The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-01
PERCY MAY YET
 RUN FUR SENATE New County VIII Play Big Part
 In Campaign THE RACES IN JEFFERSON County Committee May Ignore Request of State Committee and
 Leave Primary Date
 as Originally Set.
By BURR BLACKBURN.

Strong influences have been at work for severeal weeks to induce Walker Percy to become a candidate for the Ala bama state senate from Jefferson county. A number of leaders have made a per- sonal appeal to him, and it is understood have good cause to believe that he is giv- ing the matter consideration.
 In fact, on good authority, unless devel- opments change the status of affairs, MT. Percy may be counted on to make the race. Right now he is busy in Mississippi trying to help his brother obtain the nom ination for the United States senate, but when that is concluded his friends expect something interesting from him. The opinion is advanced that MT. Percy, as a conservative law-maker. with the qualities of a leader. is Just the man to represent Jefferson county in the senate, and it is suggested that he would unite the divided vote of the county.
 MT Percy was one of the most active leaders in the fight against the new coun- ty amendment, and 1t was due largely to his campaign that the people of the state turned it down. This new county
  l blanks should he decide to run, as he is unalterably opposed to dividing Jeff ferson county.
 Will Affect All Candidates. This question will have a marked ef- feet upon the campaign for all legislative offices from Birmingham. While candi- dates for the legislature are very slow in announcing the bee is buzzing in num- Der of heads, and the field will be full in few weeks.
 The proposition to put the new county question on the ticket and pledge the candidates to support the decision of the people Is meeting with some indorsement, and will no doubt be brought up at the meeting of the committee Saturday.
 But whether the committee acts on the matter or not, every candidate will have the~ question put to him squarely, and 1 the people of the county will know just where they stand. The committee which fought the matter out before the legisla- ture does not intend to sit quiet while another storm blows up. It is sug- gested that the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor will be quietly given the opportunity to declare them selves before the people of Jefferson county cast their votes.
 Bessemer is still active and has never ceased to plan to carry out it's thwarted desires. Bessemer will no doubt have candidates in the field. J. c. Mcdonald and others who favored the new county are already being mentioned
 Everything now awaits the meeting of the county committee Saturday at noon. Many interesting questions are being asked. The candidates have not hesi- tated to insist that the county primary | be held on April 4 as first scheduled, and when so many of them clamor to get l the thing out of the way, the committee | is apt to agree. The indications are that | the suggestion of the state committee to 1 consolidate the two will be ignored, al- | though there is some possibility of the | ficers-circuit solicitor and judge, candi- dates for legislature and senate-go on l the state ticket, while the county primary i will go ahead on April 4.
 l A prominent member of the committee said last night that democratic precedent ! is to let each county attend to it's own l business, and that he would favor ignor- | Ing the recommendation of the state com | mittee.
 The race for circuit judge promises to | be an interesting one, and Judge Cole man will have active opposition this | time Judge J. c. Carmichael has about | decided to make the race, and Judge w. | c. Garrett will also announce in a few | days, according to his friends. It is 8 l positive fact that the name of Judge J. ! H. Miller is not correctly associated l when mentioned for state senate, but I he is seriously considering offer for | circuit judge and will probably come to l decision next week.
 Weakley to Stay in Race. | Although Judge s. D. Weakley refused | last night to give out any statement rela- tive to his candidacy for governor, the l men who consulted with him yesterday were all of one opinion-that he will l continue in the race for governor and | make an active campaign. A strong eff fort was made to get him out of the race by friends of Mallory, and they all wore a disappointed expression last night. l Judge weakley Is actively at work in l defense of the state in the railroad cases,