The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20
POLITICAL SPECULATION
Charles H. Scott May Join "outlawsp Or Davidson Contingent and Fight J. o. Thompson, Leader of
 the Regulars.

the only lawful republican party in the state and the Thompson, or recognized faction, will have to go into tine court to be recognized as ill the running at all The same thing was done two years ago, the Davidson crowd getting the emblem and winning the fight as the authorized organization.
 An interesting feature is talk of the possible position, of Charles H. Scott, member of the national committee, who has been superseded as a manager of the party in Alabama it seems. One hears tkat as Chairman J. O. Thompson, is the whole thing with the regulars he may join the insurgents and make common cause with Davidson and his followers to secure a new lineup of the party in the state. Scott himself is for Taft so is Thompson. However, the insurgents as a rule, are not. Thus it would seem that If Scott took his forces with the out laws of the party he might make the other side sit up and take notice.
 In the meantime there is much interest ir what may come of the delegation to the national convention. Taft is not
 
 does not seem much certainty as to who the opposition might take to. The negro element want Foralxer, but that is not worth much in Alabama where very few of them vote. Others are for Hughes, but most of them would like to have the President run again. In fact, it seems that the only thing that would unite the republicans in the state would be for the President to make the race again.
 Washington's Birthday.
 Because Washingtons birthday comes on Saturday it will be celebrated on Fri day, February 21, instead, in the schools of the state. An elaborate programme has been prepared by State Superinten- dent of Education H. C. Gunnels and sent to all the teachers. It contains all that will be needed to make up good and instructive day for all the children who would know of the merits of the father of his country. At the same time Arbor Day is to be kept.
 MT. Gunnels is grateful to Dr. Thomas M. Owen and John II. Wallace, Jr., for the aid ,hey have given him in getting out the book. He says
 T desire to call your attention to Q joint resolution introduced in the Legisla- ture some years ago by the Hon. John H. Wallace Jr., and adopted by the general assembly urging that teachers recommend that their pupils raise funds for the pur- chasing of United States flags, that the same may wave over every public school building in Alabama. flag raising would be a suitable part of the programme for this occasion
 T desire to suggest also that the 22nd of February would be an appropriate time for the observance of Arbor Day. I have included as part of this programme ex- ercises suitable for the celebration of Arbor Day.
 T wish to acknowledge the valuable assistance given by Dr. Thos. M. Owen, the director of the department of archives and history in preparing the Washington birthday programme and Hon. John H. Wallace, Jr., game and fish commissioner and secretary of the commission of for estry in preparing the Arbor Day proA gramme."
 Monument In Steel.
 When the History steel structure, the Bell building,' now to the last story, is up it will be a monument to the belief in the future of the city held by N. J. Bell, a man Of means and long identified with the community. He is not so sure 1t will be rented throughout in a short time, but believes so much in the future that he is willing to put over half million into what will be one of the best in the soutn He takes it that it will be his best monit- ment, tablet of steel not over his grave, but overlooking his city, city that he has helped to build and to the advance ment of which he will leave his money in this way.
 Reward Offered.
 A reward of $50 has been offered for the arrest and conviction of Sharper Camp bell, charged with the murder of Sam Mason.
 T. T. Herbert Dead.
 T. T. Herbert, for some years, one of the officers of the state prisons at No 5, near the city, is dead. He was a member of the Herbert family of this city and one of the best known men in the state He was 70 years of age.
 Shriners Parade.
 A long line of Shriners will be in the city tomorrow for ceremonial in the evening with a banquet following. The work is done by the Birmingham Temple. the memDerS or that DOdy making pil- grimage to this desert in order to make the foolhardy neophites feel the weight of their wrath.
 Old Men Elected.
 R. E. DuMont. colonel, and J. G. Hub. bard, lieutenant colonel, have been elected to their old places with the First regi- ment, as forecasted in this correspon- dence. Colonel DuMont will likely never be opposed as long as he cares to com lnand the First. He is regarded by regu- lar army men as the best soldier in the guard service in the south, having given more time to it than any other officer He was major in the Spanish -American erVice.
 For State Fair.
 President A. G Forbes of the State Fair association, says that good progress is being made for the fair this fall The debts are being arranged and the work of getting buildings in shape will soon Eegin. Secretary Taft is just now in the
 Will Roads Come In?
 An attorney of sister city. in the em- ploy of one of the big systems, says that the rail lines now opposing the rate laws will in a short time put them in. What authority he had for the assertion could not be found out. He thought that with the other lines using the rates the op- posing ones would lose so much in compe- tition that they would be compelled to get into the game on the same basis. High School Board
 The high school locating board is in Russell county today, paying visits to Pittsview and Scale.