The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

The representative Odd Fellows of Ala
hanna, who have been in Birmingham To-
the past three days, closed the annua
session of the state grand lodge yester
day Afternoon and returned TO their hoihes
They seem to have enjoyed their stay II
birmingham, and will talk about this Guy
when they get home.
The gathering has been an i'hpoi '"ii'
one in that all classes of the pest peopie
~ the state we're represented In the as
| sembly. $50,
,r,o o,;afs of police of the Upited
s+ates and Canada will remain until w.
morrow. This convention. too' is o"e u
significant Importance. Birmlneha'h na .
tried TO treat them we'll and the peopie
IF this CITY hope that they Will nave h'ho
words TO say for Birmingham when ,hey
| return home.
Sext ON the programme for blrh'hs-
| ham is the annual meeting OF 'he fN'a-
hama Bankers association, which meets
80 Nav % for a two days session. rms
win not only bring to Birmingham d
large number of the leading pusine's ""o
financial men of Alabama put hu'iioe'
of men prominent nationally from o'nei
states Will come.
r,;rminrham should not neglect any OIL
these conventions. They are all gooo ior
this city and this district.
pobert A. Collins, a prominent business
man of Hanceville, spent YESTERDAY IA
birmingham. Mr.. Collins was delea'eo ioi
probate Judge Of Cullman in the recent
,,r,,narv by the present incumbent Juose
| burke. Judge Burlle's majority was
| III votes. ,,,;ao,s
| In view of the charge that repuo'i0"'''
| were allowed to enter the ueinoN 49,
urinary in some of the precincts Oh NV
county and that this vote elected Dur nc
Mr. Collins friends are urging him TO
vol. the race independently in the gen
eral election
~ have not yet fully made up my nina
| 70 do This" said Mr.. Collins yesterday.
nm, certain that l would have been the
nominee had the republicans been ex-
cluded from participating in the primary
For instance, Beat l, which lncluoes
Cullman city, has but about 22o demo-
cratic voters More than 800 votes were
| ro,,ea in the beat in last weeks primary.
The same large vote by republicans is In
Dictated III other beats of the county.
81 carried a majority of the democratic
votes of Beat /, and | have good reason
to believe that / received a good ma
| ior;tv of the democratic votes of the
county.
| "Cullman county is very peculiarly STU
ated politically. The leaders in both par
ties often combine to carry particular
point that seems to their best interests
politically and employ skillful methods to
| control the unsuspecting rank and file vi
| the vote"
| Mr.. Collins is very popular in Cullman
county, especially in the southern part
where he has been in business for long
number Of years.
| f. w. Ledbetter of Admission spent yes
terday in Birmingham on business. He
was registered at the Florence hotei.
| w TR Pearson, a prominent merchant
of Sylacauga, was In Birmingham yester-
day. He stopped at the Metropolitan
hotel
| j. r. Rosson of Cullman spent part OF
Yesterday in Birmingham. Mr. Rosson is
on his way home from short vacation
spent up Salt River having just been
defeated for the legislature by A. A.
Griffith, a promising young attorney OF
Cullman. The salt water baths put MIR.
Rosson in smiling good humor, and he
is taking his little defeat like good
boy.
quill Griffith just hAAI ma And thai