The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
Judge Brandon Is Besieged
BY Political Job Hunters

business man OF Montgomery and
was a leader in the two campaigns
Judge Brandon made for governor.
Julian May Get Job
What appears to be another GER
tainty is that Frank N. Julian OF
Sheffield, one of the publishers of the
Sheffield Standard, will be appointed
state insurance commissioner. Mr.
Julian, too, supported Judge Bran
don in his two campaigns and friends
of Judge Brandon seem to take II
for granted that Mr.. Julian will be
given the position shortly after the
oath is taken by the next governor
A third certainty is that Chester e
Johnson of Montgomery Will be ap-
pointed state fire marshal. succeeding
w. ]. williams, who has held the of
flee since Governor Kilby approved
the bill creating the department
Mr.. Johnson has rendered his resig-
nation 20 Ills employers in Mont
gomery effective the day preceding
the change in administration, accord
ing to information.
General gossip in recent days has
been that l.. L. Herzberg of Gadsden
will be appointed chairman of the
state tax commission and that his
associates will be Frank Marquis OF
gomery. Judge Herzberg will re-
tire January Is as probate judge OF
Etowah county. Mr.. Marquis served
as member of the tax commission
from 1916 to 1919. Mr.. Smith was
insurance commissioner from 1915
to 1919 and prior to that time was
state auditor.
Moon VIII BE Re-Appointed
Two names have been mentioned
during the week for head of the state
convict department-T. d. Sanford
federal attorney for the middle dis
trict of Alabama. and William #
Feagin, incumbent. A third name
has been mentioned, Judge c. e.
Thomas. but information is that
Judge Thomas Will not permit the
consideration of his name in connec-
ton with the office.
One thing seems quite certain,
Col. Hartley A. Moon will be APP
pointed head of the state military de-
partment for another term. Col.
Moon is the person who has been
head of the department during the
reorganization period of the Alabama
National Guard following the end OF
the World war. Alabama has taken
front rank among the states in the
fourth corps area and has a greater
enlisted personnel than any state In
the area, which includes the states
of the southeast.
Judge Brandon frankly told news
paper men in Tuscaloosa during the
week that he would appoint as head
of the military department the man
recommended by the Alabama Ma
tional Guard. This means that Col
onel Moon will be retained in his
position.
May Abolish Office
No person has been mentioned for
chairman of the state board of con-
troll and economy for the reason that
Judge Brandon has indicated that he
will propose the abolition of this
department. Judge Brandon reiter-
ated his declaration in discussing the
state government with newspaper
men at Tuscaloosa during the week.
Reports are that a large number OF
wardens and guards at the various
state prisons will be appointed short
ly after Judge Brandon takes office,
but. of course. no names have been
mentioned in connection with them
because of the large number of
places to be filled and because OF the
fact that those filling these positions
are not constantly in the public eye