The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
REPUBLICANS ARE
COMING TO TOWN
Ninth District Convention to
Be Held Today
BIG MEETING TOMORROW
Forces VIII BE in Perfect Har-
mony and VIII Control Con-
ventiOn's Actions

The republicans are now turning to-
ward Birmingham for their state conven-
ton which will be called to order to-
P. D. Barker and many others are on the
ground.
The Ninth district convention will be
held this morning at Magnolia hall. and
organization for business will be effected
at about noon.
The business of the district conven-
ton will be short, as 1t Is not probable
that any opponent will be grocmed for
Oscar w. Underwood w. r. Farley,
chairman of the district executive COM
mittee, will call the meeting to order. A
rev executive committee and chairman
will be elected, and resolutions of in
dorsement for the administration and the
recent session of Congress passed.
Preparations for the state convention
will begin this morning at 10 o clock
when the special committee to hear con-
tests will meet in the council chamber
at the city hall, to decide between the
contesting delegations from FIVE coun-
ties, Marengo, Butler, Baldwin, Lime
stone and Morgan.
The committee is composed of G. B.
Deans of Mobile for the First district,
j. S. Johnston of Bradley for the Sec
ond district Byron Trammel of Dothan
for the Third district, ]. A. Bingham
of Talladega for the Fourth district. B.
E. Walker of Montgomery for the Fifth
district, J. o. Hays for the Sixth dis
trict, R. R. McCleskey of Boaz for the
Seventh district. Mr. Hutchins of Hunts
H. Lewis of Bessemer for the Ninth
district.
1t will settle the contests which have
been filed with Secretary Nenian l.
Steele, making it's reports to the whole
executive committee which meets to-
temporary roll and select temporary Of
ficers for the convention.
The convention will be finished tomor-
row and it is now evident that the Bar
ker-Thompson administration will hold
such a good majority that there will
be no attempt to GUST it. The anti
therapeutics have been praying for a
split between the joint referees, Thomp-
son and Barker, but the leaders are
now on the best of terms, and practically
agreed on the policy of the party in the
state.
The prohibition issue, on which there
is some difference of opinion will prob
ably be thoroughly discussed before the
convention, and the question of whether
1t goes in the platform will be left en-
tirely to the delegates. Either James
Bowron or Amos Goodhue will be nom
mated for governor, and candidates lined
up for several other offices, though it is
not possible to get out a full state ticket
at this time.
Among the other republicans who ar
rived in Birmingham yesterday were j.
P. Dimmick of Montgomery, II. Gordon
Ashley of Mobile, w. C. Stark of Troy,
j. w. Mcneil of Luverne and others.
Major Barker would not discuss politics,
but was in fine humor, and suggested
that the convention will be harmonious.
julius Davidson's meeting of the COM
mittee to nominate county officers will
not be held at 9 clock tomorrow morn
ing, according to Judge j. II. Montgom-
cry, member of the committee He does
not expect that the nominees will be
put out until late In August.
Mr.. Davidson has called a meeting OF
republicans in Magnolia hall at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, with the purpose, he
states of nominating a county ticket.
The Thompson forces state that they
will not attend.