The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-01
POLITICAL POT IS
 BUBbL|NG AGAIN Bond Issue Campaign to Be Staged Immediately FOR JUDICIAL OFFICES Four Announcements Up to Present for Court of Appeals-Fight for
 Congressional Nominations
 Will Be Interesting
FOR JUDICIAL OFFICES
Ny l.. .. BETTY

l Montgomery. October 31.-(Speciai.,
 With tine announcement by the admin
 istration forces of the opening imme-
 diately of the bond issue campaign
 and with the declaration of prominen,
 persons throughout the state of their
 intention to enter for judicial, state
 and congressional offices. the political ! pot is beginning to boil again in Ala bama.
 | The bond issue campaign Is the most 1 imm mediate to be staged, and this fight, l it Is declared, will be begun in real earnest within the next few days. The election will be held on April IS and preparations are being made for an aggressive contest on the part of the administration leaders.
 Those advocating the bond issue are sanguine of its success, while those ! opposed to the plan are confident that victory will perch upon their banners. Both sides are confident of success and 1 both factions are stripping for hilt- to-hilt contest.
 l On the one side is the power Of the administration, with it's various coun l ty organizations. On the other fs the ] anti-administration faction, consisting 1 principally of many of the strong Co., mer followers and large part of the
 members of the legislature, whose des- tiny, it will be remembered, was con- trolled largely by body of men com- monly referred to as the Immortal | TO-"
 Campaign for Judicial Offices | Another heated campaign will re- 1 volve around the various contests for places on the court of appeals, the su-
 preme court and the several circuit courts of the state. Three judges are to be elected on the court of appeals,
 three on the supreme court and one
 for every circuit court in the state. Up to the present time there have been four announcements for the court of appeals, including the three present Judges of that tribunal and three for the supreme court, the candidates be- ing those whose terms will expire in January, 1917.
 Needless to say, all six judges of the court of appeals and supreme court who will make the race for reelection are expecting to achieve success. And so. for that matter, if they are sim cere in their declarations. are the out side candidates for judicial positions. In the spring primary there will aioO bS IOiAiIletlcQ d CiiCult 1OI every circuit in the state. and it is ex- pected that all of the present judges
 will be candidates for reelection. At
 least, this correspondent has heard of
 no circuit judge who will voluntarily
 retire from the bench at the end of his present term.
 Race for Other Offices l For the office of president, of the 1 state public service commission and l game and fish commissioner, one can 1 didate will be nominated for each of- l flee in the next primary. While there | have been various rumors of candi- dates for these two offices, no positive announcements have yet been made
 other than declarations by the heads l of these departments that they will seek reelection at the hands of the people.
 | Another interesting campaign is
 promised in the fight for congressional
 nominations. With 10 districts. it is expected that the campaign will be unusually interesting this year. Al. ready there are rumors of many can
 didates for the various places to be
 filled. Tn the Second, or Montgomery
 district it is reported that there will
 be three candidates in addition to the present congressman in the Third dis 1 trict there are rumors of several can. didates. and similar reports are being l brought to the capitol from the other l districts in the state.