The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-05
WILL RICHARDSON
 HAVE OPPOSITION? Blackwell of Decatur May
 Jump Into Race IS ROBSON SECURE?
Moody or Brandon Mentioned as Pos abilities for Congress From the Sixth District-Race for
 Congressman at Large

That Samuel Blackwell, mayor of De- catur, will make the race for Congress from the Eighth district, was the liVest bit of political gossip in Birmingham yesterday.
 Friends who stand close to Mayor Blackwell feel certain that as re- suit of serious consideration, he Will oppose Congressman Richardson. It IS reported that Mayor Blackwell will make his announcement within the next fortnight
 Confirmation of the report to the ef- feet that State Senator Frank s. Moody of Tuscaloosa will oppose the reelection of Congressman Hobson Is lacking, and warm political friends or the former are certain that the report is in error. It is equally as certain, however that a considerable number of Sixth district politicians are anxious that either Senator Moody or Judge W.. w. Brandon make an effort to repre- sent the Sixth in the Congress of the nation.
 It is understood that Mayor Black we'll, in case he opposes Congressman Richardson, will take the latter to task for his support of the federal soldiers pension grab. Another issue will be prohibition, Blackwell having long been an earnest advocate of that method of controlling the liquor traffic
 Evidence that the race for congress- man at large will be one of the most sensational of the campaign of 1912 was received yesterday when the re- port became circulated that within the next two weeks Isaac w. Hill of Gads- den, former superintendent of educa- ton, and J. Fritz Thompson, former member of the legislature from Bibb county, will announce themselves can didates Those who have already an- nounced are Senator V. B. Atkins Of Dallas, Mayor Fred Wall of Athens, H. r. Brooke of Crenshaw, and John w. Abercrombie, former superintendent of education.
 The effect of the entry of MT. Hill would be the muddying of the waters to a considerable extent. MT. Hill is said to be exceptionally strong with the wool hat" boys, and it Is certain that he would split the vote of the %edu- cational ring on which 1t is under stood tha. Dr. Abercrombie depends. With the entry of MT. Thompson, pro- hIbition will surge to the front as q strong issue. MT. Thompson was one of the right hand men of Governor Conner in the shackling of prohibition on the state, and should he run for Congress the prohibitionists would necessarily divide their strength between him and Abercrombie. Senator Atkins and Mayor Wall have for the past several years been prominent in the councils of the local optionists of the state.
 Should Kyle B. Price, at the present time employed about the capitol in Washington, return to Alabama for the purpose of running for Congress, he would draw his strength from those ardent prohibitionists who followed his speech making tours in the prohibition campaign of 1909 with such. keen in- terest and enthusiasm. If 1t Is not def initely settled, it is understood, that Price will run.
 Col II. Y. Brooke is running on q good road platform. and is now tell ing the people of the state that they can, by his election, obtain excellent public highways at comparatively no expense.