The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
|bRAND0N'S ENTRY PUTS THREE IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR Open Fighting" Will Now Be Order of the Day in Big Contest PUTS THREE ANGLES BEFORE THE PEOPLE
 Kilby and Wallace Have Both Made
 Recent Important Statements. Election Takes Place Next August

into the gubernatorial contest, which l. and has been for some months raging caused little surprise in Birmingham yes terday.
 It has been known for sometime that Judge Brandon would be candidate His campaign manager will be Judge Henry B. Foster of Tuscaloosa, poi tician of shrewdness and discretion Murray Cannon, another prominent cit. izen of Tuscaloosa, will act as treasurer of the campaign committee.
 The candidate, in his formal card, de clares for short campaign and one with. out bitterness. He expresses hope that as result of his efforts the people al present divided into factions, will be welded together.
 DEAD AND BURIED" ISSUES
 Statement to this effect will be coll- strued to mean that Judge Brandon will treat as dead and buried" the prohibi- tion question and that, unless forced tt defend his position. will endeavor to is- nore the so-called True American" oi anti Catholic" issue.
 In this connection, 1t is a pungeni fact that his opponents, regarding neith- CT of the foregoing, have failed vigorous ly to express themselves. John H. Wal lace, Jr., of Montgomery is local optionist with platform declaring fol admission to the people of any and al phases of the liquor question; and re- garding the True American movement he has bitterly assailed Lieutenant Gov ernor Kilby for his expressions of oppo- sition to alleged domination on the par of Rome.
 Mr Kilby is prohibitionist He has stirred the state by declaring for school system controlled by Americans, and has strenuously protested against an order of the war department giving Knights zations, rights and privileges on govern ment reservations.
 FROM THREE VIEWPOINTS
 The campaign, unless it's current veers from present channels, will be unique ir that voters will perforce consider pre- vailing issues from three rather than two sharply differentiated standpoints.
 Judge Brandon will appeal to those who consider the prohibition question perma nently settled and to those who consider the "T. A." issue no issue. MT. Wallace will appeal to those who think the people should express opinion regarding prohibit ton. and to those holding the progenitors of the True American movement in con tempt.
 Lieutenant Governor Kilby will appeal to the aggressive prohibitionist who be- lieves in remaining forever on guard and to that elemen, which declares Roman Catholic owe first allegiance tc the pope and for that reason are not true Americans.
 BEGINNING OF OPEN FIGHT
 The past week really marked the begin ming of open fighting. Heretofore. the candidates had confined their efforts te sparring. Now, however. the gong hav- ing sounded, the real struggle is on.
 In Birmingham Wednesday and Thurs day, Judge Brandon, accompanied by enthusiastic supporters from Tuscaloosa talked over the situation with his friends; MT. Wallace issued statement declaring false and significantly false a report that under certain circum. stances he might retire from the field Mir. Kilby issued statement to- the if feet that Congress would rebuke the war department for its alleged favorit- ism to Roman Catholics, and another assailing the Southern Railway company and the Alabama Power company Tor alleged inattention to requirements of Anniston, Birmingham and the soldiers at Camp Mcclellan.
 To cap the climax of the weeks de velopments, Judge Brandon formally entered the race. The election will be held in August. 1S18.'