The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19

effective in July, 1915. It has been in effect since that time, or a little more than three years.
 In this campaign it was thought the lines were drawn. Those opposed to the amendment used practically the same arguments. In addition they held the woman's suffrage amendment before the voters and warned them that the ratification of the prohibition amendment would be "a forerunner of the ratification of the woman suffrage amendment and that the ratification of the woman suffrage amendment would mean votes for negro women.
 In addition, those opposed to the amendment used the very effective ar gument that the legislature of 1915 was hand picked" by the Anti-Saloon league, and that the state democratic executive committee had refused to al low the voters to pass directly on the amendment.
 But even with these arguments the voters rejected the anti-amendment cause and elected a legislature which will give the amendists good work ing majority in each house Brooks Lawrence, superintendent of the Anti Saloon league during the latter part ment will have Il supporters in the house and 23 in the senate. The house has 105 members and the senate 35. This will mean that the amendment forces will organize both houses and will dictate Legislation. Henry P Mer- ritt of Tuskegee probably will be elect ed speaker. He won a great victory over his anti amendment opponent in Macon county. No suggestion has been made as to the person who will be named president pro tenn of the sen- | ate though he will be an amendist The man who will preside over the senate will be Nathan L. Miller of Birmingham, the amendment candidate for lieutenant governor, who has de- cided lead over his anti-amendment op- ponent, Judge c. c. Nesmith.
 IN COMPLETE HARMONY 1 The fact of the business is that the next administration will be the first since 1907 which will work in com l plete harmony. While the administra- l tion of 1911 had a legislature which stood with it, there was some discord. 1 The election result in some counties was surprising. No one ever thought l that Thomas B. Kilby, amendment nom- l inee for governor, would obtain plu- rality of votes over the other candi- dates in Mobile It had been conceded | that one of the opposition candidates would take the lead and when the
 
 headquarters in Birmingham Thursday night they were the cause of great | wonderment. Amendists would say that this indicates a change in senti- ment in Mobile, which has always been for local option, but for the fact that the anti-amendment legislative delega- tion was elected without trouble. 1 Being forced to discard or discount the statement that the majority in Mobile is | in favor Of the ratification of the amend ment, the amendists now believe that per l sonal issues in Mobile county entered l into the making of the result and that Governor iKilby received his plurality in Mobile because those who voted for him
 believed him to be the best qualified per l son in the race to handle the state s | financial problems which have become | more puzziing each year since 1907. l Jefferson county also surprised the state. Friends of Governor Kilby had l claimed that county. Charles B. Teasley also insisted that the labor vote was for i him. At the last moment there was d | switch of the vote, and William W. Bran don on election day received a substan- tial plurality. From Teasley's friends one
 story has come forth. It may be taken for it's true value. No other reason has been offered.
 HOW TEASLEY LOST il Here 1t isSas told by H. R. Shorter, sec | retary of Teasley's campaign committee
 here: ''The labor vote of Jefferson was
 solidly behind George Huddleston for re
 election. A Birmingham afternoon news
 paper insisted that Huddleston should
 be defeated for Congress and that Teas
 ley should De elected governor. Edi
 torials against Huddleston and for Teas
 ley appeared each day in companion col
 umns
 "Teasley received word late Thursda,
 of last week that the assaults on Had
 dlston would have to cease, or the labo lvote would not remain with Teasley. 4
 long conference was held with the edito of that newspaper but it availed nothing
 as the newspaper announced that 1t fight on Huddleston would continue.
 'The labor vote promptly switched t Brandon. That is the story. It may no
 be correct However, the result is cer
 tain-Brandon carried the county
 | Dallas county brought another surprise
 The amer dists had no candidate for stat
 senator, but the amendment was submit ted to direct vote by the county execu | tive committee. James B. Ellis, anti
 amendment candidate for senato
 agreed to abide by the vote of the peo
 pie. A majority favored the amendment
 MT. Ellis vii, come to the capitol, bur his personal views and vote for ratifica z tion.
 The submission of the issue in Taila !. dega county had the opposite effect. Tn :, only candidate for senator was Mario ! H. Sims, ana he favored the amendment The county went against 1t by F vote ? Mr Sims will come tu the capitol bur , his personal views and vote against rat :. fication.
 7. State wide interest in the race fc sheriff of Russell county was shown bt : cause of it's connection with the Giraf liquor raids of two years ago. Pal N !. Daniels, whc was sheriff at the time :h liquors were stored in wholesale quant ' ties at Cirard after prohibition ocean effective, was impeached by the supreHl court which held that he had been dert i, lict in lis duty. He ran for sheriff agali : | asking the voters to elect him as a v1nd : cation. Returns from Russell indicai T 1 that he has won vindication at the hand i, of the voters
 < There is some doubt that MT. Danie ! can take office He was removed an v prohibited from holding office during hi v term. The constitution says a sher' [ cannot succe ed himself. While he wi q not be succeeding himself in liters I sense, his new term will be succeedin d his first term. If sheriff could sut :. ceed himself after impeachment. nothin d would prevent a sheriff from resigning [ few days before primary election, ot n taining nomination for another term all a then taking office for full term, it ?. beating the process from term to term | ," Flowers are more fragrant when tn