The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-28
Outlook In State For Next Election Sees Prominent Names Among Those Slated
Brandon at Present Only Candidate for Governor With Steiner and Graves in Distance-Brown for Lieu tenant Governor, Cobb for State Auditor,
 Davis for Congress, Miller for Secretary
 of State Among Those Mentioned

taking a stand in opposition to the administration programme.
 Senator Watt T Brown, of St. Clair, has also informed his friends that he intends to be candidate for lieutenant governor and that he will make his formal announcement at the proper time. Senator Brown has gained a wide reputation as result of his efforts in behalf of the public educational system of Ala bama. In the senate he was regarded as one of educations strongest sup porters
 For State Auditor For state auditor one name has been mentioned. William P. Cobb. Mfr. Cobb was elected secretary of state In the primary over three other candidates Prior to that time he had held various political positions and honorary of fices in the democratic party. No other person has been mentioned in connection with this race.
 Harwell G. Davis, attorney general, will be a candidate to succeed him self for full term. Mfr. Davis was appointed attorney general by Gov ernor Kilby early in the year as the successor of J. c. Smith, who was made judge of the circuit court of IVSliCIsOu SOuItt. MT DdNlS was Spe- cial assistant attorney general at the time, having been interested in some of the states largest cases He estab- lished a state reputation because of the persistence Of his fight to force the Western Union Telegraph com pany and the Louisville and Nash ! Vile railroad to maintain a telegraph service to 21 towns located on the branch lines of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
 1 Dnvts for Congress 1 Major Davis resigned his position as assistant attorney general when the war began and entered the service | despite the fact that he was above the age for service at the time. He was commi ssioned a captain at the first officers training camp, went to France in command of his company. was seriously wounded in action and was made a major while in the hos. pital
 Many reports have connected Major Davis with the campaign for Congress in the Seventh district as the success sor of l.. B. Rainey, incumbent, who has announced that he will not seek reelection unless the republican ma jority votes to unseat him in favor of his republican opponent. in the last election. But Major Davis has in formed his friends that he expects to be a candidate for a full term as attorney general of Alabama. For State Treasurer
 George w. Ellis, former state trea- surer and an official of the state whose service has run through many years, will be a candidate for state treasurer. Probably no other state cmploye has the same record for con- sistent service as Mir. Ellis. He was state treasurer and after hls retire ment he served as chief clerk In the treasury department in the adminis- l tration of w. L. Lancaster. When MT. Lancaster retired in 1919 Mir. Ellis was appointed chief clerk of the board of control and economy, which position he held until he was called back Into the treasury department as chief clerk by R. l.. Bradley, state treasurer, several months ago. | Mir. Ellis was a candidate for state treasurer in the last primary and his race with Judge Bradley attracted at tention Throughout the state, because of the manner in which the two candidates conducted their contests. No attack was made on either. There was no mud singing Each told the voters that the other, if elected. WOuiu fHdhS d OiIlCldi II was campaign sledom seen in Alabama politics.
 It Is doubtful that MT. Ellis will have opposition In this campaign. His friends are already active for him throughout the state.
 Miller Runs Strong
 Walter F. Miller of Tuscumbia, secretary of the state senate, and w. P. Fonville of Montgomery. form CT state fire marshal. will be can didates for secretary of state. Mir. Miller has informed his friends that he expects to be In the race. while MT. Fonville has made the public statement that he will announce at the proper time.
 MT. Miller has been interested in state politics for many years and barely missed being state senator from the counties of Colbert. Frank