The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
OPPOSITION TO
BLACKMON WEAK
Fourth District Nominee for
Congress Safe
REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK
Howard VIII Have Hard Time Beating
Burnett in the Seventh district.
Gossip That Is Heard at
State Capital
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD

Montgomery, August 6.-(Special.)-
About as interesting an item Of gossip
as the week has brought forth is the re-
port that Probate Judge Reynolds OF
Chiffon county may enter the race for
Congress against Fred L. Blacl1mon. nom-
inee of the democrats in the Fourth. Mr.
Blackmon is new man, coming to the
position of democratic leader on the re-
tirement of Congressman Craig, who did
not seek reelection, and the supposition
is that the republicans think he might
be priced loose in district which has a
large following of independent and anti
democratic votes. No well-posted leader
will agree for a moment, however, that
there is any danger of Blackmon being
beaten by Mr.. Reynolds or any one else
Whatever of falling away the Fourth
once had has been reclaimed, and 1t is
sworn by now as a democratic certainty.
Republicans Encouraged
The result of the election this week
in Tennessee has had bad effect in Ala
bama in that it has given encouragement
to republicans who have been crying out
that the democrats are failures in public
service. Many of them have come to
think that the south may be jolted from
it's solid mooring politically and given
over in a measure at least to the op-
position. But these opinions are not held
by the really posted members of the
e. O. D., who not only know that Ala
bama is a safety for many years in the
democratic columns, but are rather glad
of 1t. The fact is, the republican organ
ization is not giving heartfelt aid to M.
w. Howard, running against Burnett, the
democratic nominee In the Seventh, and
he has the best chance any opponent OF
the dominant wing has had to break into
successful company, and that is not
much.
Campaign Committee
The newly appointed campaign commit
tee, of which Jesse Stallings of Birming-
ham is chairman, is expected to get busy
just after the meeting of the state COM
mittee in Montgomery on August 81. A
full programme of speaking dates will
be planned out, taking in any sections of
the state where the opposition has shown
strength, and coming thus in direct con-
tact with the voters in relation of the
united party Half dozen counties will
be given aid and it will be an effort to
make the democratic results unanimous
in the final wind up. 1t is sure now that
the opposition will have little to congrat-
ulate itself over in the end.
Talk of It. H. AIdrich
Much credit Is given to the talk about
the Davidson wing of the republican
party utting out T. H. Aldrich for lieu
tie, governor, to run against w. d.
S., the nominee of the democrats. Mr..
Aldrich Is credited with being a local
option man, and as Mr.. Seed is a state
wide prohibitionist there is a report that
the republicans might have chance to
beat him, especially as it is claimed that
many of the anti-prohibition forces might
be willing to help in a fight against Mr..
Seed. The point in the situation, how
ever, is the prospect of getting a larger
vote for Aldrich than for the nominee
of the Thompson wing Of the republicans.
The latter are in power at Washington.
II Aldrich were to poll heavier vote
than the regulars he and his friends
might we'll go to Washington and say
they are the real thing in republicanism
in Alabama No we'll posted man thinks
he has ghost of show to beat Seed.