The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
SOME WEEKEND GOSSIP
 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL
By HERvEY W. LAIRD.

as second to no man in the state in prospect of political, preferment, will seek the governorship at the next election. He has had nothing to say. Men will relate that they know he has said that he would not run for the place. Other men have said as emphatically that he will, so there you are. But whatever the outcome and whatever the facts. it is no exaggeration to say that the future action of the Birmingham judge and law yer are matters of marked interest at the present time.
 The friends of Col. H. s. D. Mallory, who, with Henry B. Gray of Birmingham. is announced as a candidate for the gov ernorship, are said to have developed re- newed activity during the past few days, a result it is thought of the belief that Judge Weakley is going to try for the high office.
 Brandon Is Out.
 William w. Brandon is not in the race for the gubernatorial nomination. He says that from a boy he has had ambitions to be judge of probate of Tuscaloosa county and at the proper time he will announce for the place. General Brandon says he feels grate- full to the people of the state and the papers for the many nice things said or nlIn III regard to lno nlBneSL O1nC6 in the state, but nothing looks so good to him as the probate toga of his coun- ty, and the service of the people who have been good to him for many, many years.
 Friends of Henry B. Gray of Bir- mingham are taking rather cheerfully to the prospect of both Weakley and Mallory in the race for governor. They will line up much of the same follow ing it is thought and make it all the more easy for him to land the plum, which they believe he can do if there is red hot fight between the two mentioned MT. Gray has been lying low, like Brer Rabbit, saying very lit tie, but there Is a general belief that he will be in the fight when 1t gets hot It Is also still warm rumor that Senator Spragins will take up the cudgel in earnest for the same honors
 Harder Work for Judges.
 Speaking of the supreme court calls to mind the fact that Alabama is get ting onto dangerous ground with it's high court. Tn ere is more work than seven judges can do without working themselves to death. almost. Just what the remedy will be none can tell. The most reasonable solution seems to be reduction in the class of cases that
 
 case can be sent up and a litigation involving a few dollars may take up vastly more time than one that in wolves half a million.
 'The loss of Judge Tyson to this bench Is a calamity to this state and the south,' said a member of the bench the other day after the retiring chief justice had resigned to take up the practice of. law. He is a great judge keen as a whip and knows the law. am awfully sorry that he has seen fit to leave the service, but he had to do so to make living for his family. And that is not all. Others are going to do the same thing. The supreme bench ought to be a permanent affair. There should not be frequent change of judges. It is bad for the court and for the cause of the bar and the people. I hope to see the court relieved of much that it is carrying now and the state do better part by it."