The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
POOLE PROMINENT
At KOLB CAUCUS
Was He Endorsed for Lieu
tenant Governor?
MAY MAKE THE RACE
Assistant Secretary of Caucus, How
ever, Says Cuba Man Was Not
Formally Endorsed for
the Office
MAY MAKE THE RACE
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Endorsed Mr.. Poole for the office of lieu
tenant governor.
Some of the followers of Captain Kolb
contend that Mr.. Poole is mistaken.
Mr.. Poole is thinking of making the
race. He has addressed a communication
to The Age-Herald setting fonth a plat
form on which he would run for office
were he to run. He indicates that in the
near future he might make an announce
ment
The people Of Alabama have become
interested in the situation. They are not
necessarily concerned in regard to the
possibility of the coming of the new
| Richmond. But they are deeply cha
grined that up to the present time the
facts on which all men can agree have
not been produced
! Was Mr.. Poole indorsed?
Poole Is Certain
In his card to The ge-Herald, pub
lished in part on another page. Mr.. Poole
| says: "Inasmuch as the followers of
| Captain Kolb saw fit recently to indorse
me as a suitable candidate for leutenaut
| governor. l have felt that the matter
should be submitted to the people of the
entire state"
And again he says: 81 was greatly sur
prised at the action of the Kolb confer
| enoe l did not know one-fourth of the
gentlemen present spoke for only Is or
20 minutes and never dreamed that the
gentlemen would hold before my eyes All
office that might lead to higher things
SO there is no question but that Mr.
Poole believes that he was Endorsed by
that convention.
In yesterday mornings Age-Herald, in
formal card addressed to the editor,
Mr.. Poole refers to the fact that the
kolb conference put me somewhat in the
limelight,' and thus again indicated very
strongly his belief that he had been sig
nally honored
The Secretary Explains
The card in yesterday mornings Ago
Herald was followed by another. Scott
-. Chestnut. assistant secretary of the
kolb conference, declares that that con-
ference did not indorse Mr.. Poole Mr.
Chestnutts card, containing his EXPLAIN
ton of the peculiar affair, follows:
Il noticed in Saturdays Age-Herald
where Mr.. Leander Poole of Cuba, in
letter to The Age-Herald stated that
he had been Endorsed by the Kolb con-
ference for the office of lieutenant gov
ernor. | am positive in this assertion
| was assistant secretary of the eau
Gus and was acting secretary at the
time the incident in which Mr. Poole's
name was mentioned occurred.
Bowman on Poole
MIR. p. G. Bowman of Birmingham.
who was prominent figure in the de-
alterations of the meeting, had lust
finished magnificent speech in be-
half of Captain Kolb's candidacy and
was followed by Mr.. Poole, who also
made a masterful talk. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Poole's speech Mr.. Bow
man., after gaining the recognition of
the chairman, turned to Mr. Poole and
said: I want you to run for lieuten-
ant governor; If you do You will he
elected. All you will have to do is
to travel over the state and talk like
you can be elected
Poole Is EulOgized
"After paying Mr.. Poole this commit
ment and eulogizing him further to
the convention Mr.. Bowman continued
with his speech. No motions were made
or resolutions introduced pledging the
conferences support to any, candidate
NeNcept Captain Kolb. Mr.. Poole is a
line young man and a splendid sup
porter of Captain Kolb, and he also
had the friendship and esteem of all
present at the meeting. But 1 am quite
sure that Captain Kolb's conference
didn't go on record for anyone for
Lieutenant governor or for any other
office. SCOTT T.. CIIESNUTT"
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linois, which embraces the great city of
Chicago, voted 81 ,63S votes with wom-
ans suffrage granted since that time the
vote would probably be doubled or 743-
2Io, nearly seven times as many votes as
were cast by the entire state of Alabama
in the national election OF 1912
What chance would the south have.
with its restricted and intelligent suf-
frage, under Captain Hobsons plan?
IN the last election New York voted l.
$3.50, or nearly as many as all the II
states named which includes every south
err state. Pennsylvania voted 1,22O,2O1,
or more than half as many as all the II
states named.
The II democratic states here above
named have 29.3 per cent of electoral
votes in the electoral college, Under the
present plan Illinois has only GA per cent
of the electoral college. Again, the II
democratic states above named, accord
ing to the federal census of 1910 had a
total of 26,l592S7 people, or 2S.4 per cent
of the entire population (s1,972, $3.50 of the
United States. Whereas Illinois had a
population of only sos 391, or 61 per cent
Of the population of the United States.
II captain liODSOn pan should be
adopted, Illinois with its 5.4 per cent of
the electoral college, and only 6.1 per
cent of the population under the present
pan, would have more power than the
II states, including all of the south with
its present 1913 per cent of the electoral
college, with population of 26 1853, 2SS
people.
Captain Hobson has been in the south
only few months since lie was a boy
He has not spent six months in Ala
bama counting out the time while he
has been engaged in heated personal po-
llt,cal campaigns, since he was 16 years
OLD.
His whole association since that time
has been with northern people. Why
should he, a southern man, undertake to
deprive the entire south, and the only
reliable democratic states, of their power?
T. it is not matter of traitorous in
tent, it is a matter of bad judgment The
question then arises can we afford to
send to the Senate a man who is anxious
to strike his own people death blow?
man from Indiana named Crumpacker,
who tried hard to reduce the south's rep
resentation in Congress. Consequently
the name of Crumpacker will ever be Of
fersive to every true southerner now
alive or hereafter to be born.
Yet Crumpacker never undertook to de-
stroy the electoral college. Captain Hob
con has. Which of the two men, Crum-
packer or Captain Hobson, judging by
their acts, is the worst enemy toward
the south? Based solely upon the prop
ostion and judging from their acts, Cap
tain HObson is entitled to the affirmative