The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-28
STATE POLITICS ID
 BEGIN THIS WEEK State Committee to Meet in Birmingham Today GO OVER THE FIELD Progressive Nominee for Governor Has Begun Speech Making and Others Will Probably Take
 the Stump
GO OVER THE FIELD

Beginning this week, politics will again assume a place of certain rank in the affairs of the state.
 The campaign committee of the demo- cratic party will meet today, open head quarters and prepare to wage an active campaign. The republican executive com mittee today will certify with the secre- tary of state it's list of nominees. Dr. E. H. Cross of Gadsden, nominee of the progressive party for governor. started his speech-making campaign Saturday, and will continue his work in this re- spect until the end of the fight.
 Judge A P. Longshore, progressive nominee for United States Senate. has ,seen very active in Shelby county in the interest of progressive nominees, and 1t is stated he will do some work for himself in other sections of the state beginning this week. A. C. Birch of Bir- mingham, republican nominee for the Senate, intends to wage an active cam paign, and it is understood that he will be ready to take the stump next week.
 Charles Henderson democratic nominee for governor, and Oscar W. Underwood. democratic nominee for the Senate. will not neglect their public duties in the inn pending crisis.
 State Committee Meeting
 Ttc democratic campaign committee, stuf which w. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham Is chairman and J. B. Garber of Birming- ham is secretary, will meet today in democratic headquarters in the Jefferson County Savings Bank building. Organ ization has to all practical purposes been effected. Col. R. A. Mitchell of Gads- den will serve as vice chairman.
 It is understood that the members of the committee will attend without ex- {eption today, and that the chairman will be sapprsed of the situation as concerns every county of the state Inasmuch as there is no question but tfAt all nomi- nees of the democratic party for state office will be successful, the committee intends to interest itself in behalf of dem- ocratic nominees for the legislature and for county offices who may be, in cer- tain territories, hard pressed.
 According to the plan of Chairman Nes- hitt. two members of the campaign com mittee will be in charge of headquar- ters each week of the campaign. He has asked W. H. Lindsay of Choctaw and A. G. Patterson of Morgan to serve the week beginning today, and it is thought that they will accept.
 Following a short business session, the committee will adjourn to the cafe of the BirminghaEi Newspaper club, where luncheon will be served, with Chairman Nesbitt in the role of host.
 Complete Republican Ticket
 The completed ticket of the republican party, available for the first time today, is as follows
 For governor: John B. Shields of Wal ker.
 For lieutenant governor: George Byers \ pr Culman.
 sj For secretary of state: Frank Tetus of Jefferson.
 For attorney general: W. L. chenault of Franklin.
 For trsasur: J. M. Atkins of Randolph.
 For auditor: R. o. Noojin of Etowah. D For superintendent of education. Thomas H. Robinson of Franklin.
 For commissioner of agriculture: Nor yis Woodruff of Tallapoosa.
 For chief justice: George H. Parsons of Talladega.
 X For associate justices: w. s. Reese of Montgomery and J. B. Sloan of Blount
 For the court of appeals: P. E. Culli 0f Etowah.
 For railroad commissioners c. P. Luns- ford of Marion and E. A. Robertson of Sheffield
 For United States Senate: A. c. Birch of Jefferson.
 For congressman at large: J. I. Aber- crombie of Jefferson.