm in Selma and Dallas County. The aver age voter is being met with pleasure by the different candidates. The coun- ty campaign will be short one and the people are all glad of 1t for more req sons than one.
 Horace Hood. candidate for State Au- ditor spent the day in the city yesr terday. Today, Adjutant General W. ". Brandon. who is also candidate for the office of Auditor, spent the day in the city. Brandon is well known here and was very warmly welcomed.
 The first announcements for the leg islature were made this morning. The announcements are those of Hon. H. F.. Reese and Hon. A. D. Pitts. Mir. Reese is a candidate for the Senate. and 1t is very probable that he will have no oposition, though there is talk that one or two other men in the county are thinking of offering for that branch of the legislature.
 Mir Pitts announces that he is in the race for Representative. He has been a member of that body in the past, and would make the county q good repre- sentative As yet. MT. Pitts is the only candidate announced for the legisla- ture, but Is is expected that before Sun day several will have entered the race.
 Heavy Fines Assessed.
 Some heavy fines were assessed against prisoners in police court this morning by Mayor Atkins Jerry Mill ton was in court on the charge of bringing stolen property into the city. He is brakeman on the Southern Rail- way, and on a recent trip he stole A. K. Pickett's watch from the caboose and brought it to the city and sold 1t to A. H Johnson. a watch repairer on Ala ha cient to convict. and the prisoner was fined $45 or ninety days on the streets. Georgia Walker, a negro woman was also in court charged with the larceny of watch. She grabbed watch from George Austin. He had her arrested, and in court today the woman was fined $25 or fifty days
 Yesterday afternoon Russell Hunting ton got mad with Reese Walker, drew his pistol and threatened to shoot him. Walker was frightened and had the angry negro arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct. This morning fine of S45 or ninety days was assessed
 Will Wallace answered to the charge of carrying concealed weapons. He tried to prove his innocence of the charge but was unsuccessful and fine of $25 or fifty day was imposed.
 Two Cases Set.
 Tn the City Court this morning Judge Mabry set the date for the hearing of two more capital cases. In the two cases four negro men will be tried. The hearings were set Friday. March 18th. The first case Is against Peter Savage and Shed Drain, who are. charged with murder.
 The other case is for highway rob bery and is against Bud Brown and An drew Shivers These two negroes are the ones who. about six weeks ago. held up an old negro who had just ar rived from Florida. on Water Street, near sylvan. and after striking him several times with wagon spoke. took the old negro's money
 Adjourned for the Week
 Two capital cases against Eugene callen and John Henry Tyrus. charged