The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-03
AN ASSURED LATE PRIMARY;
 OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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 didates in the contest be scheduled as ton of the terms of the two successful i. candidates.
 | The suggestion, however, has met with but scant favor so far. The prob ability of it's adoption, is to say the least remote. It is by no means cer-
 tain that the committee will direct that United States Senators be voted for in the primary. It is exclusively within the province of the committee to say whether or not there shall be any vote for United States Senator. Even l if this should be done the Legislature could do as 1t pleased about the elec- tion of the winning candidates in the primary.
 So Ear as the race for Governor is concerned 1t is known now of all Ala ban1ians that the contest is between R. M Cunningham and E. [. Come. And 1t is admitted by all Alabamians that such will be the contest to the end, No word has come out of Myrtlewood. Marengo county. and it is Lot known whether Hon. Daniel J. Msador vii or will not make the race for Lieuten- ant Governor a three-hauded affair. He mas considered seriously such proposition, as conversations with his friends will attest. but so far he has
 not given to the public the fruits of.
 
 ] race is between Col. Hen-y B. Gray of Birmingham and Hon. Emmet o'Neal of Florence. Both gre, active candidates, both have announced their candidacy and the principles whica they will advocate in the campaign. Only One Entry.
 For Attorney General. Co'. Alex M. Garber of Talladega is the only avow ed aspirant. At present there is no | nF0aneCt Hat | ing on the horizon. Garber was al | opponent of the incumbent Attornsv '4eneral Massey Wilson in the las. State primary and so close did they run that second primary was neces- | sary to make a selection.
 For Secretary of State there arc two | candidates. Captain A. c. Sexton, Chiet Clerk in the office of the Secretary os State, and Mir. Frank NJ. Julian, of Tuscumbia. Captain Sextoi has no:. however issued formal announcement | of his candidacy, but to many of th. ! friends he has made in his lncumbencv Of Chief Clerk to tie Secretary of State
 he has discussed the situation and en.
 couraged by the messages that he haa received. there seems to be but little
 doubt but that he will be actively tn
 the race. Mir. Julian. who was Sec.
 retary of the Constitutional Conven. | ton was a candidate In the last Stats | 1s
 In when the latter was nominated For Auditor there are two avoweJ
 candidates. Adjutant General W. w Brando: and Assistant Clerk c. Brooks 1 smith. In the office of Auditor J. NJ Carmichael. Both men have told tnei: Friends that they were candidat :e ana would make the race ta the end Ine names fseveral other well known Aiabamians have been mentioned whcn the office of Auditor was talked or but their candidacy Is of the futura If it comes
 For State Treasurer. there are tw,
 recosnized entries, although this cam
 The aspirants for the office ara, connn,is.
 s.oher or Agriculture R. R. Poole an5
 4ar. water Seed of Tuscaloosa vhn
 was candidate when Hon. J. C,raie
 smith was nominated and elected
 For superintendent of Education
 aspirants, Major H. C. GunneIs ns csIl
 noun County. now Chief Clerk of inc department Of Education. and proS
 l. ". McAdory, County Superintendent
 or Education of Jefferson County. Nor mas tnis race yet warmed up in inter
 ss MaJor Gunne1s once served a few months as superintendent of Education. having been appointed to that offIce by governor Jelks to fill out the unexpired term or Hon. John w Abercrombie when he was moved from the head of
 the educational department to be head or the State University at Tuscaloosa. Three well-known Alabamians are aspiring to the office of Commissioner l Of Agriculture and Industries They
 are Hon. J. A. Wilkinson of AutauRa county, member of the present LeRfs- Iature; Hon. J. B. Ward, member of
 The late Legislature from Henry County.
 and Capt W. M Selden Of MarenEo d
 clerk in the office of Commissioner Poole.
 For Railroad Commissioner. This year two members of the Ala
 bama Railroad Commission will be elected and the two jobs look fine to
 several prominent Aiabamians. The
 campaign Is yet young, but as 1t stands, recognized as candidates are c. T. Mc-
 Elderly of Talladega, John A. Rogers of Sumter. State Senator; Mayor
 Charles Henderson of Troy, Major J. c.
 Harris of Montgomery. and Judge A. E. Caffee of Jefferson. It Is also said that
 Mayor H. A. Skeggs of Decatur will
 be candidate for one Of the honors.
 When one looks over and considers the list of candidates, he is amazed at
 the modesty of Jefferson County. The
 two candidates for Governor, Dr. Cum
 ningham and MT. Conner. live in that county. One candidate Tor Lieutenant
 Governor claims that county as his
 home, as does one candidate for Rail-
 road Commissioner. Judge Caffee. One
 of the two candidates for Superintend-