The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-07
Southern Railway Evidently Expects Heavy Traffic
 to Washington
SOME FAT BIRTHS
 TO BE AVAILABLE
Believed Underwood and the Alabama Senators Will Have Much to Do With Patronage in
 This State

Common stock of the Southern Railway company, the most sluggish and inactive of all quoted on the market, on the day following the general election, surged up- ward 2la points,
 This fact, which created a great sur- prise in Birmingham, is probably due to the general opinion that period of pros perity is underway, and ithe additional fact that in the progressive-conservati of Governor Wilson, the people are con fident
 Others, however, expressed the opinion yesterday that the activity in Southern common stock is attributable to the gen. eral idea that the democrats of the south, having been out of the saddle for 20 years, will go en masse to Washington during the next year in an effort to land all the public offices at the disposal of the President-elect.
 Az on yesterday it would have required nearly s3,OOO00O more than the day be- fore to have purchased the common stock of the Southern, it is taken if the above deduction is true, that the officials of that road expect to collect that enormous @m in railroad transportation from southern people who are anxious to ae- qire fat offices.
 Aldrich Seems Secure
 However, it seems improbable that in the immediate future general exodus from the south to, the capital city will occur.
 Iii Alabama, for instance, there are, it is probably true, many people who de- sire to receive an office at the hands of Governor Wilson-an appointment es consul to a foreign land But it is reason ably certain that it will be some time before the scramble occurs for the four fat jobs of the local government build ing which eventually will be apportioned
 Postmaster Aldrich has yet to serve three years of his term. Of course the new President can remove MT. Aldrich at once, but by an unwritten law it is the custom for postmaster to serve his entire term, although part of that term does come during the administration of President of a different political faith. The republican postmaster at Birrning- ham completed his term during the ad- ministration of President Cleveland, and his successor democrat, served the last years of his term during the admins tration of President Harrison.
 II is considered probable, therefore, that Postmaster Aldrich will continue to over see the distribution of local mail for three more years, and that his democratic sue eessor will serve during the term of the successor of the new President even though that successor might be Colonel Roosevelt.
 Revenue Collector Unfortunate
 The same will probably be true con- corning the United States marshal and district attorney, for each was appointsd for term of years. The collector of internal revenue, however, was appointed to serve during the will and pleasure of the President, and it is probable that inn mediately following his inauguration, Governor Wilson will appoint the success sor of Collector Seb Wright.
 Postmaster Aldrich expects that he will be permitted to serve his term. How ever" he said yesterday, If MT, Wilson desires to remove me, he can do so with cut hurting my feelings"
 h the appointment of government of ficials in Alabama, it is expected that Governor Wilson will confer freely with Congressman Underwood and the United states senators. For, in other years, it has been far more easy to obtain an ap- pointment at the hands of Q President than the confirmation of that appoint nent.