The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-02
GUBERNATOR|AL
 CARD IS. FILLED
Other Entries to Race Are Not
 Expected.
o'NEAL IS CONFIDENT.
Tenor of Henderson's Platform Not What Was Expected-Brickell Is Busy Mau-Peonage Cases
 Come Up Soon.
By HERyEY W. LAIRD.

Montgomery February 1.-(Special.)- The general belief is that the card Is full and that there will be no other can- didate in the race for governor before the next primaries of the democratic party. B. E. Spragins, who was thought to be on the way, seems to have de- eided not to enter. Politicians say that to wait longer would be to cut himself out of any chances that he might have had. North Alabama men who were here to the supreme court says that the Mad ison senator had been very secretive and they could not tell what he was going to do, though the most of them thought he was not going to run.
 O'NeaI in the City.
 Col. Emmet O'Neal. candidate for gov ernor, spent today in the city, confer ring with friends. He looked after some business in the Eighth division law cases, heard by the supreme court and put in a great part of the time seeing and meeting friends. He expressed the great est confidence in the outcome, beliving that he has every hope of election. T iidu illOlt tO utdT Iiie dl Wetufnpkd lldn when I opened the campaign against the amendment" he said. q think I will carry Fillmore county. My friends all tell me so." From here Colonel O'Neal went to Birmingham, where he had a conference scheduled for the next day He said he would open joint office later in the campaign in Montgomery.
 Henderson's Platform.
 Capt. Charles Hendersons platform Is not just what the -prohibitionists hoped 1t would be, it seems. There was a hope on the part of some that he would stand for statewide prohibition and the more radical side of the ques- tion so that he might be used to cut into the Mallory strength. However, he ap- pears to be on the platform of the Mont gomery conference, to give the laws trial, but looking to amendments if 1t should be found that the acts are such as to be hard to enforce because of not meeting the wishes of the people. Cap tain Henderson went to Birmingham to- day to meet friends and lay plans for the fight of the future. He was notified be- fore leaving that Judge S. D. Weakley had retired from the race.
 BrickelI Is Busy.
 Robert c. Brickell, candidate for attor- ney general. spent the first of the week in Montgomery. talking his case He went then to Mobile for further work. MT. Brickell says he is making fine head way and believes he will win. The oth- CT two candidates are Col. T. l.. Bulger of Dadeville and D. H. Riddle of Good water.
 Candidates are busy in every walk. s. P. Kennedy, who is after the place as railroad commissioner, is over in the Fourth district looking about. Frank N. Julian is just back from Birmingham. where he looked after some insurance matters for the state and Col. John A. Lusk of Marshall thought to be in the race for railroad commissioner, the same as the two just mentioned. was in Mont gomery looking over the ground. One can hardly turn around now that there Is not handshake or a card ready.
 Big Rail Line Business.
 The Atlantic Coast Line. with s s2o0 : ooo0o mortgage. and the New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago, with one for ss5.- ooo,oo. are seeking adjustment with the state on the record of the instruments Under the Alabama laws pay is made only on so much as Is covered on the properties of Alabama. For the Coast Line there appeared Col. Alexander Ham, ilton; his assistant M. s. Hall, and J. W. Gerow of the same company J. c. Rich. counsel, and M. H. Hood, auditor, were here for the other company. Both mort gages mean the early construction or bet terment of roads and generally building Up the systems.
 On Peonage Charges.
 Butler Sam. Andrew and John Searcey. Lloyd Killough and K. W. Harrison of Crenshaw and Butler counties, are ready for the opening of the trials in which they are all taken to task, either directly or indirectly on a charge of having held Wash Gardner, negro. in peonage, Hen- " Shanks Is also among the accused. Harrison and John Searcey are alleged to have conspired to prevent enforce ment of the peonage statute, and But Ter, Sam and Andrew Searoy and Henry Shanks to have conspired to commit peonage. Butler searcey is the only one of the crowd charged with peonage di- rect. The trial promises to be the most sensational In the history of the state.
 For Girls Dormitory.
 At a meeting of the building commit tee Of the Methodist Woman's college, held here Tuesday, 1t was decided to go ahead with the erection of a dormitory at once and the architects were instructed to draw plans. The work on the main building was found to be going along well and it is likely will be completed on time. Those present were J. D. Moore and A. W. Smith of Birmingham, ". H. Thomas. W. H. Sanford M. B, Hough, ton. J. M. Dannelly. Montgomery
 Taxing Rail Lines.
 The day of taxing of the rail lines | of .siabama is upon them, the state board of assessment being scheduled to meet Wednesday, February g. This board | will have the levyfBg of one-sixth of | the property valuations of the state in- | cluded in rail lnes rolling stock and sidetracks. The books show that last | year there was total valuation on all the Alabama rail lines of s75,542,s41. of which over s1o.0oO,O00 is rolling stock. This | board is made up of the governor, the auditor. the secretary of state. the treas urer. with the attorney general to vote in case of tie. The track values in the state run from s2l0o a mile lur some of | the small lines to $25,000 for the larger and more prosperous It Is understood that there will be no attempts to raise the taxes. the idea being that they are pretty well up, considering the entire field
 Poll Tax Rush.
 The demand for poll tax receipts has swamped the auditors office. All day