The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-27
Says It Is All Right for Boys to Have Some Fun
 With Him
IN SYMPATHY WITH
 LAWRENCE'S POLICY
Anti-Saloon League Leader Is Now Urging That Prohibitionists Have But One Candidate
 in the Field
By LEON c. BRADLEY


 If L. E. Musgrove of Jasper has any intention of running for governor in the coming primary, he did not indicate it last night.
 Being rather versed in politics and oper- ating on the principle of admitting noth- ing, denying less and charging every thing" MT. Musgrove did not care to be quoted as saying that under no circum- stances would he offer for the place. However, he let it be known that the matter was entirely foreign to his mind.
 Some of my friends are talking about me for governor" said MT. Musgrove, but the matter Is entirely foreign to my intentions. I am having too good a time at Jasper to be worried with things that go on down at Montgomery They do not need me down there and am getting along pretty well without being governor and living in Montgom- cry"
 ALL RIGHT TO HAVE FUN
 When asked by representative of The Age Herald in regard to a purported au- thoritative announcement credited to Horace F. Gibson of Walker, county, MT. Musgrove laughingly replied:
 You boys go ahead and have your fun. I am too busy now to even issue any official denial. I am getting ready to kill lots of hogs the next time it turns cold and I must get home tomorrow to have my smokehouse fixed up. MT. Gib- son is one of my best friends and l, of course, appreciate his desire for me to be governor"
 The purported announcement, reputed to have been authorized by MT. Mus grove himself, created some surprise until the real facts were ascertained. It was known that the Jasper capitalist was n member of the headquarters committee of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, the body which controls the state organiza- ton.
 In view of the fact that only last week, the Alabama Citizen. the official organ of the league, edited by Brooks Law renee, declared unequivocally that there should be only one candidate in the race for governor on the prohibition side, it was hardly considered probable that MT. Musgrove had jumped into the field 1t this time Mr Musgrove Is known to be in hearty accord with the principles of the league, and the Citizen editorial was generally credited as not being for eign to his views in regard to the guber- material situation.
 URGING ONE CANDIDATE
 Since the return of Brooks Lawrence as the head of the league in Alabama, h., has edtorially urged upon the prohi- bitionists to have only one candidate in the field for governor. He cited the fact that in the last race there were two prohibitionists and that through this means Governor Henderson, who opposed the prohibitionists, had been elected. It was charged in the Citizen that the local optionists were able in the past to take down one of their candidates at the prop CT time, but that the prohibitionists had met defeat in the last primary through the misfortune of dividing their vote be- tween two men favorable to their policies. Recent developments have indicated that Charles s. Mcdowell of Eufaula will announce as the candidate of the local optionists and reports are to the effect that he has already been tenta ' ely se- lected by the leaders of that faction In politics John H. Wallace, Jr., is also considered a probable candidate on a local option platform. MT. Wallace ran in the last race for a year or more but withdrew, giving his support along with other local optionists, to Charles Tender son.
 At the present time there is only one announced candidate, Lieutenant Cover TOT Thomas E. Kilby of Anniston, a prominent prohibitionist. MT Musgrove, Judge w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, A. H. Carmichael of Tuscumbia and nu- merous others are among those men, toned in connection with the race.