The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
POLITICAL HEADS !. GETTING TOGETHER DURING PAST WEEK Judge Foster Tells Some of the Things for Which
 Brandon Stands MUSGROVE'S FRIENDS STILL VERY ACTIVE Presence of National Anti-Saloon League Leaders Has Also Pre-
 sented Interesting Phase
 of Situation
By JEFF BAILEY


 l Political heads have nodded close to- gether in Birmingham hotel Hobbies for 1 the past few days, friends of politically 1 ambitious ones have urged and coaxed, while those who fear the power of the ballot have begged their best bets". to 'leave it alone" But there have been really no developments that would calse q very big splash.
 For instance, Gen. W. W. Brandon, who will from now on at least until after the election, be called "BiIlie," to his great delight, was in Birmingham Friday night and Saturday, ostensibly on a football froic, but undoubtedly to frame the old platform that has acted as the footmat for all Of those who have in the past gotten in.
 In proof of this surmise, Judge Henry B. Foster the Brandon campaign man ager, was in the city at the same time, and it just. happened that Edward Doty, editor of the Tuscaloosa News and 'ac- tive publicity manager for Gen. Billie Brandon, blew in--and with other nota- bles from the Druid City. they con- ferred They must have had a most harmonious meeting, for this is what Judge Henry B. Foster admitted, and when he admits thing he has at the same time given his endorsement, If you know Judge Poster:
 GIVES BRANDON'S. VIEWS
 General Brandon stated to me that he unhesitatingly expressed his belief that the financial question was the par amount issue in the campaign into .l.. I.a T,., ..E Alabama. He said that he favored the state living within it's income. He fur ther said that he stood for an efficient and economical administration of the af- ia rs of state.- He will enforce the law that requires the separation of the school and old soldiers. pension funds, that they should be diverted to no other use and that all of the teachers of the state and old soldiers should get their money promptly when due.
 General Brandon stands for prohinl- tion--that is the present prohibition laws, and a strict enforcement of the same. There are, of course, many other matters that will be set forth in the platform of General Brandon which will be of vital interest to the people of Alabama, and which will be given to the press in few days
 oscar L. Lewis, campaign manager for John IT. Wallace, has not made himself generally familiar with the local political ones and has rather re- turned to his suite at the Tutwiler and sent out.invitations to those he wished to confer with to call upon him.
 On the other hand. there is, ''Breck' Musgrove of Jasper. hale fellow we'll met with much of this worlds goods, spending most of the past week or 10 days in the city. entertaining his friends and enjoying life, just as Bir- likes to have him do, but apparently as far away from the de- cision that would cause him to pom der and figure for those months be- tween now and election day. as he usu- ally stays from those farms of his that you hear him talk so much about 1 MT. Musgrove is undoubtedly awaiting l his opportunity to pull an ace out Of the hole. for he smiles as if he was an undertaken handling the funeral of an enemy alien--he seemingly is going l to nail somebody at the finish.
 NATIONAL FIGURES HERE
 And right in this connection comes | all the way from Ohio pr. Perlie A. | Baker of the National Anti-Saloon | league, and very close friend of MT. 1 also Dr. Cherrington. an- other official of the National Anti l Salon league, and they have much in l common With their friend MT. MUS grove, Immediately following the an- l that the Anti-Saloon l league of Alabama would support l Thomas E. Kilby of Anniston for gov ernor.
 This in view of the common knowl- l edge that MT. Musgrove has been | with the gubernatorial nom- | nation for some moons, and linking ! thereto his utilization with the state l league, and his financial l backing of that institution in days l gone by---days gone by being possibly l used advisedly at this time--and the l much talked of split that was welded i back together, for the good of the or 1 ganization it does seem that some | body has been "handed'' something | and at the present time the search for | the thimble would have been getting | but for the lack of interest | In each other that is being displayed | by the gentleman from Walker and | the gentleman from Ohio, Rev. Brooks r Lawrence, at present superintendent | of the Anti-Saloon league of Alabama.
 Mir. Musgrove's friends intimate that they have a platform that will cut some figure in this campaign, whether Mr. Musgrove runs for governor or not, or whether he wrote the said | or not-and they say he did lot--and. that there is going to be something doing next year just be- lore the leaves begin to fall, or pos