The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-10
President Wilson and For eign Policy Scored By Chairman Long In Ad-
 dress to Executive
 Committee
ROOSEVELT RANKS NEXT TO WILSON
 IN POPULARITY
Ex-Office Holders Loudly Cheer Statement That Republican Party Is the Source Prom Whence
 All Blessings Flow
Fly LEON c. BRADLEY


 Birmingham was chosen as the meeting place for the republican state convention and May r was selected as the date for the gathering, when the executive com mittee of that party met at the Hillman hotel at noon yesterday. A few other matters of a routine nature were trans acted, but the principal part of the time was devoted to the democratic adminis- tration, and it's acts of omission and commission. Pope M. Long of Cordora, chairman of the committee, and former United States marshal, stirred up the fighting blood of his cohorts and whetted the appetities of the prospective job holders with his criticisms of the Will son administration and his predictions of republican victory in the fall
 MT. Long was unsparing in his remarks, taking the democrats to task for their Mexican and foreign policy, for the con- ditions existing, or alleged to be existing ill this country and for the direful calama- ties which were said to be imminent should Wilson or any other democrat again be chosen as President. For al- most an hour the state chairman held the floor amid the cheers of the commit teemen. Every thrust at the democrats was thoroughly appreciated by his audi tors, practically all of whom had before the calamity of 1912, been wont to re- pose in political berths of a soft and highly remunerative character.
 SOURCE OF BLESSINGS
 The position of the republican commit tee, indicated by their reception of the remarks of the chairman, was that no good could come out of democratic administration, but the republican party was the source whence all blessings flow. The picture of the poverty of the nation was most appalling. Compared with it, Belgium, with it's millions in bread lines. was reeking in prosperity and enjoying every luxury. The outlook for the democrats in the coming elections was painted as worse than hopeless.
 One of the features of the address of Chairman Long was his charge that President Wilson was the first chief executive of the nation who ever played 'cheap politics. in the appointment of justice of the United States supreme court. He scored the naming of Louis Brandeis to succeed the late Justice La mar.
 All uIlHSCruLeu ueiSSdllOH oL 10 fc= publicans is to be sent to the national convention, which meets at Chicago June ', to select an opponent to the democratic nominee. The committeeman did not seem to have any clearly defined idea as to who the nominee of their party would be, but they all with one accord expressed the opinion that whoever he might be, his election was certain. In point of popularity among the republican committeeman who attended the meeting here, President Wilson probably ranked just little ahead of Colonel Roosevelt. The regulars of Alabama simply could not 'see" the colonel.
 STREET FOR COMMITTEEMAN
 Maj. P. D. Barker of Mobile, national committeeman, announced that he would not again be candidate for that posi- tion As predicted in The Age-Herald yesterday, o. D. Street of Guntersville, will probably be chosen as his successor. Pope M Long is slated to succeed him. self as chairman of the state committee.
 Subcommittees were appointed to com rlete the arrangements for the holding of the various county conventions or mass meetings, which will select the dele gates to the state convention which meets here May r. These meetings will be held in the various counties on May 9. as provided in the primary election laws of Alabama, despite the fact that the republicans question the legality of these statutues.
 In addition to the selection of 16 dele gates and an equal number of alternates to the national convention, the state con- vention will name candidates for supreme court. court of appeals, president of the rublic utilities commission and other of fices. It is stated that a full ticket will be put in the field.