The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-04

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 gressives who now say that they will support Hughes will come to realize the absurd position in which they are placed and join the Wilson procession, where they naturally belong.
 AS a writer in the New York "A World points out, Great Bri- tain has paid dearly in the present war for the instability of her muni- tions. The tremendous explosion
 which recently Great Britain's Loss occurred o by Explosions Jersey City de-
 stroyed huge quantities of munitions destined for Great Britain.
 In November, 1914, the British bat tleship Bulwark was blown to atoms by an accidental explosion in her mag azine. Similar disasters cost the Brit ish navy the auxiliary cruiser Princess Irene and the armored cruiser Natal, said to have been one of the finest ships of her class possessed by Great Britain. The loss of life was also heavy, only fifteen men being saved from the three vessels. Of the NataPs crew, not a man survived.
 These catastrophes, which appear to have been entirely accidental, as we'll as the disaster on Black Tom Island, indicated that most of the ex- plosions at munitions plants in Amer ica since the war began were not the work of German conspirators, who have been credited with numerous ex- ploits which they could not have per formed.
 THIS month of August finds Indianapolis well on the politi- cap map. No great conventions are being held in that city, but gather ing of no little interest-a conference of uncompromising progressives-met there yesterday, and two other po-
 litical events are Indianapolis Center staged, one for of Political Interest the 9th and one
 for the 31st.
 On August 8 Frank Hanly, former governor of Indiana as republican, now the prohibition party's nominee for President, and the Rev. Dr. Ira D.. Landrith, prohibition nominee for vice president, will receive the notification committees at the ex-governor's home and then and there accept the respect i've honors in keynote speeches. It is expected that scores of supporters of the "dry" ticket will assemble in h. dianapolis on that day, but it is not stated whether William Sulzer, de- posed governor of New York, and one of the most prominently mentioned candidates for the prohibition nomina- tion for the presidency-"the same old Bill"-is expected to be among the visitors.
 Hanly has promised to organize and conduct an aggressive campaign and his activities in that direction will be- gin immediately after his acceptance. The only interest which the democrats have in it is measured by the extent to which Hanly will be able to draw from the normal republican vote of Indiana. He was an exceptionally popular republican when he was elected governor, and his record in the executive office was creditable. He is still personally popular and it will not be surprising to see the re- publican vote as badly split in Novem- Der as it was -yhen Taft and Roosevelt divided it four years ago. At any rate Indiana can be counted as one of the states assured for Wilson.
 The third and last political event scheduled for Indianapolis this month August 31-will be the visit of the republican vice presidential notification committee and Nominee Charles w. Fairbanks speech of acceptance. The ceremony will be tame affair. no doubt, for MT. Hughes, the republi- can standard bearer, has taken the wind out of his running mates sails. Still MT. Fairbanks is known to enter, tain distinct views on reactionaries. He is one himself, and he will speak as eloquently as may be on the bless ings that would come to this country if the standpatters were returned to power.
 Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. nominated for reelection, lives in
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