The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-28
No OPPOSITION TO
CHARLES SHERROO
Morgan County Attorney Will
Be State Senator
BIG VOTE is EXPECTED
Work Has Again Begun in Earnest
Upon the New Roads of Morgan
County and Farmers Are
More Interested

Decatur. March Specially attorney
Charles Sherrod OF CORTLAND, Lawrence
county is without opposition for the DEM
oeratic nomination as state senator from
this senatorial district, composed oil the
counties of Morgan and Lawrence MT.
Sherrod will be nominated without OPPOSE
ton, as the time for other announcements
has now closed Mr.. Sherrod is, therefore,
just as good as elected to the senate, and
many of his friends are urging MIN TO
make the race for president of the sem
ate when the time arrives. Mr.. sherrod
political friends are of the opinion thdt
he can be elected to the office of paresi-
dent of the senate without but little OPP
position They argue that the fact that
he will have been elected to the senate
without opposition will be a strong card
in his favor.
Mr. sherrod Is one of the best known
LAWYERS and one of the most prominent
and progressive men of his county and
of this end of the state. But few men are
as well known over the state, and but few
men stand as high in their home county
as does Charlie Sherrod, as he is called
by his many friends. During the last
session of the state legislature Mr.. Sher-
rod represented Lawrence county in the
lower house of the legislature, and he
made quite a record in the house. The
fact that he is to be nominated without
opposition is sufficient evidence of his
popularity In his home district. Should
he decide to become candidate for presi-
- af ic M
he would get the solid vote of the state
senators from this end of the state.
Judge Thomas w. Vert, judge of the
Morgan county law and equity court. is
also without opposition for election for
another term Judge Vert was appointed
judge of this court about three years
ago when the court was first established.
H. has made one of the, best records
any Judge has ever made in this county
Pr ointment lawyers admit that there is
not lawyer in the county who could
have defeated Judge Vert for judge Of
this court.
Candidates for all other offices in the
county have opposition. The following is
the complete list of candidates.
State senator, Charles Sherrod Court
land; members of the state legislature,
two to be elected. W. Fl. Long, Jr.. De-
catur: DIR. G. r. Sullivan and Capt. Dan
ley. Hartsele; A. G. White, Falkville.
Circuit judge. Judge D. W. Speake, pres
ent incumbent and Judge o. Kyle, both
of Decatur Law and equity court, Judge
Thomas w. Vert. Decatur. Probate
Judge, Judge William e. Skeggs. incum-
bent: C. L. Peck. L. P Troup, New De-
CO tur; Thomas r. Shipp Decatur; Matt
Virgins, Hartselle; w. b. Lindsey, Fall-
Vile. Sheriff, Charles K. Thomas, New
Decatur; Abe Ryan. Lawrence Cove; Dan
Ryan. Hartselle: A. w. Sharpley New
Decatur: James Fl. Virgins, AustinvilIe
r n. Mccullough, Shady Grove. Circuit
court clerk, Al Blackwell, New Decatur;
james Draper, Hartselle: J. r. Kyle
Hartsele; Y. A. McCroskey Falkyille. r
B. Potter. Fallsville. Commissioner De-
catur district, A. A. Hardage incumbent,
New Decatur; J. A. Thompson, Decatur;
Dr. r. j.. Stephenson. New Decatur; W.
w. Brothers, Flint; J. A. Robinson, Mt
Zion.
The coming primary, which takes place
on May 2, will be one of the greatest in
terest that has ever been held in this
county. The largest vote ever polled in
the county is looked for this time owing
to the fact that more poll taxes have been
paid in this county than ever before.
About the largest vote ever polled in the
county at democratic primary has been
less than 1000. A vote of from 200 to
5000 is looked for on May .. Thus far pro-
hibition has been eliminated from the
campaign for county offices in this coun-
ty. but every candidate Is making the race
solely on his own merits.
Good Roads Work
With the ushering in of spring and fne
weather work has once again started in
earnest on the system of turnpike roads
that is being built over this county Work
is now being pushed on the Decatur and
Somerville road, leading southeast out
of Decatur, and on the Decatur and
CORTLAND road, leading west from De-
catur to the county line between Morgan
and Lawrence counties. These two roads
are expected to be completed by June.
They will make two of the best auto
mobile drives in the state
Several miles of turnpfkes have already
been completed in the county. Last fall
the Decatur and Moulton road was COM
pleted from Decatur westward to the
Lawrence Morgan county line. Roads
Roads were also completed in other Sec
tons of the county last fall These
roads which We're built last season have
stood the test of the weather and travel
fine, regardless of the fact that they are
new and that last winter was one OF the
worst winters on roads that this coun-
try has experienced In many years.
Morgan county will stand at the head
of the column of good roads OF all the
counties of Alabama when her present
system Of turnpikes shall have been
completed. Farmers who were at the
commencement opposed to bonding the
county to construct turnpikes would not
do without the pixies now, since they
have seen what they mean to the coun-
ty and some of these farmers are clam
oring for still more pixies to be built.
Men who favored the building of pixies
from the commencement are now more
enthusiasts than they were at the COM
mencement, since some of these pixies
have been built. .
The county issued bonds to the amount
of $260000 for the purpose of building
these turnpikes and a special tax is
assessed on the property of the county
to pay the debt The additional tax Is so
small that the property owner hardly re-
Allies that he Is paying 1t and the re-
suit will be that the debt will be liqui-
dated long before the citizens of the
county realize the fact.
The people of Morgan county owe a
debt of gratitude to Probate Judge Will
liam E. Skeggs which they will never be,
able to pay, even II the judge should
live to be a centenarian The judge is
the pioneer of good roads In this county
and at last his dreams of former years
are now budding and blooming into
realities He may well feel proud of the
work that he has accomplished for Nor
gan county along the line of good roads.
Judge Skeggs is, and has been for some
time. a prominent member of the Good
Roads association of Alabama and al
ways takes prominent part in the meet
ings of this association. rs