The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-03
NO SUCCESSOR ID
 M'KLEROY NAMED Warm Fight Expected in
 Military Circles CONCEDES LOSS Veteran Engineer on Southern Attri- butes Escape in Numerous Wrecks to Prayer-Second Primary
 Necessary in Calhoun
CONCEDES LOSS

Anniston, April 1special) al)-Follow- ing the announcement of Maj. D. Hous- lon Smith to the effect that he is not in a position to accept the position of colonel of the Third infantry regiment of the Alabama National Guard in the event 1t were rendered him, other pros pective candidates are being discussed; and a warm fight in military politics is promised.
 Maj w. F. Johnston of this city IS still non -committal as to his probable course of action, and nothing definite has been heard as yet from Hughes B. Kennedy or Major Gregory of Birming- ham, who are probably waiting for the governor to take action on the applica- ton of Colonel McKleroy for retire ment.
 If the Third regiment should be mus tered out of service, as has been ru- mored as probable. it is believed that the Anniston and Oxford companies would be merged with another regi- meut.
 Does Prayer Save Hawes!
 Jim Hawes, the veteran engineer of the Southern railway who was injured in the wreck of the Birmingham Special al Pell City Tuesday, never goes on run without first asking divine protection for and associates, and it is to this fact that he attributes his almost miraeu- Ious eseape from several serious disasters. He was in charge of the Birmingham Spe- cial when 1t turned over on an embank- ment near here recently and was in an other wreck in the Anniston yards a few years ago, yet he has never been badly injured.
 Agee Comedies Defeat
 A. P. Agee, president of the Anniston city council and candidate for judge of the Seventh judicial circuit, conceded his defeat Tuesday afternoon, when he ad- mitted that Judge H. D. Merrill, his op- had carried the majority of the five counties in the circuit, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Shelby and Talladega.
 Second Primary in Calhoun
 Further returns from the primary cleo ton in this county Monday indicate that a second primary will be necessary in A number of cases, the majority plan of nominating the candidates having been chosen.
 Among those who will be in the sec ond race are w. II. Cooper and J. J. Arnold, incumbent for probate judge; Worth Whiteside and II. r. Montgomery, incumbent. for tax collector: John P. Weaver and W. H. Griffin, incumbent, for county treasurer; W. H. Nunnallee md S. c. Wright, for commissioner from he Fourth district.
 Dave Cowden, tax assessor. has been and J. c. Chandler received a majority of all votes cast in the first primary. H. T. Persons, county superin- tendent of education v. H. Hanna, for president of the comm issioners' court, and l. L. Murphy, for coroner, were un- opposed.
 Mccarthy Opposes Primary
 Apropos of the primary election just held in the state of Alabama, added in torest is given an interview which has just been given out at Baltimore to the Baltimore American by Judge H. D. Me Carty of this city, who condemns the primary plan in no unqualified terms.
 Judge McCarty says that great many southern people are becoming convinced that the primary system IS bad-"curse instead of a blessing The most vicious outcome of the system, he says. Is that in the rivalry for public office, the candidate with the longest purse who is willing to spend his cash is inevitably the winner. The man Of slender finance hasn't tho ghost of a chance, no matter how pre- -eminently fitted he may be in ability experience and chara cter. against an opponent who can make free use of a check book
 Criminal Term Starts
 The criminal term of the Annlston city court convened Tuesday morning and the cases of Ed Richardson and Wint Mayheld charged with burglary, were taken up. Mayfield was shot while engaged in the alleged burglary, and after being taken to the hospital he effected his escape, only recently be- ing recaptured.