The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID MONDAY DECEMBER 15 1919

attracted greatest atention-the story that Lloyd NJ. Hooper of Selma or Rich ard NJ Hobbie of Montgomery would be state campaign manager for Senator Os- car w. Underwood in his race for re- election. It has been intimated for sev- eral weeks that Eorney Johnston, who was so successful in the campaign four years ago, would not manage the cam, paign next year. but such report had been considered extremely unlikely Now the story comes that Mir Johnston will de- cline the title of manager, preferring that this honor should go to a centrar Alabama man. but that he will take as great an interest next year as he did in the last campaign and will assist in the preparation of ali campaign handboaaks and dockments.
 | This Washington story did not say posi- lively that MT. Hooper or Mir. Hobbie would be the manager. It intimated that such would be the case. The intima- tion was so framed, and from such a source that only official denials from the two persons mentioned could cause q knowing one to disbelieve This is the reason the report has attracted so much attention. It came from person known | to be close to Senator Underwood
 The political and personal histories of | both men now become interesting It is a singular fact that both are engaged in the same business, both made their state lreputations in similar work during the war, both have been mentioned as can : didates not aspirants) for governor three years from now, both have declined to 1 permit their friends to start movements which might bring them into the polit- ical light
 i Mir. Hooper is engaged in the wholesaie grocery business at Selma. Mir HohSie l is a wholesale grocer of Montgomery.
 
 | the state as chairman of the Alabama council of defense during the war. Ny Hobbie ditto-state food administrator. Soon after the war engaged both were mentioned as candidates for governor, but have insisted that no efforts look ing to this end be made by their friends. They are close friends. If boaa should
 be candidate for governor (such cannos happen) it is a sake bet that each would vote for the other. It may not be the story of Damon and Pythias. It cannot
 be the story of Cain and Abel
 l WHO WILL OPPOSE KENNEDY?
 Sam P Kennedy of Anniston will be a
 candidate for reelection as president of the public service commission. He has verified reports which have bene persis-
 tent for some weeks he has gone fur
 ther His candidacy will be on platform | ernor Kilby. Thus will the acts of the governor and the majority of the law | makers be brought before the bar of pub lie o;,inion for judgment
 l Governor Kilby has not been in Ala
 bama this week therefore, it is not possible to predict what answer if any will be made to the latest statement of MT. Kennedy, in which he announced that he would be anti-Kilby candidate It is safe to predict that the governor will have a candidate in the race, but no ts\ \ is authorized to say who will be the can- didate.
 I The controversy of the Iast few days has been so bitter all persons who have watched it realize that the contest must be a lineup fight Neither side Seeras to have any fears. Governor Niiby start-
 ed the controversy by referring to the lrublic service commission as a farce. This didn't indicate fear. President Kennedy re piled by announcing his candidacy for another term on an anti-admnistration platform This didn't indicate fear It is the general belief that the letter writing contest between the governor ahd the president of the commission is over. The next chapter will be written in the campaign The first pages of the next chapter should be written shortly afssr the new year, as Mr. Kennedy conte .>- plates the opening of campaign headauaf- I ters shortly after January L
 JUDGES MAY NOT BE OPPOSED 1 No names are now being mentioned 1T connection with opposition to the mem bers of the supreme court and court ol appeals, who must be nominated nex' ! year This is leading to the belief that Of1 "a