The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
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.5sl l~lsnlp Continues 20 Be
sery, Plsziing Question.
yAaDAMAN MEN TIRED.
Talk Is Indsiged of Boom for Colonel
street In the Event that Var
daman Cannot Win the
o. Coveted Prize.
vARDAMAN MEN TIRED

Jackson, Miss, FEBRUARY 4.-tSpeciai.)-
To all intents and purposes the senate
rial situation is locked just as tight as
ever it has been. though rumors of Its
undong have been flying thick and fast
the past few days 1t has been stated
time and again that the end of the tie
up was near: that somebody was going
to get out OF the race; that others were
going to get Into the running, and that
something was going to drop. But
none of these has come to pass and the
end seems just as far of as ever, though.
of course, 1t is not. 1t Is possible that
the deadlock will be broken at any time.
and then 1t Is possible that It will never
be and that the legislature viii adjourn
without naming senator. However.
that is contingency that is merely
limited at by the candidates now IN the
race, and little credence is placed in the
proposition.
It is plain to be seen. that the support
ers Of Ex-Governor vardaman are grow
ing tired. They had calculated that this
race was going to come to close In two
or three days after the beginning They
believed firmly that there were about 100
vardaman men in the legislature, and
that after they had given friends and
ncighbors few complimentary votes.
they would turn to .yardamn as second
choice. But few of them have done so.
and the ex-governor has no stronger fol-
lowing today than he had during the
first days OF the caucusing
There has been a good deal OF talk
during the past few days to the effect
that efforts were. being made on the
quiet to launch a boom for Colonel Street,
speaker of the house. It has been rumor-
ed persistently that no would tomorrow
night" resign as chairman of the demo-
cratic caucus and have himself announc-
ed officially as an avowed candidate for
the position. but that has never hap
pened.
1t is believed that in the event Governor
vardamn is ever convinced he cannot be
nominated he would rather see Colonel
Street sent to the Senate than any other
one man who has been mentioned in this
Connection. The reason advanced Is that
1t is not believed Colonel Street would
be a candidate for reelection and that
the ex-governor would have a safer field
before the people than he would have
in case one of the candidates now before
the caucus should be chosen. 1t going
without saying that one of the four
Percy, Alexander, Kyle or Byrd-would
want to succeed himself and would be
strongly entrenched In the office before
the primary Is held to name successor
to the man named by this legislature.
Work Of Legislature.
The Russell anti-fraternity bill occupied
most Of the time Of the house today and
was finally passed by a vote OF es to 49,
1t has taken three days in tho house to
settle the proposition to run the fraterni-
ties out of the State university, and 1t
will take Just about as long to defeat
the measure In the senate
Among other things referred to by Gov
ernor Noel In his daily message to the
legislature was the exemption OF manu-
featuring plants from taxation for a term
of Ave years II has been the policy OF
the state for several years to grant these
exemptions for the encouragement OF
manufacturing concerns. and the last
nV0~year term expiIou Will eA'o pAS~
yoar. II this exemption law has ever
brought a factory worth having to the
state 1t 10 not generally known.
Judge Truly of NatchsE appeared be-
fore the senate today and explained
resolution that had been offered memo
rializing Congress to pay damages to
owners of lands on this side Of the river
caused by tho building OF the lsvocs on
the opposite side Of the river by the gov
eminent There are about 100000 acres
of this land now absolutely worthless
because overlooked.
Tho resolution was adopted unani-
mously -
A large number OF new bills were in
troduced in both houses. but none Of them
was of Importance. A great number OF
bills were reported on by committees,
mostly OF local and private nature.
A resolution by Mr.. Lotion calls for .
report from all the state officials and al
the state institutions az to their travel
Ing expenses, to be made at once
A resolution by Mr.. Hesiip requires the
penitentiAry committee TO- visit the state
convict farm in Sunnower county for
the purpose Of seeinE II 1000 additional
acres Of land are really necessary.