The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

NAL announcement of two aspirants for
other minor state office, last week was
without exceptional feature. B. B. Co.
mer made two speeches in Marshall
county, Charles Henderson spent several
days in Jefferson, during which time he
carefully looked after his political fences,
Walter D. Seed addressed a meeting of
Pythians in Talladega and Capt. Reuben
F. Kolb spoke at Blue Springs, Barbour
county and in Lowndes. Next week
John Fl. Wallace, the fifth candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination, will deliver
an address in Gadsden-as will Captain
| Solb-and will follow the trail beaten
through Marshall county by Mr.. Conner.
The two formal entrants last week were
Len F. Greer, candidate for commissioner
of agriculture, and Judge r. L. Bradley,
candidate for state treasury. That NJ. A.
Graham of Autaugaville, will enter for
the latter position before the conclusion
of the current week. is considered GER
tain. 1t is also thought that w. Logan
Martin will announce himself a candidate
for attorney general before the end of
the week.
Jenkins Won't Run
From the present indications the gu
bernatorial nomination will be the only
one for which an inordinately large num-
Der of men will aspire. Unless Mr.. Bar
nard carries out his intentions, Mr. Kilby,
whose election is considered a certainty,
will be unopposed. w. Il. Wflkerson is
the only announced candidate for auditor,
and 1t is believed that his only opponent
will be M C. Allgood of Blount There
are three announced candidates for sec
ra tor Of ctata / oil Tu6 6ooJ Joh
Purifoy, and w. P. Cobb. r. r. Poole
of Marengo will probably become the
only candidate for commissioner of agri-
culture to contest the field with the an
nounced candidates, A. A. Parsons and
L. F. Greer. Gardner Greenes of Pell
City, is the only announced candidate
for attorney general Logan Martin, as
explained, will probably enter, and d. H
Riddle of Talladega, is considered a pos
sible candidate.
William +. Feagin, present assistant SUI
perintendent of education, will scarcely
be opposed. 1t was considered probable
at one time that Rev. j. A. Jenkins,
prison chaplain for the state, would en-
ter, but it is now understood that mas
much as one member of the state convict
department. Mr.. Gregor has become a
candidate. he will bride his ambitions
for the moment.
Birmingham Wants Judge
There has been interesting speculation
concerning the impending campaign for
associate members of the supreme court
Justices Mayfield and Degraffenreid will
be candidates to succeed themselves.
Judge Armstead Brown of Montgomery
is thinking of casting his hat into the
ring, and Judge W. T. Thomas, also of
Montgomery, is considered a possible can
didate. 1t is said In official circles that
Robert c. Brickell, present attorney gem
eral, Will not verify the prediction of
certain political reports by announcing
himself candidate for judicial office.
1t is considered reasonably certain that
Birmingham will have a candidate-for
Birmingham. from which section the
great majority of appealed cases origin
ates, has had no member of the court
for several years. At one time, Judge
G. C. Nesmith was considered in the
light of candidate, and that he would
have been formidable was undenable.
Now. however, 1t is said that he will
not enter the field. Birmingham. how
ever, is certain to groom candidate,
and it is believed that this candidate.
whoever he might be, will land a berth.
Plans of Elimination
Save for the charge of Mr.. Conner that
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
maintains Contemplate lobby In the
capitol building at Montgomery, which
charge, Governor ONeal has not seen
proper up to the present time, to refute,
the past week was unusually quiet
From Mobile, rumors originated that,
first, Wallace, and then, Kolb, would re-
tire. These rumors were instantly de-
MED, however. and 1t begins to appear
that there will be five candidates even to
the end.
Methods of elimination are still consid-
ered one being the suggestion of a run
off between the three leading candidates.
and the other convention of the anti
Conner strength
In regard to these methods. only one of
the five candidates has expressed himself
Mr.. Henderson, while in Birmingham last
week, stated that he never endeavored
to control the machinery of the party,
and that any r1lles nronulRated by the