The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

In the ofice of Governor Jeiks for a I couple of years.
 | For assistant secretary there appears ! to be only one announced candidate. Ira Champion. a former citizen of l Montgomery, now living in Troy. 1t | may be that another candidate will announce before the caucus, but just now. Mir. Champion appears to have l clear track.
 For enrolling and expressing clerk l in the Senate. there are two candidates. | both ladies. They are Mrs. w. A. 'Gessner of Montgomery and Miss Mary | Streater of Barbour County.
 For compering clerk there is at present only one candidate, Mrs. Laura J. Alley. Mrs. Alley and Miss strea- tor served the previous two Senates in | a clerical capacity. u Rev. J. c. Cotts of Jackson County who was doorkeeper of the last Sem ate, Is a candidate for reelection. He is opposed by MT. Kemp of Marshall County, and Mir. Ryan of Dallas CouR- ty. eS Ts Captain ". H. Maybin of Montgom- CT is a candidate for reelection as assistant doorkeeper of the Senate. His | only opponent is Mir. Bamberger Of Bibb county.
 Tn the House, Cyrus B. Brown, the popular clerk in the office of the Sec,
 
 clear field and open way to election as clerk. Some months ago, there was talk of Charles McRae of Jefferson county, being a candidate for that honor. but after looking over the situation. MT McRsse appears to have reconsidered his purpose. At this time no canvass has been made eX cept by MT. Brown and his friends and they seem absolutely confident. MT. Brown has done clerical work for tho House during the past three Leglsla- lures, and during the. Constitutional Convention. He has been in the State Auditors office until six months ago, for four years. He is at present serv- ing as chief clerk in the office of Sec retary of State E. R. McDavid.
 Candidates for Assistant Clerk.
 For assistant clerk there are three candidates. William F. Herbert of De- mopolis, Harry G. McNeer of Tusca- loosa, and Isadore Shapiro of Birm- ingham. MT. Herbert was assistant clerk of the last House and Of the Constitutional Convention. Mir. McNeer Is law student at the University. MT Shapiro is & well known court stenographer of Birmingham.
 For enrolling clerk there is only one candidate, John V. Denson, of Lafayette. Mir. Denson Is son of Associate Justice N. D. Denson, and IS a TeCenJ SIduudtc VI bhO <AloD0AieN Polytechnic Institute.
 For expressing clerk there are two candidates, s. A. Gamble of Jasper, and John A. Dickinson of Clarke County.
 The veteran Robert A Hasson will be a candidate for his old place as doorkeeper Mir Hasson has held this place so long that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. MT Hasson is from Anniston and his figure in the House is the most familiar to the veteran lawmakers.
 For assistant doorkeeper, T. W. DeYampert Is the only candidate. MT. DeYampert was for number of years State land agent.
 When one comes to consider the range of possible legislation which will be undertaken by this Legisla- ture, he can only appreciate its scope by a reconsideration of the range of the state government. In other words every department of State government l will have Legislation in which 1t is interested and undoubtedly an effort | will be made to create new depart | ments. as, for instance. tho Depart l ment of Immigration and the State | Board of Equalization, both of which | are possibilities of the present session. |
 Montgomery Legislation.
 There are several pieces of Mont |
  pie of Montgomery are specially inter- {, ested There Is, for instance, the prop | osition to change the present mode of the members of the Board of Revenue. At present they are appoint | ed by the Governor. A bill will be in- | troduced to change the method of their | selection, so that they will be elected by the people. A similar bill will be , introduced to make the judges of the City Court elected by the people instead of by the Senate. Another bill will be introduced which will re-establsh the Pony Circuit as it was before 1t was knocked out by a decision of the Su- preme Court The Alabama Fair Az ricultural Association will ask for an annual appropriation of $5o00O for pre- miums 10 the Montgomery State Fair
 It would take a couple of columns to enumerate the general acts which will be presented to the Legis- .ature. Primarily there will be rail road legislation. and bills relating to this subject will undoubtedly number several hundred. This leg station has been more discussed thar any other which will come before tke two bodies.
 Then. there will be the pi oposition to make an appropriation fpi the imme- diate building of the north wing of the Capitol to make the Capitol ouild- Ing symmetrical. and to give room to all the departments. The wisdom of building Governors mansion will bel