The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
PROHIBITION
SLATE INTACT
5ubernatorial Race Now
Opening Up.
MALLORY AND WHO ELSE !
Carmichael Is Much In The
Talk.
Although Speaker Of House h sus-
sestea ~ Candidate for Chief Ex-
eeutive Once, There d other
Political Talk.

Tho talk Of awarding the ofices and
naming the candidates In the next gen.
erai election has taken more time in
the last two days than constitutional
prohibition gossip among the legisla-
tors ana the train Of employees and poll
tticians, who attend q meeting of the
Alabama Legislature. So far as the
NEXT race for Governor IL concerned the
situation is not clarified. The ques-
tion TO be settled IL whether Mr.. NAL
Tory win or will not have any oppo-
sitfon In addition to Hon. Walter d.
seed
That question is not settled. 1t will
not be settled until after the extra
session OF the Legislature Is adjourn
ed. and then perhaps the field will
not be full until the fight has been won
ana lost one way or the other on con-
stitutional prohibition. Judge 8. D.
Weakley looms up strong with Speak
or A. II. Carmichael az a strong pros
pective candidate for Governor under
the endorsement Of the Anti Saloon
unless the League Ia going to fall In
behind Mr.. Mallory by reason OF his
stand for constitutional prohibition. An
interesting rumor anoat was to the eff
feet that Speaker Carmichael might
make the race for Lieutenant Governor
on the ticket with Mr.. Mallory for
Governor. But the politically knowing
said that they would have to get some
further returns before they were go-
ing TO accept that report as true.
In the meantime the woods are full
Of candidates. A man could not toss
brick In either House of the Legis-
iature without hitting q candidate for
some State or county ONCE. The chief
irnpulse now seems to be to edge up
TO the warm breeze OF the Anti-Saloon
influence,
II is certain that the gentleman from
Coibert-who has the advantage Of n
native friendship In the wiregrass Sec
tion OF Alabama also--was the noise
center OF last weeks political excite
7nent 1t was he who stepped from the
Speakers seat in the debate on the
main prohibition issues of the House,
ana made the dramatic climax Of the
remarkable discussion. 1t was he who
was prearranged to tip the main fire.
works on at the finale, and he Is CIV
en- credit for doing It well in his Prov
en- good style. And his prominence in
the Acampaign to this stage will not
stop the talk OF his running for Cover
nor. l
In the recent xeview of candidates
and near-candidates, 1t was omitted to
say that very probably Justice A. D.
Bawre, Of the Supreme Court, will be q
caladidata to succeed himself He has
an army OF friends that would be SUR
prised IL he did not run. and they look
Tor his announcement at the proper
time
Justise 9ayre was the choice Of Gov
eri1or Conner when It became necessary
no 9fil the position of Justice Dowdell
who was promoted to Chief Justice up
on the resignation Of Justice Tyson. On
account Of being an appointee more
than SIX months before the next gen.
lerai election. Justice Sayre is forced. II
he would retain his ONCE. to enter the
primary next year for the unexDired
term for which he was appointed. AS
.Isstsce Dowdeil's term would have ex-
;pEred In January 1913, 1t 10 manifest
that Justice Sayre. IL elected even next
year. will be required to run again In
E1g12 in order to be entitled to an I'M
interrupted six-year term
Justices Anderson and benson ana
Chief Justice Dowdell will ali be in
the race. II Is understood, while their
opponents are yet unannounced. IL any
there lwiil be. unless one Of them is
Judge Ormond Somerville. Of Tuscaloo-
sa. who il known to have written let
tiers on the subject.
1t should have been stated in yester-
days Advertiser that Judge John Puri-
Toy, now chief examiner of public &C
counts. is a possible candidate for
state Treasurer instead of State Audi
tor Also IL should have been stated
that. w. T. Kennedy. OF Bessemer. Is an
active candidate for State Auditor.
81 The field of candidates is likely to
multiply with the close of the extra
session.