The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
MAY WANT l. ID ENTER CONGRESS Some New Political Gossip
 in Alabama BURNETT A FACTOR Rumor Has It That Prohibitionists Will Center Upon Either Burnett
 or Hobson to Run for
 Governor

The rumor that Congressman Richmond
 Pearson Hobson will have opposition for re collection next year has not materialized'
 w. R. Bankhead, whom rumor named as
 Hobson's prospective opponent, states that he has given this question little at tention. As matter of fact, if MT. Bank head responds to the suggestion of many of his friends, he will not oppose Con gressman Hobson, but will enter the light for representative at large.
 Concerning this latter proposition, how ever, MT. Bankhead makes no definite answer, simply replying to auestions-"lt is yet far too carly
 To date nothing has developed to indi- cate a fight in any of the districts, save the eighth Judge E. B. Almon, speaker of the Alabama house, has, according ,o
 the general impression, been grooming himself for battle against Congressman Richardson. AS Judge Almon IS exceed ingy popular throughout the district in which he has long lived, and as he is one of a large family of clever politicians, the indications are that he will make merry little stir should he oppose the present incumbent. In Morgan county, however the impression is that Congressman Rich ardson will be returned to Washington as long as he desires the position. and that when he retires, W. w. Callahan of De
 catur will make the race to wear the togs of the eighth
 Politicians who visit Birmingham from other sections of the state bring the h. formation that the present representa- tives in Congress will have little trouble in holding their seats, the only impend- ing conflict being that which is apparent | ly brewing in the Eighth. But for the additional representative to which Ala | bama is entitled, there will be a number of applicants Sam Jenkins of Baldwin, | for many years a representative in the Alabama house, has announced his candi- dacy, and has done some active work |J 0. Middleton of Clanton, republican,
 has also announced himself candidate for this position. There was at one l time discussion to the effect that Wal
 ter D. Seed, lieutenant governor. would offer, but a recent statement from Mir Seed indicates that he will remain true | to his intention of running for governor in the next gubernatorial campaign. Oth-
 CTS mentioned for congressman at large are W. B. Banl1head of Jasper and Sera Watt T. Brown, the well known | politician of St. Clair county.
 The activity of congressional asprants lin' the various districts seems to be de
 pendent on whether or not one or more O | the present congressman are drawn into l tho next campaign for the office of gov | ernor. AS is known, 1t has been common | gossip for some time that the prohibition. | ists, who have not given up the ship according to best information would cen
 ter their strength on Congressman Hob-
 son against any man whom the loca | optionists might endeavor to seat in the
 chair of the governor. Of course, should | Hobson enter this race, there would be
 a number of Sixth district politicians who would make an effort to succeed hin in Congress.
 | A recent bit of interesting gossip is tc the effect that the prohibitionists, failing
 to persuade Hobson to run for governor | will nominate John l.. Burnett. congress
 man from the Seventh district II is i pointed out that in doing so the prohibi- I tionists will befriend the republicans oi
 that district, Burnett being the only man
 according to belief, whom they cannot trim
 in that subdivision of the state. Should
 the prohibitionists remove Burnett, the republicans might elect congressman | from Alabama, and in turn might befriend the prohibitionists in their efforts tt
 stamp out the legal sale of liquor in Ala
 bama, and to embody their doctrine in th' 1 constitution of the state.