The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

of Alabama that am much better known than is MT Rushton or MT. Brown. I am delighted to find that the people bear well in mind my efforts to re-eect John T. Morgan as United States senator and the many addresses made over the state in advocacy or calling of a constitutional convention. l am sincerely gratified by the evidences of good will and good cheer that have come to me. am absolutely positive that will be elected
 It Is the race for the governorship
 which is attracting the most attention here Mobile regards the contest as one between Kolb and Comer-and 1t doesn't like Conner. It is true that in this city
 and county the former governor has stanch and good friends. But 1t can
 not be denied that there Is an anti Conner atmosphere in Mobile. Personal liberty and the right of local self-gov- ernment are cardinal tenets in the cate chism of the average Mobilian. He knows that Conner was elected upon platform declaring for local option and that during his administration a state wide prohibition bill was passed.
 Those were days of sackcloth and ashes for Mobile This is Alabama's only sea
 port and a seaport languishes under sumptuary laws. It is the general feel ing that Mr. Conner was trusted once, and he failed Mobile. Ergo. he cannot be trusted again, lest again he fail There
 are men here who were ardent support CTS of ex-Governor Conner when he was victor over Russell NJ. Cunningham who
 are now fighting enthusiastically for the nomination of Captain Kolb. Of these Frank Schimpf may be picked as a most excellent type. MT. Schimpf is one of the best known citizens of the city. '1 believed thoroughly in the protesta- tons and promises of Mr. Conner when
 he was q candidate for governor before
 said MT Schimpf 'I was one of his
 most earnest workers here. and I spent several hundred dollars out of my own pocket to bring about his election.
 '.'rhe record of Mr. Conner is history. He went squarely back upon promises he made to the people of Mobile and the rest of the state. He convinced me. at least and l believe that he has con vinced thousands of others. that he Is
 not the man to be Alabama's chief ex ecutive I am cheerfully and gladly do- ing all can for the nomination of Cap tain Kolb."
 So far as the Mobile viewpoint Is cor rect. Henderson and Seed are not ser-
 ously to be considered. The collapse Of the Henderson campaign is considered
 as one of those peculiar anomalies which sometimes occur in politics. A little while ago three men closely allied with the Henderson Humber company came to Mobile. They came to view the situa- 1 ton and to establish Henderson head quarters should such step seem ad-
 visable. They came ~they saw. and they departed. MT. Seeds friends, and of course he has them here as he has them elsewhere in Alabama. are violently quies- | cent
 l The moral is plain: Mobile county's I fight is between Kolb and Conner. All I the local supporters of Seed or Hender- | son nossibly can hope for is an upheaval
 in other parts of Alabama. To me it | annears that Captain Kob will carry Mobile county by a majority of nearly l aG0 over bis three competitors And he lis strong. although, of course. not pro- portionately. il the surrounding counties No great interest has been stirred up 1 here in the race for lieutenant gover-
 nor. Ii now seems probable that MT. | Curry will get majority of Mobile
 oounty's vote
 l As to the race for membership of the
 railroad commission. Julian and Gailard
 seem to have by far the best of the situation. The latter is a citizen of Mo-
 bile and is held in the highest esteem B. H. Cooper also will poll good vote l Oscar L. Gray Is running against Geerge w. Tavlor for congressman from
 the First Alabama district MT. Tay- Tor has been in the House for many
 years and has certain strength that Is lunshakable. It Is probable that the bat l tie will be fought out in Mobile county.
 It looks to me like Gray is going to be the winner.
 Summarizing. the whole situation is
 most complex. This arises from the fac that the boss Is no. longer the power he once was. The people have begun to feel their own importance. Coercion and n ip1d a Ina va fr ,l,
 they once had. The voter has had his ia ste of independence He ulser ii