The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07
SOME INTERESTING CHAT
ABOUT THE SOLICITOR
Runor Says Colonel John Might Be
Judge-Under Bill Solicitor Is
Given Much Latitude-Those
Returning.

cation returned from Montgomery last
night. wearing jaded expressions, but
happy to leave the turmoil for a rest
before the final battles of next week.
There We're r. M. Goodall and f. M
Jackson and S. D. Weakley and w. L.
Sessions, four men who have been telling
the legislature what they think Birming-
ham and Jefferson county want in the
prohibition line
Then came j. B. Babb and Jere c.
King, who were left wednesday by the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to
be practically beheaded by the enemy.
The opposition to Greater Birmingham
was represented in. strong force, N. L.
Miller, Max j. Winkler, T. H. Friel of
North Birmingham, DR.. J. e. Saey, w.
A. Gibson and ]. T. Phillips of Pratt
City.
Among the others were Hugh Morrow,
Frank Callahan and James F. Hawkins,
who were interested In killing the bill
abolishing the solicitors office; Jack w.
Stallings, who has been waging a single
handed battle against the court stenog-
rapher's bill; John C. Lusk, president of
the railroad commission John Evans, ].
Motion Smith, Dr. ]. E. Dedman. who
took down the automobile bill; DR.. J. w.
Hughes 7. A. Weller, Representative j.
7. Glover and F. l. Tarrant, and Lieu
tenant Governor Henry B. Gray.
Some Political Work.
1t is reported by the returning mission
ri fbaf loh
which has been going on in Montgomery.
J. D. Collins of Birmingham, campaign
manager in Jefferson for H. s. D. NAL
Tory, has been at work while several of
the candidates friends from Selma have
been putting in hard strokes. They also
say that the friends of Emmett O'Neal
are working for him just as If he were an
announced candidate for governor. In
fact, 1t Is generally understood that
O'Neal Is already a candidate, and will
make his formal announcement at what
he considers an opportune time He
favors local option, and will make a fight
against putting prohibition In the consti-
tuition
The presence of DR.. John L. Parker,
governor, was also the subject of much
gossip. and since his visit his friends
have been buslly humming.
Babb Sounds Warming.
Joseph B. Babb said: 1.-THE fight for
Greater Birmingham is still on, and we
hope to come off victorious. 1t will re-
quire the assistance of Our. Birmingham
people.
IT wish you would sound a warning to
the effect that Birmingham had best
wake up to the danger of losing out to
Bessemer after all. The bill to cut 400
square miles from Jefferson county by
a constitutional amendment may slip
through and call for another expensive
campaign, when 1t could be easily downed
right now
birmingham left the fight against Pet
tus county entirely to Tuscaloosa, but
Tuscaloosa has no interest in defeating
this bill, and if Birmingham Is as listless
and careless as it was last week when
the Pettus county bill was up, the legis-
lators will decide to give Bessemer an
other whack. A strong delegation had
best be on hand early next week to fight
the amendment until it is dead"
The cause of the effort being made to
abolish the office of Jefferson county So
locitor has been the subject of much dis
cussion The result of it's passage would
be to put the work of prosecution on the
circuit solicitor
Gossip Touches John.
Those who believe the presentation of
the bill is a prohibition move are Of the
opinion that Col. Sam Will John will be
the prohibition candidate for circuit
Judge, the office now held by Judge Cole
man. This rumor comes from several
sources.
The circuit Judge, under his authority.
may convene a special grand jury. and
take up the regular criminal docket
whenever he sees fit and should Colonel
John be elected. he might contemplate
such an action. and would want radical
solicitor under him.
1t Is not known what lawyer is being
considered as an opponent to Hefiin.
Under the bill abolishing the office for
solicitor for Jefferson county the cir
cult solicitor may employ two assistants
and two stenographers, and may spend
$3.50 as he sees fit to secure evidence by
private detectives, or In any other man
ner. 1t is seen that such a machine
might give considerable satisfaction to a
team Of working mates.