The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-14
.O, [. WILEY MAY JET THE SHORT TERM May Succeed Congressman Wiley As Compliment COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY There May Be Lively Fight Over Prop osition of Double Primary.
 Julian Pleased With
 Publicity Law.
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY

Montgomery, July 13.-(SpeciaL)-Th fight in the meeting of the second con- gressional democratic committee tomor- row afternoon promises to be very warm. Two questions are up, i. e., whether or not there shall be a double primary for the nomination of man to succeed Con- gressman Wiley and whether or not 0. C. Wiley, the brother of the dead repre- sentative, be given the short term with out contest as a compliment to the family of the deceased.
 | Chairman w. A. Henderson of the com mittee Is very much in favor of the dou- ble primary and very much opposed to giving Wiley the short term. He thinks that the will of the people will not be | secured if there Is anything but majority vote; also that the man who Is nom- mated for the short term should be given the long, so that he may be able to get fin line for good service before the ac- tual work of the long term begins i There Is much feeling for a double prl- mary. The lists will probably contain the names of at least 10 men who want to be nominated, and it Is thought that there will be little likelihood of a selection with so many In the field that will be from many of the best people, comparatively l speaking. Hence the feeling Is that the best plan is by majority rule, which will mean a second primary in the end 1 It is understood that every candidate so far announced has agreed to give way 1 for o. c. Wiley to have the short term save MT. Dent, who has not returned from Denver. However, 1t is said that his friends agree to the plan, so that the prospect of the nomination for the short term gong to O. c. Wiley is bright. It l is also fact that under the law the committee can nominate for the short 1 term if 1t thinks best without calling q primary.
 Julian Likes Plank.
 The publicity plank of the national dem ocratic platform is very pleasing to Sec retary of State Frank N Julian for the reasonthat 1t will prevent the insurance l companies of the east contributing the money of the stockholders to the support of the republican nominee. This was partly paid by the men of the south with out their knowledge and certainly with out their consent.
 MT. Julian is insurance commissIonee and has been very active in preventing such use of moneys He also notes that as a result of the movement for more l careful oversight of the business of the companies that they are urging that they have national in the place of state con- trol. This is,'' he said, 'one feature of the slush fund of the republicans that should be condemned in no uncertain way, and I believe will be, in November" Commissoner of Agriculture J. A. Will kinson thinks that while public sentiment might in a measure remaIn with Roose- | welt, It cannot be conveyed to Taft, so | that the chances for MT. Bryan are very bright He believes that the nominee for President Is a good and strong man. and | that his running mate will add great strength to the ticket.
 Call for the Funds. l In appealing for support for the ticket, John H. Wallace, Jr., said: No move ment can be success when backed by a depleted treasury. The democrats of Ala bama should raise at least $25O00 to be forwarded to the national democratic headquarters towards winning the victory, which will be surely ours.
 MT. Wallace then goes on to say that he regards the ticket as ideal and the platform perfect; also that this is dem- ocratic year. He recites the robbery Df the tariffs and the monopoly of the | trusts, all to the hurt of the common peo- ple "who are,'' he says, but toilers and vassals for the trust magnates and money sharks
 As a clarion call to the rank and file. | al oria in Let each democrat do his part We can- rot hope to receive campaign contribu- tions from the trusts and corporations, whose financial assistance the democracy would scorn hence the people must come forward with the funds with which to de- fray the legitimate expenses incident 10 making their fight
 Public Lands Disappearing.
 It is shown in the annual report of Nathan Alexander, register of the land office at Montgomery, that there are less than 190,0OO acres of government lands In Alabama at this time; also that home- steaders have taken up during the last year 121, ,49714 acres, divided as follows: Original homestead entry 76,29617 acres; converted lands, 10419.14; final home stead, 34,782.13. During the same time there was disposed of 3,723.47 of timber and stone lands in 43 entries.
 l Of the agricultural lands yet to De en- tered the counties having the most are Lawrence, with 17,32O acres, and Winston, with 1S,0O0. Only 40 acres each are left to Bullock, Conecur Hale, Marengo, Perry and Pike. Of the forest lands, Tuscaloosa has 16S00 of the 30,000 acres left. Of the 46.320 acres of mineral lands Tuscaloosa has 11,720 and Fayette 29,COO. The state holds 25OO acres of military re- serve.
 Farm Lectures.
 Farmers union meetings with experts from the state and national departments of education will be held during the month in Madison and Colbert counties. A. D. Kirby will have charge in Madl- so. Besides Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson who will talk of Soils and ; Crop Adapatability," the following will speak:
 R. S. Wilson, Washington, on "Plant and Plant Culture;" B. B. Ross, state chemist, Commercial Fertilizers E. r. Cauthen, Seed and Seed Selecton;" ]. M. Atkinson, Athens, Agricultural Ed ucation;" w. J. Hurlbert Washington
 "Good Roads"
 Congressman William Richardson will also speak at such of the appointments as he can attend and upon whatever sub feet pleases him.
 The dates are as follows, the pro- gramme being the same at each stopping place:
 Madison County-Owen's Cross Roads