The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
 QUALIFYING Chairman Ma1lory's List
 Shows Steady Growth. Tur nCApTE nE rrTn0c
THE DEARTH OF ELECTORS
And Few Care About Being
 Alternate.
The Field in the Fight for Supreme Court Justice Appears To Be
 Filled-Only One Congress
 sionaI Contest of any Sort.

The ofacial entries of candidates for l all offices in the approaching general | in numbers in the last announcement | of Chairman H. g. D. Mallory. of the State Executive Committee. Over sev- enty-eight candidates have paid their running fees up to date. and thus are qualified to have their names placed on the ballots to be voted on May ls The offers for electors for President and Vice President are still sadly ne- glected honors. Perhaps never before has there been such a lack of inter est in the electors race. There have been but six qualifications for this of- flee and in no Congressional District has a fight so far been presented. This is speaking. of course from the books of Chairman Mallory. And to cure these conditions of neglect the pros pective candidates have but one more week In another week Chairman Mallory, will close his books for good So for too, eight of the nine Con- gressmen are without opposition, Tn the matter of qualified candidates Only Congressman A. A. Wiley, Of the Second District. will have to face rival candidate. This Is T. J. haii' or Montgomery.
 A few names have been addd to the list of candidates for delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Denver In only two districts how ever have there been qualified enough to make a race possible These are the First and Ninth Congressional Dis- tricts. In the other districts there are only one or two candidates. Eacn District Is entitled to two delegates, so that unless others come across with their fees" the opposition will be com fined to the two districts named.
 There are four candidates for dele" gate-at-large, and only one candidate for alternate-at-large. The state or Alabama is allotted four delegates-at' large.
 Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court. it is believed, has been com pleted. Six candidates have all along been recognized, and in fact, hao an- nounced for the offices, but not untp last week did the last send in tneIV running fees. The candidates now TOT Associate Justices are: A. H. Aston Simpson, J. J. Mayheld, and J. A.
 Ali the men who have offered for the Justiceships are making conndent claims of victory. Most of them are in the field engaged in an active "an' Vass. IA ,,-.
 Following Is a complete revised list of all candidates for the various om- ces who have qualified to date:
 Delegates National Democratic Con ventIun.- State at karge--lB. W. Booker' H. D. Clayton, J. T. Hehln, Jno' w. Tomlinson. Alternate. O 2. Maner'
 First District-L. J. Rugg. Geo. J. Sullivan. J. c. Granade.
 Second District-J. Lee Long. S' h. Dent.
 Third District-H. L. Martin
 Fourth District-Chambless Keith B Dudley Williams. :.'
 Fifth District. C. Wood. D. H. Kid
 Sixth pistrict--J M, sPearoe. M T. Ormond.
 Eighth District-M, A. Clay. k A Walker.
 Ninth pistrict-W. T. Kennedy, Sam win John. J. G. G. Oakley. Alternate S. E. Wilbourne.
 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court--A H. Aston. J. A Biloro. J M. Chiffon. Jno. A. Lusk. J. J. MaYnelo' R. T. Simpson.
 President Railroad Commlssion- Charles Henderson
 Game and Fish Commissioner--Jno H Wallace, Jr.
 Chancellor of the S. E chancerT Division-Lucien Gardner
 Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit
 Judges of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit--Sheriff Lacy. James J. Ray
 Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial GIT" cuit-Jno. W. Inzer
 Judge of the Fifteenth JudiciaI C'F' cuit-W. W. PearsopS.
 Judges of the Sixteenth Judicial Cir" ccit--Geo W. Darden. James A Emort Sannl w Johnson
 Candidates for Congress. First D'S- trict-Geo. W. Taylor
 second District. T. J. Hall. 4. A. Wiley.
 Third District-Henry D. Clayton
 Fourth District-w. B. Craig.
 Fifth District--J. T. Hedin. l Sixth District-R. P. Hobson.
 Seventh District-Jno. L. Burnett
 Eighth District-Wn. Richardson.
 Ninth District-O. w Underwood.
 Electors for President and vice-Pres- ident of the United States-State-at- l Iarge-J A. Rountree
 Fifth District-Walter L. Smith.
 Sixth District-Roberson Brown.
 Seventh District-S. L. Fuller. Eighth Distr;ct-R. C. Brickell.
 Ninth District-Lee cowarL
 Congressional Executive Committee- First District-B. F. Fillmore, l.. w. Locklin, Joel W. Goldsby H. A Powe, John s. Graham, Jesse B. Hearin. os- car 0. Bayles, W. A Moseley.
 Second District-B. F. Fest, W. Ellington, W. A. Henderson. John c, Carter.
 Third District-E. A. Hudson, s. P. Rainer. R. H. Arlington, Major Car roll. I. H Alberson. A. s. Clarke H Purcell. R. D. Williams, I. I. Moses
 There is a rumor that in the Fifth District John Denson will enter the race for Elector for President and Vice prasident. His friends are urging him 4o run. Also in the NiEth District there is strong talk of Thad Mull.n oi Birmingham, getting in the race toi delegate to Denver. This would make four candidates for the two delegate' to which the Ninth District is entitled
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