The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
ALABAMA IS FOR
 WILLIAM ]. BRYAN So Thinks Secretary of State
 Frank N. Julian BRANDON ALSO IN LINE
George N. coffey Is Inspecting Govern ment Soil Survey Work In the State-confederat Vets
 Object To Pension.
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, December 6.-(Specia1)- As general proposition, Alabama demo- crats not only believe that William J.. Bryan will be the next nominee of his party, but the next President as we'll They argue that the policies of Bryan have been made popular with the country by Roosevelt and with Roosevelt out of the race, it will be easy to elect the Ne braska man. Of course, he will have no trouble about the Alabama delegation, they argue and he Is certain to be there with large number of other states, 1t is said.
 Frank N. Julian, secretary of state, one of the best posted among the younger men of the state, says that the entire party will be behind Bryan, even to the Palmer and Buckner republicans" as he calls them. MT Julian believes that the policies of MT. Bryan have been made popular, and that they are the best for the country. When these two things are so about a situation 1t looks easy for d winning to be made. MT. Julian does not believe that MT. Roosevelt has anything to do with 1t; that being the will of the people, no matter what he would have done with regard to a third term.
 Gen. William W. Brandon thinks that it is going to be easy for MT. Bryan to get the nomination. In fact, he does not think any other man will be put up. At the same time he believes that it will be hard for the republicans to get a man who will combine enough of the elements of strength to carry his party to victory. He believes that MT. Bryan is going to be the next President; that his policies are those that are being sought after, and that in the end the Nebraskan will get the popular indorsement.
 John H. Wallace state game and fish commissioner, is another of the dyed in the wool Bryan men. "The fact that the whole country is turning to the Nebraska statesman for advice and leadership at this crucial stage in our country's history demonstrates the suberb confidence the people repose In his honesty and master genius ability says MT. Wallace. If
 wisdom and patriotism dominate tho democratic convention, William J. Bryan will be the next President of the United States
 J. A. Wilkinson, commissioner of agri- culture, is another of the original Bryan
 men. "I think he will be the nominee and hope he will" said MT. Wilkinson. ''I 1 think he can win because the people are for him. It is time, if never before in
 our history, when the money influence of the country will not be able to control. halia tIo
 tion, and think the citizens as a whole
 take the same view of it.
 Ideal System In Alabama. pr. w. II. Sanders state health officer, is back from Chicago where he attended a meeting of the legislative committee cf the American Medical association. This
 body has to do with all questions of med ical and sanitary legislation in the coun- try, and is composed of experts from 35 states. "The members of this committee and of the association as a whole think our public health system in Alabama is ideal, said the doctor, in talking 'of his trip.
 The duty this committee has in hand : just now is the working out of plans for uniform state laws on medical and sanitary progress. Lack of this has been sad handicap to the health authorities for some years. If all the laws were alike, as applied to like conditions, It is certain that better results could be ob- tained. It is a matter of special interest that Dr. c. A. Reed of Cincinnati is ad- vocating a great convention of men from all the states to spend as much time as is necessary to work out uniformity in many matters.
 The Alabama department>is picking it's way along slowly on the opening of it's new laboratory. As soon as an office can
 be fitted up, however. the instruments
 will be installed, They have been bought
 and will be here in good time.
 Soil Survey Work.
 George N. Coffey, one of the experts of the soils bureau at Washington, is in the state this week. He is making an in- spection of the work being done In Ala bama with w. c. Smith, who is in charge. They have been to Baldwin and Henry and will next have a look in Autauga. At present surveys are being made in five counties, those mentioned and Bibb and Lamar.
 Gen. w. w. Brandon Is back from a trip to Athens, where he spoke in the inter- est of a local tax for school purposes. He will be very busy for several days getting out the pension warrants for the next quarter.
 COmnlSSlOner or insurance Jul1an and
 Deputy Sexton have no other insurance
 company on the rack just now, but will keep an eye out for some reports on ex- aminations now being made in other states. They propose to see that every company writing in Alabama be amply able to take care of obligations. c. H. Billingsey, clerk of the agricul- tural department. is out in the field in- specting cotton seed meal and teaching the makers to observe the new laws.
 pepIorabIe Condition. l Sheriff Hood has begun movement to break up the. dives where white men ! gather with negro women and where ne- l gro women keep places for the assem- 1 bling of white girls and women for im- 1 moral purposes. Of raid made Satur- l day night Sheriff Hood said: Tt Is well
 perhaps, that the general public does not 1 know all of the shocking details con-
 nected with that raid. It revealed many | startling facts not the least of which ] are the many evils that grow out of the 1 failure to properly enforce the vagrancy l laws" Of the negro houses where white l girls go the sheriff said: q shall never i let up on this class of negro women until l every house of the kind has been closed l in Montgomery"
 Not With Hobson.
 The veterans of the Confederate war are not with Congressman R. r. Hobson in his movement to have the government pension them. Local veterans agree with General Lee fully that no such aid is
 desired It would mean the stirring up yI <