The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-11
Action of Justice Un-
 expected. STATE OFFICIALS ENTER
 INTO GUESSING CONTESTS Successor Hard Problem For The
 Wise Ones. lProbahly Jurist win Engage in Pri- vate Practice of Law at Home Several Candidates Be-
 ing Touted.

Politics were at fever heat through Capitol corridors yesterday, prompted by the news of the resignation of Jus tice N. D. Denson of the Supreme Court.
 Coming as surprise. 1t sent the gos- sip on on a tangent to fields untouched py the politics of the past two months, and left the Knowing ones agape.
 The reasons back of Judge Denson's resignation were variously doped out. Ills hi-health, his desire to build up an extensive private practice, his in- tention to run for United States Con- Eress against J. T. Hefiin in the Fifth District. were all touched upon as prcbable causes for the action.
 That Judge Denson withdraws from the bench to oppose Hefin was ac- counted far the safest bet in polfti- cal circles. although his letter to The Advertiser seems to indicate that po- htical prospects do not enter into his plans. The letter says:
 Tn connection with my resignation of the office of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. I wish to make the statement through the columns of your paper that I have taken this action Tor reasons purely personal to myself ana family. Further, in this connec- At&n WISH tO expEeSS my pTOtOunO gratitude to the people of the State in electing me to this high ofiice. and shall ever hold in grateful remem- brace their Kindness. To my brothers on the bench, and the court officials, express my sincere regrets in severins my official connection and associa- kion."
 To Practice Law.
 One who has been close to Judge Tt-r~ &AA rAAN AAak Ak,A retiring jurist will open offices in Ope- lilka. where his son. John V. Denson. is practicing law at present. and also in Lafayette, his home. Between the two centers, 1t is believed, he will build up one of the most extensive private practices in the state.
 The other prospect that Hefin will be opposed for Congress by Judge Uenson, was granted credence in some quarters. It Is said that the jurest had been the recipient of a large num- Der of written appeals to run for Con- gress in the Fifth District. and that Probate Judge Driver of Chambers County. a neighbor of Judge Denson. was influential in bringing about the resignation.
 Political guessing then veered from Ing is to be sprung until the return of governor Conner from Canada two weeks hence. but already many are mentioned as likely recipients of the plum.
 Garber May Succeed.
 Attorney-General Alex M. Garber who has been one of the most consist ent workers and defenders of adminis- traitor measures and champion of ad- ministration battles. is prominently mentioned as probable appointee. He was held to be a logical candidate for the bench once before. when Chief Justice Tyson resigned. but Judge Sayre of Montgomery received the ap- p0intment.
 Garber Looms Up.
 Colonel Gerber now looms up as a probability. with his assistant. Thomas W. Martin of Montgomery. as the man likely to step into the post of Attorney General.
 Some of the sifted opinions settles upon W. E. Fort, who was appointed Judge of the criminal division of the City Court of Birmingham by Governor Conner, as the logical appointee to suc- ceed Judge Denson. Judge Fort. through his former association with the Governor. as his private secretary. Is very close to the executive.
 H. c. Selhefmer. the States attor- ney. who was retained to assist the Attorney-General in the fight for the statutory rates. is accounted Q prob- ability. although 1t is believed that MT. Selheimer's defeat in 1907 in his campaign for election to the bench may react against his chances for the ap. pointment.
 The Supreme Court convenes on Nov. l for the fall term, and the appoint ment will be made during October.
 Letter to Governor.
 Lafayette, Sept. 1O-(SpeciaD-The