The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18
NEW R|CHMONDHAS
APPEARED IN RACE
FOR j. S. SENATOR
Friends of Col. Bibb Graves,
Dissatisfied With Mus
grove, Have Soldiers
Promise to Run


Montgomery, August 1-.--tSpe-
ciaI.)-Reccnt developments ut
Montgomery have brought into
the United States senatorial race
n new Richmond in the person OF
Colonel Bibb Graves OF Montgom-
cry. The public has not been
taken into the condolences of the
gentlemen concerned In this latest
announcement. but the gossip
around the capitol Is that certain
Important persOnages are dis
pleased with the attitude of Hon.
breckenridge Mussrove, witty and
perennial candidate for United
States senator and other offices OF
more or less importance. and be-
cause of this newborn nntipathy
the Hon. Bibb Graves, erstwhiie
chairman Of nv state democratic
executive committee md intrepid
officer In the American army dur
tag the conflict with Germany,
has been prevailed upon to shy his
castor into the ring.
1t was announced a few days as
that Governor Kilby and Mr.. Musgrove
had broken over the woman SUE
frage amendment. Mr.. Nrusgrove,
rumor has IT. insisted that the gov
ernor take a stand for the ratification
Of the Susan e. Anthony amendment
and urge the Alabama legislature to
act favorably on it without delay.
Governor Kilby had ais heart set on
the passage of revenue bill that
would increase the states revenues by
about rs per cent a year and realiz-
ing that he had a hard fight on ais
hands to get this through the lesis-
ature, he was unwilling TO compro-
mise or to jeopardize the money bill
by mixing in any other fight.
So the federal suffrage amendment
went to the legislature without res
from the governor. Il
was defeated in the senate and has
never come to a vote in the house.
RECEPTIVE MOOD
Colonel Graves was understo "a
some time ago to be in a receptive
mood with regard to the United States
senatorship, but after surveying tue
situation. it is stated he decided to
stay out OF TIE race next year. AMI
so matters stood when the legisla-
ture reconvened on July s for the Last
80 days of its split session. Then the
W oman suffrage amendment came up
For a few days it was the storm cen
ter about which all interest at Mont
gomery revolved. The revenue biil
although introduced in the house. mad
not been printed and. therefore, Its
were not known except e
the governor, the recess committee
that drew it up and few favored
friends who had been taken into the
confidence of these gentlemen.
. 40 ~; nfa cd .rnn of
nue. bill were distributed and its gross
Injustice towards certain industries
and businesses discovered everything
else. including woman suffrage. was
forgotten, and all inter
est centered around this measure.
Az the battle waged about this meas
ure the suffrage leaders. temporarily
pigeon -holed. began devising plans for
getting action on the federal amend
ment Mr.. Musgrove returned 20
Mont gomery from Jasper, Eirnine-
ham and Washington, where he had
been gin conference with dry leaders
on the proposed world ide dry cam
paign and report saws. called upon
and urged Governor Kilby to indorsa
the amendment and ask the legisia-
ture to ratify it, The governor d:l
not agree with the Walker county
who. it is stated. felt very
much agSrleVeG.
Following this conference and few
days later Mr. Musgroye's man FRI
day is said to have given out q
statement to the effect that Mr., Mus
grove and the governor had Broken =
It Wa at this juncture that Co..
onel Graves decided to get in the race
for the United States Senate. the. =
by making IT a four-corpered race,
with himself. Mr. Musgrove and judge
samuel D. Weakley of Birmingham
running on the dry platform agains'
Senator Oscar w Underwood.
Whether there has actually been =
break between Governor Kilby AMI
Mr. Musgrove is known only to these
two gentlemen. II may be true and
then ii nav be only the child OF some
vivid Imagination. II Is given here
for what IT Is worth.
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