The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16
POLITICIANS COME
TOB|RM|NGHAM TO
MEET THE VOTERS
w. W. Ogden, President of
Merchants Association, Is
Not a Candidate, But
Has Reason to Rejoice
nr HUGH w. RonERrs

BY HUGH w. RONERTs
w. w Ogden OF sulligent. president of
the Alabama Merchants association, is
entirely satisfied.
''The fair is good he said yesterday.
Birmingham is great city, the great
est In the south. Health is blessing
which We all enjoy. Prosperity is ahead.
Lamar county will go solidly for r. L..
Bradley for state treasurer. Lamar county
viii go practically solid for Underwood.
| Great are our blessings"
These sentiments were echoed by j. 4.
| Cobb of Vernon one of the best known
merchants and planters OF Lamar
Bradley Is Campaigning
r. l.. Bradley, who from the foregoin &
may be considered safe as far as Lamar
is concerned, is a visitor He Is probate
judge of his county and has been for 10
years. He is also a candidate for state
treasurer. He feels certain that he win
be elected
with the fair in progress" he said,
and with many of the people regularly
attending the Glpsy Smith services, it is
trifle difficult to canvass Birmingham.
|
and am hearing from other counties The
prospects are good"
| His opponents are M. A. Graham of Au-
| taugavile and W. j.. Lancaster of We
tumpka.
ipa Greene for, Underwood
Gardner Greene of Pell city, candidate
for attorney general, is in Birmingham
He was overwhelmed with congratulations
yesterday. Hundreds assured him of THEN
| support. 1t was all because despite his
| candidacy, he declared Tuesday night at
his home in Pell City, and declared it
| in ringing speech, one of the kind which
! rings from one corner of the state to
the other, for Oscar w. Underwood for
the Senate.
when Mr. Hobson," stated Colonel
Greene, took the floor In the House the
other day, and attempted to besmirch the
good name of Mr.. Underwood, when he
preferred charges and could not bring
proof with which to substantiate them,
something within me forced me to speak.
My declaration may array every follower
of Captain Hobson against me. But at
any rate. have declared myself, feel bet
ter since having done so, and with clear
conscience in that 1 have struck a blow,
| even though it might have been weak
| one, in behalf of the good name of our
state, ] am prepared to go out and con-
tinue the fight.
Alabama, when it's name is at stake,
Is always right Therefore, / predict
that Mr.. Underwood will be sent to the
Senate by majority vote from practi-
cally every county Of the state"
Riddle on Lawyers
ID. H. Riddle a candidate for attor-
! ii. \ -
yesterday morning the following contri-
button to an amusing political campaign:
II noticed the Montgomery correspon-
dent of The Age-Heral in each Sunday
issue of the paper says in effect that all
the lawyers of the state are for Logan
Martin for attorney general of the state
of Alabama. IL this correspondent will
just wait until after the election he will
say, as a number of other people have
! been known to say, that the lawyers are
the biggest liars on earth.
Darden Candidate
George Darden of Blount county, a
| member of the legislature, is a candidate
| for Congress to succeed Oscar w I'm
derwood. lie has not made formal an
nouncement, but that he has notified his
| friends that he would be in the race is
! certain:
| There may be others. w. l.. Pitts, Jr.,
| of Uniontown, one of the best known ana
most popular men of the state, is think
| ing of making the race. At any rate. he
expressed the belief yesterday that JEFF
| ferson county, having furnished the con-
gressman for many years. should be gen.
erous enough to permit one of the other
| counties of the district to furnish the
| representative.
| He did not say that he would make the
race. But he made no effort to conceal
the fact that he is giving the matter con-
| sideration. 1t Is thought that he. would
| become a strong candidate should ne en-
| ter.
Wilkinson Seeing People
| Judge Wilkinson, the well known state
examiner of public accounts and candi-
| date for state auditor, is another fair
visitor. The judge said yesterday that he
| was greatly encouraged, and that he felt
| confident of winning the race by hand
some majority.
| His opponent Is VI. c. AlIgood of Blount
county who Is also conducting am ag-
! gressiye campaign.
Colonel Bulger Here
Col. Thomas l.. Bulger OF Dadeville, a
candidate for the senate from. Tallapoosa
county, was a visitor Yesterday Another
well known man of Alabama who was a
J guest of the city yesterday was Col
| Thomas S. Plowman of Talladega. men,
Der of the state senate.
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