The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-21
Legislative Sessions So
Termed.
TIE AIR HAS BEEN
FULL OF RUMoRs
New Candidates Sprung on the
Scene Almost Hourly.
eudge weakiey's Prospective Raee-
Break Between Conner and Law
= renee and start Of Anti-Oon.
stitutienal Prehsbition
WORK Are the New
Developments.

This IL the greatest political con-
vention ever attended, and have at
tended many. The only difference be-
tween the convention now going on
and the others have attended Is that
the state is paying our expenses"
Such was the declaration of Senator
John J. King, Of Marengo. when he
was discussing the Legislature in
which he has been an 'insurgent" SEN
ator on all the leading policies. And
this last week In the Legislature has
been "chock" full of politics. Still
the situation. is yet in embryo. IT
would seem that political ambitions ana
political movements are fiuttering In
the air, Just above the earth and ready
to alight at the propttious moment hke
. flock Of pigeons.
But the week is marked by certain
definite developments which have crys-
taiized in the gossip among the MEM
bers of the Legislature and the legis-
lative attaches.
First Is the certainty that Judge ).
d. weakley will make the race for
Governor In opposition to Hon. II. 8.
d. Mallory.
Second, is the break between Cover
nor B. b. Conner and Rev. Brooks
lawrence. Superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League. That there has been
such q break. everybody about the Cap
4t0I knows, ana tnat IT Will DC perIua
nent everyone expects.
Third, is the beginning OF the active
work of the opponents OF constitu-
tional prohibition.
Not Formally Announced.
Judge Wsakley has not formally an
nounced his candidacy. But he has
told. at least two friends that he would
make the race. He sent yesterday a
telegram to The Advertiser in which
he said he would gladly meet Hon.
Emmett o'Neal in joint discussion over
the proposed amendment TO the consti-
tuition. Nobody believes that he would
care to undergo the worry and annoy
ance Of a joint discussion, unless he
proposed to run for Governor. The
only thing new in the situation Is the
establishment of the certainty OF
Judge Weakley's candidacy. For a
year he has been prospective candi-
date and here recently the probabili-
ties of his candidacy were so increased
that some sort OF q definite statement
was expected.
Endorsed by Conner.
Judge Weakley will be endorsed by
Governor Conner. Governor Conner has
urged him to run and the advice fell
on willing ears. The Anti-Saloor
League will not endorse the candidacy
Of Judge Weakley, nor will II officially
endorse the candidacy of Mr.. Mallory
"A statement TO THIS oHoCt VIII DC Tut
mally issued as soon as the race shapes
itself.
Leading oficers of the League will
support Mr.. Mallory. Other leading of
flcerE will support Judge Weakley. The
men who have been most prominent In
the work of the Anti-Saloon League
will probably be found behind Mr.. Nal
Tory although some of the most active
members have been urging Judge
Weakley to run, and will be with him
If there is any talk OF an administra'
tion candidate, that talk will cluster
about the name of Judge Weakley
Governor Conner has never favored the
candidacy of Mr. Mallory. although
some Of his strongest lieutenants have
been Mallory men. Governor Conner
has wanted Judge Weakley to run and
he Is pleased that the Judge Is to make
the race.
As to the break between the Cover
nor and Rev. Brooks Lawrence, Il
might be said that this has been the
Capitol gossip for the past week. One
reporter was so excited over II ht
printed the foolish report that there
had been either q personal conflict or q
NEAR conflict" between the two men
This was not true. The two men diff