The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
RATE TROUBLES
 WILL Bt REVIVED
Governor Conner Returns to the
 Fight Today
CANDIDATES MAY RETIRE
Names of Davidson Nominees May Come of the Ticket-Aderman Moritz Fights for Establish
 ment of Night Schools.

Montgomery. October 7.-(Special.) Ut is anticipated that with the return of Gov 1 ernor Conner to the city tomorrow some ! steps will be taken to bring more definite i ly to the attention of the powers that be l the rate troubles that the state has been worrying about for some time. It is also said to be a fact that enough evidence is in hand now to make out number of good cases as to discriminations against the soutiern territory. Of special note
 is the cotton rate, it being held by Gov | ernor Conner and others that it works to the great harm of the state in many ways.
 The governor who has been enjoying l vacation, and at the same time attending to business in the east, saw Attorney Gen. eral Bonaparte and President Roosevelt and had from them assurances that the complaints of the state and other south ern states would have attention. It is an- ticipated that as a result of the recent rate promulgation on feed and foodstufs to the southeast it will be possible to make a case of violation of the Sherman antitrust law against a number of the traffic lines. At least this is the view said to have. been taken by the governor and other state officers after the recent hear ing in Atlanta
 Can Yet Withdraw.
 Those members of the Davidson faction of the Alabama republican party who care to get off the ticket may yet do so by ask ing the probate judges in writing. If this is done by 20 days before November 3 they will not have their names printed. Au- thorization is found in section 37S of the code, to the effect that notification to the judge of probate 20 days before election Tn writing and acknowledged before an or- ficer, with information that the nominee will not accept the place if elected, is good cause for the removal of his name
 As IA of the nominees of the Davidson faction have tried to get off the ticket and were prevented from so doing by two others, it Is thought that the entire ticket may be eliminated Effort will be made to have F. G. Bromberg and W. T. Hen derson of Mobile, who would not come off before the ticket was sent out, to do so now, in order that there will be only one republican ticket The tickets are now being made up in all the coun- ties.
 Night School Fight.
 Alderman Moritz, the friend of the poor kid, is getting hot in behind the educa- tional department to enforce the recent order for night schools. The city some time ago set apart 5000 for night schools after plans proposed by Alderman Moritz, but nothing has been done about it. MT Moritz has made demand upon the board to know why arrangements have not been made There is a large per cent of fac tory hands in the suburbs, and this is the only way they can get schooling, as most of them have to work in the daytime
 News of State Capitol.
 Judge J. J. Mitchell, head of the tax commission, is back from a months ab- senee, part of which was spent in work and part in vacation. He is looking to be in fine health.
 These appointments have been made by the governor: w. J. Willie, commissioner of deeds for Alabama at Cairo, Ga; J. S. :. Griffin of Acton and Miss Leila Harvell, Birmingham notaries public; w. S Fay Tor, Acton, constable.
 B. I. and E. l.. Dahlberg and l.. K. 1 Price have incorporated the Dahlberg Brokerage company at Montgomery with capital of 5000.
 State Game and Fish Commissioner ]. H. Wallace, Jr is busy inducting the new Alabama forester, J. H. Foster into the intricies of the state law. Mr Foster comes from Washington for work in the