The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-03
Well Known AldbdmidnS
In Birmingham Yesterday
By WALTER HARPER.

When you come to Washington enxt
winter call on me- will be there to rep
resent the Seventh Alabama district In
Congress"
These were the confident words of ex-
Congressman M. w. Howard of Fort
Payne as he caught train at o'clock
yesterday morning. in Birmingham, for
Cullman county where he was to make
an address at an Odd Fellow picnic at
Baileyton during the day.
Mr. Howard is the republican nominee
for Congress in the Seventh district and
Is making an aggressive campaign.
He said, II see through the newspa-
pers that the democrats of the state will
concentrate their fight in the Seventh dis
trict in support of Congressman Burnett.
Well, he needs all the help he can get.
mo, there will hardly be a joint de-
bate between myself and the democratic
leaders. I like to speak and revel In
debate, but 1 could hardly be expected
to meet all the congressman of Alabama
and the other speakers that will prob
abil be sent into the district.
IT shall make the point In the cam
paign that Congressman Burnett is not
the nominee of the democratic party. His
name did not appear on the state ticket
and he was not recognized by the state
compaign committee His name appeared
on some of the county tickets it is true,
but this was without the authority of
the state committee"
J. A. Bingham, postmaster at ITALIA
dega, spent yesterday in Birmingham. He
was registered at the Morris hotel.
Mr.. Bingham recently sold the old Elk
change hotel corner on the public square
in Talladega to the government for
new postoffice building. An appropria-
ton of s65, 900 has already been made for
the building, but owing to an increase
recently made in the appropriation the
first plans for the building had to be
altered.
I'VE hope that work will begin on con-
struction of the new postoffice early next
year." said Mr.. Bingham. "A petition
is now being formulated asking for
term of the United States court at ITALIA
dega. If we get this we may get still
larger appropriation for building pur-
poses.
1.-The term of court that we are asking
for would serve Talladega, Clay, Shelby,
Coosa and Randolph counties. The court
business from these counties now has to
go through Talladega to get to Admission
or any other federal courts. The holding
of term of court at Talladega would
result in considerable saving to the gov
eminent in witness and jury expenses"
G. R. Moore of Montevallo spent yes
terday in Birmingham on business. He
is a well-known sawmll and lumber
man of Shelby county.
Judge L. H. Reynolds, probate judge
of Chiffon county, spent yesterday in
Birmingham.
Judge Reynolds is leading republican
of the state and speaks very hopefully of
republican gains in Alabama in the COM
ing general election.
1.-THE crops of Chiffon county are in
fine condition and both cotton and corn
are unusually promising" he said. Cot
ton is improving wonderfully and corn Is
already made"
]. H. Lovelady, prominent merchant
of Helena, spent yesterday in Birming-
ham on business
W. c. Tunstall of Admission spent yes
terday in Birmingham. He is one OF the
leading attorneys of East Alabama. AN