The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-26
THE PASSING THRONC
The way ef Polltic..

ISCUy near betting. experience before ness man the other day. q was fin a crowd where the Presidential race was under discussion and I in an offhand manner remarked that I was not SC this County. A member of the party who Is generally one of the best in- tormeq politicians in the city, hooted a1 sucn Wild suggestion and inquired , wno IS going to run against him. fl you know so much about it? The truth was that l was not talking seriously and dldnt know myself who. If any a sort of random prop for my posi- tton l replied that Governor Johnson would. My friend went up In the air and declared that Johnson could not the time did not really know that Johnson's name was going to be on the ticket. but to keep up my front I said I'll bet you s25 he does' I'll take 1t. promptly replied my friend, and while haven't got that much in my pocket 1t wtn be forthcoming. all right
 Knew my man and considered the bet a go and concluded that anybody could get hundred votes against any body else regardless of who either par ty was and that I had a good thing. nhe next day some what to my surprise the local papers announced that John sons name would be on the State tick ct and then l knew I was safe and went out to hunt for my man. 1 didn't find him for a day or two but finally he came up behind me on the street and gently enclosed my rope challen- ger In warm embrace and said. See. here old man, am not a quitter, but that Bryan Johnson bet nosed around a bit and I'll be jaggered If I don't be- lieve that every benign ted sinner in this town Is going to vote for that man where you got your dope and If you were looking for suckers
 "In the light of what did happen and how fast and quick 1t happened con- feel offended if thought that my friend had meant what he said. But such is the way of politics"
 Frank Bunting Here.
 Frank Bunting. formerly a we'll known newspaper man of Florence. but at present extensively engaged in mining operations. is in the city on business
 The newspaper profession Is a most fascinating one and one that 1t Is ex- eeedingly hard to give up." said MT. young men to do in this State the very first favorable opportunity is to get Into mining or manufacturing. These are the foundations of our future greatness in Alabama and the things that big fortunes are going to be made out of. Just at present I am develop ing some exceedingly valuable graph . pL6 pTOpST1ltS near NOOQWdIGT ana my prospects of profit are alluring to the extent of enthusiasm"
 Mir. Helpman Here. |.
 D. A. Helpman of Toledo, O., General Field Agent of the National Union, was prominent visitor to the city yes- terday. MT. Helpman was the guest of honor at a banquet last night at
 Mir. Helpman is one of the leading men of tho National Union. and he was given a public entertainment yesterday grt by the memoers s of the order Id Mont T. Gardner Foster and carried over the Capitol and to many other points of interest in the city, He met many citizens of Montgomery. He paid last night am official visit to the local lodge of the National Union known as Jeff
 Preceding this was the delightful but informal dinner at which he was the guest of honor.
 Mir. Helpman expressed himself as order in this city and he was especial ly warm In his commendation of Mont gomery.
 Dr. Cunninghnm's Nomination.
 "The nomination of pr. R. M. Gun nlngham as a delegate from the State at large to the National Democratic Convention, I regard under the circum-
 
 utical happenings that ever noted in Ala abama," said a we'll known State politician yesterday.
 Tn the first place Dr. Cunningham Is the only Johnson man nominated on the entire delegation. To give him a place the voters of the State defeated one of the best known Democrats of Alabama, and a man who had been a consistent supporter of William Jen- nings Bryan and a man endorsed by the Bryan clubs throughout Alabama. In the next place Dr. Cunningham never lifted a finger to get the nomt- nation. He delivered only one speech and that was to his nelghbors in Ems ley. Then he went back to his office and refused to be disturbed in his pri- vaJte affairs. happen to know that his defeat or his election was a matter of supreme indifference to him. He never wrote a letter. He never asked declined to make any speeches in the campaign. He simply announced that he was for John A. Johnson as the most available candidate and went back as to how he was running in the State. I dare say he did not expect to be elected. But the vote he got was most hattering and surprising' vate opinion about it. Governor Co., mer defeated him by good sized ma jority and my opinion in the light of recent events Is that the Alabama vot- CT has decided that he made a mistake In the campaign of 1906 when Cum min ngham was defeated and wanted to do what he could to recompense the chief sufferer from that error"
 Mir. Lucien V. LaTaste, who was many years a popular resident of Montgomery but now a citizen of Dal- las, Tex, Is in the city. Wherever he went vest erday Mir. LaTaste was given a warm greeting by his old friends. He expects to be here two days when he will go back to Texas. Later in the su inner he will return to Montgomery to spend several weeks.
 Must Have a Fair.
 There is nothing to it," said well known, most substantial and conserVa- tive business man yesterday afternoon, we must have a fair this fall and a good one. We have now passed the Speculative or "mabe." point and 1t is square up to our merchants and busi- ness men to put their names on the subscription list for an amount com mensurate with the private inter est in community enterprise and pup lie duty
 Tn the first place. we have already said so much about 1t that 1t would never do on earth to fall down now, nd fr f ha fu