The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-28
CANDIDATES BUSY UNDER THE SURFACE
 OF STATE POLITICS
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forth a tart reply. The Carnley declar- ation, while not so recent as the Mer- ritt-Kennedy contributions, was in- tended to discredit the Tuskegee can- dtdate.
 Hence the race for president of the public service commission has begun under approved and. perhaps, favor able conditions. A lively contest is occupy the center of the stage through out the campaign.
 FAVORABLE TO KENNEDY
 From the present outlook, President Kennedy appears to have a slight ad- vantage in the race. His long acquaint- ance with the office. his thorough knowledge of rates, and his famil- iarity with the many questions with which the commission has to contend have given him a standing with the people of the state hard to overcome by his opponents. and should go far to- ward electing him. At the same time, however. Mr. Kennedys opponents are contesting every inch of ground, and this they will do to the very end. For places on the court of appeals another lively contest is promised. Judge John Pelham the presiding judge of the court. appears to be in the lead in this race by wide mar gin and, from present indications, is the only one in the contest whose elec- tion may be safely forecast at this time.
 There are five other candidates Judge E. Perry Thomas, Judge J. B. Brown, Thomas E. Knight of Greens boro, Chancellor w. W. Whiteside of Anniston and Gen. c. R. Bricken of Luverne. Of these five candidates the HA Acf fAr. oil N1o the court is probably between Judge Thomas, Judge Brown and MT. Knight These three candidates all have a large general following throughout the state.
 THOMAS FOR SECOND PLACE From the present outlook, Judge Thomas stands the best chance of se- curing the second place on the court ] of Appeals, with the fight for third place between Judge Brown and MT. Knight.
 Chancellor Whiteside will get a good vote in the northeastern chancery di- vision. over which he has ably pre- 1 sided for a number of years, but it is believed that his strength will be con- fined to that section of the state. It is also believed that General Bricken will not be able to command much support outside of his immediate dis trict.
 But, as should be expected, the vari- l ous candidates for places on the court l of appeals are all confident
 The race for game and fish commits l sioner has three entries. Commission CT John II. Wallace. Jr., Capt. A. C. l Goodwin of Fillmore and Kirby s. Ward of Birmingham. Indications are that this contest will be one-sided affair Commissioner Wallace to whose en- I ergy and activities the department owes it's creation, is expected to be re-
 nominated to the office with little, fl \ any, difficulty. He has been head oi T the department since 1907. and has I been instrumental in spreading the gospel of game conservation to a num- Der of other states of tho union. There
 is a very general impression through out the state that Commissioner Wal lace should remain as head of the de-
 partment he created as long as he de-
 sires the office.
 'l Up to the present time, little inter
 est has centered in the various con gressional and judicial races of the state, though developments will come fast as the campaign advances. Several l of the congressmen have no opposition and with but three days remaining ill which candidates can qualify it is un- likely that any will develop. The can didates for judges of the several cir
 cults are active, though none of the
 judicial campaigns have yet reached
 an interesting stage.