The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
JOHN L.P PARKER ID
 JUMP INTO FIGHT
Will Make The Race For Lieu
 tenant Governor
MAKES SHORT STATEMENT
Formal Announcement Will Probably Be Made After Meeting of Exec utive Committee-Thomas
 Only Opponent So Far.

John L. Parker, the well-known drug for the position of lieutenant governor.
 His formal announcement will be made in January, probably Immediately after the meeting of the state executive com mittee, January 24.
 In this regard, MT. Parker said yester- day:
 T have made up my mind to get in the race Since the publication of report some time ago that I would be candi- date have received from every section of Alabama promises of support I will enter the fight with assurances of suc- cess. I will make formal announcement next month, and will set forth the plat form on whith I will stand. I will wear the collar of no man, or set of men, but will advocate those principals which l believe to be right and those policies which I believe will work for the interest of the state."
 MT. Parker is well known in Alabama He formerly lived In Sumter and has claims on Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and other
 
 dence in Mobile will guarantee him many votes in that section of the state. Mir. Parkers connection with politics has been somewhat limited. He was a member of the board of education some ten years ago, and at the present time is president of that board. He served the city as alderman for several terms and
  was in charge of the council during that squally period in municipal history when the newly adopted city code was being put into operation. He has shown a deep interest in every political movement in the recent history of the state, though he has taken in none "a prominent part. AS concerns the question of the regula- tion of the liquor traffic. Dr. Parker is conservative He did not favor recent measures which he deemed unnecessary and unwise and helped to vote them down. On the other hand. he is positively opposed to anything which might be con- strued as an effort to place the heel of the liquor interests on the neck of the state.
 Mir. Parker was until recently a mem- Der of the board of pharmacists of the state, and as such aided in the framing of the present laws restricting and regulat- ing the sale of cocaine and other opiates, nounced himself for lieutenant governor Is Senator Perry Thomas of Barbour, one of the strongest members of the younger political set of the state.
 The same reports were made by Steele 1t was pouring rain, and the weather was bad all day, we did the biggest business Friday in the history of our store.''
 F.W. Bromberg the jeweler, said: 'I could not be better pleased. Customers have bought valuable presents as . rule instead of an exception. It was the best Christmas in three years"
 Said H. J. Porter: Our business was never 90 good We have had more than we could handle. Friday with all of Its slush was the biggest day we have ever known"
 Said Ferd Marx: Our Christmas busi- ness was fine-far better than I ex- pected."
 Sol Caheen: Nothing ever touched 1t. Our share of the business was all we could handle"
 The same reports were made by Steele Smith, Drennen & Co. and several other of the largest stores. The deposits at the banks were indicative of the business. The American Trust and Birmingham Trust banks reported deposits for Friday and Monday unusualiy large, At the First National bank nov record was nsnAa yesterday. deposits amounting to etoo00o for the day. and the total deposits reaching $s.000.0oo for the nrst time.
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