The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-22

will The distinguished Governor of the state recognised this principle. wEon in obedience to the behest of the peo- pie, when he appointed Colonel Bank head Senator. but he Tn effect repudi- ated 1t, when in his pronunciamento he says the Legislature should not elect him.
 How the distinguished Governor can decids that the peoples will ts binding on him; their agent. but is not bind-' ing on the Legislature, also their agent, Is q mystery to me; especially when recall that the agency of each, that Of the Governor and of the Legislature. was created at and In that same pri- mary.
 Hot Chestnut Tn Fire.
 "To be sure.' there is q not chestnut in the fire. Ut is the United States Senatorship belonging to Bankhead by the voice of the people. It must be pulled out of the nre and away from him, says the Governor, for the people did not know what they were doing when they gave it to him. It Is admit ted that the paws which will put 1t out will get politically burned-badly burned and 1t shall not be mine, says the wise Governor; bul 1t IS all right for the Legislative>paws to set burned
 So he says, Proceed, Gentlemen or the Legislature. and pull the hot cnes'- nut out of the fire. You play the cat and furnish the paws,
 who'll be the cats? The people or the State await with interest to see. I have no doubt that there will not be enough paws furnished when the roh is called to pull the chestnut out"
 It has developed that the friends of Captain Bankhead are engaged in an industrious and systematic canvass of the State. These friends are seeing that the members of the Legislature shall know before they leave nome 70 come to Montgomery how the people feel about the primary. They are not only securing, as far as practicable, the sentiments of the Legislature on inc Senatorial problem. but they are seeing to it that the members of the Legislature themselves shall know how strongly the people feel over the in tegrity of the primary. The fact tnat Cautain Bankread went into the pri- mary in good faith and that he was nominated by the people in good Iailn Il as the successor of the first Unitea States Senator who should de IS Detne impressed upon members or the Leg islature both bg friends of Captain Bankhead and by voters who have no special interest in the matter.
 As each day passes the. belief or those who are well informed politically, increases that Captain Bankhead VIII be quickly nominated as soon as the Legislature convenes. It IS even pre- dicted that there will be no opposition to him at all when the time comes.
 One of the most significant features of the situation is the practically unan- imous demand of the State papers tna, ths verdict of the primary be carried out Nearly all the weekltes as wei as nearly all the daiiies are demanding that Captain Bankhead be given me fruits of his victory and in this the papers say that they are representing the sentiments of the people.
 The present opposition to Captain Bankhead Is contained tn the announced candjdacy of both Hon. John W. Tom linson and Hon. Jesse F. stailings, oi Birmingham. If there Is division .. the Legislature, if it becomes involved in a contest Hon. John B. Knox oi Admission. will undoubtedly enter the lists.