The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-06

cry section pressure has been brought to | bear on MT. Wilkinson to announce, and scores of men in all walks of life have undertaken to induce MT. Garber to con- sider the proposition. Because of the progressive spirit that has prevailed in all departments of the state during the | past two years, there has been much of | service on the part of both of these gentlemen that has attracted wide at- | tention.
 For Attorney General. Only one man is definitely in the race l for attorney general. now one of the most important offices at the state capitol.
 That man is T. L. Bulger of Dadeville,
 a member of the legislature and an en- thusiastic school man and advocate of l general prohibition. MT. Inge of Mobile,
 it is reported, has reconsidered his de- | termination to make the fight and will not offer.
 Thomas ". Martin, the assistant attor- ney general at this time, son of the late l Speaker ". L. Martin, who was him self attorney general, will in all prob ability offer for the position. MT. Mar
 tin has. with great good fortune, been associated with some of the most import
 ant litigation that the state has ever had. At the same time because of the in- , creased duties of the attorney general
 the vast amount of official detail, which Is in reality the routine duty of the
 attorney general, has fallen upon Mr.
 Martin and given him a wide range of experience.
 However, 1t is expected that with the office paying 5000, accompanied by all the honors and emoluments thereunto att tached that other men will seek the posi-
 tion. There was an impression that w H. Sanford of Troy would offer later on, l but his race for congress in the Second district has very likely eliminated him as
 a prospect.
 Commissioner of Agriculture. The race for commissioner of Agricul- | ture has progressed no further than the announcement of the probable candidacy Of Hector D. Lane, Jr., of North Ala bama. MT. Lane would be somewhat in the same attitude to the position that MT. Martin is to that of attorney gen eral, the father of MT. Lane having served the state at the head of the farmers de- partment. With the promotion of pro- gressive agriculture that has been the policy of the state and the department In recent years, man like MT. Lane will ind congenial employment if the voters advance him to the position.
 MT. Lane is modern, scientific agri- culturist according to the report which HIS IrleHdS DTlnS rom ms extenSlVe farm- ing operations. He is said to raise ey- erything that he needs for the progress of the farm. In addition to the raw materials, he has established factories on minor scale where goods are canned and preserved and scientifically stored during the growing season for consumption the rest of the year. In other words, there Is very little that the Lane farm needs from January to January that can possibly be raised on Alabama soil that is not stored away ready for use.
 It is understood, however, that there will be one or two other candidates for this position. With the increase in salary allowed by the last session of the legis- lature, and the enlarged opportunities for good to the people of the state, it has
 become a very attractive position, and one that no man would fail to appreciate if called to 1t.
 Soil surveys, crop breedings, climatic study and illustration of all other lines of scientific development are making Ala bama farms and Alabama farmers among the greatest in the south. The man who takes the position during the four years following this term will find that it is no sinecure if he has a high order of appreciation for his responsibility.