The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-19
Senator Is for Montgomery
Man, While President Will
son FavOrs T. ID. Sanford
UNIQUE SITUATION
CAUSED BY CONTEST
Senator Johnston Favored Steagall of
Ozark and There Were More
Than a Dozen Other
Applicants

Political circles were more or less
stirred yesterday at noon when Tyler
Goowyn. chairman of the state demo-
cratic committee, reached Birmingham
and announced that he had come to MI
an engagement with friend. There
was additional interest when few min
utes later Senator Bankhead arrived. and
it became known that he was the "friend"
to whom Mr.. GOODWIN had made refer
ence
The two entered into consultation which
continued for an hour. Afterward it was
announced that while state politics may
have been mentioned en- passant, the
only subject discussed by the leaders was
the applicancy of the chairman for the
position of attorney for the middle dis
trict of Alabama.
Senator Bankhead is championing the
cause of MIR. Goodwin in the Senate. and
has asked the President to appoint him.
Bankhead Encourages Goodwin
Inasmuch as j. Lee Clayton of Eufau-
la, brother of Congressman Clayton, has
already received the appointment as as
sistant district attorney, it is anticipated
that the appointment of the attorney IN
regard to which differences have already
been developed at Washington, will not
be much longer delayed
Senator Bankhead declared, following
his consultation with Mr.. Goodwin, that
he believed the chairman of the state 5
executive committee had a fine chance 20
be named. He admitted. however that
President Wilson, on account of the solici-
tation of mutual friends, favored the APP
pointment of I. d. Sanford of Opelika.
Mr.. Sanford, as is known, is a first cousin
to Secretary Burleson of the postoffice
department, and one of the influential
men at Washington
Since the death of Senator Johnston the
confirmation of any appointee for service
in Alabama reposes, to all practical puf-
poses, exclusively in the hands of Sena-
tor Bankhead. The senator, however, de-
elared that there would be no actual fight
in the Senate based on any differences
which might exist between him and tine
President in regard to Mr.. Goodwin.
Seventeen Wanted Job
There nave been few political situations
in the recent history of Alabama of mora
general interest than that in which Mr..
Goodwin, Mr.. Sanford and 15 others eh-
neyship for middle Alabama. In the be-
ginning, 1t was recognized that the
strongest contestants were MIR. Goodwin,
supported by Senator Bankhead MIR.
Sanford supported by the President, and
II. b. Steagall of Ozark, supported by the
late Senator Johnston. The general idea
prevailed that as soon as it was made ap-
parent that Mr.. Steagall could not re-
ceive the appointment, Senator Johnston
would join Senator Bankhead in an in
dorsement of Mr.. Goodwin. and thus
make this issue, as it now is. one between
Mr. Goodwin and Mr.. Sanford.
Appointment Expected Soon
Senator Bankhead stated that he would
be in Washington next Monday, and it. is
believed that shortly thereafter the APP
pointment of the winning applicant VIII
be announced.
The senator declared that there was no
danger of a miscarriage in regard to the
tariff bill, and predicted that currency
legislation would be accomplished during
this special session.
He returned to Jasper yesterday after
noon, and Mr. Goowyn, evidently we'll
pleased with what had transpired, re-
turned to his home in Montgomery.