The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
STATE POLITICS.
MT. Nesbitt Submits Few Observa-
 tions-Recent Nominations.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 From an article appearing today about the nomination of senators for the legis-
 lature, the inference seemed to be drawn that nominations to date are against the
 policy of rate regulation in Alabama In no county in which primaries have so far occurred has there been a fight as between a candidate representing the policies of lower local freight rates and proper railway regulation as against candidate on the platform of allowing
 present conditions to remain unchanged There are three counties so far in
 which there has been spirited contest
 between candidates. These are Mobile, Calhoun and Cullman. In Mobile Mir
 Hamburger announced clearly his advo-
 caey of railway regulation, but declined
 to agree to certain conditions which local
 people in Mobile advocated MT. Walsh was also on this platform, with some other question introduced.
 In Calhoun Mir. Blackmon announced
 originally on this platform of lower local
 freight rates and railway regulation and his strongest argument before his con
  experience in the legislature he was more competent to carry forward intellgently this programme for the benefit of his dis | trct than. his opponent. MT. Cooper. In Cullman county MT. Griffith was an- | nounced squarey on this platform, while his opponent, MT. St John. did not in his canvass mention how he stood except in very general terms.
 The senators nominated, therefore, from these counties are pledged before l their constituents to these principles. The other counties that have acted are l Macon and Marengo Mir Merritt, nom- inee for Macon county is squarey on this platform while MT. King from Marengo has not stated, so far as I know, his position.
 Of the five counties that have acted.
 four nominees for the senate are for the principles which have been advocated in the state for the last four years, and the DC sition of one is unannounced. It is.
 therefore, misleading for you to state facts as contained in your editorials of this morning.
 Mir. Conner in all of his speeches in the
 state has refrained absolutely from men tloning the names of any candidates for
 office. He has taken the position that he was arguing for certain policies and that if the people of the state thought these | policies correct they would make mis- | take in electing a governor who stood | for them. and in selecting representatives 1 for the legislature vote for those who were not clearly in line for this character | of legislation. He has been entirely can did in his treatment of the subject. say I ing frankly that the governor would be | powerless if either branch of the legis-
 lature was against him. and necessarily. | therefore it would be useless for people to waste their votes on him if their repre- sentatives were against the policies which he advocated.
 All the citizens of Alabama should bend their efforts to prevent campaign based upon transformation and should work to the end of having clear discussion of the policies involved.
 If the majority of the people think that the policies which MT. Conner and his friends have advocated for four years are bad they should consistently vote against them if these policies are correct and the majority of the people want
 them. let them vote in that way and
 through their representatives work for d sane equitable and constitutional settle ment by the next legislature.
 W. D. NESBITT.
 Birmingham. April 1s, 1906