The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-14
OATES COMES OUT
 FOR SUCCESSION Several Men Discussed for Mo-
 CIeIIan'S Position
DUBOSE GETS GOOD PLACE
Governor Revokes Order for Election of Successor to Major Atkins of Selma-May Remain
 in the Service.

of Selma-May Remain in the Service.
 Montgomery, February 1S-(Special)- | Gen. William C. Oates Is out in the open at last so far as his aspirations for the United States Senate are concerned, hav- ing given 1t to the public that he would seek endorsement for the succession if there should be vacancy, running along with w. C. Fits Richard H. Clarke, John B. Knox and probably Joseph F. Johnston. It was thought that both Oates and Johnston would run for the places straight and 1t is well known that both seriously considered the idea of doing so Just few days ago General Oates remarked that he thought a man ought to ask outright for what he wanted, but it looked as if the action of the state committee had made this hard to do. Captain Johnstons friends insisted that he was going to run for the office If at all, but it was found no doubt, that the best thing after all Is to let Senators Morgan and Pettus have the field without competition as long they care for it, General Oates has had a very ihustrious career in Alabama politics and military organizat tions of the state and the nation. He was a colonel in the Confederate army and Congressman for years after 1 the war. He was appointed a brgadier- | general in the volunteers of the nation 1 in the Spansh-Amerlcan war, after serV- l ing one term as governor of his state. 1 He Is a lawyer and man of considerable wealth.
 Two Are Out.
 l About the only new features of the su- 1 preme court vacancy situation Is the announcement by Colonel Mallory of Sell ma, and Judge Sayre of Montgomery, | that they will not be candidates for the | position of either chief or associate jus 1 tiee That will bring the influence of their friends to others in the state. The 1 fact that s. D. Weakley of Birmingham, was the campaign manager of Governor l Jeks when he ran against Joseph F.
 Johnston for governor, will be certain
 to give him a very strong following for l the honor which, 1t is understood here,
 will be urged for him by every friend l he has in the race.
 1 It is also quite certain that others will
 make hard trials for the place and among
 the men who will come up with a large l following will be former Justice Walker of Madison. He is very strong all over l the state. Chancellor Parks of Troy is also coming along with a good backing
 from that end of the State-Pike county
 to give him a standing. Callahan of 1 Decatur is mentioned, as is Gestor of l Mobile but no intimation has come from 1 friends that they will really enter. c. c. Whitson is talked of also, and many oth-
 CTS. It looks no was If the known and unknown candidates by the last of the l week will be a hundred.
 DuBose Out.
 The appointment of Prof Joel c. DuBose to the position of associate professor of one of the departments of the State uni versity takes him from among the pos abilities for the race for superintendent of education of the state. into which he had said he would enter in a short time. It Is also reported here that Prof. l. W. McAdory, who was thought to be grooming for the honor. would also not make the fight It is heard, however, that another man is coming out to meet the ambitions of H. c. Gunnells, now in the race, though he has not reported loud enough to be heard so far The work of Professor DuBose will be entirely con genial and give him an opportunity to make the university very popular. He is to promote over the state high schools which will be correlated with the univer- sity and through them get the people interested in the higher institution. He will have time and expenses to get into every county and see all the people and to bring the university into closer touch with the people than ever before. Profes- sor DuBose is graduate of the university and a man of fine mental and educational attachments.
 Revoked Cavalry Order.
 The governor has revoked the order for the election of a major commanding the cavalry of the Alabama National Guard, and tbarehv hanpq what oaap1c to 1,o pleasant tale. none other than that the people of the state refuse to give up the present commander, Maj V. B. Atkins, of Selma, whose resignation was given the governor some weeks ago.
 The order issued revoking the order for election was mailed from the office of the adjutant general today It was by instruc- ton of the governor and in response. one | hears, to a demand that Major Atkins re- main in the service. It Is told that there has come up to the authorities a great pe- tition that Major Atkins be induced if 1 possible to retain his post It is also
 heard that he has consented to do and
 that this is the reason that the order for a new mans election has been taken.
 The governor is out of the city but Pri-
 vate Secretary J. Kirk Jackson said that
 he did not care to discuss the reasons
 for resembling the order. However he did
 want to say that no man in the ser
 vice of the military had had such a call
 made on him to stay in the office as Major
 Atkins from every section of the state.
 Since the resignation of Major Atkins
 the Selma military has had a lot of
 trouble and several resignatons. It is
 thought that this will be all right when 1t is known Atkins is to remain.
 Turns Over Insurance Fees.
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner Harry
 R. Shorter today turned into the state
 treasurer a check for s30.OO0 from the
 fees of his office in the last few days
 The collections of the department for the l January and so far in February are $5S,- | 00O
 | The Lookout Mountain Iron company 1 operating furnace at Battele, has noti- 1 fled the secretary of state of an in-
 crease of $2O0.000 in the bonds of the com | pany, authorized at a meeting of the 1 stockholders held last November in Bir-
 mlngham They are called per cent 1 sinking fund bonds and are issued for
 the purpose of extending the work at | their plant.
 The following have been appointed mo- 1 taries public: E. l.. Blue. Union Springs;
 Edward Graham, Selma; Miss Marie | Thompson, Pansey. Joe c. Halls, Bir | mingham; Woode Cunningham Cunning l ham; w. R. White Bay Minette. l Bar Association.
 | The Alabama State Bar association l ,.,;1t ,,,oot o+ AnoiSta, on Tl11V and