The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-07
Meeting to Be Held After the Formal Inauguration
 of O'heaI As Governor
LIQUOR LEGISLATION
 ID BE HANDLED LOCALLY
Wants and Delegations Will Try to Agree on
 Policy
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Following the inauguration of Governor elect O'Neal, caucus will be held in Montgomery, the purpose of which will be the determining of an administration policy.
 At this caucu2 plan by means of which to move against the institution of state wide prohibition will be adopted.
 At the present time every member of the legislature who has expressed him. self has registered himself against the kind of prohibition that is in vogue to- day. But every representative has his own, peculiar idea of what substitute for prohibition should be put into effect.
 At the caucus 1t is the intention to unite the several plans into one scheme be- hind which everyone can put himself with the intention of pushing it through both houses.
 It is positive that the first step will be toward putting into effect the democratic platform, one plank of which declares for local option as against prohibition. It IS generally believed, after this is accom- plished, that each county through it's representatives, will be gwen just the kind of legislation that 1t seeks.
 l follow s7 local bills, but on none will there be argument unless the delegations dis- agree among themselves. According to the idea advanced by the political prophets, in case of disagreement by a delegation, the proposition will be sub mitted to the voters of the county rep resented by that delegation. But the gen eral impression is that very few county elect;ons will be held in Alabama this year.
 Candidates Are. Skirmishing
 The anti-prohibition legislation, how A.var is not expected to be enacted until
 eral days have elapsed following the hauguration of. Colonel O'Neal
 At the preesnt time no administration no,icv has been adopted and it is stated that none will be prior to the caucus re~ ferred to above.
 The first matter in which members Of tbe Legislature are interesting themselves concerns the campaigns for president pro tom of the senate and speaker of the house. ss
 The preliminary skirmishing is oc- .urring already in Montgomery. The candidates for president pro tenn of inc senate are Senator Hugh Morrow Of Jafrerson. Senator Tn homas s. Frazer of rullock. Senator Watt Brown of St. Clair and Senator W. c. Sherrod or Lawrence According to the general impression the strongest candidates are Senators Morrow and Frazer and ac- cordinr to those who have expressed Themselves there is hardly doubt but that the gentleman from Jefferson Will land the choice plum Senators Morrow, Frazer and Brown are already in Mont pomery and Senator Sherrod will prob ably reach the scene not later than to- l morrow morning
 The candidates for the speakership are | Lee Long of Butler, E. B. Almon of ,ruscumbia, w. l.. Parks of Andalu- md Alex D. Pitts of Dallas. It
 ,fnerally admitted that the race
 aween Mr. Long ana Judge Almon. Each of the gentlemen Y confident o1 the outcome, and both al the present tima are on the scene. BothNhave opened beadouarters at the Exchange hotel and have gathered their Neutenants about them. Saturday night caucus of the friends of MT. Long will he held and it is probable that at the same time Judge AlmoN will begin the active mashaling of his forces. While +he preponderance of opinion favors Mr. IonE the friends of Judge Almon are exceptionally sanguiAe of his sue cess.
 The democrats will .hdd a caucus Monday night and at this caucus the candidates for president >ro tenn of the senate and speaker oA the house will be nominated.
 The Jefferson Delegation
 Senator Morrow, on account of his race for president pro tenn ofthe sen, ate. left for Montgomery ysterday mornfne. The Jefferson county legis- Iatiye delegation will leave tohorrow morning. at. ,. \Etf rSr in order to center their str%gth oi None afti-prohibition measure. Aach sna Nber of the delegation is unaler- ah Aopposed to the prohibition in sf- feca oday, but several have their oyn idea vf what course to~pursue. 50 70 agreement was reached save in that tis delegation as a whole will endeavo to obtain relief from the condition prevailing in the county at the presen time.
 Al least three anti-prohibition meas ures will be introduced by members Q the Jefferson delegation. Representa- tive T, H Notion. Ss soon as nsnas., his nam hi, providing for the repeal of the state wide prohibition legislation. Represen tative Thomas J. Judge will introduc b bill providing for the sale of bot lied goods and for the licensing O jiEh. wine and beer cafes, Represep tative Percy will introduce bill pro kiding for the licensing of a finite humber of saloons in a restricted are And cafes for the sale of beer and ligh Vines.
 N Senator Morrow Is in favor of tn licensed sale of liquors and beers un Ter certain conditions not exactly con forming to those embodied in the bi yf either of the representatives. Bu ke fs willing to eliminate the roug kdges of an imaginary disagreement In order that against the system Earue the entire delegation will | kble to present an unbroken front.
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