The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-17
.COMER'S SCHEDULE
FOR PRESENT WEEK
He viii Make an Address at
PrattvIIIe Today
REPUBLICANS ARE ACTIVE
It Is Understood That State conven-
tlcn viii Be Called BY the Elk
ecutlve Committee on
July "a.
REPUBLICANS ARE ACTIVE

B. B. Conner. candidate for governor,
spoke to a good crowd at wetumpka
yesterday. and will be at Prattville today.
Tomorrow he will address the voters at
Fort Deposit, and Friday he will be at
| Caleis
He will spend Saturday at big barbe-
cue in Talapoosa county. where it is
expected that several Of, the candidates
for state and other offices will assemble
and make speeches. This Will be one of
the largest political gatherings in that
county In recent years
In discussing Mr. Corners candidacy
yesterday, close political and personal
friend Of that candidate said I'VE hear
a great deal about a change of sentiment
In the state for DR.. Cunningham, but [
am very familiar with the conditions I
believe, and am absolutely at loss to
find any grounds for such belief. | be-
lieve that Mr.. Conner is stronger today
than he was month ago. and l believe
that even the most ardent Cunningham
man will admit that Conner was well in
the lead at that time.
HNAAONR bhC press ana
rooters pass up extravagant claims for
their candidate, make 4 little personal
investigation in the county or community
claimed, and find that conditions are not
always just as they are claimed by our
friends on the other side in the cam
paign.
There is no reason for such changes,
as the Cunningham people are claiming
and without some good and sufficient
reason the people are not going to change
their views on the issues and men in the
race While I do not expect such a
thing l would not be surprised If Conner
carries every county In the state"
Republican Activity.
The republicans of Alabama are getting
busy, and the meeting of the state execu-
tive committee, which will be held in
Birmingham July 4, promises to be one
of the most important held by the COM
mittee.
1t has been stated that the intention
of a majority of the committee is to
name a state ticket without holding a.
convention. A pretty strong protest has
been registered against this plan by a
large number of republicans who met
in conference in Birmingham last week.
At this conference a resolution was unani-
mously adopted calling upon the COM
mittee to call a state convention, and
| asking that full state ticket be placed
| in the field It was also the sentiment
Of the republicans in conference that
congressional. senatorial and county
tickets be named. and that strong fight
be made all along the line from governor
down~in the coming November election.
VIII Have Convention.
1t is stated by a number of leading
republicans and member Of the executive
| committee that a convention will be
called in accordance with the wishes Of
the republicans voiced in the conference
referred to.
Charles II. Scott of Montgomery and
c. C. Conway of Mobile are both men
toned in competition with the race for
governor, and 1t Is expected that warm
contest will he waged between the friends
of these two men If convention is called
iiC NOHlcicHCt llelu last week adjourned
to meet again on the morning of July "a
at 10 o'clock at the city hall in Birming-
ham. The object of this reassembling,
it is said, is for the purpose of making
protest against the executive commit
tee in case a convention is not called
The executive committee meets at noon
July "a.
O'NeaI In Town.
Emmett ONeal OF Florence, candidate
for lieutenant governor, spent part of
Sunday in Birmingham, and spoke en-
Enthusiastically Of bis reception in the mid
dle-eastern counties, where he spent most
of last week.
He spok to large crowd at Alexander
kCity Saturday, and was given an enthus-
iastic reception by the people. Mr.. o'Neal
went to Moulton Yesterday and today
will return to his home at Florence for
a few days rest.
DISTRICT EPWoRTH LEAGUE.