The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-02

1 Montgomery, January 1.-(Specal.)- | With the passing of the year Is bound to ] come many things of entrancing interest 1 to Alabama and the citizens of the state l will find that there are more things to notice and care for in 1906 than ever be- | fore This going to be especially so in l politics as administered by the democratc party, which controls the situation so far as all state office and Legislation is con- cerned. However, the republicans are not going to allow their brethren of the Jeff fersonian ideas to take all the interest even if they do possess the ability to i'll all the positions. One hears in quiet way that the appointment of Erastus Parsons as district attorney for the Uni- ted States for the middle district of Ala bama, is likely to lead off as a New Year feature in the republican party and that the young favorite of the Alabama ref erees is going face square up against the accusation that he was carpet bag gel into the place.
 One of the effects of the infusion of a number of democrats into offices under republican control in Alabama has been to arouse even with the republicans a feeling against the old practice of taking man from one part of the state or sec
 tion and putting him to rule over an- [ other This was brought out against Mir Parsons even. before he was appointed to the place and is to be used as a club to defeat his nomination in the Senate, 1t is reported So far there has been no criticism of MT. Parsons either as to char acter or ability, but it is said that those who are not in line with the referees will
 do what they can to have him declared ineligible for the place, and thus stop it before 1t gets through the Senate. The
 fact is several telegrams have gone to
 congressman and senators from several
 Alabama counties. asking that he be not confirmed, urging that 1t is a bad preced-
 ent. Friends of Mir Parsons give his resi-
 dence as Coosa county, but the registra-
 tion lists in the office of the secretary
 of the state place him in Talladega
 county.
 If he can hold his citizenship in Coosa
 which friends say he can do. 1t Is re-
 garded that there will be no trouble about
 his confirmation. But if it is in Talla-
 dega. as shown by the list of registered
 voters, 1t places him out of the middle
 district and in the northern and brings
 up to his opposition whatever of resent
 ment there is In every following against
 the carpet-bagging ideas. There is a re-
 port that w. s. Thorington, dean of the
 university law SCHOOL, VIII De uTBtu TOT
 the post If it is finally found that neither
 Parsons or any other republican can land.
 Another thing that the republicans
 promise to provide us early in the new year is a scramble for new federal i judgship to All a place that Congress is
 expected to provide after the first of the month. There is a pretty general idea just why no one seems to know, that
 the place will go to a democrat, but some of the best posted republicans laugh at the idea. They say that Oscar Hund- : ley, erstwhile democratic senator from Madison county. will get it, notwithstand- ing the fight that will certainly be made
 on him. However. 1t is a fact that dem ocrats who know what they are talking about generally assert that the Presi-
 dent will be governed entirely by the
 wishes of tine Alabama bar To catalogue
 list of the men who have been men
 tioned for the honor among the democrats