The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
SKETCHES OF MEN WHO ARE RUNNING Several Candidates for Office
 Are University Men MANY ALREADY IN OFFICE 5iringham Takes an Unusually Con splcuous Place In Furnishing Can
 dldates for State Offices
 This Year.
MANY ALREADY IN OFFICE
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

will be interesting to point out something about each of them, embracing in the no- tices places of residence and something they have done in the state or private ser vice. It Is remarkable to discover that many of them are university men, carry ing along with their own fights good word for the old institution that sent them so well along on the road to success in life's many and varied battles.
 B. B. Conner who would change the place of president of the railroad commis- sion for that of chief executive. graduated at the university many years ago. He is a farmer of Barbour county, probably the most extensive of any in the state, a mill man and citizen of Birmingham and a mill man of Sylacauga, owning big cot ton mills at the two latter places. He Is 1 leader in the work of the Methodist church and has never held public office other than the one now administered by 1 him. He has been making a fight for rate reforms and other regulations of rail- roads for sixteen years. He owns one of the handsomest homes In Birmingham and has large family of girls and boys. Dr. R. M. Cunningham. who would be l promoted from lieutenant governor to | governor Is somewhat of an old hand in the state service, though holding places of work and little pay for the most part. He came to the legislature first from Franklin county and then to the senate from Jefferson after he moved to Ensley to practice medicine. He was president of the senate under the old constitution, and is now in that position by reason of the office he holds next to the governor. He has made a study of the convict ques- tion and the present plans are largely of his suggestion while in the senate. He has been grandmaster of the Alabama Masons and a leader in the medical profession He was called back from studies of medicine in the old world two years ago by the Ill., ness of Governor Jelks, and made a won derfully good governor for eleven months. Like Mir. Conner, he has long been a believer in the regulation of rail- | roads.
 Lieutenant Governor. Like both the candidates for governor | the first on the list for the next of | flee Is Birmingham man, Col. Henry B. 1 Gray. He Is banker and member of the l staff of the governor. He has held the of | flee of treasurer of Jefferson county and Is popularly socially. Though he began | a. | now a rich man
 | D. J. Meador the second man on the list for the deputy governorship, is a | farmer of Myrtlewood. Marengo county. and a horny handed son of the cotton field. He served in the house one or two terms and was chairman of the commit tee on finance and taxation of the sen ate. He is well known all over the state.
 The third man in this first is Emmet ONeal of Florence former United States district attorney and son of the late Gov | ernor O'Neal. He was member of the constitutional convention and has served his state In many ways first and last
 Alexander M. Garber who likes to be called Alex, is a resident of Talladega. where he Is county solicitor and has a fine law practice He has a lone race for attorney general, no one having the temerity to come out against him. He Is university man and past grand chan cellor of the Alabama Knights of Pythias.
 Auditors Race Warm
 One of the live features of the cam paign Is the race for auditor, with Will liam w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, Horace Hood of Montgomery and c. B. Smith of Hale county. Brandon is a university man, has served in the lower house and been reading clerk of the constitutional convention. He Is now adjutant general of the Alabama National Guard.
 Hood is editor of the Montgomery Jour ral and once member of the lower house | from Montgomery county. He edited a paper in Monroeville for some years and then came with the Montgomery Dispatch of the past history of the city. For many years now he has been at the editorial front of the Journal.
 | Smith is largely unknown save to his | particular friends. He Is business man of Hale county was for some time mem Der of the state democratic committee and is now warrant clerk in the office of the auditor. He Is making up in ac- tivity what he lacks in acquaintance. having already covered most of the state in his canvas.
 Secretary of State.
 Frank Julian, who heads the list for the secretary of the commonwealth, has been clerk of the house and secretary of the constitutional convention. He ran four years ago.
 A. F. McGhee is a Confederate veteran of Anniston and commander of one of the brigadiers of the Alabama division United Confederate veterans
 l w. E. Sorsby, the third man for sec retary of state, is business man of Birmingham. well known there in real estate circles.
 c. A. Allen, who asks to be named for | treasurer is a merchant of Montgomery ja and former clerk of the Board of Rev enue.
 | Walter Seed, the other man, is treasurer | of Tuscaloosa county, and university l man.
 H. c. Gunnells. lone runner for state superintendent of education, has been in the legislature from Calhoun county. He was appointed superintendent when John w. Abercrombe was made president of the university, but did not make the race against Superintendent l. w. Hill. whose chief clerk he now Is. He is a univer- sity man.
 Seven would be agricultural commis- sioner They are Rev. S. NJ. Adams. for mer probate judge of Shelby county, a newspaper man; James Crook farmer and cattle raiser of Jacksonville: J. A. E. Lovett educator and leader in school work of the south of Blountsville; w. NJ. Selden, present tag clerk in the office h. B. Ward. farmer and member of the Legislature from Abbevile; J. A. Wll<in- son. farmer and legislator of Autauga- | vile. Mir Wilkinson is head of the oldest | Sunday school in Alabama.
 Railroad Commission. Seven are after the two places to be l filled on the railroad commission, with l President Conner. H. C. Compton of Bir- l mingham is a travelling man: John G. | Harris was at one time superintendent | of education of the state and grand mas | ter of the Masons; Charles Henderson IS :, a business man and banker of Troy,