The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-18


that the governorship of Alabama
could only attract him in case it were
virtually handed to him without a con-
test-in other words. 1t would have to
be a case of Cincinnatus being called
to fill the place.
MCDOWELL is HERE
Following almost Immediately upon
would not run comes the visit of Charles
s. Mcdowell, Jr., of Eufaula to Biz
mingham today. Mr. Mcdowell has been
for sometime considered as the prob
able choice of the local option fac
ton in the state should Mr. Harding
decline to offer for the governorship.
For the past several months the Eu-
faula man has conducted an active
campaign for the nomination of the
democratic party without definitely
making his announcement. However.
he has gone SO far and has waged such
a vigorous campaign that it is not
considered possible that he will fail
to offer for the place. In fact, he is
looked upon as a virtually announced
candidate due to the letter which he
has widely circulated seeking support.
Mr.. Mcdowell has for sometime been
looked upon as the choice of the To-
cal optionists of south Alabama for
the governorship and the positive and
final announcement of Mr. Harding
that he will not be a candidate seems
to leave the field clear at this time to
Mr.. Mcdowell. Whether John II. Wal
lace, state game and fish commission
err, will run the race out, as he has
announced he intends to do, or wheth-
mer race, remains to be seen. Mr.. Wal
lace has already received the unquali-
fed Endorsement of a weekly newspa-
per in Baldwin county
The coming of Mr.. Mcdowell to Bir-
mingham today Is considered significant
Following close upon the settlement of
the national election, it seems to indicate
that the campaign is on. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Harding is now definitely out of the
contest it is believed by Birmingham To-
cal option leaders that Mr.. Mcdowell
is slated to lead their forces in the
coming primary. At any rate, up to
the present time, he has managed to
keep other candidates out of the ranks
of probabilities.
INVASION OF NORTH
This marks the first invasion of Biz
mingham and north Alabama by the
south Alabama candidate. For the past
several months he has devoted his at
tentions to south Alabama and it is
understood that he received assurances
that if Mr.. Harding did not offer he
would receive the support of the To-
cal optionists in that section. Should
the situation in this section of the
state look reasonably reassuring, it
would not prove surprising We're the
announcement of Mr.. Mcdowell for the
governorship received within the very
near future
While not denying that he would prob
ably make the race for governor in the
coming primary. Mr.. Mcdowell, who
reached the city late last night, was non
committal as to the time he might make
his announcement. For the past several
days he has been in Dothan, where he
has presided as moderator of the Alabama
Presbyterian synod, and he stated that
he had not had time to give any consid-
ration to politics during the past week.
"There is plenty of time for a man to
make his definite announcement, since
the primary is not held until 1885,, said
Mr.. Mcdowell, when seen by a represent
tative of The Age-Herald at the Tutwiler.
Wv ilOl Col . " 10 SONtTllOT uIilCSS L
can see, that if elected, 1 could give the
people of Alabama such an administra-
ton as my friends would be proud Of
There are many serious problems con-
fronting the people of this state, and they
are wanting relief Unhappy will be the
man who goes into the governors office
next time unless he has a clear-cut policy
mapped out beforehand that he knows
will afford the much desired relief. 1t is
a critical TINA in the of Of Fol md
one must know what he is about in order
to meet with the approval of the peo-
ple"
The close of the national election
and the definite announcement of the
reelection of the President seems to
have been the signal for the opening
Of tho state campaign despite the fact
that the primary is not to be held IN
til August, 1918. Already Lieut.. Gov
Thomas E. Kilby of Admission. who is
considered the candidate of the pro-
hibition forces. has entered the race.
Should Mr.. Mcdowell see fit to make
his announcement in the near future,
the contest might develop into a race
between Mr.. Mcdowell as the local
option candidate and Mr., Kilby as the
exponent Of prohibition. John H. Wal
lace will also doubtless make his en-
try into the race on the anti-prohibi-
ton platform.
L. B. Musgrove Of Jasper. Judge W. VI.
Brandon of Tuscaloosa. and numerous
other men are mentioned as possibilities
in connection with the coming race
Tidewater Case Postponed
The hearing of the bondholders' petition
for a substitution on name in the Tide
water case, was postponed until AffEf
the ruling of the supreme court &c
legality of the ruling of the Al hama
public service commission. This wa dene
at a meeting of the opposing ceaf1ai
yesterday morning. The case We asN
for the supreme court hearing sANk
Thursday, but at the request of = aAtx
was postponed until netx Thurs