The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
NEW SECRETARY
 PLEASES ALABAMA Gen. Luke E. Wright Has Rela-
 lives Here WANT MIR. WILEYS PLACE Number of Candidates Mentioned For Vacancy In Alabama Delegation In congress-Prmary Costs
 Bryan Nothing.

Montgomery, June 9.-(Special )-Gen. Luke E. Wright of Memphis, who is to 5 be Secretary of War after Judge Taft re- tires, is a son-in-law of the late Ad- miral Raphael Semmes of the Confederate states navy, having married Miss Kate Semmes. His brother-in-law is Raphael Semmes, now a resident of Montgomery, and a sister-in-law is Mrs. Electra Semmes Colston of Mobile, one of the most talented women of the south.
 The appointment of General Wright will be very gratifying to the south and to Alabama in particular. He has a num- Der of warm friends who have taken special delight in his notable career in the recent past. At the conference for education in the south in Memphis a few weeks ago, General Wright at the invita- tion of the executive secretary, MT. Ed gar Gardner Murphy, of Montgomery, delivered the address of welcome on the part of the state of Tennessee. After that he was one of the committee to receive and entertain Ambassador Bryce of Great Britain.
 To Succeed Wiley.
 The desire on the part of a number of well known men to succeed to the po- sition of the late A. A. Wiley in Con- gress is being made known in a quiet way, though no announcements will likely be made until after the first of the week. It is known for a fact that c. R. Bricken of Luverne will be in the race, as will R. T. Goodwin and probably s. H. Dent of Montgomery, and William Hodge Sam ford of Troy. Thomas J. Hall of Mont gomery will also likely try over the race he lost at the May primary.
 Covington county will present Give Reed Henry Opp and possibly w. l.. Parks. However, it is thought that if Bricken runs Parks will not Besides Bricken, Crenshaw will likely have H. Y. Brooke, one of the state examiners, and member of the legislature. Burnett of Conecuh, Jenkins of Baldwin and Miller of Wilcox are also talked of
 Corporation Taxes.
 Domestic railroad corporations have been relieved by the state compromise board of the five months of the year to June 1 on the new levy for the support of the railroad commission. This was be- cause of the fact that under the old code they had paid to that time, and to have done otherwise would have been to levy double taxes. This relief is not extended to the foreign corporations for the reason that they are now fighting the revenue laws.
 Another matter of interest from the of flee of Attorney General Garber is an un- official ruling that railroads may, with out violation of the anti-shipping act, haul such drinks as are allowed to be sold in prohibition territory. This will serve to somewhat clear up a situation that has been bothering the railroads, as they feared to take any chances with the Wv. tI will also mean a great deal of Weight.
 Bryan's Account Filed.
 The account of William Jennings Bryan, whose name was on the ticket to be voted for at the recent state primary, has been filed with the secretary of state. It shows that he had no expense. The affidavit was filed by c. w. Bryan, pub fisher of The Commoner. and attested by J. R. Parrish, a notary.
 It is noted in the affidavit that MT. Bryan, who signed the document, by the way, Ion oath says that he incurred no expenses whatever in said primary, and he herewith files this statement with the Neecretary of state in compliance with the election laws of said state.'
 Thhe letter was mailed June 16, and re- ceive>d in the office of Secretary of State JuiianN on June IS.
 ! Wilkinson To Speak.
 Comm {ssioner of Agriculture J. A. Will kinson lwill address the Alabama Seed