The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
NOW IN FULL SWING
Conner Returns Home to Get
Ready for Gadsden
STATEMENT BY KOLB
Says He Will Lead by $4,000 Majority
So That Second Primary
Will Not Be Nee
essary
STATEMENT BY kOLB

The gubernatorial campaign is on.
The race is nearing the stretch and
from the present until the end the in
dications are that the struggle Will be
intense.
b. B. Conner returned to Birming-
ham yesterday from Montgomery and
viii remain here, preparing, until Mon
day morning. He then goes to Gads-
den. where he will discuss with the
people of Etowah county, the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad and the
action Wednesday of the state demo-
cratic executive committee. Charles
Henderson is in Montgomery remain
ing by his guns at Headquarters. He
is mailing now the third general letter
to the voters of the state. His speakers
will be on the stump in the near flu
ture. John II. Wallace, Jr., promises
to name his campaign manager within
the next few days. Walter ID. Seed is
continuing his mant to-man campaign,
undisturbed by the meeting of the com
mittee or the more or less inflammable
interviews which have followed
Captain Kolb, in letter to The Age
assessment fee. AS far as known. he
is the only candidate who has ''ponied'
up. This action indicates that he will
remain until the end of the battle.
Conner Is Satisfied
Mr. Conner declined to make a state
ment yesterday 1t is known, however,
that he is we'll pleased with the ac-
-. 10 L hat
he feels that that action. construed by
him as an action against him, will serve
to put new fight into his cohorts, give
them new argument, as 1T were, and
bring to his standard many of those
who have not yet decided on which
band wagon to jump.
The former governor stated yester-
day that the fight in the committee
and elsewhere was "A fight for and
against Conner, and concerning the re-
suit of the committee meeting he re-
peated his Montgomery assertion, "The
people understand" He went directly
home and will prepare. it is thought
the address which he intends to deliver
in Gadsden Monday. 1t is generally un-
derstood that that address will contain
statements strong enough to recall the
Gaines Chapel and the Brent incidents.
Headquarters for Captain Kolb will
be opened in Birmingham the first
days of next week and Judge Joseph
II. Nathan of Sheffield will have
charge. Judge Nathan promises to wage
an aggressive campaign. Captain Eolb
Is confident. Yesterday he issued the
following:
The Kolb Statement
'I am well pleased at the issue of
the committees deliberations. While |
was Indifferent as to a single or dou-
BILE primary. being convinced that | am
the strongest candidate in the race for
governor, the majority plan suits me
all right. / have paid my assessment
and qualified for the race, though /
haven't any idea that there will be
more than one primary SO far as the
governorship is concerned
"You will see that will lead the
ticket by $4,000 majority. and that Gov
ernor Conner, being the next strongest
candidate. will not make a second race.
Mark this prophecy and see how ac-
curately II will fit election events. NV
campaign committee Is preparing for
vigorous campaign and within a
short while we will have speakers
throughout the state to serve my in
terest and they Will be kept in the
field until the close of. the canvass.
Things could not look better for me on
the outset of the campaign and I am
as confident of winning in this fight
as I ever was Of anything in my life