The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
All of the Hundred or More in Races Are Lab0ring
 Diligently
CENTER ATTENTION ON UTILITIES COMMISSION
Kennedy Merritt Carnley Scrap AL tracting Much Notice Over State. Race for Court Positions
 Carried on Quietly
Rx L. S. BETTY

Nrontsomery March 12.-(Speclai.'
 There is little to be said at this tune "iln
 respect to the various political races o'hei
 than all the candidates are busy. More- over. they are all imbued With tnat hios'
 necessary alifcation-conf1dence Fonce
 da Leon in all his dreams of the spring
 of vouth. was never more certain that
 he would end his quest successfully thah
 are the hundred or more canoloa'es III
 Alabama that they will be victorious Tn
 the primary election in May
 sam P. Kennedy, president or the sta'e
 public service commission, appears ho
 more certain that he will be nominateu
 for that office than Henry f. Merli.' ox o
 I A Carnley, his two opponents. 50 lar
 as can be ascertained all three or these
 candidates are blissfully content. MT.
 Kennedy denies charges Of MT. Carniey
 that he is "a servant Of the railroaos,
 MT. Merritt denies that he IS the canoi
 date of the Alabama Power company anu
 other corporate interests, and MT. carney
 wishes it to be known that he' wniie ho.
 unfriendly to any of the corporatlons' IS
 inc real candidate of the people
 So the fight for president of the pubic
 service commission goes on merrily, ana judging from the fervor with which It mas
 been begun, promises to develop into contest almost equal in intensity to The
 races for national committeeman and del-
 egates at large to the nauonai cohVeh'ioii' l. FOR APPELLATE COURT The fight for places on the court of appeals has so far progressed along saie and smooth lines. In tnis contest tue waters have not yet been disturbed oy
 anything calculated to inspire bitterness or personal animosity. and 1t IS unlkeiy that the storm lowering over Alabama will descend upon this section or the state wide political arena
 There are six candidates offering Tor the court of appeals Judge John Pelham presiding judge, is seeking one ol .ne places. and if elected will continue as the head of the court. Judge J. B. Brown also is a candidate to succeed himself. The other candidates for the court are Thomas E. Knight of Greensboro, state Senator J. M. Bonner of Camden, Solic- itor Charles R. Bricken of IIuverne and Chancellor w. w. Whiteside of Annis- ton.
 For chief justice of the supreme court, Chief Justice John c. Anderson is op- posed by James A. Mitchell, Birming- ham attorney MT. Mitchelrs announce ment was made following his summons to appear before the supreme court and an swer to contempt charges for an article written about the court.
 The other judges on the supreme court whose terms expire next January and who are seeking reelection are Judge Or mond Somerville and Judge Lucien D. Gardner. Neither of them has opposition. The third race for a state office, that of game and fish commissioner, is attract | ing little attention. John H. Wallace, Jr., who has been at the head of the depart ment since it's creation. is opposed oy Capt. A. G. Goodwin of Fillmore and Kirby S. Ward of Birmingham, This race, like that for places on the court of appeals, has so far been along sane lines.