The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-05-16
COMER'S STATEMENT
PROVES A FEATURE
OF WEEKS POLITICS
Continued from Page Five,

Continued from Page Five,
A. Fl. Carmichael. speaker of the Ala
bama house of representatives, WAS
already on the scene and II goes with
out saying that Senator Bankhead was
present.
As result of the investigation il
was made plain that no man can re-
ceive just share of the vote of thu
counties touched by the Tennessee
river who is not heartily in favor of
inducing the national government to
perfect the Harvesting of Muscle
Shoals.
Senator Bankhead in the future cam
paign for this big vote will have the
inside track His reception in NORTH,
Alabama was in effect a triumph His
20-year work in Congress has been
confined practically to labor for the
Improvement of Alabama rivers 1t is
natural, therefore, that river counties
should regard rim with especial IA
vor.
There is no question but that he will
prove 10 be a very able candidate for
reelection. However, so many aspir-
ants will be in the field that there is
no way of indicating the probable re-
suit. Senator White. Mi. Heflin, Mr.
Abercrombie and Mr.. Hobson are con-
sidered in the light of prospective can
uiddltS- nay huSHtOn OF montgomery
is planning again to enter the lists
And rumor has it that former Governor
ONeal may ask the people further to
honor him. Therefore, that which to-
day seems entirely probable. might
within a few short years be impos-
sible
Mr.. Helm, incidentally, is not at all
distressed in that ii Is said two strong
of Wi h.,
reelection next year. The candidates
whom rumor has nominated are Henry
+. Merritt OF TusKeg member of the
legislature and chairman of the recess
committee on investigation, and George
A. Sorrell of Dadeville.
Up to the present time said Mr.
Helm in conversation with an Age
Herald reported in Sheffield, my slum-
mer has not been disturbed by dis
quieting nightmares If my opposition
next year is confined to the pair Of
distinguished gentlemen mentioned in
the press as fostering an ambition TO
star in the Congress of United States
it is reasonably certain that / will
continue to pass my days in comfort
and my nights in pleasant dreams
THE gentlemen, in the event they do
oppose me, will have difficulty in car
rying their home counties. | am very
fortunate in having in both these coun-
ties many warm personal and polit-
zeal friends who believe that | nave
proved myself capable of serving them
at least to certain degree of accept
ability"
II is worthy of notice in this review
of the political events of the week just
flown that the suffragettes have been
out among the natives"
The press carried dispatches to the
effect that the orators took to task
the elections and privileges committee
of the lower house of the states gen.
earl assembly. As a matter of fact.
the suffragettes have cause for
grievance against that committee, not
simply because 1t failed to report the
Greene equal suffrage bill. but because
ised favorably to report 1t, they per-
mtted it to be stifled or chloro
formed
Mrs. Shaw on a recent visit to Ala
bama declared in effect that the pro-
nibition party is untrustworthy The
elections and privileges committees OF
the house is made up exclusively OF
prohibitionists. The situation l., in
teresting for other reasons than that
Representative Greene declared that
one of only two types opposing equal
suffrage is the liquor politician
There is destined yet to be an in
teresting battle regarding equal sur
frage. The prohibitionists were afraid
to submit the question of state wild e
prohibition. They are evidently fear
full that the submission of equal sur
frage would subject them to such rid :
icule that their entire list of accom-
plishments would fall into still greater
disrepute.