The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-04
Guntersville Man Person. ally Popular With Re- publicans and Demo-
 crats
SEVENTH DISTRICT
 GROWS IN INTEREST
Ashley Thinks Cogswell Would Make Strong Candidate-Maj. Barker Is Interesting Figure At
 Conference

The most interesting gossip in connec- ton with the meeting of the republicans yesterday was to the effect that tho E, O. p.'s nominee for governor will be Oliver D. Street, formerly federal attor- ney for the northern district of Alabama.
 MT. Street attended the meeting of the executive committee. but did not discuss the subject with which hotel corridors were all agog. MT. Street is unusually popular among all anti-democrats-and democrats. too. save when party matters are discussed-and 1t Is generally believed that he would he as formidable against Charles Henderson as any other repub- lican could be.
 Prominent members of the ''hull moose' wing of the republican party intimated very strongly that Street would be faxars- l able to them. II Is believed that If he is nominated, the "progressves" will nom mate no candidate for governor.
 H. Gordon Ashley. formerly collector of the port of Mobile. and now living in his old home at Ashvilc left last night. after having attended the meeting of the re- publican committee for Hot Springs. He has been troubled to some extent by rheumatism. and believes that vaca- ton of 30 days at the springs will re- suit in a permanent cure.
 MT. Ashley declares that the republicans and progressives of his congressional dis trict, the Seventh, will nominate a cans ddate for congressman against John l.. Burnett, democratic nominee.
 If we can secure the nomination of a. real man. who has ability and can mingle with the people," he said we will have a most excellent chance to win. In the presidential election Inst year the com bined vote of Taft and Roosevelt in tho district was larger than the vote cast for Wilson Our district normally Is re- publican"
 MT. Ashley discussed Sumter Cogswell with a deal of satisfaction. and it is be-
 lieved that should the St. Clair county | man be nominated MT. Ashley would ex- | pend his every energy in lining up the district for him.
 "Cogswell is q good man." he said. Two years ago, he ran and was defeated by Burnett But he campaign only two weeks and his vote was handsome. He is able and can mix with the people. There fig no way of predicting the out come of race between him and the democratic nominee with the former be- ginning and continuing an aggressive campaign to the end
 According to James B. Sloan, member of the state senate, F. E. St. John of cullman, democratic nominee for the sen- ate. will have opposition. Four years ago MT St. John was nominated by tho democrats and MT. Sloan by the repub- licans. The latter defeated the former with comparative ease.
 .'rhe republicans will nominate a can- di6ate for the senate said tho RInupt county republican, and we will win. will not be q candidate. have had enough of politics. I presume that the nominee of the district will hail from either Win ston or Cullman counties Blount has had the senator for eight years, and it is time that the honors he passed around
 "Our district is not of the views fav- ored and enlinciated by Mir St. John. We are inclined to be liberal For those reasons. l predict that the republicans will put their candidate through just as they did four years ago"
 MT. Sloan was the only republican mem- Der of the senate. Sometime ago he was appointed by President Taft district at torney for the southern district, and while filling that position he moved with his family to Mobile. He rendered his resignation as senator. but the governor declined to accept 1t, stating that there was reason to believe that the attorney would not be the attorney when the leg islature again convened. The governor was predicting the success of President Wilson His prediction came true. and Mr. Sloan is still Senator Sloan, though not Attorney Sloan
 The most interesting republican in Ala bama is Mai. P D. Barker of Mobile. He Is national committeeman from this state. and he is not the leader merely in name
 The major Is 73 years of age. but very vigorous. physically and mentally. It is generally said that there is no smarter politician in Alabama than he.
 The leader came to Birmingham ac- companied by Mrs. Barker, the wife of & comparatively recent marriage. He was very quiet attendant at the meeting of the committee, but one who displayed a deep interest
 The major is one of the wealthiest men of south Alabama. and is brother of George Barker, the millionaire treasurer of the Standard oil trust, The Alabama politician is said to be able to get the ear of a President of whatever party aa soon. if not sooner. than any other ind1- Al ~A kIt k>k