The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-10
State Promised Fiercest and Hottest Campaign Ever
 Known Before Run-0ff
GOVERNORS RACE
 ABSORBING TOPIC
Prevailing Opinion in Montgomery Is Henderson Will Receive Greater Portion of the Kolb and Seed
 Strength in State
By l.. 2. BETTY

Montgomery, Apr1l O.-(Special. )-The political caldron has again begun to boil in Montgomery, and the beginning is al ready so intense as to offer every promise of the fiercest and hottest campaign dur ing the next 90 days that Alabama has ever known.
 : Already men of every walk of life in the city, officeholders and known political leaders are beginning to forecast the re- sultsof the second primary in the guberna- toiial race, and arguments on the sub 1ect waxed warm throughout the day.
 As soon as the results of the first pri- mary were determined prominent men here turned their thoughts to the election on May Il, the governors race absorbing their complete attention.
 Both Candidates Confident
 They all recognize that the fight will be exceedingly close and hotly contested, the Conner followers snaintaining that their candidate will win the runoff. and the Henderson cohorts equally confident.
 Both Conner and Henderson followers re- ailze that each is dependent upon Kolb' s and Seeds strength to elect either of these two candidates, and the forces of the op- losing rivals for gubernatorial honors are each expecting to gain this support.
 The opinion largely prevails here, how ever, that Henderson will. receive a great CT proportion of Kolb and Seed strength than will Conner.
 A large number of followers of the two defeated candidates have already pledged their support to Henderson
 MT. Hendcrson's forces believe that their candidate will receive at least 70 per cent of Captain Kolb's strength and that. on conservative estimate, one half of Seeds strength will go to Herder- son, this would be sufficient to nominate the Troy candidate.
 Some of Mir. Henderson's followers maintain that he will get more than one half of Seeds strength.
 During the day a number of Kolb and Seed men called on Sam P. Kennedy, Mir Henderson's campaign manager. and prof fered their support to Henderson. For merly they were ardent and enthusiastic supporters of the two defeated candi- dates. asA--es
 Kolb Issues Statement Today
 Captain kolb will issue statement to- morrow. and peculiar interest is attached to what he will say. He has not yet given any intimation as to the kind of statement he will make. He has cons eede his defeat, and he has manifested no i'll feeling. It is expected that he will declare for Mr. Henderson.
 But whether MT. Henderson or Mir. Co., mer receives the larger proportion of the defeated candidates strength it is cer- tain that the next 90 days will be replete with one Of the hottest campaigns in the history of the state.
 Captain sydney Douglass of Mobile, a lifelong friend of Capt Reuben F. I<olb. and manager of his campaign in Mobile county, tonight declared for Charles Hen derson for governor. Captain Douglass vas largely responsible for the heavy vote which Captain Kolb received in Mo- bile. and said that he would return home and use his entire influence in Hender- sons behalf.
 with the governor. Sam P. Kennedy manager for Henderson. and others and openly expressed his choice for the Troy candidate.
 T see no reason why Henderson should not carry Mobile county" said Captain Douglass with Kolb in the race there would be no possible chance for any other candidate to carry the county but now that Kolb has retired, | believe that Hen derson will receive large proportion of kolb's vote"
 Blaekmon's Majority 1926
 Anniston. April 9.--tSpecia1.) )-Prac- tically complete returns give Congress- man Fred l.. Blackmon of this city, majority of 1926 in his race for re-elec- tion against Judge E. B. Deason of Claptop Chiffon coi10fy RlaeLrnop co IT,