The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-15
Will Reach Selma at Nine
 O'clock
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
That Bankhead Will Succeed Morgan Seems to Be Certainty, Accord ing to General Opinion
 at the Capital.

notified that the train bearing the ie- mains Of Senator Morgan would reach the city at midnight, having left Atlanta for Selma at m. The orders stated that the train would stop here only long enough to change engines and then pro- ceed to Benton, nineteen miles this side of Selma, to spend the balance of the night. The departure from Benton Is to be at S:15, arriving at Selma at sharp. Or ders are to run so as 10 reach there just at g.
 The representatives of Selma came to Montgomery tonight, reaching the city at 6 D. m On learning of the arrangement to lay over at Benton, most of them returned home, leaving only the following to board the funeral train here: J. l.. Clay, R. E. l.. Neil, H. H. Stewart and l. Morgan. The party consisted of these and H. S. D. Mallory, J. B. Ellis, E. C. Melvin, J. C. Adler, Albert Thalheimer, F. F. Ullman, I. Schwartz, P. H. Pitts, W. R. Nelson and Mrs. M. M. Force.
 Congressional Escort.
 Only four of the nine congressman came this way to Selma, Clayton, Richardson,
 
 from Mobile and Bankhead from Bir mingham. while no one seemed to know of the whereabouts of Richmond F. Hobson. Richardson went over in the afternoon, the others with the train tonight.
 There Is much indignation on the part of Selma people here and others at the sending out of sensational reports that q plot had been formed to murder Vice President Fairbanks and other members fho it, off ernoon paper relates that an Italian had been heard to say that four men would go to Selma for this purpose.
 Nobody has heard of such a plot and nobody. least of all the police, put the least credence in 1t. Members of the force deny that there has been any shadowing of suspicious characters. and the entire story lacks any facts to bear 1t out. A Selma man here tonight said no one would assault Fairbanks or Foraker, but they would be glad to put the man who cir culated the report in jail
 Signs of the Times.
 Men who have been in the habit of reading the political sings of the times correctly believe that the election of John H. Bankhead to the United States Senate in place of the amented John T. Morgan is as certain as things generally are prior to their actual consummation. Speaker A. H. Carmichael of the house of represen- | tatives said today: T favor Hon. John
 H. Bankhead as the successor to the 1 lamented and distinguished Senator Nor 1 gan. It might be well not to discuss the situation at this time; but it Is impossible 1 to suppress talk about a subject which Is so important"
 l Continuing, Speaker Carmichael said: T never favored the plan adopted for the selection of alternate senators, but . fnlx I htF It and by the action of the voters at an election held hereunder At the primary election called by the committee the peo- pie selected candidates for governor, United States senator and other state of | ficials, and with equal solemnlty and with just as good faith selected MT. Bankhead 1 to succeed to the first vacancy in the 1 United States Senate
 The voters thought they were choosing a man to fill the vacancy caused by the | present sad dspensation of providence, | the candidates entertined the same opn- | ion, and l have no hesitancy in carrying out the will of the people as 1 think 1t ! WAS expressed, after vigorous canvass, in the selection of MT. Bankhead What l ever others may think or do l see no | other course for me to pursue."
 Others Take Same View.
 The correspondent of this paper has ldlheu Wltl lntHlDeTS Ol the leBlSldIuTe from all parts of the state and they take the same view held by Speaker Car michael. The question was put to man from North Alabama (not Speaker Car michaeD, a man from Middle Alabama and a man from Mobile to views of the endorsement given in the primary. Every one of them said they felt that the action of the voters In the primary obliged them to vote for Bankhead in the selection of q successor to Senator Morgan. Only one man took different view he being from one of the southeastern counties and very close to the governor. A member of the senate said he had not made up h;s mind.
 It is understood that the friends of Captain Bankhead feel very confident in that they have been assured by a large number of the members of the two houses that they are for his election as well as appointment. Two state officers said the | same thing, and others are known to take the same view of it. Another state officer close to the governor said that official would not under any circumstances allow his name to go before the legislature. Richardson in the City. | Congressman Richardson of Huntsville | camei to the city today and had a talk | witnl several friends, calling to pay his respects to the governor early in the day He refused to talk of the senatorial
 aeession, saying that there was noth-
 to say at this time. He was on way to the funeral at Selma and
 ferred to hold orr opinion until he , |. ] helped in any way he could to pay respect to the dead. Shortly after he | @as with the governor, however Senator sJehn Lusk of Marshall went into the o6uice of the executive and remained for Some time. Whether this did or did not mean anything cannot be told. M. C. Sherrod, member of the egis- pIature from Jackson county, and one of the civil code committee received word | by wire from the mayor of Scottsboro D to proceed. to the funeral of Senator Mor- gan a. Selma as the representative of Dthe people of the county and the town of Scottsboro. He will be a member of the party that goes over in the morning. Commission of Agriculture Wilkinson and Cong. .essman Richardson went over to- night and many other state officers will go on the morning train. Dr. Thomas M. Owen director of the department of archives and history, is to be one of the members of the party out tomor- row.
 Music Teachers.
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