The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
COOPER CANDIDATE. FOR ANOTHER TERM.
 ON SERVICE BODY.
Two Other Candidates Enter Campaign for State Off,
 fees During
 Saturday
By FRED H. GoRSILEY Montgomery Bureau The Age-Herald, 22l-2 Eirat National Bank BundinK

Monteomery, January 14,-(Special,) B. H. Cooper, of Birmingham, mem ber of the Alabama public service commission for seven years, made formal announcement today of his candidacy for another term subject to the will of the democrats In the state primary August s. MT. Cooper was the first candidate to qualify for the position and, under the rule of the state democratic executive committee, was designated as mum Der one. If he has opposition the per son must qualify as a candidate for position number one on the commis- sion.
 Two other candidates entered the campaign for state offices during tho day, they being w. B. Allgood, chief clerk of the state agricultural depart ment, who is candidate for state auditor, and R. l.. Scale, member of the house of representatives from Sumter county, who seeks to become commissioner of agriculture.
 The three candidates designated themselves as the persons who will receive and expend all funds which will be used in their interests dur ing the campaign. The three are well known in the state. Mir. Cooper has another year of his second term as associate member of the public serv- ice commission. Shortly after he be- gan his second term he moved to Montgomery in order that he might give his full attention to the duties of the office. He was the first of the public service commissioners to take this step.
 Mir. AllEood is a brother of M. c. AllEood. commissioner of agriculture and former state auditor. He served as chief cherk of the auditors de- partmetn when his brother was the head and when Commissioner All good became the head of the agricul- tural department MT. Allgood was ap- pointed chief clerk. Prior to his re- movaf to Montgomery Mir. Allgood was chief fire inspector of Birming ham.
 Henry F. Lee, former secretary of the state tax commission. at present a member of the state budget com mission and state auditor. late Sat urday entered the race for member ship on the public service commis- sion, designating hlmself as a candi- date for position number two. This will make him an opponent of s. P. Gai1lard of Mobile, who became s member of the commission with MT. Cooper seven years ago. Mir. Gaillard ha.. informed his friends that he will enter the race for reelection and will make formal announcement at the proper time.
 Much discussion In political circles Saturday centered about the action of the state committee in requiring a candidate to run for certain posi- tion on the public service commis- sion, the court of appeals and the supreme court. No one seemed to know the purpose of the departure from the old rule which permitted a person to run and take a chance on being elected to one of the positions however, many were heard to expres surprise and to wonder If the plan was made in order to defeat some body"
 The rule of the committee requir- ing candidate to designate the po- sition he seeks follows: Tn the election of justices of the supreme court, Judges of the court of appeals and other state officers, where more than one candidate Is to be selected, the Justices, judges or other state officers shall be numbered first, sec ond, third, etc, consecutively, so that each position shall be designated by number and the candidate for such position, when qualifying. shall des- ignate the position by number for winch he is candidate. and the bal lot shall be designated In accordance with such qualifications"