The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
TWO GOOD JOBS ARE LOOKING FOR MEN In Congress and Railroad At-
 torneyship WILEYS OLD POSITIONS Thomas Hall Believes He Can Win the Race-contess For Railroad Job
 Has Features of Interest.
 Other News.
WILEYS OLD POSITIONS
By HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, June N.-(Speclal. 1.-TWO good jobs are open In this neck of the woods, and many men are looking long ingly upon them. One is that of repre- sentative in Congress from the Second district and the other the district attor- neyship of the Atlantic Coast Line rail- road. In point of income there is thought to be very little difference, the only thing being that a man will have to fight every two years to keep the political po- sition, but may hold on indefinitely to the other if he delivers the goods.
 For Congress, as already noted, there are as many candidates counties In the district Montgomery has two, one announced and one coming, according to his own statement, and a third quite likely. Crenshaw has one certain and another in prospect, Pike one announced, Baldwin a possibility and Wilcox a prob- ability. Covington has one that is taken to be a certainty, and there are others 10 be heard from.
 While all these are for Congress, 1t is thought that some would be glad 10 have the railroad job and would take it in place of the other if handed to them. This, of course, is only surmise, but 1t has been suggested. It has grown out of the fact that while Congressman Wiley, who was buried Saturday, held both places, it is hardly likely that his successor in either will be able to secure the other. The contest is being watched with much interest in the district.
 Those Announced.
 So far w II. Sanford of Pike and R. T. Goodwin of Montgomery have an nounced for Congress; no one has come out for the other place. c. R. Bricken of Crenshaw has done practically the same thing, though he has not made for nal publicity of his intentions. w, L.. Parks of Covington, who was here last week, is reticent, but is said to be will ing and about ready. Thomas Hall Of Montgomery said he expected to announce early in the week. H. Y. Brooke of Luverne is said to be ready to contest with Bricken the home county of the two. H. S. Dent Of Montgomery, s. C. Jen- kins of Baldwin and J. N Miller of Wilcox are just waiting the trend of af- fairs.
 A Bricken man is said to have said that if Bricken ran Parks would not. A Dent man said that if Dent ran Parks would not A Dent man also said that if Dent did not run and Goodwin did, Parks would. Mr. Parks, who was at one time chancellor, and is supposed to have resigned the place in order to be in line fa, linhtninn iG saving out loud what he will do, even if he IS taken to be much of a factor in the for tunes of the other fellows. The once chancellor is, however, very active, has many friends and has been rather groom ing for a try-out of some kind, so he may be reckoned with in the race.
 Short Term Talk.
 Hall made fairly good race against Wiley, receiving about half as many votes as the dead man, and he believes that he can make the race and win now. He is said to have indicated that if given the short term he will not run for the other The same thing is so of Thomas H. Clark whose name has been men, tioned. An earnest friend of the dead man says it would be fitting to give the short term to his brother, O. c. Wiley. and yet another thinks it would be
  diver for the great amount of public work he has done.
 But this leaves the railroad job out. It may be-such a thing has been sug- gested-that the place will go to the of- flee of George w. Jones, district attor- ney of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road. The two lines are one in sense, like man and his wife. The Coast Line owns the Louisville and Nashville, though 1t does not fix its policy. No man or set of men, no matter how much stock they might own. would ever fix policies for Hilton H. Smith, the head of the Louisville and Nashville. He has been fixing policies too long for other roads, especially successful roads like the At lanta and West Point.
 Jones-Foster-Field.
 MT. Jones has side partner that is in the class of any man who knows and can practice the law. That man is J. Manly Foster erstwhile member of the legislature and recently appointed to the place of assistant to MT. Jones. Jones and Foster and a third who is said to be making ood-Field-would no doubt be able to take care of the work of the Coast Line if properly persuaded. This arrangement was pointed out as likely by a railroad man Sunday. He may not have had tip, but he is in position to have one if anybody has.
 So 1t may come out that the railroad job will not be fighting ground after all. Or it may be that Judge J. M Chiffon, who has been assisting Colonel Wiley, will be considered, or A. H. Arlington, younger assistant, who is now the law agent In any event, there Is pretty nearly as much interest in the railroad iob as the other among the men, one of whom might be taken.