The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-05
DAVIDSON GETS IN
HIS REPUBLICAN NOMINEES ARE
 FILED.
Under Law They ~wiu 6o Under The Party Emblem, to the Loss ef the Thompson Fac
 ffou.

By filing papers with Secretary of State Frank N. Julian certifying the names of the nominees for State of ices to be filled at the next general election In November. the Davidson wing of the Republican party beats the so-called Taft wing to the public record. The certificate containing the names of the candidates nominated at the Republican convention on April zs was filed yesterday in the office of the Secretary of State.
 This Is an act in obedience to the primary law of Alabama. In baseball parlance, it might be termed "squeeze site wing of the Republican party which claims itself to be the real rep resentative of the G. O. P.
 The certificate is signed by Charles H Scott, chairman, and J F. Swindle secretary of the convention which was held last week in Birmingham:
 Following is a copy of the certhi- cate:
 ITO the Hon. Frank N. JuIian.. Secre-
 tary of State. Montgomery. Ala.
 This is to cerify, that pursuant to a call made by Julius w. Davidson, chairman, and R. E. s. R!ves. secre- tary of the Executive Committee of the Republican party of the State Of Alabama lby order of the committed, a convention OI the rSePuUhCdh P@tty was held in the city hall in the city of Birmingham, Jefferson county. Ala, on the 29th day of April. for the pur- pose of nominating candidates for pub lie office, to be voted for at the next general election; and that the follow ing nominations were made by said convention to represent said party to witt"
 Here follows a list of the candidates xryl,n examinations at the convention. They are:
 J. M. Cranford, of Jasper, President of the Railroad Commission.
 John H. Standifer, of Gadsden, State Game and Fish Commissioner.
 Frederick G. Bromberg.. of Mobile, and Warren S. Reese. of Montgomery, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
 pr. W. T. Henderson. of Mobile. Presidential elector, First District.
 W. W. Pridgen, of Evergreen, Presi- dential eiector. Second District.
 George W. Russell. of Eufauia. Pres identiai elector. Third District.
 J. B. Downs, of Clanton, Presiden- tial elector. Fourth District.
 W. D. Harvell. of Ashland, Presi- dential elector, Fifth District.
 William Dodd, of Nawoo, Presidential Elector Sixth District.
 B. H. Nicholson, of Attalla. Presi- dential elector. Seventh District.
 Robert Cloud, of Tuscumbia, Presi- dential elector, Eighth District.
 William Moseley Bailey, of Birming- ham, Presidential elector, Ninth Dis trict.
 E. M. S. Houston. of Anniston, Pres idential elector, State at large.
 Sid Berry, of Mobile, Presidential elector, State at large.
 Reports received from many parts of the State indicate that bird day was celebrated in several of the public schools yesterday. Many of the pro- grams were taken from the sugges- tions which were contained in the bird day books issued several weeks ago by the Department of Education. These suggestions were mostly made by Hon. John H. Wallace, State Game and Fish Commissioner.
 May {, it Is hoped by the Depart ment of Education and the State Game and Fish Commissioner, will be here- after observed even. more generally than was the experience of the schools yesterday. It is the date of the birth day anniversary of John James Audp- bon, possibly the greatest naturalist on the subject of birds the world ever knew. The celebrations consisted mostly of recitations, select and ap- propriate poems. and deelamations.