The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-02

closed adds to the interest in the situa- tion in this district. The entrance of Thomas M. Rogers several days ago, and his exit from the race last night, due to his failure to qualify with the county committee, served to attract attention.
 Thomas J. Judge, member of the state senate has launched into warm fight l for the place now held by George Hud- dleston, and this race will be a lively one, regardless of whether Charles E. Rice is allowed to have his name placed on the ticket.
 Undoubtedly the most spectacular fight in the state is expected in the Tenth where Hobson and w. B. Bankhead will 1 fight it out. The fact that Hobson has lived in another district, and only this week signfied his intention of moving his legal residence to Jasper, will prob ably figure in the campaign. The decla~ | ration of Bankhead during the past 10 days in favor of the full programme of the prohibition leaders is certain to come up for discussion The friends of Bank head will contend that since he is in favor of all the dry measures, the prohi bitionists should stand by him.
 SURPRISE IN FIRST
 The biggest surprise in the congress | sional political field last night was the entrance of Harry T. Hartwell of Mobile, state senator, into the race from the First district against Congressman Oscar Gray. It had been considered certain that Gray would have no opposition. R. Percy Roach of the same district also qualified for congressional honors and
 will mix things up with Congressman Gray and Senator Hartwell. The fact that Mobile, the chief city of the dis trict, has not had congressman for more than score of years, is expected to figure in this campaign.
 Two new candidates announced from the Second district yesterday, Judge M. H. Screws of Montgomery and N. D. Godbold. Congressman s. H. Dent is seeking reelection, and his other op ponent is Dr. W. D. Sanders of Troy. There has been discussion for sometime to the effect that Judge Screws would announce, but the entrance of MT. God bold, which came shortly before mid- night last night was distinct surprise. Despite the announcement several days
 ago that J. J. Speight would again offer in the Third district against Congress-
 man Henry Stegall, no opposition de- veloped and the present congressman will be given another term without the trouble of making a race.
 The entrance of Dr. John W. Aber- crombie in the Fourth district against Congressman Fred L. Blackmon insares 1 a hard fight. H. M. Judge of Columbi- ana has been in that contest for several
  ! or less prominent part in the race. A big surprise was sprung on the political observers of the state last night when s. l.. Jennings of Calera made his an- |nouncement. With four candidates in
 the field the result seems to be very
 much in doubt.
 l J. Thomas Heflin, congressman from
 the Fifth district, is to be returned with
 out opposition, as is also William B. | | There was no change in the situation | in the Seventh on the final day for qualification. The race has been wax l ing warm in that district for the past | two months. Watt T. Brown of Rag
 land and l.. B. Rainey of Gadsden are
 opposing Congressman Burnett, and it
 would seem now that the incumbent has
 formidable opposition.
 | The race in the Eighth district is prac-
 tically a duplication of the contest there f two years ago where B. B. Almon and w. w. Callahan were the leading op-
 ponents. Congressman Amon won out
 two years ago by narrow margin, but
 Callahan is making another determined fight in an effort to capture the seat DEPENDS ON MITCHELL | Whether the race for chief justice { of the supreme court will develop any sensations depends upon the manner of
 campaign which Is to be waged by James A. Mitchell. who announced dur
 ing the past week in opposition to Chief Justice John C. Anderson MT.
 Mitchell has charged that the supreme court by summoning him to appear I before that body on charge of con- l tc-'rt. wns trying to stifle just criti-
 etsm and he has intimated that he
 e.. scteo, to attack the record of the
 court. The nature of this attack is