The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-03

 CONVENTION Gossip of Work Being Done by Administration. TICKETS BEING MADE UP Mi. Dent Candidate for Delegate to Denver. e stste Committee VIII Open state csm- paign at the Meeting To Be
 Held On Feb-
 rusry 2.
 

With the meeting of the State Ex- secdtive Committee only five days off when plans. win be laid for the party acapaign of 1908. Alabama Democrats appear to be more interested in the se- lection of delegates to the National Democratic Convention at Denver and in the race for Justices of the Su- prenie Court than in any other features of the campaign. The three proposed constitutional amendments and the race for President of the Railroad Commis- sion. if thore should be a race. are attracting but little attention.
 Until the Committee meets on Feb- ,ruary 2 and adopts plans and specifica- tions for the primary the political sit- uation will be necessarily vague. But prospective candidates for Denver dele- gates are Beginning to stir themselves.
 Of all the contests, that for Asso- ciatee Justices of tho Supreme Court Is attracting most attention just now The coming Democratic primary will nominate judges to All the places now held by Justices Jonathan Haralson and R. q. simpson. Under the lot system the terms of these Justices will soon expire and the nomination of their successors is necessary. Both will stand for recollection.
 Judge James !. Mayfield,, of Tusca- loosa. the State Codifer and the first Judge of the City Court of Tuscaloosa is an announced candidate for oue of the pleces. His formal announcement has been made.
 It is regarded as reasonably certain that Senator John A. Lusk. of Marshall County, will be a candidate for Assa- ciate Justice. Mr. Lusk was defeated for Congress in the Seventh District by Congressman John L. Burnett, two years ago. When the Legislature of 1907 adjourned, tt was stated that Mir. Lusk would again try his hand in the Seventh District against Mir. Bur- nett. But a change was made in his plans. Letters have been rereived in various sections oe the State, sounding public sentiment in his behalf. So, if the signs are favorable, he win un- doubtediy be candidate. It is xos- sip in political circles that MT. Gusk was not pleased with the action of the Supreme Court in declaring two of his general Judiciary acts unconstitu- tional.
 Pefhaps the most interesting gossip. beard these days in political circles. has to do with the personnel of the present State Convention. It is de- clared with some show of authority that the State Administration Is busy ing itself so that 1t shall be a Conner Convention. like tho convention of two years ago, and like the Legislature of 1907 was q Conner Legislature. It Is gossip that word has bean sent. up and down the State to the faithful to note carefully who are sent to the conven- tion.
 Tn Montgomery County the friends of the Governor have been very quiet and very busy. A Conner ticket Is being worked up in Montgomery County. if if has not already been done. A num- Der of prominent citizens have been ap-. preached as to their willingness to have. their names among the Conner delegates. This is supposed to be in compliance with the general order sent out ''to put none but Conner men on guard" Similar interest has been shown by the Conner men in other sec tions of the State, and there is no doubt that a general movement is on over the State.
 . If. such a ticket is presented 1t is within the range of possibilities that there will be a lively conest for dele gates from Montgomery County, to the