The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-27
LITTLE INTEREST
IN STATE POLITICS
Candidates for Governor Busy
Making Speeches
TEN SENATORS CHOSEN
Members of General Assembly From
Jefferson County VIII Not be
Nominated Until August.
Fight for Rate Reform.
TEN SENATORS CHOSEN

There is a political fight on in Alabama
but 1t takes the careful newspaper read
er and close observer TO realize that such
Is the case. Politicians from all parts of
Alabama agree as unit that up to the
present time, less interest has been man
ifested in the campaign than during the
same period in many years past.
Announcements that DIR. R. M. Cum
nlngham and b. B. Conner, the two as
pirants for gubernatorial honors will
make an address at some point in the
state, or the avowal of some would-be
offieeholder to run for associate railroad
commissioner, for presiding officer of the
lower house, or for state senator Is the
most startling class of political news
waited over the state by the breezes.
DR.. Cunningham returned last night
from Albertvlle in Marshall county where
he made a speech before a mass meet
ing arranged by the Cunningham club.
Tomorrow he goes to Rockford in Coosa
county, where he makes a political
speech. Tuesday he delivers address
before the Fourth District Agricultural
school at Sydacauga, and from there he
goes on tour of stump speech making
through southeast Alabama.
Mr.. Conner is making speeches at vari-
Gus points every week, and his friends
declare that he is winning votes.
The campaign is full of peculiarities.
In the first place both of the candidates
for governor are from Jefferson county.
The friends of DIR. Cunningham say that
he Will go through the campaign with
out a state organization a state cam
paign manager. Cunningham clubs have
been organized in a majority of the coun-
ties in the state however.
In addition to being the chairman of
the Conner state committee. Capt. Frank
S. White of Birmingham Is at head of
the Farmers Merchants and Laborers'
association of Alabama, which is fighting
for railroad rate reform.
1.-THE fight of the Farmers, Merchants
and Laborers' association of Alabama is
to elect friends of rate reform to the
state senate" said S. J. Stockard, who
is looking after the interests of the or
ganization here in Birmingham. "The
campaign committee feels confident that
we will have a strong majority in the
legislature, when that body convenes.'
State Senators Nominated.
Ten senatorial districts in the state
have already acted, as follows:
Seventh senatorial district composed of
Calhoun county, Fred L. Blackmon
elected.
Ninth senatorial district, composed of
Chambers and Randolph counties John
W. Overton of Wedowe-, elected.
Twentieth senatorial district, composed
of Marengo county. J. j. King of Con-
sui elected.
Twenty-fourth senatorial district. COM
posed OF Barbour county, e. p Thomas
of Eufaula, elected.
Twenty-fifth senatorial district, COM
posed of Crenshaw. Pike and Coffee coun-
ties, Lucian Gardner, elected.
Twenty-sixth senatorial district. COM
posed of Macon and Bullock counties, II.
P. Merritt of Tuskegee. elected.
Twenty-eghth senatorial district, COM
posed of Montgomery county. Charles B.
Teasley of Montgomery, elected.
Thirtieth senatorial district, composed
of Dallas county, II. F. Reese of Selma,
elected.
Thirty-second senatorial district, COM
posed of Greene and Hale counties.
Amos Horton of Eutaw elected
Thirty-thrd senatorial district COM
posed of Mobile county, Max Hamburger,
elected.
Race In Jefferson.
In all there are thrty-five senatorial
districts in the state. jefferson county is
designated as the thirteenth district C.
P. Beddow, W. Melville Drennen and
the Rev. e. w. Jones are candidates for
the senate from this county. This cleo
ton will be held with the state and
county primaries on August 81.
The lieutenant governor Is the pres
ident of the senate. Henry b. Gray of
Jefferson, d. J. Meador of AIarengo and
Emmett O'Neal of Lauderdale are can
didates for lieutenant governor, the Of
flee now held by DIR. Cunningham.
Many names are suggested in connection
with the race for speaker of the lower,
house. Jefferson county elects seven men,
bers of the house, and there are already