The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02

1omlnatlon.&
 Judge BrarisiDn will have as his running mate, state Senator Charles S. ncDoweit Of, Eufaula, while Colonei Graves wiA make the race with S,at& SenaS or A,Ber.rian T. Phil lips of Orelika. For while IL seemed as VI, "Plsin Bill Brandon" as he is known on.A Aeyery ]. hill, and vale insf AlaAAma, would have tho governorship without opposition, but friends of theS former state demo- cratic. executive Achairman, contended from the beginning he would be heard ftom atNthe proper time.
 Headquarters Open
 Brandon headqsIartars for the state will be opened at the Motion hotel Monday, followed duKng the week with Sub quarters at Ithe Exchange hotel In. Montgomery stnd the Battle House, Mobile, and a most intense campaign in the interest of the .Tus- caioosan will be waged.
 No official sstatensent has come from either of the, glbernatorial as . pirants. although it is thought that at the opening guns of GEaves' cam paiKntheld at Banner Friday night, he outlined certain principles along which he will stump the state. Judge Brandon, on the other hand, will take hts campaign. directly to tho people and not T hook nor hollow in the state will be left unvisited.
 { Bitter Fight PredieteA
 From present indications, although it seems, only a prophecy tol make such prediction, excepx from what has issueA forth from Graves sup perteFs. there seems to be little%sup- port for state4hent that for the lnext four months including August 5, there will not be a bitter fight be-
 eir 1A 8ube rnatorial toga. Colonel Graves declAtes he will wage a relentless warfare on his opponent. while Judge Brandon's friends declare he will not fail to challenge any attack .on his past public record which adorn many pages of the states glorious record.
 Densen surprisc
 An eleventh hour surprise which did develop however, In the state race, was that of John Denson of 4 Birmingham, who Thursday qualified for a place on the bench of the court of appeals. Three of these berths expire this term, all present incum- bents however, offering themselves as successors. The court is com posed of Charles L. Bricken of Lu- verne, presiding judge, and Henry r. Merritt, former speaker of the house. of TuskeEee, and William Fl, San ford of Montgomery, associate mem- bers.
 Chtef Justice Opposed ~Chief- Justice John Anderson Of Montgomery, candidate to succeed himse1 is. opposed by the present speaker of the house, s. A. Lynne of Decatur. Lucien D.. Gardner of Troy andgOrnond Somerville of Tusca- loosa on.y other supreme court can didates whose terms expire in Jan uary, ~i4l succeed themselves with :. oat opposition. as will Attorney Gem erat liafwe.l G. Davis, appointee of Ciover1,ur 'Tnomas'ls. l<iiby to succeed Ju6ge s.- ts. sn.tn who was also all :. e.,erutise @9loutee to judge No. of ti.d Je-lefson county circuit court.
 Great interest csnters around the race ,or t~o associate members Of the pub..e service commission, there being ftve candidates ih the field ill addition to $. P. Gaillard of Mobile and s. Fl. 'Cooper of Birmingh am present incumbe4lts who were recent Iy the mark for caustic criticisms from the pen of the governor of the staie, which later failed to mater iaiize in tpe sweeping charge made against hem. Othet candidates are: Berto H. Johnson, member of the board of rs tenue, John Purifoy, J. k. Pearson anu frank P. Morgan, of Montzomery and II. r. :Lee, Eufaula.
 q, Full, stnte Ticket
 A full, state ticket already an nounced was not augmented by Hate qualifications. although Chairman James Ii. WcDb of the executive com nittee. announced that any candidate who had mailed his qualification with pestmark preceding ridnight Of April l., would be legally declared Five Districts Return
 In the congressional fight, five consressmen, will return, to the .na. tiorai House without opposition, the -latests ann ouncement being of H. r. Gibson of Jasper who announced agS'hst Congressrnan William B. Bsnkheads for representative of the Tenth district.
 |. John R. Tyson of Montgomery. fofmer chief justice of the supreme court and present incumbent is op- posed in the race to succeed him self as congressman from, the Second. district which includes Montgom- cry, from whence he meets two oppo- pents, I& H. Brasse1l, q former oppo- 3 nent who .is is believed will give him. a. strong fight, and Thomas NJ Ar-ington also of Montgomery and J. -Morgsr Prestwood of Andalusia.
 Congres.man T. B.. Almon. repre- sentative from the Eighth will be op- posed in the. primary by Mrs. Leila 2. Edmondson of Decatur, a strong contender in. the. active political cir cies of. her home.
 Local County Race
 Getting back to the Birmin gha m district, in the congressional race George Huddieston, present incum- bent will be opposed by M. B. Grace of Bfrmingham, a strong contender for the ex-service mems vote
 Fourteen candidates from Birming- ham announced their candidacy at the closing hour yesterday for va rious state offices. Augustus Ben herk Representative in the present legislature, to succeed himself. and s. R. Batson, bringing the total num- Der of aspirants to the lower house to 3s.'swhich for the seven places seemed as if they would go unified until . week ago. Other candidates are:3 srf f,,.-
 <. Louis c. Albright, Walter, H. And erson,, William H. Abernathy. Roland NJ Allison. Nat Barker, Palmer H. Bell. L. K. Bowen, Paul F. Burnett. Thomass Ls,CAnnon, Joseph T, Collins. IT.. Sallie Osborne Cooper, Mrs. Chap pei Corr, Rev. A. J. Dickinson, James Esdaie, Fred Fite, George Frey Charles 1L4s Harold. s. W. Hawkins, Henry H.. Howe. c. o. Jacobs. Mark L. Jeter. H. M Judge. M. H. Mcdowell, A. B. Mitchell. Walter. C. Morros. John R. 1T. Rives, George Ross, Pinckney Scott, R. E. Smith. Sid F. Smith, ". H.. Staton, Will K. Terry, William l.. White, R. Williams.
 The sherlffs race Is the chief cen ter of interest in county politics for