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Show SUGGESTIOBS I0E i FOB SUPREME EM Several Avowed Candidates With Others Groomed as Dark Horses. Within a short time Chief Justice D. X. btraup of the state supreme court is expected to make formal announcement announce-ment of his candidacy for re -election, on the Republican ticket. ''Ft is too early to make any formal announcements. ' ; olden ed .Indite Btraup yesterday. However. I expect to be a candidate for re-election and at the j i roper time will make a formal statement. state-ment. ' ' indications are that there will be an interesting contest in tiie Republican camp for the nomination for the supreme su-preme bench. One supreme court judge its to be elected next year and a. number num-ber of tentative aspirants for the Republican Re-publican nomination have been heard. Judge T. D. Lewis, of the Third district dis-trict court, has about made up his mind to run for the supreme bench. .Judge J. A. Howell, cf the .Second district dis-trict eoiirt; Ogden, is said to nourish acute ambition' to be a justice of the supreme court. The name of Attorney General A. R. E;rnes hs also been heard as a candidate candi-date for the supreme bench. Likewise Mr. Barnes's name has been mentioned as a possibility for member of congress con-gress on the Republican ticket. Mr. Barnes himself smilingly disclaims that he has an idet. at this time, of seeking eit her nomination. Speaking of the Republican nomination nomina-tion for congress from this district, the rumor is heard that K. O. Leatherwood. present district attorney, would court that place on the ticket again. Mr. Leatherwood wa the congressional nominee two years ago, meeting defeat at the hands of , James Jl. Mays, the Progressive-Democratic statesman. The name of K. B. Critchlow is also heard in connection with the congressional congres-sional nomination. Pome of his friends have been talking of him. Parley P. Jpnsou. whose latest association -with politics was a? manager of Karl A. cheid"? city campaign, is said to be hoping that the Republicans, will pick 6"n him. |