The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
DENOUNCED REPORTER

nounced newspaper reporter. In Ala
bama, prohibition orators with an Uriah
Heap JUNCTION, denounced certain news
papers. In the South Carolina instance,
the man himself was denounced.
There sits to the front of me- ex-
claimed this man, "a newspaper re-
porter His name is Blank and he. works
for blank newspaper. He is the son of
a neighbor of mine. L regret to say it
for this neighbor is a gentleman. His
son Is a liar and a scoundrel. There he
sits. He will not deny it. He will not
even take offense"
The reporter in question did not. He
was about 80 years of age. and of bulk.
He was also possibly, man of wisdom.
The Bleasites were mad He might have
been able to handle one of them. But
their number reached the hundreds.
Blease finally spoke. He declared that
he was counted out-that he led in the
first primary and won handily in the
second But he admitted that he was a
good democrat and as such would take
his medicine. When he declined to ac-
cept the commission of an independent
organization, South Carolina emitted
sigh of relief
For Blease is still candidate with a
following.
And now, let tear fall for Flor
ida. The state, politically, is in terri
BILE condition. The issue is Catholicism,
more distressing, if that be possible, than
one Of prohibition.
Sometime ago. the Rev. Sydney J. Cats,
erstwhile Alabama minister, with political
inclinations, conceived the idea that the
state Of Florida was hell-bent in prog
ress toward the demnition bow bows
AS is usually the case, Cats became
imbued with the idea that his elevation
to the office of governor was the only
possibility by means of which the COM
monwealth could escape its apparent fate
So he announced himself a candidate.
He was extremely effective. He had
profited, it Is evident from his expe-
rience in Alabama, when some years ago
he ran for Congress against Tom Heflin
and, according to some authorities, re-
ceived three votes. At any rate he got,
it was printed more votes than any
other candidate. Sometime later, however,
democrats concerned themselves with a
new count. Cats Jared badly Certain
second choice votes, it was said. en-
titled w. V. Knott to the nomination.
CATS OBJECTED
Naturally, Cats objected He announced
as an independent. The election day Is
Tuesday one week. Democrats some of
them, predict that the regular nomi-
nee, or Knott, will win. Others declare
that Cats cannot be beaten. He is sup
1 ported Dy those WHO lear That the Oakn-
| olics will make Florida province Of the
| pope, and By others who believe that he
was counted out.
| In the meantime. there is republican,
| w. Fl. Allen of Pensacola, endeavoring
| to acquire the office of governor. He
| Is a clean cut man, it is said. He Is a
| gentleman. it is added He Is a business
| man as contrasted against a politician.
| The Age-Herald representative was In
| formed ION the quiet" that no one, not
| even democrats would seriously object
were the republican nominee to land the
| job
| These men say that it is possible that
| Allen will win. They add that Florida
| is tired Of politics. of the manipulations
| OF the agitator of the direless effect OF
bitter, partisan controversy. Florida
! wants to develop itself. At the presen,
| time it Is concerned too much with a
| church issue
| FAD IN THE SOUTH
! 1t is apparently disease peculiar tc
! the entire south. If las not prohibition
| the other. it is church. 1t has become
! the fad to scale the heights of honor ano
| fame by means of an tissue" in no man
ner connected with the, actual welfare o.
| the people. The next governor in almost
! ali the states will be the man sufficiently
| ingenious to "hit upon something with
| which the people will for the moment suf-
fer themselves to become engrossed.
But the south is democratic Mr.. Wilson
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