The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-05
JUDGE JONES IN NO SENSE
 CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, January 4-(Special.)-As time passes along there seems to be more in that suggestion from north Ala bama that Judge Thomas G. Jones of this city, run for the United States Sem ate, than was at first anticipated. In fact one would be justified in believing that it was not much movement to induce Jones to get in the race as to muddy the waters. In the most exten- sive of the notices there is an ignorance shown of the history of Judge Jones that Is at least evidence that the writer had not known him in his personal life as he might For instance it Is stated that he is son of an able lawyer. who was a success in his day. As matter of fact, the Judges father was a civil engineer.
 It is regarded here. by some at least, that the move is made in the interest Of some man with ambition to get into the Senate in place of one of the men who are now serving the state. Just who is, of course, is not known. Judge Jones has been importuned in the past to stand for such honors. After he came out of the governors chair he might have made the race for the Senate or for Congress with a fine following ready to stand by him. He has said, however, that 1t Is not his ambition in any sense to offer for such honors. 1t does not suit his nature. He believes that what he has Is what he desires and would not for one moment think of exchanging it for the senator ship. even if 1t were presented without having to oppose old friends or making a fight for it.
 Practical Rule.
 Taking the matter in a very practical way the idea of Judge Jones offering is ridiculous He would get $50O0 a year as Senator and have to live away from home at an expense several times what he has here. He might stay there tx~ terms and then have to retire. That would be the best a man of his age could hope for. Then poverty. for he could not have saved any money. As judge of the United States court he can do as much for his people as in Con- gress. It pays S6000 a year, with minimum of personal expense and leaves him al home.
 If he should become disabled he will be taken care of and after he has served to the age limit he will be retired with pay Therefore, there is no argument for his having any notion or fighting for either of the senatorial places. Be- sides the judge would have it understood that he Is not now nor does he expect to be in any sense an aspirant for any office other than the one he now has for life. He said as much to the correspondents when asked about the rumor in North Alabama.
 The Old Men.
 The fact of the matter is there is a feel ing gaining ground that the people will not retire either of the two men now in the Senate as long as they wish to remain It is true that there Is going to be fight for their places. Everybody believes that, but some way it has been bruited about within the past ten days that their friends have become active and have had assurances that they yet have in a peculiar way the love of the people of the state. Some things have happened lately that have had a tendency to strengthen Senator Morgan particularly. Among these Is the appointment of E. J. Parsons to the United States attorneyship of the middle district of Alabama. Pret- ty soon after 1t went to the Senate Gen eral organ filed a strong protest against confirmation on the ground that he was not n resident of the middle district, but resided at Talladega. in the northern dis trlct. Tn this he made an issue with the President on the question of home rule, contending that the appointment was a clear case of carpetbagging. So far Sen ator Pettus has not spoken out on the subject but very likely he will take some