The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
STATE POLITICS


 Selma Journal: The course has been laid off and post time named for the great handicap of 1906. and 1t now re- mains only for the entries to be listed by the clerk. Then the flag will be dropped and the great mass of democratic spec tators will watch with expectancy the winners of the various events come under the wire on August 27.
 Bessemer Workman: The committee made wise selection in placing the date of the primary in August. There can be precious little excuse for kick from anybody except the chronic kicker and nothing but taking possession of his al- lotted space in Gods Acre will stop him any way, so let him kick.
 Florence Times: Senator Pettus has in troduced bill in the Senate to authorize the construction of dams and power sta ton on the Tennessee river at Mussle Shoals. The day is surely coming when the great power of the Mussle Shoals will be harnessed-and then the tri-cities will leap forward with a bound
 Huntsville Mercury It is lawfully gruesome" and indelicate for the people to elect two successors to our venerable Senators, who will be reelected, but it isn't at all indelicate to bargain and scheme with a prospective governor to appoint you to the office if one of the Senators should die. The committee has opened the way for fair and square deal and given the death blow to trading and scheming for the senatorship.
 Mobile Register: Mobile has a candi- date at last for United States Senator, Hon. w. c. Fitts, practicing attorney and former attorney general of the state, a man of marked talent, a sound reasone~, we'll informed on all public affairs. He has announced for alternate Senator un- der the new primary plan adopted by the state executive committee. MT Pitts Is an experienced campaigner and will make a good showing in the race for this office.
 Bessemer Rustler: The action of the democratic executive committee in hav- ing two men nominated to fill vacancies should they occur in the United States Senate has raised. howl from several sources. The Rustler stands pat with the committee and believes they did right. The people should have just as much right to choose their men to fill a va cancy in the Senate as they have to elect a lieutenant governor. The Rustler Is satisfied with the action of the commit tee.
 Mobile Herald:, The Herald fails to see where there is anything so very grue- some or ghastly in the action of the state committee regarding the selection of suc- cessors to Morgan and Pettus. An un- usual condition confronted the commit tee; the committee met 1t in an unusual way Nothing is more certain than death. All of us prepare for 1t, or all of us ought to do so. The committee, realizing the great probability of two senatorial vacancies within the next few years, ar ranged to let the people say whom they desired to represent them in the upper house of Congress. Heretofore the abuse of county and state committees was based on their alleged autocratic ruling; at present the state committee Is cen sured because of it's action in giving the people too much power. few po1i- ticisns are kicking; the people are very we'll satisfied. The Herald agrees with plan from a business, practical and eco- homie standpoint, and approves the ac- tion of the committee.