The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
GOSSIP HEARD
 AT THE ALABAMA CAPITOL
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

help of Maner in his contest. MT. Mar tin has been coquetting with the Conner sentiment for some time. and 1t seems that he might be in the race, if the lat ter is nominated for the governorship. l asked Mir. Martin this week what he had up his sleeve anent the ambition he Is said to possess to succeed the Hon. A. M. Tunstall in the high backed chair
 There Is plenty of time for that he re- piled. q do not see any use in getting excited about this race until the pri- maries are over. That will be time enough have had. it Is true many assurances or support from men in all parts of the state if l should determine to make the i race for speaker, but 1t does not seem good sense to open up a campaign five months ahead of time, if I did decide to get into one later on.''
 Men who talk about the speakers race at all agree in the opinion that such a situation as two Montgomery men trying for the same would bring about the cleo tion of some other man than the two so lighting. Talk, as a consequence, then turns to Joe J. Arnold of Calhoun the only other announced candidate among i the nominees. John Wallace of Madison will run If nominated by his people. but they have not made a selection yet for the honor. Arnold Is a common school man. and that is one of the popular movements at this time. It will be d great club with which to slay opponents If he begins to use it in his race for the speakership.
 Supreme Court Race.
 Like reserve hunters, who hear the noise of the chase afar off, the members of the supreme court who are candidates for place again. have been beld prciS husvl with tlte.-enormous amount of work that has collected for the past year or more. and must needs be disposed Of finally. They would seem to deserve credit for sitting so steady in the boat as the noise of battle reaches them from i every side. Not one of the three men on the court seeking return thereto by the people has left hs duties to wander over i the hills and mingle with the ballotholder in his own interest. There is not an other candidate in the capitol who has not thrashed the woods for Mussel Shoals to Mobile Bay. but none of 1t for the justices.
 They will be foot-loose now to Novem- Der. though with only a little over a month for any sort of effort in their own behalf However, there has been much of letter writing. Chief Justice Weal1ley has i left his fight to the Birmingham bar. and 1t is being made vigorously and has been for some weeks The state is flood l ed with literature In his behalf and his friends getting busy in every direc- ton. Justice Tyson, who hopes to be nominated for the chief justiceshp, dis placing Judge Weakley. has sent out many letters to all parts of the state, while his friends among the Montgomery lawyers have been busy in his behalf. Associate Justice Dowdell Is contenting himself so far with sending out few letters asking that he be not forgotten in the day that the voters make up their jewels.
 All the time the members of the court are here at work the candidates for jus tices on the outside are keeping busy. They and their friends are mixing with