The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
HOWARD ENDORSED
BY REPUBLICANS
Seventh District Convention
Held at Cullman
HOWARD DEFINES STAND
Says He Never Belonged to But One
Party at a Time, and That He
Belonged to the Democratic
Party But Once
HOWARD DEFINES STAND


Cullman, May 19.-(Special.) 1.-The Sew
enth Congressional district republican
convention met in Cullman today at the
Esther opera house, the temporary chair
man, John B. Isbell of Fort Payne, pre-
siding. E. B. wallace of Cullman- was
temporary secretary. There were 70 del
egates in attendance from Cherokee, Gull
man, Etowah, DeKalb, Franklin, Mar
shall, st. Clair and Winston counties.
A committee WAS appointed on creden-
tials, resolutions, and permanent organi-
cation. Upon motion, c. B. Coswell of St.
Clair was made permanent chairman, and
e. B. Wallace of Cullman secretary,
after which the order of business as re-
ported by the committee was taken up.
o. d. Street of Marshall county wat
made district chairman of the executive
committee by reclamation The executive
committee for the district was elected.
The committee on resolutions presented
resolutions fndorsing the administration
of Taft and the conduct of the party af-
fairs in the state by j. o. Thompson and
Mr.. Barker
On calling the roll of counties for the
nomination of candidates for Congress,
the name of Cullman's candidate. |. Pol
la,s. was not presented at his request
The delegation from DeKalb county nom
mated ex-Congressman M W. Howard of
Fort Payne. His nomination was made
unanimous. Mayor George j. Boyer was
appointed a committee of one to escort
Mr.. Howard to the opera house. Amid
great cheering and while the band played
Dixie" Mr.. Howard was introduced to
lowing address:
Il assure you that your unsought
honor at your hands has filled me with
considerable emotion. cannot tell you in
words how much / appreciate this nomi-
nation. If l live, | wish to show by my
conduct in the future, and l want to say
row that l know of no faction, no foes
and that you are all my friends and that
have no enemy to punish, and 1 want
trust no one will go away with wounded
feelings because you have made me your
choice unsought and unsolicited. and, in
fact. contrary to my wishes.
Il now desire with all my heart to be
elected your Congressman and to repre-
sent you people of the Seventh district
and l am determined to be by the help
of God. We are going to win. We will
give them race, and would not accept
this nomination for the sake of drawing a
salary If did not believe it in my power
to make record for my people for the
good of my district and the state If |
could not make good for my people |
would decline this nomination. Sixteen
years ago, when l ran for Congress |
was Endorsed by the republican party of
this district, and they not only Endorsed
me, but materially aided in my election.
At that time. fellow citizens, said l
stood for one and all protection to Amer
lean industry and American labor. No
elected to Congress 1 cast my vote for
the Dingley bill because we had scent
cotton and 50-cent wheat, and I stood for
higher prices for labor and / stand there
today. / stood at that time for postal
savings bank, rural free delivery, parcels
post, Internal improvements advancement
w AtHellcdH dSTlculluTdl Industries. 81
Hence, my friends, whether have
gravitated to the republicans or they to
me 1t makes no difference, SO long as we
have met and made a landing, and little
thought that should have been a candi-
date again, and little did II think at that
time that 1 should be addressing you as
your candidate. God moves in mys-
terious way his wonders to perform. And
there is destiny that shapes our ends.
rough haU them NAV That 6aq-
tiny made me the logical candidate, and
the man who under existing circum-
stances hears the call to duty and fails to
answer Is coward. Itit 1879 N@l
"You may call me the Ice breaker. That
Is just what 1 am, and when we have
broken the ice and we have carried this
district by majority OF 5000 to 5000 votes
1 shall be satisfied In having done my
duty. There are others who can represent
you and you will never find me seeking
the nomination. You have men the
latchet of whose shoes / am not worthy
to unloose. I shall make way for those
coming after me. There are numerous
men who are able to represent. this dis
tct in Congress. We are making this
fight not for this year-it Is the beginning
of a new era for the Seventh district and
for Alabama.
:. There is a tide In the affairs of men
which taken at the flood leads on to for
tune And this. the keystone district of
the keystone state of Alabama, has come
to that tide. Before the war the south
produced Washington, Jackson, Calhoun,
Clay and Lincoln and I would not have
Icfabod written over the southland to-
day. but believe the south will assume
It's rightful position In the government
of this nation, and that may be a hum
BILE instrument in bringing this about.
when I am elected will ~ In line
tho adrnfn{of lion In that
protection policy which makes us the
greatest nation in the world The oppor-
tunity is up to you to make good. and
IL fail to secure for this district and
for Alabama the good that / know l can