The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
ALABAMA MAY VOTE FOR MR. CORTELYOU Small Boom Originates in North
 Alabama MANY. SIGN THE PETITION Seventy Per Cent of the Legal Voters of Decatur Ask Probate Judge to
 Call Prohibition
 Election.
MANY SIGN THE PETITION

l Decatur, September 25-(Special) )-Po- l litieal circles were more or less agitated
 today by the discovery of quiet but sys- | tematic movement among the most inhu- ential republicans in this portion of the
 state in the interest of the candidacy of
 George s. Cortelyou of New York for the
 republican presidential nomination. | It was learned that this movement IS exclusively, and, in fact. entirely sepa- l rated from the office-holding class, and there appears to be but little doubt Of the ability of the men behind the movement to make 1t succeed. The promoters include
 men who have always exerted a success ful influence on North Alabama repub- | liean politics, many of whom claim that under ordinary circumstances they would probably support some other of the as pirants but that the necessity for a can- 1 didate who is free from the entangling al- dances and schisms into which the repub- | lican party is divided is apparent; that MT. Cortelyou in the largest measure rep resents the desired candidate; that hls
 unique record private secretary to both republican and democratic PreSi- dents is the very highest possible indorse- ment of his discretion his fidelity and his 1 superb ability; that his administration Of the postoffiee department marked the
 most important and economical changes in that branch of the public service for
 quarter of a century, and silenced as if by magic the constantly recurring ru-
 mors of graft in the postoffice depart ment; that his management of the treas | ury portfolio is commencing itself to the business inter rests everywhere, and that after all this is a commercial age in which democrats and republicans are so- licitous more as to the security and | profits upon their Investments the fatr
 remuneration for labor and a ready mar
 ket for the farmers products, than to I the particular party to which the man 1 who can accomplish things belongs 1 This is the way the republicans of this
 district who are friendly to the move
 ment here, regard MT. Cortelyou, and this l is the way they speak of him when dis | cussng the Cortelyou boom which has
 been quietly launched in this section of
 the state.
 In speaking to a leading party man to- l day, he stated to your representative that l in his opinion MT Cortelyou would land ! the Alabama delegation for the nomna-
 ton, and that in his opinion would SC
 cure enough votes from other states to 1 nominate him.
 Alabama plays strong roll in the na- 1 tional conventions of any political party. l She stands first in the roll call of states,
 and whichever her vote is cast it has a
 strong influence on the vote of other
 states For this reason the candidates for 1 President always make a strong pull to | carry Alabama, and for this reason, as l stated by d republican of influence to- 1 day there will be something doing in the
 republican politics of Alabama before l many more weeks or months shall have | passed away.
 The canvass of Decatur for signers to l the petition to the judge of probate, ask 1 ing that he call an election on the ques- I tion of prohibition for Morgan county,
 was completed today. The petition shows l that in the city of Decatur almost 70 per 1 cent of the legal voters have signed the 1 petition
 The canvass in New Decatur and in the | other precincts of the county has not 1 been completed, but will be before the | end of the week, and the petitions filed 1 with the probate judge. The indications 1 are that these pelllloHS VIII bt slSlch bJ l at least G5 per cent of the legal voters of 1 the county, perhaps even more than this. l United States Senator Joseph r. John | ston will not speak in New Decatur, as I was announced a few days ago. Personal 1 business will prevent him from coming, 1 it is said much to the disappointment of | the people generally of the Decaturs and l of Morgan county
 On next Friday the Joe Wheeler Chap- l ter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, are to celebrate the birthday of Admiral Semmes by holding public meeting at Oakland Park, New Decatur. Senator Johnston was to have delivered the ad- dress of the day this occasion. Speeches, however, will be delivered by Mayor Blackwell of New Decatur and
 other well known and prominent local
 speakers during the day. basket dinner
 will be served on the grounds and crosses
 of honor will be conferred upon ex-Con-
 federate veterans.