The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
POLITICS IS
 LOOKING UP State Committee Meets
 February !. MANY PRIMARIES COMING People to Decide on Constitutional
 Amendment. aaestios of sessios of Lesislature Ev- cry Two Years ss Be Decided --Contest for Deiesstes
 to Denver.

The formal call issued by Chairman H. s. D. Mallory for meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee on February in Montgomery is notice of the opening up of one of the most important campaigns that a so-called "off year" in politics has witnessed.
 The specific purpose of the meeting primary for the year of 1gOS which is . Presidential election year. and in which some State. some county and some municipal elections will be held.
 The primary will first select dele gates to the state Convention to be held in the late spring or early sum mer. In this primary the Democratic voters will select. in addition to the State delegates, a President of the Rail- road Commission and two Associate Members of the Supreme Court. The voters will also express themselves on the proposed constitutional amendments submitted to them for approval.
 First, providing for . session of the Legislature every two years instead of every four years. as at present.
 Second. providing that the Legisla-l with restrictions for the betternhent of the public roads. x
 Third, providing that under certain conditions new counties can be cre- ated.
 The primary will be the first oppor. tunity that the voters of the State will have of expressing themselves on q proposed change of the Constitusion.
 The State Convention will carry out the will of the primary in formally de. clering the result of the primary. And this havfng been accomplished the con ventfon will name the Democratic del- eeates to the Denver Convention and tt will nominate, also. eleven Democratic electors to so on the ticket for the Noe vember election.
 County Campaign.
 There will also be a county cam paiEn, but the State and county cam paiRn win not necessarily be consoi- dated. In all probability they will De aeparated. In Montgomery County the De,nocratic voters will select Ta1 Collector, a Tax Assessor. q treasurer and i've members of the Board or Kew entle. .,.. A.. A. tarast, In municipal politics. The hrse eisctions under the new code VIII pc held in Birmingham and MontSomeLy ana lively campaigns are alreaoy snap
 S Ms,n interest clusters around the state campaign, which opens when tne State Committee meets on feoruAis z. "A Tn3
 tsats' No opposition has been an" nounced to President Charles Henaer- son. of the Railroad Commission Nu- unors have been printed of the possl- bIe candidacy of Mayer H. A. SkeesS oL Decatur and of George L. McEiderrys or Talladege. Both of these gentlemen were leaders in the original Conner campafrns against the railroads and thev are among the very few leaders that have not yet been rewarded with ofaca. But neither man has said any thing that would indicate his candi- dAcy.
 It will be recalled that when the present members of the Supreme Court of Alabama assumed their seats the length of the terms of the various mem 'bers had to fixed by law. Under that drawing the terms of Justice Jon athan Haralson and R. T. simpson will expire next year. Their successor will be nominated at the coming primary. No opposition to either gentleman has yet appeared. Only the vague sort of rumors of q contest for the two places on the bench have been circulated Both gentlemen will stand for re-elec- tion,
 On the eve of the meeting of the state Committee there appears to be pae other developments as the campaign grows older.
 Delegates In Hot Fight.
 A At least there will be some spirited rivalries over the honor of going to Denver. Each district selects two del- egates in addition to those selected from the State at large. The district contests in several instances are ex- peeted to be quite lively. It is under-A stood that John w. Tomlinson of Bir- mingham Is a candidate for the honor of one of the delegates from the State at large. Rumor so far has not dealt with the names of aspiring gentlemen from the Second Congressional Dis trict. The State Committee was frank ly selected by Governor Conner and his political advisers. Previous to the last State convention members of the Committee were named by the dele gates from each Congressional Dis trfct. But in order to remove one or two members of the committee the cus- tom was overturned and the delegates