The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
BIRCH IS NOMINATED FOR THE SENATE ID OPPOSE UNDERWOOD Republicans Name Full State
 Ticket and Adopt
 Platform
NEGROES BARRED
 FROM CONVENTION
Prohibition Question Straddled and Woman Suffrage Artfully Dodged in Platform-Democrat Are
 Bitterly Criticized

Alexander Clithereli Birch, former referee in bankruptcy, was nominated yesterday by republicans of Alabama to oppose Oscar W. Underwood. dem ocratic nominee for the Senate of the United States. Oliver D. Street of Gun tersville was nominated for governor
 In addition to nominating a full state ticket. the republicans adopted platform In which the prohibition ques- ton was straddled and the woman suf- frage propaganda artfully lodged Throughout the three-hour session ora tors sharply criticized democratic ad- miinstrations, state and national and not only went to the extreme of yer bally castigating President Wilson, but eration the governor of Alabama.
 The wheels had been well oiled by leaders and there were no bitches to mar and disturb and cause unnecessary delay The candidates who had been agreed upon were nominated without dissenting voice. the platform which had been agreed upon was adopted with practical unanimity; scarcely ques-
 tion was raised in regard to the per sonnel of the new executive commit tee-whieh had previously been agreed upon by leaders Pope M Long was renamed chairman and Charles B. Ken
 nemer, secretary.
 The G. o. P. Nominees
 The ticket nominated follows:
 For senator. A. c. Birch of Jeffer-
 son.
 For congressman at large James I. Abercrombie of Jefferson For governor. o. D. Street of Mar shall.
 For lieutenant governor. George Eyer of Cullman. Far secretary of state, Frank Feltus of Jefferson.
 For auditor, R. o. Noojin of Etowah For treasurer, J. NJ. Atkins of Cle- burne.
 For attorney general. William Chen ault of Franklin.
 For chief justice. S. S. Pleasants of Madison.
 For associate justice, Warren S. Reese of Montgomery For associate justice. J. B. Slaon of Blount
 For justice court of appeals, Norris Woodruff of Calhoun. For railroad commissioner c. P Lunsford of Madison For railroad commissioner. John B. Sheilds of Walker. For superintendent of education, Thomas H. Robinson of Franklin. At a later date, c. B. Kennemer. who presided as permanent chairman of the convention, will appoint a campaign committee representative of the sey- eral districts of the states Features of Platform Features of the republican platform follow:
 Election reform, periodical re-re gis- tration of voters, making 1t criminal to send through malls campaign false
 hoods. destruction of the textbook trust. imposition of county and dis
 trict taxes for school purposes, means of transporting children to schools
 compulsory education. abolition of the convict lease system and putting con- victs to work on the roads, making ap- pellate court nonpartisan in politics
 enforcement of prohibition laws (ex- plained to mean that law must be up-
 held whatever the law is), condemna- ton of policy of governor of Alabama
 in regard to liquor and railroads. work ingman's compensation law, regulation of lobbying. repeal of the cumulative feature of the poll tax, repeal of back tax laws. adoption of sky blue insur-
 ance laws of Kansas, and a high pro tective tariff.
 The present governor in the party platform which was adopted was de- clared to be a disgrace to the party"
 which had elected him. the chief blame
 for which was imposed on the should CTS of 'venal and corrupt influences which the republicans declared had sur
 rounded him. The platform continu- ~x1. <~ Ike Fc~
 the present democratic nominee for gov ernor. is surrounded by similar in fluences.
 Lily White Convention The convention of the republicans yesterday was the first in the history of the party in which no negro par ticipated. Fortyseven counties were
 represented, according to a statement of the chairman. No roll call of dele
 gates was ordered. The number of at terdants was small. although consid- erable enthusiasm was displayed, es- pecially when democratic leaders and principles were flayed, and fervent hope was expressed-or prophecy in-
 dulged in--that there would soon be a
 return of good old republican" admin istrations.
 Pope M, Long, who called the con- vention to order, declared that in dem- ocratic primaries of this year in Ala bama men had been bought as If they were sheep. He declared that in his county local candidates had expended $5O,000 in efforts to acquire Walker county office.
 Mir Kennemen on taking the chair
 declared that as a result of democratic rule in Alabama for 40 years Alabama was foremost in ignorance or illit- eracy, was tax ridden to an insuffer- able degree and it's treasury was bank | a.. M x~t <<F f- A,la ation consisted in ridicule of President Wilson.
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