The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-19

SIdIICu OuG NY saying HS WOuAu IL
ceive double the popular vote regis
tered for Debs four years ago-about
100000. He is still counting on
something like ,50O,000 and the cleo
toral vote of Oklahoma in the bargain.
But it would be more remarkable
for him to claim Ohio, which rolled up
1890 votes for the socialist ticket
in 1912, than Oklahoma, which polled
only 42,262. Ohio, by the way, was
the banner socialist state, polling
more votes for Debs than New York,
which is supposed to be particularly
fruitful field for revolutionary or rad
ical politics.
In 1912 the democratic plurality
in Oklahoma was 28,370. Wilson is
almost certain to carry that state
again. 1t is known that many former
socialists have declared themselves for
Wilson and few for Hughes. 1t is not
believed that Benson will be able to
hold together the socialist vote in
New York, and as for Ohio he will
surprise political observers if he polls
half as many votes as Debs.
Ex-Governor Hanly of Indiana, the
presidential candidate of the prohibi-
ton party, one time republican, has
assailed both of the big parties, but
in discussing the respective standard
bearers he has been bitter only
against Hughes. In one of his speeches
this week Hanly arraigned him severe
ly for his record as governor of New
York in not daring to oppose the
! liquor Understandable government,
as he called it-that had Albany in
| it's clutches.
While no one takes the prohibition
party seriously-not even the party's
lleaders-it will draw off few votes
| from the republicans in debatable
states, and that and the socialist
party may, after all, be appreciate
factors in the election.
1t is now thought that the commander
of the U-53 owed some of his success in
sinking ships to newspapers bought at
Newport, r. L. Under the circum-
stances, a glance at the marine column
was well worth his while
A magazine writer says Mr.. Hughes
is not the cold and unapproacha able man
he used to be. The change was noted,
100 per cent candidate
Mr.. Wilson is not ashamed to &C
knowledge that he is a rather homely
man, but he seems to take considerable
pride in having good looking wife,
Nearly every street corner nowadays
has it's quota of political prophets and
some of them are suspected of having
once been war experts
Il Il Il
Hawaiian music is said to be on the
wane But there are a few people who
still believe their musical educatio is not
complete without it.
X
Another rise in the price of flour is an
nounced. How long will it be before d.
minutive loaves of bread are worn as
watch charms?
Alabama guardsmen expected the citi-
zens of Douglas, Ariz., to be such wild
and woolly characters that they are al
most mollycoddles by comparison.
X y;
DR.. Katherine B. Davis of the golden
special is SO busy making speeches that
she can't enjoy the ideal climate of the
Pacific coast.
Mad King Otto of Bavaria got through
life without being pestered to death by
visits from brother sovereigns.
n
1t now begins to look as if the people
who are waiting for the Bremen might
grow gray at it.
The republicans are rushing hither and
yon with money bags, another indica-
ton that the campaign will soon be over.
II
So far as the allies and the central
powers are concerned, the starving
Poles will just have to keep on starving.
\
The high cost of living is evidently not
troubling Mr.. Prick, who continues to
accumulate Rembrandts.
X
About this time every year the noble
red man gives good account of himself
on the gridiron.
It's dull day in Greece when there
isn't a crisis of some sort to agitate the
popuace.