The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-23
generally believed the qualification rule

generally believed the qualification rule
will be along this line.
There Is no national election this year,
SO 1t is hardly expected the question
Of demanding support of the national
democratic nominees will be raised In
TACT, the claim was made in 1906 that it
would be outrageous 10 demand of rartici-.
pants in the state primary support of ma
tional nominees who were not to be made
Tor more than two years Perhaps the
SAME view will held this year and the
primary be thrown open solely upon d
basis OF abiding its result in all cases.
Another thing which was assured as the
result of the last state election is that the
naming of delegates to the convention Will
not be left wholly to the successful cam
didate for governors; but it will probably
he provided, as in the past, that each
county shall be represented in the con-
Nention by delegates chosen by the coun-
" committee from among the friends of
the candidate who carried the county.
This will insure each county represent
tation in accordance with its vote and
regardless of the general result of the
election
Perhaps the foregoing are among the
niost important features of the rules to
te,considered, and action by the commit
tee is expected along the lines indicated.
Date of the Primary
Next arises the question as to be prob
able dale of the state primary.
This cannot be fixed at any time earlier
than 90 days before the general state
election which falls on October 5.
Therefore the primary cannot come be-
fore August T. which falls on Sunday, SO
that under the law Monday, August s.,
is really the earliest possible day.
But on August the legislature will
be in session. The session will not ex-
pre until the night of August 10, under
the 50-day limit, and it is not likely that
the committee would call the primary
while The legislature is meeting
That it will be held almost Immediately
after the legislative adjournment seems
to be foregone conclusion.
Some have suggested Friday, August II,
which would be two days following adj
journment while others seem to think 1t
would be better to hold it during the fol-
lowing week, say August II. IS or 10. the
idea being to call the primary upon the
earliest possible convenient date to ac-
cord with the terms of the
1T Is pretty generally believed that a
day within the. week beginning MONDAY,
August 10, would be a pretty safe guess
as to when the primary will be held
VIII Open Things Up
The meeting of the state executive com
mittee and its action is expected to open
up tho ATE political Situation which Will
probably develop rapidly after its adj
journlnentl
SO it, is pretty safe bet. that III ere
will be nothing but gossip and rumors
for the next six weeks and following
the first week in May things will be-
6 In to liven up 4f
Governor Brown has persstently re-
fused to mage any statement regard
ing his intent ions. hut his friends say
he may be counted on to wait until
after the meeting Of the state commit
tee after which he will max Q announce
inent of his candidacy for reelection.
= Although there has been a great deal
of talk over the state about other can
didates and about .compromise candi-
icates,"i 1T Is foregone conclusion that
they are not going to have the open
field tina some of them have been look =
ing for.
There is absolutely no question thai