The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-24

business mems organization to split
dates with them. This request being
refused the management of the COM
petitors announced that it would con-
duct a race meeting from November
80 to March Is, inclusive, whether or
no. Whereupon the mayor issued a
formal notice that if an attempt were
made to operate two meetings on the
same dates he would take steps to
close both tracks, this presumably to
keep down turbulent feeling and there
by conserve vital energy; also to please
the "best element"
The opposing interests may possibly
get together, now that the mayor has
spoken. There seems to be nothing to
arbitrate, but peace makers are never
without hope.
New Orleans, long this country's
most popular tourist city, was more
popular last winter than ever. Every
day reminded familiar visitors of car
nival time. And the all-season gaiety
was attributed to the races. Business
in the Crescent City hummed and
everybody was flush with money.
Recalling the prosperous conditions
of the winter of 1876 civic leaders
may be counted upon to leave nothing
undone for the promotion of high-class
racing, such as the Business Mems
association guarantees. New Orleans
has had its problems now and then
ever since it was chartered as city in
1904, and it was always able to solve
them. 1t will solve the present diff
Guilty.
ID PENNSYLVANIA was one of the
u few states that Wilson failed to
carry four years ago. The electoral
vote went to Roosevelt, but demo-
cratic leaders now say there is a
chance of carry
Too Much to Expect ing it for Will
of keystone State son this time.
That is too much
to expect. National Campaign Chair
man Vance C. Mccormick, Pennsyl-
vania man, is said to think an effort
in that direction is worth while, but
knowing the keystone state as he does
he will not deceive himself long.
Pennsylvania is about as much of a
debatable state as Alabama or any
other commonwealth of the "solid
south" Wilson's vote in Pennsylvania
was $4,000 less than Bryan's in 1908
and in that year the republicans swept
the state as had been their fixed rule
in presidential elections.
Hughes campaign chairman, Will
liam Wilcox, started out by listing
North Carolina, Tennessee and Ken
lucky in the doubtful column. He soon
gave up the first two, and he might
as we'll give up Kentucky, for the Blue
Grass state was never more surely
democratic than it is this year.
If Wilson can carry most of the de-
batable states having a democratic
leaning he will have enough electoral
votes and few to spare.
i = 4
ID EPUBLICANS are attaching no
HN little Importance to the head
quarters announcement that the two
ex-Presidents = Theodore Roosevelt
and William Howard Taft-would at
tend banquet to
Taft and Roosevelt Mr.. Hughes at
to Bury Hatchet the Union League
club October 3,
and there and then bury the Ratchet.
These two sturdy patriots have not
spoken to each other since 1910, and
then their meeting was not cordial.
/ Roosevelt made Taft President, but
when four years had rolled round the
colonel wanted the office for himself
again. Taft insisted on renomina-
ton and got it, and then came the
bolt. There was time when Roose-
vent and Taft were like Damon ano
Pythias. 1t was "Will' and it was
Theodore"
i When Roosevelt led the progressive
there was not single redeeming thing
left in the old party which had 81
greatly honored him. 1t was boss
ridden and reactionary and the soonel
it was dead and buried the better fol