The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
REPUBLICANS WILL NAME STREET TODAY FOR G0VERN0RSH|P Erskine Ramsay's Name Only One Heard for Con-
 gress From Ninth NEGROES TO HOLD
 SEPARATE SESSION Bull Moose Not Satisfied and Rumor Says They May Nominate Con
 gressman Mulkey for
 Governor

The only definite information obtain able last night in regard to the action of the republicans of Alabama in conven- tion today was that O. D. Street of Gun tersville would be nominated for governor, and that Erskine Ramsay. provided he will consent to make the race. will be nominated for Congress from the Ninth or Birmingham district While it is gen. erally admitted that Mir. Street will ac- cept the nomination for governor, friends of MT Ramsay declared last night that it was improbable that he would accept the nomination for Congress.
 Leaders of the Alabama E. o. D. in caucus last night drew up slate of nominees for state offices which will be submitted to the delegates in convention today. It is believed that the slate will be put through. The list of names was not made public.
 The convention will be called to order at noon in the Jefferson theatre. Unless the effort of certain negro leaders to ac- quire seats results in struggle of mo- ment, the convention promises to be un- usually peaceful
 NegrOes ln COnVentlOn
 None of the leaders of the party-P. D. Barker of Mobile, Senator ]. B. Sloan of Oneonta, Sim Wright of Fayette, Pope M. Long of Cordova, H. G. Ashley of Ashley, O. D. Street of Guntersville, Tru- man Aldrich of Birmingham. and others. who were in the city last night--professed to know what action the negroes who have been barred from participation. would take.
 1t is definitely known, however that negro leaders. in response to a call from U. q. Mason and J. 0. Diffey of Birming- ham, will gather in the Standard club at the noon hour and discuss the political status of the negro in Alabama The black and tan wing of the anti-demo- cratic organizations have been tabooed by both the republican and progressive parties, and these negro leaders are pre- pairing to take some action to retain their political entity.
 One report last night was to the ef- feet that the negro convention would send a peace emssary to the republ- can convention and endeavor to pour oil on the troubled waters. The negroes are holeful because In the recent meet ing of the executive committee of the party, P. D. Barker. the ablest repub- lican of the state, Truman H. Aldrich of Birmingham, and others entered stren- uous protests against action having for its object the elimination of the negro.
 Bull Moose Not Pacified From conversation with a number of republican leaders, it is gathered that any hope which might have been enter tained of reunion between republicans and progressves was a futile hope.
 Tho republicans will proceed to nomi- nate MT. Street for governor. The pro- gresslves, it is now definitely established, will heed no more the platform of MT. Street than they will heed the call of Charles Henderson democratic nominee.
 In thls connection. a startling rumor was in circulation last night to the effect that the progressves will offer the nom ination for the office of governor to W. O. Mulkey, present congressman from the Third district. MT. Mulkey has de- clared himself repeatedly to be a demo- crat, although it is stated that the in dorsement of the progressives aided him materially in his recent race in the Thir1.
 In the event that MT. Mulkey declines the ho.or-and that he will do so Is con s;6ored by democrats certain the pro- gressives will probably name Dr. Cross, a iead,g bull moose of Gadsden