The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
t.l E '@' E- |SLAIES ARE BEING MADE
 County Politics Now Becom- ing Active.
 CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS
 Rushton Is Boomed for a Place in State Senate. Rivalry fer omces in the Gift of Mont sonery Voters is Likely to Grow Keen and Intere.tiag Be- fore the Primaries Are. Held.
CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS

Who will represent Montgomery County in the next House and Ssisste of the Alabama Legislaturef
 Now that a meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committed has been called for Jan. to consider the adyisability of an early county prf- mary. talk of a Montgomery Senator and Montgomery Representatives has been more or less general on Dexter Avenue and around the court house. It is argued strongly that the Senator and the four Representatives from this county should be selected at the county primary. so that their election would in no way be involved with that of State candidates. It seems to be the gomery County legislative ticket should be made up at the primary in which the county officers are nominated.
 There is a dearth of legislative can didates In this county just now. It has been suggested that In view of the importance of the next Legislature that Montgomery County should draft some of it's best men for the places, whether they are willing or noh and not send good fellows" just because they are eager to go. In fact, there is movement on fooot to draft Ray Rushton for the Senate. Eushton Is not candidate and may not be. He has one of the big law practices of the city and-could i'll afford to give two or three months to the duties of Sena- tor, but there has been no little talk in Montgomery that he should be made to go to the Senate where he would be certain to assume commanding po- eftion
 Then there is talk of Judge T. Scott Sayre and M B. Houghton as possible 0AN 4r~a Ite7 aro Sayre was once elected Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. before the Supreme Court declared 1t unconstitu- tional. and 1t is thought that he pos sibly might be e candidate for his old judicial place. If he does not care to run for that office. there is talk of drafting him either for the House -or Senate from Montgomery County. Mir :. Hou ghton is one of the best known and most highly esteemed business men of the city and it Is held that in the Senate he would reflect credit on the county
 It is regarded as reasonably certain that Frank Stollenwerck, Jr., will run for reelection to the House, and 1t is regarded es reasonably certain that. in- asmuch as he opposed in his short ser- vice in the House all the drastic legis- lation that came up. his constituents will endorSe nfm Witn Fe-cloclIou. [. The same is true of Captain Peter B.. Mastin. who. In ali probability. will ask for reelection and in all proba- bility secure 1t without opposition. Gaston Gunter. now Mayor of Mont gomery, will of course. not be candi- date, and Representative O. c. Maner has moved out of the city. which leaves two open places for a contest, There is a disposition to send a representa- tive business man of Montgomery to the Legislature, and in this connection the name of E. J. Meyer has been fre- uuently mentioned. There is talk in the same connection that peraaps James H. Gallagher might be can dtdate.
 It seems agreed that a representative Montgomery County farmer should be on the delegation. While a number of names have been mentioned in the political gossip the mention of T. M. Oliver has met with much favor. It is also said that Alderman Janfes s. Parrish would make a good race for the Legislature, and his name has been considered.
 The next week Is expected to bring forth some legislative candidates. The County Committee in all probability will want a clean-sweep made of all county offices if an early primary is or dered, and the Senator and the Repre- sentatives will be named with the other county officers.