The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16
Not Believed Governor Will Act In Face of Recent
 Statements
CONCERTED ACTION
 WOULD NOT. RESULT
Regarded As Unwise to Expend S50,- 900 of States Money With Disas- ter Certain for the Object of
 the Expenditure
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

In the light of the statement of A. R Bl1ndley of Etowah. member of the leg lslature, to the effect that in the even of an extraordinary session of the law. making body he would immediately re. new the fight for statewide prohibition and in virtue of the fact that the declara. lion of four of seven members of the lief. ferson delegation to the end that theii position was identical with that of MT Brindley, indicates that MT Brindley wa. not talking for himself alone it is very generally predicted that the governor will abandon what has been said tosbe his in tention of assembling the legislature ir November.
 Ordinarily, 1t is perhaps true that the governor would not seriously object to a prohibition fight, would not hesitate to comply with resolution asking for infor- nation regarding the expenditure of the contingency fund, would not hinder an in vestigation by the legislature into the late scandal of the convict department, and would not deery efforts Of legislators to lnfornl themselves regarding certain other departments of the state government
 But that which will probably give the governor pause is knowledge that if the programme of MT. Brndley and his assist ants Is carried out. it would be impossible on account of general wrangle and dis sention, to secure that concerted action out of which matters of general good must come. Palpably, it would be unwse to ex- pend $50oO0 of the money of an impover- ished state in the face of certain disas- ter for the object of the expenditure.
 The chief objection to an extra ses- sion advanced by representatives of a majority of the pople-that majority which is hopeful that of the next regular ses- siSn, business and not partisan politics will be the characterizing feature-s found in the fact that the part of certain populous faction of the legis- lature there is such deeply implanted bit terness to the present administration. It is generally feared that on account of this opposition, unfortunate action in an extra session would be taken and estab- lished as a precedent for the legislature in regular session to follow.
 Unless something occurs between this date and next January to mar the pros pect 1t is the concensus of opinion. that in the regular session efforts to hurl the state again into statewide prohibition fight will be taken without the hearty sup port or even encouragement of certain solid prohibitionists who are by virtue of their strength destined to be leaders.
 These leaders-to-be, after a study of recent political history of the state, have reached the conclusion that If the cause of prohibition is to be further advanced in Alabama 1t must be through the opera ton of local option. And again they are assured that a fight for statutory prohi- bition in the regular session would be un- successful. And third reason which would tend to deter them is found in the general recognition of existing necessity Tor that constructive legislation of which