The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
OPEN SEASON ON CANDIDATES Gossip Increasing About the
 Capitol POLITICAL BEES ARE BUzzINs
Julian May Make Try for Stats
 Railway Commission.
There seems to Be No Dearth of Mes Who Are Willing to Run for office and te Serve the
 state for Cossid-
 eration.

Open season on candidates has be- gun. With the new week gossip. the ammunition which is used with good effect during the political season. has re-doubied in every quarter and around every State office.
 The most tangible of the gossip is
 that which attaches to tho office of Railroad Commissioners. and which as- sociates wnth the job the name of Secretary of state Frank N. Julian. MT. Julian will probably run. So far the gossip is authoritative. but not official. Mir Julian, himself. has not spoken Of the matter. But in such things as politics there are ways and ways of that if MT. Julian does announce, he will have a decided platform.
 And one of It's blanks will be a promise of constant attandencae on his duties if elected, that he will remain In Montgomery every day of the week and month except when on the road about official business. according to the friends who have spoken for him.
 Two railroad commissioners must
 be elected in 1910; the president Of the commission holds over two more years. J. A. Lusk, Governor Co., ner's appointee to the commission to succeed Major J. c. Harris, who died in office. will certainly be a candidate to succeed himself. if there is any thing to the dope that Is circulated. Mir. Lusk was appointed in the | summer of 1908. and will serve through the unexpired term of Major Harris until 1911. That he will ask for reelection Is accepted as certain. The other member of the present commission, W. D. Nesbit of Birming-
 ham. will not bid for reelection. ac- Il A Afnar fn .tsa mAa n Saturday.
 | R. N. Collins. of Montgomery, has
 been mentioned as Q willing candi-
 date, but he is barred from entrance ! into the race by statutory limitations,
 in that he resides in the same con-
 gressional district as another member Of the commission. President Charles Henderson.
 Gossip attaches, at this stage. ts
 the contest for the office of State su-
 perintendent Of Education. one name
 that of H. J. wiilingham. secretary
 of the State Board of Examiners, has
 long been prominent in conenction
 with this race. Lately there has en-
 tered another, that of !. C. DuBose, or birmingham. who has been long prominent in educational and literary
 things of the State. And there is l prospect of a third candidate Some
 men have mentioned the name oS
 Isaac W. Hill. former State superin
 tendent. and present principal of the I opelika public schools. as a likely
 candidate for the State office, although I nothing of a tangible nature has de-
 veloped from Mir. Hill or his friends
 It is believed that the date of the primary election will have some ef-
 feet upon the intentions of the Hiii
 faction. Promise of a late primary
 will probably bring with 1t Mfr. Hifl.s
 candidacy, with probably one other who will bid for the office; an early
 primary may limit the field to the
 other two alone.
 And on the matter of the date of
 the primary the men of Alabama who
 have been associated with It's politics
 are worrying themselves to a fever
 heat. Some. out of regard for the
 people, as they say. want a late pri-
 mary, to thus afford the State a rest
 from politics; others say. still with an
 idea for the public good. that the on-
 ly way to bring about cessation of that | objectionable and enervating thing.
 politics, is to have an early primary
 and get done with It all. Ana the
 common people. in whose name fha
 debate is being waged e5e wondering
 If 1t will matter so much, after all.