The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
MEN ARE NAMED ID CONDUCT FIGHT IN
 KENNEDY BEHALF
Statement Issued Empha- sizes Efficiency" as Issue Instead of Pr0hibi-
 tiOn Question

Montgomery. March -tspecial.)-The l campaign manager of President Sam P. Kennedy of the Alabama public service commission today gave out the campaign committee which will look after the in | terests of MT. Kennedy in his race for 1 reelection to his present position. The state-at-large committee is headed by Albert P. Bush of Mobile and con-
 tains the names of such other strong
 men as Webb w. Crawford of Birming ham, Gen George P. Harrison of Ope- | lika T. M. Espy of Dothan, J. B. Ellis of Selma, Curry Bowie of Talladega, Dr. M. D. Smith of Prattville D. R. Burgess of Mobile, c. s. Ward of Gadsden, Col. E. L. Brown of Birmingham, J. c. OCon- nell of Mobile and James Keith, Jr., of Anniston.
 In addition to his state-at-large com mittee, MT. Kennedy has a strong com m1ttee from each congressional district. The announcement of the names of these committeeman means that an active fight has already started for MT. Kennedy which will be continued throughout the campaign.
 MT. Kennedy's campaign committee has prepared an address to the voters of
 Alabama which contains the keynote of the platform on which MT. Kennedy is running. This keynote is not prohibition or local option, but efficiency, according to the committee.
 The committee gives brief resume of MT. Kennedys activities, giving his rail-
 road and rate experience, then his eight years service as secretary of the Ala bama railroad commission, then his rec ord as president of that commission for one year. It is shown that MT. Kennedy is interested in manufacturing and mer- cantile business in Alabama, he being rf I,O1a Ia nc tablishment whose annual freights are over $20,0O0. He is interested in manu- featuring plants whose freights are many times $20 0C0, states the committee. The fact that he is so interested gives the committee the authority for saying that Ee knows the needs of the shipper and that with his railroad experience he will tender the citizens of the state efficient service as president of the Alabama pub lie service commission.
 The committee mentions the records of MT. Kennedys two opponents, Messrs.
 Carnley and Merritt saying that they were members of the recent legislature.
 The committee attacks MT. Merritt on
 his record in three legislatures, saying: MT. Merritt has been, to say the least,
 bit lucky in securing committee ap-
 pointments that enabled him to secure
 more money for his services than has
 been secured by any other legislator in
 
 says MT. Merritt drew s10 per day as
 member of the code committee in the
 Conner legislature and $4 per day and
 expenses while chairman of the smelling committee in the last legislature. The following is a list of the Kennedy campaign committee in the 10 congress sional districts:
 First district: Capt. John c. Webb of Demopols, G. w. Broyles of Jackson. Judge w. G. McCorvey of Monroeville; Joel w. Goldsby of Mobile, L w. Mor- gan of Fairford.
 green. John w. Dur of Montgomery, ". R. Driver of Greenville. Allen Cren- shaw of Andalusia, John Gamble of Troy.
 Third district: Noah P. Renfro of Ope- lika, J. J. Espy of eIIadland, G. F. Dowl- ing of Ozark, Guy Winn of Clayton, J. R. Afford of Hartford.
 Fourth district: w. c. Agee of Selma. c. S. Weaver of Talladega, Dr. E. H. Glvahn of Montevallo, F. A. Gulledge of verbena, A. J. Overton of Heflin Fifth district: Capt. D. M White of Goodwater, G. A. Mattison of Ashland, Roy Nolen of Alexander City, Al North ington of Prattville, Col. R. W. Jennings of Lanette.
 Sixth district: D. P. Coleman of Union town, John P. Kennedy of Centreville, Coll w. L. Waller of Geiger, Mack Rog CTS of Eutaw, J. E. Morrisette of Tus- caloosa.
 Seventh district: Woodson J. Martin of Gadsden, Col. w. E. James of Cul'man, Hugh Reid of Centre, w. E. Quinn of Fit. Payne, W. z. Rayburn of Gunters- vile.
 Eighth district: Judge John B. Tal-
 ly of Scottsboro, David A. Grayson of
 Huntsville, Tennis Tidwell of New De-
 catur H. C. Thatch of Athens, M. M.
 C+ripIip of E1orapce
 Ninth district: Sol Caheen, Frank w.
 Smith, Luke Trice, John B. Reid, Fer
 gus McCarty, all of Birmingham.
 Tenth district: Capt. Jack Cranford of
 Jasper, A. H. Powell of Hackleburg, C.
 Banks Hyde of Fayette, Capt. w. G.
 Robertson of Carrollton. R. G. Rcdden of
 Sulligent.