The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
PROHIBITION RANKS APPARENTLY LINE UP FOR ANNISTON MAN Musgrove Not Now Consid- cred Probability in Con- ing Race for Governor CARMICHAEL PLANS
 TO DEFEAT ALMON Much Opposition to Eight District Congressman Said to Have Been
 Engendered by His
 Action
By FRED n. coRM,,EY

Montgomery October 27-(SpeciaD-Re- ports from Birmingham this week pur- porting to announce L. B. Musgrove of Jasper as a candidate for governor and apparentiy bearing the seal of authentic i'y' brought several thrills to those in political life. The reports were finally discredited with the announcement that NIT. Musgrove had not authorized anyone to make the positive declaration that he would enter the contest. This was the second time MT. Musgrove had been put into the race this year. One of his sup porters made the positive declaration in Montgomery that he was candidate, and political Alabama waited with eyes wide open to- see his certificate naming campaign committee, which must be filed within five days. It did not come.
 Alabama again is waiting because Mr Musgrove must comply with the corrupt practice act if the announcement this week was authentic. Prohibitionists in Montgomery claim to know that Mr. Musgrove has not settled the question ill his own mind and permitted the state ment to go out again that he would probably enter in order to meet the wishes of the prohibitionists.
 The story goes this week that the pro- hlbitlon leaders held a conference in Birmingham and gave all probable can-. dldates certain time in which to an, nounce. It also says that those who rf fused to announce within the time would receive no consideration at the hands of prohibitionists. MT. Musgrove would like to be candidate, but he doesn't want to divide honors with anyone on the prohibition side. He desires undi- vided support of prohibitionists or none.
 FAVORABLE TO KILBY
 Considered from the standpoint of pro- hibitionists. developments during this week were decidedly favorable to Thomas E. Kilby of Annston, lieutenant gov ernor. While he has not obtained the united support of the prohibitionists lie has lined up many of those who have been prominent in The prohibition organ ization in days gone by. He has an ad- vantage in that he is already candi- date, has his organization and has let citizens far and wide know that he is in the race to stay
 Continuing the story of the prohibi- ton meeting in Birmingham, it is said that MT. Kilby's friends, in their insist ence that he was the logical candidate of prohibitionists, received good support but could not bring to their way of thinking one or two leaders,. Fred M. y, made speech indorsing Kilby as the man for prohibitionists to support.
 One thing was pretty well settled this week. A. H. Carmichael of Tuscumbia probably will not enter the race He has promised a statement of his intentions Nsoon and until that time comes Ala bama must hold it's breath. He is ex- pected to spring a surprise. His name z is being connected on many sides with the campaign for Congress from the Eighth district against Congressman Ed z ward B. Almon. Several strong persons in the district are known to be insist ing on his candidacy and that MT. Car- michael has not given the positive mo- which he would have given in short order if he had not been interested.
 Should MT. Carmichael run for Con- gress, he would be supported by Frank N. Julian and those friends who would go with MT. Julian anywhere. MT. Julian many times recently had criticized the acts of MT. Alnaon through his news paper, the Sheffield Standard. He insists that Congressman Almon has not stood behind the President in his plans for the war and did not lend the proper assist ance to the fight for the establishment : of the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals. Mir Julian credits Senators Underwood and Bankhead and Congressmen Dent and Padgett with the victory He con- tends that Congressman Almon's strength G has come from speeches in which he de- 5 clared II tried to keep your boy out of { the war;
 CAMPAIGN WILL BE LONG
 Alabama has cast aside the idea that the campaign for governor will be a short, tame affair. Each of the three candidates already in the race has an- nounced that he is in to stay until the end MT. I<ilby has iterated and reiter- ated this fact many times in the past 60 days. John H. Wallace's friends held q meeting at the Exchange hotel Thursday night and made plans for the carrying of his Campaign into every section of the state. They look upon him now as the only representative of the local optionists and think that he probably will be the sole representative throughout the cam paign. William w. Brandon of Tusca- oosa passed through Montgomery Fri day and stopped long enough to say that he entered the race for governor to stay and would remain until the last vote is counted. No one has been able to draw