The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-05
LYNNE TOOPPOSE JUDGE ANDERSON
 FOR HIGH COURT
Has Long Been Prominent in State PoIiticS-0ther Jus
 tlceS Are Not 0p-
 posed to Date
By FRED H. eoKMLEY Montgomery Buresu The Age-HeraId. 221-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, March 4.-fSpecia1.)- s. A. Lynne. of Decatur, speake of the house of representatives during the special session of 1920 and 1921 and a prominent attorney of North Alabama, Saturday made for nal announcement of his candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama su- preme court. Mfr. Lynne mailed his statement in compliance with the cor rupt practice act to the secretary oi state.
 Mir. Lynne's name was first mon toned in the newspapers in connec- ton with the campaign two weeks ago. At that time he stated that many friends had urged him to be- come a candidate and that in all probability he would enter the race While in Montgomery for the state wide Ford mass meeting Wednesday MT. Lynne stated that additional en- couragement had come to him since first mention of his candidacy was made and that he had decided to make the race.
 Member of State Senate
 The new candidate TOT chief justice has been a figure in politics and in the practice of law since the begin ming of the twentieth century. He was a member of the state senate many years ago. but did not return to the state's law making body until the session of 1919. In the regular ses- sions of that year MT. Lynne was floor leader in many political battles, among them being for the passage of the educational health, highway pond Q r,,e nd a,,d la tory laws.
 When Henry P. Merritt of Macon surrendered the speakership to be- come member of the court of appeals and Governor Kilby called the spe- cial session of the legislature in 1920 Mir. Lynne was elected speaker without opposition. He served as speaker during that session and the special session of 1921.
 Anderson Is Candidate Chief Justice John c. Anderson, the oldest member of the supreme court in point of service, will be a candi- | date for reelection as chief justice He became a member of the supreme court for six year term in 1904 and at the end of each term has been re- l elected He will have completed 8 1 service of twenty years at the close of this year. Judge Anderson be- came chief justice of the supreme court January 15, 1914, having been appointed as the successor of Chief Justice James R. Dowdell, resigned In the general election of 1914 he was elected chief justice for the full un- expired term of Justice Dowdell and in 1916 he was again elected for fu.l term of six years.
 Judge Anderson has not made for nal announcement of his candidacy for re- election, but it is understood by all persons interested in the politi- cal campaign that he will be a candi- . date. Associate Justices Lucien D. Gardners and Ormond Somerville whose terms will expire with this year. also will be candidates to sue ceed themselves. In so far as is known they will have no opposition. No other names have been mentioned in ! connection with this campaign. Indications also are that the three members of the court of appeals Judges Charles R. Bricken, William II. Sanford and Henry r. Merritt will be reelected for terms of six years without opposition.