The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-08
 ARE ACTIVE Several Are Now in the
 Field. OPPOSITION FOR MANY Cy Brown the Only Man Who Seems to Have Clear Field. Interesting Contests Are Expected For Several Of the omces, As the
 Candidates Are Busy Mak-
 tng Announcement.

In the wake of the juggernaut which piled over the Legislature last week. many rumored candidates for State of- fees loom up in clearer light for the next State campaign and few are positively announced as in the race. It can be safely forecasted that not a single state office will go to a candi- date without opposition unless per- chance the ofice of Secretary of State is an exception. Cyrus B. Brown. the present efficient chief clerk of this of- flee and popular clerk of the House of Representat tives. Is at present in the 1eld by himself.
 For State Treasurer 1t Is now as- sured that Hon. J. A. wilkinson, Com missioner of Agriculture and Indus tries. will be opposed by Hon. William Garner. of Ozark. MT. Garner is re- Rarded one of the really conservative members Of the lower house. has the distinction of attending three extra sessions of the Legislature and is well known in Soutl ast Alabama for his financial success. His friends are push ing his candidacy with vigor and rush that has already commanded at- tention. Nor are the friends of MT. Wilkinson losing time in the manage. men of his interests In this race.
 Hon. W. 1. Lancaster. a present member of the House from Fillmore. Is also prominently mentioned for State Treasurer. though his announcement is yet matter of future development. His friends are urging him to get in the race.
 For State Auditor the field seems to be filling up or giving promise of con RANtfnH Hnn prnnka HtNR clerk of the present State Auditor. ia an avowed candidate. and against him is being mentioned M. c. Allgood. The friends of the latter. whose home is in Blount county. say that he is sure to make the race. Judge John Purifoy. chief State Examiner of Pub lie Accounts. is being urged by friends to make this race and he Is not yet de- cided on the question. He is an ex- State Auditor and 1t is said that he may enter the campaign. He was once probate judge of Wilcox county. An. other prominent name in this connec- ton is Judge W. S. Forman, of St. Clair county. He is probate judge of the latter county
 For the Associate Justfceshfpa.
 For the Associate Justiceships and the Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court the field is slow to fill. ii ia known that Justice John c. Anderson. of Marengo County, Is going to be in the fight to succeed himself and Justice N p. Denson Is all but an announced candidate to succeed himself. As to who else will be in the race nothing definite has been learned. though Judge ormond Somervilfe. of Tuscaloosa, a member of the University faculty, Is known to be seriously thinking of be- ing a candidate for the Supreme Bench. He would necessarily have to resign the faculty of the University to get In the campaign, there being a rule of the Board of Trustees that no profess sor shall be candidate and hold his position there. Chief Justice J. R. Dowdell will in all likeliho ood be a can didate to succeed himself and so far he Is without opposition. though 1t is not impossible that ex-Chief Justice Weakley will run. But on this score the report Is that Judge Weakley would not oppose Justice Dowdell.
 For Attorney General Hon. Thomas w. Martin, at present Assistant Attor- ney General. is being prominently men, tioned as a candidate. Mfr. Martin. if he decides to run. will be opposed by Colonel Thomas L. Bulger, of Dade- vile, a prominent member of the House of Representatives from Tallapoosa Colonel Bulger formally announced his candidacy yesterday.
 Mir. Martin is known to have won the commendation of many of the best lawyers in the State for his legal work for the State. rendering aid to Attor- ney General Garber.
 For State Superintendent of Educa- tion the race at present lies between Hon. H. J. Willingham. Secretary of the State Board of Teachers Exami- ners. and Prof. J. c. DuBose. of Bir- mingham. There may be other candi- dates for this office, but none is yet an- nounced.
 There are no certain candidates for the office of Commissioner of Agricul- ture and Industries though c. H. Bu- kingsley, of the present Department; Hon. John B. Ward. and Hon. W. H. Seymour. of Montgomery, Director of the State Bureau of Cotton Statistics, are all mentioned for the position. The candidates for all the offices may an- nounce in a rush after the adjourn ment of the extra session of the Legis- lature when the gong will formally sound and the lines will Oegin to be laid throughout the State.