The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
REPUBLICAN SPLIT IS CONSUMMATED
 BY SECOND TICKET
Scott and Tebbetts Nominated in Birmingham on Local
 Option Platform
ROAST OFFICEHOLDERS
 AND PRAISE ROOSEVELT
Styles Itself Progressive Party of Alabama" and VIII Attempt to Get More Votes Than the
 Thompson Faction

The republican party split in Ala bama was completed yesterday when the antiTh ompson faction put out a ticket for state offices with Charles H. Scott of Montgomery for governor, and W. F. Tebbetts of Mobile for lieu tenant governor.
 All efforts to bring about harmony had failed and the same battle between the 'ins and the "outs," which be- gan in 1908 will be continued. The fight now will be not so much to defeat the democrats but to determine which party Is the stronger in the state the party of the officeholders or the party of the anti-officeh elders.
 At the meeting yesterday, which was completed in a hort time. w. F. Al drich was elected chairman, and E. o. Howle secretary of the executive com mittee. Julius Davidson presided over the convention, and in short order an emblem, consisting of an eagle, similar to that on the United States dollar, surrounded by the words Pro gress Publicity, Patriotism was adopted. The platform was presented by Judge Asa stratton of Montgomery and unanimously adopted. It named the party "The Progressive Party of Ala bama," lining up with the insurgents of other states and indorsed Roose- welt as the leader of the party. roast ing J. O. Thompson and the office holders, and favoring local option.
 In the meantime the regular repub- licans are lining up for battle. J. o. Tn ompson Is preparing the speech which he will deliver in accepting the nomination of the party when he Is notified on September TO- The cere- mony will take place at MT. Thomp- sons home and his speech will be the first boom In the campaign. He will come out decidedly for prohibition and ponents on the ground that they are not consistent to their pledges.
 The regular executive committee will meet during the last of September to put out a campaign committee and elect a campaign manager.
 ChenauIt ln0OrBes thompson
 The reports of discord between M. Thompson and his running mate, c. O. ChenauIt, for lieutenant governor, prove to have been wrong. as MT. Chenault denies the statements at- tributed to him in the following let ter:
 To the Editor of The AgeHerald:
 For some reason The Herald failed to reach our town today and have not seen today's issue, but I was informed by phone that In The Age Herald of today I was quoted as saying in a speech at Florence, Ala, last Sat urday that was not in accord with Mir. Thompson, our nominee for governor, and that 1t made no difference with me whether MT. Thompson or MT. O'Neal were elected for governor. As stated, have not seen the paper, and do not know what was said in 1t, but l write tc say that if such statement was made therein 1t is untrue and without founda- tion. made a speech at Florence at the time named but I made no state ments that could be construed to mean what hear was charged to me as above. If any such statement was made in your paper you will please correct 1t at once. I am supporting our whole ticket from governor down and I am standing squarely on our state platform as adopted at the Birmingham convention. Respectfully,
 c. O. CHENA ULT.
 Moulton, August 2S, 1910.
 The platform adopted by the progress sive party follows:
 we, the progressive republicans of Alabama, in mass convention assem- bled. do hereby proclaim our loyalty and adherence to the republican na- tfonal platform of 1908, as it was adopted at Chicago, H.. and interpreted by Presi- dent Taft during the national campaign of that year. But we do protest against the interpretation given to that platform bv Senator Aldrioh of Rhode Island and those allied with him In behalf of the special interests.
 "2. We indorse the administration of President Taft and congratulate him upon the success attained by him in carrying out the platform pledges of the party against the reactonary influences by which he Is environed in Congress and in his cabinet.
 "3. We congratulate the country and the republican party upon the victories by those known as insurgents and pro- gressive, for it gives assurance that the republican party is still the party of the people and that the triumph of popular rights and wishes is near at hand. thus by the republican party a government of the people, by the people and for the people,
 Roasts Omceholders
 A. We deplore the dominance of of ficeholders in the administration of party affairs, in all sections of the country, and particularly in Alabama, where they control all the party nominees and organ ize conventions of their own partisans- using the voters of the party as automa- tons to be moved and directed as best suits the interests of the officeholding class.
 "The Pretorian Guard sold the office of Emperor of Rome to the highest bid der-today nomination to the American Presidency is controlled by a larger army. arrayed by power and patronage. This parallel shoud be warning to the American people, We demand that a check be promptly put upon the political activity of the federal officeholders in all the states.
 "5. We favor such tariff protection to American industries as would honestly and fairly cover the difference In the lab haf