The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-14
MANY CANDIDATES
 FUR PRESIDENCY
Prohibition Convention Will Act
 on Names
SCANLON IS IN THE LEAD
seaborn Wright of Georgia Is No Can didate, According to Indications. Only One Man Is Candidate
 for Vice Presidency.

Columbus O., July 13-With but few of the delegates to the national prohibition convention, which will be held here Wednesday and Thursday on the ground. the contest for the nomination for Presi- dent presents no definite aspect tonight Many of the leaders are here, but the state delegations will not begin to arrive until tomorrow. A vigorous movemeat Tn behalf of Prof. Charles S. Scanlon of Fittsburg for the presidential nomination IS the latest development Prof. Scanlon is the field representative of the temper ance society of the Presbyterian church. He led the fight against the indorsement of the Anti-Saloon league at the meeting of the Presbyterian general assembly in this city year ago.
 Other candidates for first place whose names are receiving consideration are F. F. Wheeler of Los Angeles, Cal, Daniel R. Sheen of Peoria, H., Alfred Man nierre of New York and Joseph P. Tracey of Detroit. Others in the race are George Is Stewart of Tennessee, Rev. A. B. Leon ard, secretary of the missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church; Rev.
 
 Ii. W. Palmore of St. Louis No direct word to any of the delegates has yet beer received from Seaborn Wright of Georgia or Judge Samuel A. Arlman of Indiana, who have been mentioned for the presi- dential nomination, as to whether they will consent to the use of their names. Prof Scanlon, Judge Artman and others mentioned for President are now at Wi mona, Ind, where they are featuring.
 Up to the present time but one candi- date for vice president has appeared. l Prof. A. S. Watkins of Ada, O., is a candidate for this place. It is thought that he will be nominated for governor by the state convention tomorrow, and If so it will be with the understanding that he will withdraw from the state ticket in the event he secures second place on the national ticket. The reason that there are no other entries for the vice pres- dential contest is that 1t has been a GUS tom to select the candidate for this place from among the different candidates for President.
 There is a strong sentiment among some of the leaders, who are already on the ground in favor of confining the na- tional platform to the issue of prohiDi- ton.
 It is the general opinion that the plat form will be brief, whatever scope may be given to it's declarations There will be meetings tomorrow of the national central and executive committees. The former will nar.e temporary officers to be recommended to the convention which will open at Memorial hall Wednesday at 10 a. m. The district meetings for the selection of members of the national, central and other committees will be heard tomorrow evening.
 While some of the leaders are antagon- istic to the Anti-Saloon league, it is sig nificant that invita- tions have been issued by the national committee to the Rev. P. A. Baker, superintendent of the Ameri- can Anti-Saloon league, and Wayne B. Wheeler superintendent of the Ohio league to attend the convention The Ohio prohibition convention opened here today and tomorrow it will adopt d platform and name a full state ticket.