The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
SECOND DISTRICT PRIMARY TODAY Campaign Is Marked By Much
 Long Talk TO SUE FOR "F0GIE" MONEY Soldiers Claim Per Cent Over Scale of Waees-R. R. Broadnax Forced
 Into Bankruptcy Court at
 Montgomery.
TO SUE FOR "F0GlE" MONEY

Montgomery, September 11.-(Speeial)- The fight for the place made vacant by the death of Congressman A. A. Wiley came to an end tonight with short speeches by the candidates, and much long talk by their friends It has been rather warm but in the main interesting. The only fight of any proportion was that between s. H. Dent of Montgomery and w. H. Sanford of Troy, on the prohibi- tion question The others, T. J. Hall and A. C. Sanders, of Montgomery and c. R. Bricken of Luverne, have taken things in an easy way, preferring to have no special agitation.
 MT. Dent incurred the enmity of the prohibition crowd by refusal to indorse bill to prevent one state shipping liquors into another if the other was prohibition. He held that it was unconstitutional and proven to be so by full investigation. As a result the State Anti-Saloon league, of which Dr. W. B. Crumpton is presi- dent, and Brooks Lawrence superintend- ent, went out after him, seeking support of the prohibitionists for MT. Sanford. MT. Dent, therefore, talked plainly about MT. Lawrence, calling him an interloper and a carpetbagger.
 To offset this the league officers have sent out scores of letters urging support of Sanford and trying to induce the vot- CTS to vote against MT. Dent. This has been resented by the Dent followers, who are more vigorous than ever to get out his vote. The activity here has. of course, set the Sanford men to harder work, and the fight looks to be largely between these two so far as active fuss making goes. It is expected that the dis- trict will poll 0,000 votes
 These are for the long term; the short term, which runs to March next. was given o. c. Wiley of Troy, a brother of the dead man, without opposition.
 Soldiers Will Sue.
 It is aunderstood that the Alabama Ma tional Guard officers who have served as long as five years will enter suit by man. damus to compel the state to pay the 'fogie' money which they say is due as a result of service in the strike dis trict. The regulations of the United States army allow officers that long in service per cent above the scale, and the state men claimed as much, but it was not aI- lowed.
 Broadnax In More Trouble. R. R. Broadnax, who on last Saturday | shot and killed Sheriff Haynes of Lowndes county, has been forced into | bankruptcy in the United States court here. He has been merchandising in Haynesville for some time George Stuart was made receiver.
 Alabama Rate Cases.
 The Alabama rate cases before the in- terstate commerce commission will be ar- gued September 21 in Atlanta at the same time others are. The members of the railroad commission who have been for some time fixing up the papers, will be on hand with the evidence. Commissioner Nesbitt has been here several days, going over the answers and petitions in order that everything may go in in good shape.
 To Help the Men. Orders have gone out to all the military forces to find out how many young men were let out of their places as a result of being called to strike duty. It Is thought that in every case effort to get men back will be made and In case of | failure other places secured for them. Re- | port has it that a great many young men | were forced out of employment because | they responded to the call to military | duty this summer.