The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
Great Interest In Ohio Re-
publican Convention
PLATFORM is IMPORTANT
VIII Serve as Index to Campaign to
Be Waged Throughout the COun-
try This Fall-WflI IndOrse
President Taft
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, July 24-(Special)-P
tics as blazing hot as the weather is
scheduled for this week.
State conventions of one or more of the
big political parties will be held in Ohio,
Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.
The keenest interest is being taken in
the Ohio republican convention at Column
bus, partly because the President of the
United States and the titular head of the
party in power comes from that state
and partly for the reason that the re-
publicans are keenly alive to the desira-
bility of defeating the reelection of Gov
ernor Harmon, and thereby removing
from the political chess board one of the
strongest candidates for the democratic
presidential nomination two years hence.
With the convention only a few days
off the republican party leaders are still
at loggerheads as to the choice of a
candidate to oppose Harmon for the gov
ernorship. With half dozen names un-
der consideration the ultimate choice is
still a matter of uncertainty.
Platform Serves as Index
The Ohio platform. taken in connection
with the keynote speech by Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth. as temporary
chairman, will serve as an index to the
campaign to be waged throughout the
country by the republicans this fall. The
platform Is expected to contain a ringing
Endorsement of the entire Taft administra-
ton including the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law
State conventions of republicans, demo-
Gratis and populists will be held in Ne
braska Tuesday. Interest centers chiefly
expected to devolve spirited fight over
the county option plank. A contest for
the gubernatorial nomination with the
possibility that Former Governor John
Lind may be drafted to head the ticket
against his expressed wish will be the
feature of the democratic convention in
Minnesota. In Iowa the democratic con-
formulate platform and ratify the re-
suits of the recent primary
The movement of certain men who have
been prominent in reform movements in
Pennsylvania to place a ticket In the field
this fall in opposition to both the republi-
can and democratic state tickets will
come to head wednesday. when a con-
vention to nominate an independent state
ticket will meet in Philadelphia.
In accordance with the provisions of
bill passed at the last session of con-
gress a special election will be held In
Hawaii Tuesday, when the people of the
territory will vote for or against liquor
traffic in the islands.
Fearing his descriptive information may
not be sufficient, Robert j. Birch of
White Plains, N. Y, who has asked the
census bureau to help locate his missing
wife, has forwarded pictures of her, one
taken at the time of her marriage 10
or Is years ago and the other Just before
she disappeared two years ago. After
describing the missing woman in great
detail Mr. Birch said he felt sure the
bureau could find her If 1t made the ef-
fort. He said she had been travelling
under the assumed nome Of l. c. Hamil-
ton and that he believes she Is some
where in Pennsylvania. He told of trip
he made to Philadelphia in search of her
and of his disappointment after wander
ing about the big city for more than a
week expecting to catch a glimpse of
her.
A bill Nye Memorial building in
memory to the lamented humorist is to
be erected as a part of the Stonewall
Jackson Training school near Concord,
N C. 1t will be used for rescue work
among errant boys.