The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

represented in Congress so long and in other sections of the State. Mir. Bow fe's popularity is wide. He would be regarded as a formidable candidate
 It is already evident that the strong voting section of Alabama, known as the Wiregrass. will urge the nomina- tion of President Charles Henderson of the Railroad Commission. MT. Hen- derson was temporary chairman of the Montgomery Conference and he was chairman of the Campaign Committee which conducted the remarkably sue cessful fight against the amendment He has been before the people twice the last time when he was elected President of the Railroad Commission without opposition. He was active and valuable in the campaign just closed and his friends in Pike County and the Alabama Wiregrass are urging his selection.
 Then Montgomerians are talking of Hon. Ray Rushton as a fine candidate for Governor. Mir. Rushton Is in no cry friends are declaring that if there is any kind of @ conflict as to the kind of a man the defenders of the constitution should put up. he could be found in the chairman of the Montgomery Committee who rendered such signal service to the cause.
 MT. Rushton Is a stump speaker of power and his well-known ability equips him for the high office.
 One of his Montgomery friends in five minutes could present striking argument as to why he would make an ideal candidate under the circum- stances.
 Mallory a Factor,
 On the nf ban Mallory of Selma; has been a figure of commanding importance ever since ne announced for Governor. Mir Mallory's high character and his well-known popularity gave him prestige at the time of his announcement that still presents him as leading candidate for Chief Executive. While MT. Nal lory supported the amendment, 1t is known that many men who opposed 1t would give him their hearty support for Governor. He Is regarded as one of the most important factors in the race-a candidate who will get many votes from both sides of the late un- pleasantness. Many defenders believe that the peace of the State could be secured by general union of senti- ment and forces on MT. Mallory.
 Hon. Walter D. Seed. State Treas urer, while he supported the amend ment, made no enemies in the campaign by reason of the nigh plane on which he conducted his fight for the amend ment. MT. Seed Is an independent candidate for Governor in the sense that he represents no faction and was chosen by no coterie of men or leaders.
 In Montgomery and Middle Alabama. it Is taken for granted that Judge Sa D. weakley will retire from tho gubernatorial race. He has made no public statement since the election. but the well-informed political lead CTS take 1t for granted that he will not run to the end of the contest.
 Judge weakley wrote the proposed amendment to the constitution. IL was introduced and passed on his ad- vice, and he wrote the Fuller and the Carmichael prohibition bills. which fig ured so largely In the campaign. In way his candidacy was wrapped up in the amendment.
 If the amendment had won, Judge weakley would have been the most formidable candidate In the field. Now that 1t Is lost--well. the politicians say that Judge Weakley will not be in the race much longer.
 The long and the short of the whole situation Is wrapped up in this simple statement-the present political situa- ton in Alabama is the most chaotic that the state has known since 1874.
 XMAS PARAsOLs.
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