The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
ELECTIONS SHOW
 WAY OF THE WIND Politicians Are Casting Up the Weeks Developments FIGHT FOR GOOD ROADS F. M. Purifoy, If Reelected, Will Work for General Good Roads Law.
 Other News of Mont
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FIGHT FOR GOOD ROADS
BY HERvEY ". LAIRD.

BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.
 Montgomery, April H.-t -tspeeial)-W l the ending of the week there is more of
 a test. as the talk goes on the guber- material race than has heretofore been lmade since President B. B. Conner of the Railroad Commission came into the 1 fight. All along the wiseacres have con
 tended that as between MT. Conner and ] Lieutenant Governor Cunninghom, his op. ponent Mobile county stood to go for | Cunningham However a big fight was preciptated there by the action of MT. Conner appearing on the scene and throw ing the weight of his influence for Mr. Walsh, candidate for the state senate as against MT. Hamberger, known to favor the election of Dr Cunningham MT Hamberger won and this is regarded as d showing that Dr. Cunningham has the best of the fight down there.
 The same sort of effort was made in Calhoun county by MT comer, who has done what he could to make the political path of Fred Blackmon for the senate rough and rocky. Men who ought to know what they are talking about say that MT Blackmon will carry the coun- ty over his opponent, David C. Cooper by heavy majority The leading mem bers of the bar were here this week and they agreed that such would be the case, and that seemed to some who have been taking an interest in the matter to n- dictate that Calhoun, large county, would be added to that of the genial Ensley doctor. who has had experience in the chair of the chief executive. Bets arc about even, depending upon the man one meets on the two men in Montgomery county.
 Mr. Corners Action.
 Some have thought that the action CT MT. Conner in putting off a finality on the Birmingham street railway case before the Railroad Commission, was politics, and that he was blowing hot and cold on the people of Jefferson county One side thinks that he did it to keep the people as whole from thinking that he would not do everything he could to railroad corporation, while the others believe that he would not have the matter finally up because it would offend the influential men who are stockholders in the corporation. Either way, 1t was fig ured out, his chances to carry Jefferson county would be impaired. However, 1t seems that MT. Conner had this kind of an idea
 All tho argument on the case had been made by the railroad attorneys, only that side being heard. That others who might like to be heard be given chance the day of decision was deferred Last | meeting it appeared to Mir Conner that it ought to be dropped. He did not think l there was any merit ill the contention 1 that the corporation was doing a common | carrier business in the eyes of the law, but thought that it would be a bad pre- | cedent to let them off from control by | the commission, as others might take ad- vantage of 1t. However he argned, if the question is to be settled. he said that he wanted a lawyer to have a word to say in the way of supporting the state
 For Good Roads.
 r. NJ. Purifoy. who hopes to come to the legislature from Wilcox county will make d red hot fight, if elected, to have a gen eral road law passed for the state that will provide for the building of a splendid set of public highways In every section. He very sensibly regards this as one of the essential needs of the people, more than any other one thing promising the maximum of returns.
 1t has been said that the bad roads of the state are the most expensive tax
 upon the people and that with a good road from every community to market the price of goods would be greatly de- creased by the lessened cost of hauling them to the homes and the returns from the products of the farm greatly en- larged because of the fact that two and three times the loads now moved could be hauled If he can not interest the others in law for the whole state. Mr. Purfoy will undertake to have his own county provided for This question of good roads will be one of the most im- portant to be taken up at the next ses- sion and there is fine following already to give 1t a boost. Several Of the coun-
 ties have already spent large sums in 1 getting adequate highways and so far as can be discovered none of them have any regrets at money spent.
 Minor Mention. Several more protests have gone in against the approval of the Underwood federal court bill. which gives Brming- ham six months of court every year Mid- dle district lawyers are still trying to kill 1t.
 It is learned that the sales of fertilizer tags for the spring so far is far above
 that of last year, or for many years lately.
 The receipts to the state from all sources for the year are much above the same time last year, the license returns
 running especially heavy.
 Judge Thomas Ci. Jones of the United
  loosa Monday, that being the first fed eral court since 1S47 in the Druid City. Capt. A. c. Sexton of the secretary of states office, is at Cullman this week, having gone up to vote in the democratic | primary.
 Governor Jclks will make several l speeches in the state within the next few | days, one of which will be before the | law class of the state university The supreme court takes up the third | division next week; after that 1t will 1 rest for two weeks and then take up the 1 seventh, composing Jefferson and other | big counties
 Reunion Order Is Issued. Col Harvey F.. JCnes, adjutant and chief of staff of the Alabama division of Confederate Veterans, has issued the fol- lowing general reunion order: Headquarters Alabama Division. |. C. ". Office of the Adjutant General Montgomery. Ala. April F, l9aG. General Reunion Order No I: 1. The camps comprising the Alabama division. L. ID. C.. are hereby called to meeting in annual reunion at New Or leans. La, April 9. 26, 27.
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