The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-28
PROHIBITION
In PLATFORM
A Dry Plank Generally
Favored.
ONE LOCAL OPTION MAN OUT
Emmett 0'Neal Of Florence Favors
Local Option.
Sudgs weskIey Is said To BE ConsId-
ering Making the Race and He
Stands for a Dry
ONE LOCAL OPTION MAN OUT

Birmingham, June 27-(Special.)-
Prohibition and local option is likely
to be injected into the next State cam
paign in Alabama and already men
who have q bee buzzing In their bon
nets for the chief executive position.
are being spoken of as an ardent adj
vocate of prohibition. or a believer in
the local option plan, as far as liquor
goes.
The announcement that Judge s. D.
Weakley Is considering making the
race for Governor. by some of his
friends. will mean certainly that his
platform will contain a clause proyid-
ing for strict prohibition throughout
Alabama.
H. s. d. Mallory. who is already an
announced candidate for Governor. has
made statement in which he said that
he favored prohibition before and that
be still favors It.
DR.. r. NJ. Cunningham. who Is likely
to be In the race for the gubernatorial
nomination. has been delivering adj
dresses throughout the State on the
evil effects of alcohol on the human
system, and 1t IL not improbable that
his platform will have plank In 1t.
II he runs, favoring prohibition.
Emmett ONeal. of Florence, who Is
said to be a candidate for Governor. is
a frm advocate of the local option
plan. so publication has been made al
ready.
w. d. Seed. of Tuscaloosa, the State
Treasurer, who is to be In the running
also. according to the general UNDER
standing, will probably be for straight
ont prohibition.
others are said t6 be grooming. for
the gubernatorial position, but on a
local option platform.
Mobile is looked to to produce a cam
didate for Governor on liberal plat
form, local option about as liberal as
that section could hope to put forth.
While the gubernatorisl campaign Is
attracting attention, the race for Lieu
tenant tsovcrnor is coming in for some
attention in this section by reason Of
the fact that DR.. John l.. Parker, menu
Der of the Board OF Education in Birm-
ingham, a member of the State Phar.
macy Board. has not been advised that
there Is any opposition to his candi-
dacy While he has not made a FORM
al announcement, many leaders from va
rious parts of the State have heard OF
his name being mentioned and have
either called on him personally or have
written him anent the matter.
TT Is quite funny how the matter
travels over the State" said DR.. Parker
In talking over the proposed race, TOR
since my name has been mentioned In
connection with the Lieutenant Gov
srorship, have had many people to
call In to see me personally or to write
me and urge me TO run. I have not
heard Of any other candidate for the
position of Lieutenant Governor, have
not yet made up my mind on the sub
ject. The mere mention of one's name.
however, flies like wild 1re almost and
II can be heard from in all parts OF
the State"
senator Perry Thomas of Barbour,
the recognized leader OF the minority
forces In the last Senate, is regarded
as a candidate for Lieutenant-Govern
or. He was first mentioned for the
place and 1t is said that only lacking
is his Official announcement to make
him a candidate.