The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-07
and Other
W@MhNful States

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MAYHEM republicans in close touch
| Wv with campaign headquarters
admit that Ohio is one of the very
doubtful states the prospects for a
| Hughes victory are not what Chair
man Wilcox thought they were. The
democrats had never claimed Ohio, al
though they were hopeful of carrying
lit. Within the past ten days the drift
has been away from the republican
ticket, and there now seems to be an
excellent chance of the twenty four
electoral votes of the Buckeye state
going to Wilson as they did in 1912.
In state elections Ohio has often
gone democratic, but in presidential
contests, except the last time, it has
been uniformly republican. The only
year there was split prior to 1912
was in 1892 when Cleveland got one
electoral vote.
Wilson had no difficulty in carry
ing Ohio four years ago, just as he
found it easy to sweep the country,
because of the able assistance he had
from Colonel Roosevelt, the progress
sive candidate, who opposed President
Taft and vilified his former friend
Dear willard all the other stand
patters.
In 1912 Ohio polled 423,152 votes
for Wilson, 277,066 for Taft and
229,3 for Roosevelt. Mr.. Hughes
| friends were counting on winning
back most of the progressive vote,
but it does not seem to be turning out
that way. From the present outlook
| a large proportion of the erstwhile
progressives of Ohio will vote for
| Wilson.
Within the past week the repub-
lican chairman has been urged by his
| advisory council to make special
effort to save" Ohio. To that end
Mr.. Taft and other "strong cam
paigners" will be hurried to the state
where buckeyes grow
If Ohio looks good to the democrats.
why not Wisconsin, Colorado and
many of the smaller republican states
of the west Wilson carried in 1912?
Both parties will strain every nerve to
carry New York, but it appears more
and more possible for Wilson to win
even If he should fail to get those
forty-five electoral votes.
Luxurious dugouts occupied by German
OFFICERS have been captured by the Brit
ism. They were doubtless constructed and
furnished when the idea of retreat had
never entered the Teuton mind.
Feverish activity is reported in German
factories where zeppelins are made Yet
the British profess to have as poor an
opinion of the Zeppelins as the Germans
have Of British tanks.
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birmingham extends cordial welcome
to the fair visitors and will try to keep
their pockets from being picked. The
Fair association needs the money more
than dips do.
When nobody, apparently, is able to
understand why play was ever pro-
duced. though featuring a beautiful star.
it's time to look around for the angel"
The town of Buff. recently occupied by
the entente powers, should offer no diff
fculties to the hasty headline writer and
the treless compositor
The ultimate consumer might as we'll
beef in dairy restaurants has been raised
5 cents.
Just to show that they don't care, the
press humorists met this year in Nash
vine which is theoretically as dry as a
bone.
The return of warm weather has made
Mr. Everyman think regretfully of that
Palm Beach suit laid away for the win
ter.
The hard-hitting Bulgarians may yet
discover that they got into the world war
too late to do them any good.
II do not care a peppercorn," says Mr.
Wilson. Will someone please put val
uation on a ''peppercorn?"
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When the Kaiser speeds to the front
that doesn't necessarily insure victory
to German arms.
4 In the excitement attending the world
series Boston fans may split few mimi
tives.
Trying out the floor is an important
feature Of the opening Of new restau.
rant.
A British tank is not the sort of au.
tnrobiIe IN take your best girl out in.