The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
ACT|ONOF COUNTIES ID BE PEREZ FUNCTORY Big Fight Will Be for Extra
 Congressman THE PRESIDENTS RACE Indications Now Are That no Other Names Except That of Under
 wood Will Go on the
 Ticket
THE PRESIDENTS RACE

wood Will Go on the
 Ticket
 The. democratic executive committees Of the various counties will meet in the near future and discharge the perfunctory duty of calling county primaries to be held April l. Then will have formally opened the political campaign of 1912. which, though occurring in a so called off year, is destined to be one of the most interest," ing in the recent history of Alabama.
 In the beginning of that agitation in this state favorable to the candidacy of Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, 1t was generally believed that a presiden- tial campaign in Alabama would furnish considerable excitement and more amuse- ment with the former president of Prince ton university, Governor Harmon of Ohio, and possibly Champ Clark of Missouri endeavoring to detract from the glory which is destined for Oscar Underwood But in the estimation of a great many astute politicians, such state of affairs will not occur, it being the general belief that the action of the state committee in making the indorsement of 300 legal voters a requisite for place on the ballot has completely frustrated the plan of the dreamers.
 It is now a practical certainty that all efforts which have been made and all that might be made in the future to deny to Congressman Underwood a solid and en- ( .1 4.1
 vention have met and will meet with pitiable failure.
 Possible Congressional Issues
 There is no doubt, therefore, but that ed by the various candidates for the extra congressional berth to which Alabama, in virtue of it's recent increases in popula- tion, is entitled. Already, there are sev- eral announced candidates, and the chances are that still others will enter the lists. The candidates in the open at the present time are State Senator " B. At kins of Selma, Fred Wall, mayor of Athens, Col. H. Y. Brooke, state examiner of public accounts and Dr. John w. Aber- crombie a former state superintendent of education, and former president of the University of Alabama. Isaac w. Hill, formerly state superintendent of educa- tion, stated yesterday that while he has not positively determined to enter the race, he is seriously thinking of doing so, and State Senator Norman D. Godbold Of Wilcox is said to be giving the subject careful consideration.
 op ,,lo oI,<, tional capitol, is said to be planning to make the race also His entry will pre- cipitate into the argument the disquieting and disturbing bone of prohibition and will necessarily align Senator Atkins and pr. Abercrombie the one a local optionist and the other prohbitionist, more dia- metrically opposed to each other than they would have been otherwise
 In this connection, it is interesting to consider the probability of the renewal of the differences said to have existed be- tween pr. Abercrombie and the trustees of the University of Alabama. At any rate, there are many subjects, either one of which could serve in the production of an absorbing issue.
 Formal statements from the candidates are expec'ed in the near future.
 Brown to Run
 According to the best political advices Cyrus B. Brown at present secretary of state, will become a candidate for presi- dent of the railroad commission against the present incumbent Charles Hender- son. In spite of the efforts of friends of MT. Brown to learn positively whether or not he will enter the race, the secretary up to the present time has made no pub lie utterance. However, the politicians of the state who were present at the meet ing of the executive committee Wednes- day feel certain that Brown will run. Should he do so, the race between him and MT. Henderson will prove of great in- terest. No other possible candidate against Mir Henderson has been discussed. In regard to the office of chairman of the fish and game commission there is little discussion of opposition to the pres ent incumbent John II. Wallace, Jr. Among politicians there is well grounded opinion that at the next session of the legislature the department of fish and game will be abolished. 1t was once said that capt. Geler MdstlH ol IhOHtSOIHeTy WOuiu oppose MT. Wallace, but on account of | the danger of the abolition of the office it is not considered likely that he will carry out his original plans if those plans were | to make the race
 Judges Are UnoppOsed There will probably be lively scramble for the badges of delegates to the state convention. It is expected that in each county there will be many candidates, and it is expected that everyone will announce himself heartily in favor of the nomina ton of Mr. Underwood.
 The state convention will elect three judges, two to be associate justices of the supreme court and the other to be super numerary judge of Alabama. Justices Sayre and Mcclellan of the supreme court have no opposition, and it is thought that none will be developed. There is no op- position either to the reelection of Judge A. H. Aston as ,supernumerary judge.
 The appointment of a delegation to the national convention and the instruction of that delegation to vote for MT. Underwood as long as his name is before the con vention will be function to be performed by the state convention. And the conven- tion too will elect mem bers of the stato