The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP

POLITICAL GOOOII
Centreville Press: From every nook
and corner of the state comes cheering
news of an O'Neal victory.
Dothan Journal: "ONeap' seems to be
the principal topic of conversation IN
pothan. We hear his name called favor
ably twice to Mallory's name called any
way once.
Walker County News: Hon. Emmett
o,Neal shelled the woods of the wire
grass counties last week and they are all
ablaze with enthusiasm for the north
Alabama candidate. He is talking TO
east Alabamians this week.
Athens Courier: The horses are neigh
ing O'Neal. the-mules are braying . Neal,
the cows are lowing O'Neal. the hens are
cackling O'Neal. the ROSTERS are Growing
o,Neal and the voters in this section are
nearly all hurrahing O'Neal
Walker County News: In the midst Oh
all this glorious picture of Industrial pos
sibiljties and development 1t is good 10
note that the conservative forces OF Ala
bama have determined to place Emmett
oNeal In the governors chair. That VIII
make things fit in elegantly well.
FLORENCE Times: Mr.. Marcusn We'll, the
birmingham expert political prognostica-
tor, is out the second time IN ms
prophecy, and his estimate is that y Neal
will carry the state by 27,225. He states
that wherever he has been in DOUBT ne
has given the doubt to the other side, and
that his estimate is considerably under
that of the O'Nea1 headquarters, where
majority of over $1,000 is claimed.
ce,per Times: The 'wets'' have made
decided gains in recent elections. SO II
will ever be in the evolution Of time,
nothing but agitation, with hysteria ana
aerial ascensions with the chances on the
side the air currents happen to drift
| When Mr.. O'Neal is elected this prohibit
tion question will be settled and then let it
be forever eliminated from democratic
politics in Alabama. 1t Is distinctly
local issue; and in this county there is
no fear of infection of any sort.
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| Mobile Item: ONeal of Florence will be
the next governor of Alabama. The signs
of the times indicate that the grand old
commoner of the north end of Alabama
who has been lined up with all parties IN
terested in fair government for all the
people will go into the gubernatorial office
by a majority which will make the man
| noIIoc uieh4 ha hadn't.
| Mobile county is ready right now to
roll up the grandest majority for o'Neal
that has ever been given candidate Tor
| this high and honorable office.
And so it is all over the state, except
in the independent baiiwick of Dallas,
which. in spite of the fact that Hon. Fl.
/ s. ID. Mallory is one of her own, will do
the right thing for the man higher up the
state.
Emmett ONeal is man of the plain
neople. and one who believes in suitinG
conditions to the demands. He is not mar
row in his views nor is he one who blows
hot and cold with the same breath.
The Item is for O'Neal as it is for all
that is fair and just In the political field
o,Neal is the peoples choice, and he
will be returned winner in the primary.
Mobile Register: Alabama is in par
. ious situation, according to Mr.. Eugene
Chain, former candidate for vice presi
dent on the prohibition ticket. On the
theory that the state must be prohibitior
or be damned, nothing but disaster stare'
Mr.. Chain In the face. If O'Neal wins
that is the end of prohibition, of course
although Mr.. Chain must have notice'
that Mr.. O'Neal has quite positively sai'
that he is not the foe of prohibition, ans
Mr.. O'Neal is an honorable man. II Mr.
Mallory wins, the republicans Will nomi
nate a man and beat him for the cover
, norship. and prohibition will fall as
, matter to be expected. SO. either way tn
cat tumps there is nothing but ruin II
, s,gbt We wish Mr. Chain would g.
) awav somewhere and stop talking. Hi
assumntion that the democrats of thi
state would go into a primary, nominate
candidate for governor and then turf
round and vote for a republican for of
Acc IL an insult, warranted by no act o
, tho marty in the history of the state or o
any southern state. These outsiders cam
down here with their reckless ISLANDERS
' and expect to make friends for the caus
!, they represent! They are foolish.