The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16
Many Things Show That Former Governor Will
 Get Back Into Game
SLAP AT BANKHEAD
 BY THE LEGISLATURE
Will He Get Into Already Crowded Race for Senate ?@Suffragettes Back From Tour Over
 the State
nx HUGH ". ROBERTS

Ex-Goxernor Conner presenting to the people of Alabama newspaper headline as a speech of Senator Under wood. created profound sensation in political circles last week
 The people generally conceived the Idea that MT. Conner Is not only de sirous of coming back. but that he has thrown his hat Into the ring" and has made initial preparations for pushing the load over the hlu'
 lnasmuch as the former chief ex- ecutive criticized not only the two Unl- ted States senators, but the governor, and the next preceding governor, the Idea obtained that in his preparation for future combat he has not quite de- cided into which field of usefulness hu will bury his talent.
 MT. Conner took MT Underwood to task because newspaper had repre- sented him as having advocated in a certain speech giving the railroads q chance Irrespective of whether or not Mir. Underwood's position was properly described. 1t is reasonable to believe that he is In favor of giving the common carriers an opportunity further to develop the country and per haps to profit in sum representing a Just return on their investment. In- asmuch as MT. Conner satirically crit. icized Mir Underwood for this posi- ton, 1t Is deemed possible that he holds that no railroad should be given a chance for life and happiness but that all of them should. through the oper- ation of strenuous law. be dumped into fisurative scrap heap.
 MT. comer's article was simply a re written chapter of his anti-railroad Il agitation, an agitation which the peo. Die, incidentally. passed on in cer- tain primary election of 1914. In that same primary. if Is recalled, the peo- pie also passed on the states com promise with the railroads which MT. Conner then bitterly criticized and last week for an oft-repeated time bitterly assailed.
 MT. Conner in damning Senator Bank head with feint praise. dealt specifi caliy with the part played by the sen ator in the defeat of the ship purchas se bill.
 AS Is remembered, when the sena- tors position respecting that bill was made known through tho Associate et Press. the Alabama legislature adopt. ed resolution urging him to abandon that position and rally to the supper of the President"
 Nothing done by the legislature ere, ated more interest--or more success fully aroused public curiosity-- thar Inc anti Bankbesd resolution. Wha was It's origin? Whence did 1t come Newspaper reporters, endeavoring tt answer these questions, initiated an in vestigation. It was then developed thal the resolution was presented by Gen Bibb Graves, said 10 be head of ths prohibition lobby, and known to be tho political ally of Governor Conner. to Senator John A Lusk of Marshall When these facts were ascertained q trail was struck which gave intimation , that General Graves was keyed up to the ordeal of preparing the resolution by telegraphic message from Wash 1 ington. It is interesting In this con | nection to note that at that time Gov | ernor Conner, a strong advocate of tho l ship purchase bill. was in Washington. ,! It was never learned who wired the | suggestion 10 General Graves. Some I contended that the act was that of Mir | Conner: others that Secretary McAdoo. l apprisode of the power wielded by General Graves, sent the message.
 The matter is of considerable inter est in view of the fact that 1t has ever been a question as to why there Is ana has been d momentous estrangement between the Legislature and the chief executive of the state IL has been the subject of general gossip that seven or eight rich prohibitionists directed the legislature in it's arduous course. It has been hinted. too. that that lob by was swayed by still grtater power.
 At any rate, Governor Henderson I'D to the present time. has been require q to pay a penalty for the nefarious act of having permitted himself to be elected.
 During the past week number of prominent Alabamians. several of whom are prospective candidates. vis- ited north Alabama for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the peo- pie of the great white" counties are as vitally interested in river improve ment and power development as their spokesmar have represented
 Among the number were Lieut. Gov. Thomas E. Kilby and Judge W. W. Brandon. who may be rival candidates for governor; exSenator Frank $. White. Con nsressman J. Tom Heflin and Congre Ssman ]. w. Abercrombie. who may viehwith Senator Bankhead for his berth In the upper house of Congress.
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