The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
MRS. JACOBS NOMINATED

For the sake OF harmony. Mr. Chair
| man." he said, II would suggest that you
get out and let the convention elect some
one we all want; one who is well quail
| fled for the position Mrs. Pattie Ruffner
Jacobs"
| The applause that followed rocked the
old Jefferson theatre to its foundation,
and the temporary chairman. perforce,
| yielded with what grace he could COM
mand. and made the decision unanimous.
| Solicitor Black and Senator Frank S.
| White were appointed by the chair to
escort Mrs. Jacobs to the stage, where
she took the reins of government amid
! the widest of applause.
| The president of the Alabama suffrag-
| lists, however soon got the convention
! down to business and carried everything
| through with snap. She was dictatorial
| to a degree, and she enforced her rul-
| ings with a degree of emphasis that was
| relished by the delegates,
| Madame Chairman called for nominal
tons.
The first was made by Erie Pettus, who
proposed the name of Mrs. Mabel Ford
| Leake. basing her candidacy on an adver-
| tisement she wrote for r. l.. Sparkman.
| He said that it was the best advertise
| ment he ever had seen, looked at from
| any angle, and submitted to the delegates
that the rules should be suspended and
| the panola be given to his candidate
| without further parley.
| Judge C. c. Nesmith nominated J. f.
Ozburn, pointing out the merits of his
advertisement, which was seconded by
| DR.. Cunningham.
| Senator Frank s. White then secured
| recognition from the chair. after telling
Madame Chairman his name twice.
IF I should mention the name of the
car ddate I am going to nominate before
making my remarks there would be no
/ x.lr.f
White.
Give us his name. give us his name,
give us his name came from the floor
in well timed cadence, as the delegates
demanded that his remarks be closed.
NOMINATES B. C. COX
''B. C. Cox" resumed the senator, "and
he has an ad which will not attempt to
describe 1t gives us some of. the best
things in life: one of Alabama's best
products. This ad calls for better men,
better land. / offer before you tonight
an ad which tells OF the great future OF
south Alabama and the citrus fruit indus
try of this country.
(Some one in the audience wanted, to
know if the chairman had watch at
this juncture and Madame Chairman an
swered that she proposed to let the sena-
tor finish his speech IL it required Is
minutes time)
Vote for my candidate, B. C. Cox"
said the senator in closing.
A. Latady was the next delegate to OBJ
tail recognition, and he proposed the
tname of ]. A. Burial, advertising mana
ger of J. Blach & Sons Mr.. Latady re-
ferred to the clever advertising featur-
ing Mr.. Doty, manager of the boys
clothing department of Blach's. He told
of answers to these advertisements in
The Age-Herald being received from rrnri-
ans No rt of fha from the y,
as far as New Orleans, rom Oklahoma
and Texas in the west, and from eastern
and northern points.
Frank Dominick obtained recognition
after the chair had demanded his name,
which he gave as Woodrow Wilson from
| Pratt City.
| unlike the other gentlemen, we haven't
got carpetbagger from Ohio. or a gen
| tleman from France to fight for u.s." said
| Mr. Dominick ''As / understand It, only
| the corporations are against us. AS a
matter of fact, the Birmingham Water
works company has subscribed to $4,000
| slush fund to beat out my candidate
| Here is an advertisement that takes
| clothes Of any color, silks, woolens,
| cotton goods and takes them through
| the Electric Process and turns them
| out delighted customers. An advertise
ment for the Empire laundry, written
| by the Rev. Dwight S. Bayley, and APP
|
"If the Birmingham Waterworks
! company and the Birmingham Robbery,
Loot and Plumber company are still in
power here. then we are defeated. But
il the people are in the saddle. it is
useless for the nominations to go fur
Their. My candidate has won.'
JOHN SPARROW NAMED
Henry Gray then nominated John
Sparrow, basing his claim on an adj
vertisement written for the Jemison
Real Estate and Insurance company
"Mr Sparrow is the best ad writer
not only in Birmingham, in Alabama,
but in the entire SOUTH said Mr.. Grays
The vote later attested that the dele
gates believed with Mr. Gray.
L. C. Ledbeater nominated Col. 7. O.
Smith of the Birmingham Trust and
Savings company.
Colonel Smith has written the most
remarkable advertisement 1 have ever
read. When you read this advertise
ment you will be grieved that Methu-
selah met such an untimely end. Col
onel Smith told all about the Birming-
ham Trust in seven lines. Napoleon
was quite a celebrity in his time, and
historians have been writing about him
ever since Yet, Colonel Smith told all
about the Birmingham Trust In seven
lines OF type. Solomon Of olden times
chi fr ha n oI