The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-09
BEGINS CAMPAIGN
STATE SENATOR CRAIG IS BACK IN
 SELMA.
He Will Contest For Seat in Congress to he Vacated After the Present Term by Hon. Sydney J.
 Bowie.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau, | Selma, June s. Hon. W. B. Craig reached home last | night from a visit to West Virginia | and Atlantic City. He came home for | the avowed purpose of entering act | iyeiy in to the campaign for the seat
 l in Congress from the Fourth District which will be vacant at the expiration | of the present term of Hon. Sydney J. | Bowie.
 MT. Craig today said that he was very much pleased at the encourage ment he is receiving from every county | in the district.
 l Mir Craig took his first step in the campaign yesterday before coming to | Selma. He spent the day with friends at Calera and while there he saw
 many of the citizens of that thriving | little place. The citizens of Shelby, he said, are heartily in favor of his can | dtdacy and to him many were out | spoken in the belief that the Con- gressman from the Fourth District for tho next term should come from Dal- | las county.
 State Senator Craig is we'll known | throughout the State as a young man of great ability. While he was one of the youngest members of the last State Senate he was placed upon some of the most important committees of that body and did his work we'll and con- scientiously.
 cratic Executive Committee of the Fourth Congressional District will be called together and will decide as to the time of holding the primaries for the nomination oea Congressman. Some favor the primaries being held in the district the same day that the State primaries. August 27th. On the other hand, there are some who favor the primaries being held the latter part of July.
 Arrangements for State Candidates. Those who have the matter of the Conner Cunnin gham debate in hand are making preparations for the entertain ment of several of the candidates for various State offices. The debate next Thursday night will give many of the candidates for the various State offices an excellent opportunity to see many of the voters of this section. A number of seats-- will be placed upon the stage for these candidates. | Letters have been receivd here from several in which thy expressed their intentions of coming to Selma that day. Dedication Services Sunday. The dedication services of the First Christian Church here will take place
 
 Sunday. Rev. F. M. Raines of Cin- cinnati. who probably has officiated at | the dedication of more churches than any other minister of the Christian !! Church, reached the city today and
 ySsunday he will conduct the services l pr. Rfsaes will be assisted by several other ministers and the services prom | ise to be most interesting.
 Three services will be held at the church Sunday, one at 10 o'clock In the morning, one at 8 o'clock in the af- i ternoon and the other at o'clock that night. A congregational meeting Of | the church members was held tonight at 8 o'clock and meeting of the ofn- | cers of the church was held this af- | ternoon at o'clock.
 Dixie Club Picnic. | The annual moonlight picnic of the Dixie Club was given tonight at Lake | I.anier. The outing was largely at | hx, rnennharS Of the CluD