The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-05-20
STATE CONVENTION OF
LILY WHITE REPUBLICANS
TO MEET AT BIJOU THEATRE
Delegates to Chicago Will Go Unrestricted and
Report Is That Roosevelt Will Be Acceptable AS
Regular Nominee Rather Than Have Progress
sive Ticket

Hillman and Tutwiler hotels yesterday
afternoon and night Gossip amongst
the leaders was that Theodore Roosevelt
would be accepted as a nominee rather
than have the progressive party place a
third ticket in the field. However, the
Alabama delegation will go to Chicago
absolutely uninstructed, it was stated
and with an open mind toward all candi-
dates,
Charles Kennamer of Guntersville,
former assistant United States district
attorney, stated yesterday afternoon
that the Alabama delegation would be
largely influence by the action OF the
states that were of republican strength
1--WE will go to Chicago uninstrncted,"
said Mr.. Kennamer, land with an open
mind toward all candidates How
we will be influenced by whatever action
such states as New York, Massachusetts
and Illinois will take. and we will vote
for the strongest man likely to win the
nomination"
GO UNRESTRICTED
Alex Birch, a former referee in bank
ruptcy and delegate to thu state re-
publican convention, today said:
1.-THE delegation will go to Chicago I'M
instructed and without any personal pref
erence toward any candidate. In fact
none of the leaders have spoken of any
particular candidate, and do not believe
any one of us has given the candidacy
of any particular man any consideration
whatsoever. But I will say this, that in
Chicago we will vote for any man that
the leading republicans want and a niau
that will be acceptable to the progress
sives We want no third ticket in the
field and even Theodore Roosevelt will
be accepted rather than the progressives
nominate a third ticket. In fact I look
for a general reconciliation of affairs of
the republican party in Chicago on June
7, and staggering defeat for Woodrow
Wilson at the polls in November
Prominent republicans on hand for the
state convention are: Col. Oliver ID.
Street of Guntersville, former United
States district attorney; Charles Ken
manner of Guntersville, Maj. P. D. Barker
of Mobile, national committeeman for
Alabama; Warren s. Reese of Montgom
cry: j. M. Adkins of Heflin H. E.
Berkstresser, mayor of Dadeville; J. B.
Isbess of Fort Payne, J. P. Dimmick Of
Montgomery, Col. Pope M. Long of Cor
dova, Thomas H. Stevens and w. s.
Standifer of Gadsden, Sim T. Wright Of
Fayette r. A. Perryman of Heflin, ex-
state chairman of the progressive party;
Gordon Ashley of Ashville, and Charles
Roland of Dothan.
Among the local republicans who will
play a prominent part in the state con-
vention are Maj. Charles Allison, who has
been named as a delegate To- chicago;
J. A. Levert, J. Rivers Carter, Alex D.
Birch, Thomas J. Kennamer of Ensley
and John McInery of Bessemer.
The official programme for today is to
name the delegates and their alternaees
for the state-at-large, a full state ticket
and a platform denouncing the Wilson
administration and the democratic party.
Everything will go through without any
opposition as the republican steam roller
in Alabama is a well oiled piece of ma
chinery at all times.