The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
MANY SECTIONS OF | STATE ID UNDERGO l POLITICAL FIGHTS Third District Will Soon be Called Upon to Elect New
 Congressman | STATE COMMITTEE
 TO MEET TUESDAY Birmingham Is Promised Lively Race
 for City Commissioner This Summer-Three Candi- dates in the Field
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

While the backbone of politics is broken, politics. nevertheless. is only near corpse"
 Tuesday the state democratic exec utive committee will meet in Montgom- cry. As soon as Henry D. Clayton qualities as federal judge for the northern and middle districts of Ala bama the governor will call primary election in the Third district for the purpose of securing the nomination of his immediate successor and the nom nation of a permanent congressman to assume his duties March 1, next year. In the Seventh district repub- licans are preparing to wage a mighty struggle against the democratic con gressional nominee, John L. Burnett And in Birmingham there is rumbling of a future municipal campaign in which three gallant patriots will en- deavor to secure a seat as commis- sioner of Birmingham.
 With the nomination of senator and governor, the bitter days which are said to have tried the souls of men, passed. Nevertheless. politics is an evil which is always and will always continue to belt is probable-an af- fliction.
 Problems Before Committee
 The meeting of the committee Tues day is not expected to be stormy. The vote which was cast May II will be canvassed and the nomination of can didates declared. The situation in Dale county, which grew out of the discard ing by that county's committee of 1e boxes. will be investigated. It is un- derstood that certain complaint in re-
 ton was held in Winston county will be looked into The complaint of John Abbott. former secretary of the Jeffer- son county committed, will be investi- gated. Chairman c. c. Nesmith and Secretary Abbott were thrown out oi office by members of the newly elected committee and question of regularity has been raised.
 | There is only one state race in doubt A. A. Persons and J. A. Wade. candi- dates for commissioner of agriculture ran neck and neck. For many days there was doubt. Then the announce ment was made that Wade had won I There will be less than 500 votes sep.
 arating the two. it is thought. witt
 the idea generally predominating tha l Wade is the winner
 l Following the dfsposal of business the old committee will retire, and ths
 new. headed by Gen. Bibb Graves, will I be inaugurated. Adjournment will then follow.
 Evans the FavOrite ] It is generally believed that MT. Bur nett will trim the Goliah who will be | selected by republicans and boo
 moosers' to oppose him. At the pres. ent time very little interest has beer aroused in Birmingham's municipa contest, which will culminate in tht 1 election of commissioner the middl, l of September. There are three candi- dates, James Weatherly, incumbent | Harry Jones and Dr. R. F. Lovelady. | The state therefore, is more deeply 1 interested in the struggle which i'm bends in the Third There are two term to be left vacant when MT Clay.
 ton qualities as judge. They are W. o
 Mulkey of Geneva and Joseph J Speight of Barbour, the latter being thu secretary of MT. Clayton.
 1 For the next regular term, that be
 ginning March 4, 1915, there are two
 candidates, Judge A. A. Evans ant
 Henry B. Steagall. Thomas S. Erase
 of Bullock is discussed and Byrd G Farmer of Houston is discussed. It i l believed. however, that the race vii | be run by Evans and Steagall and tn idea generally prevails that the for
 mer will win.