The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28


 management were thoroughly thresh- ed out. Manager Asburner of Spring field, O., told how he bought dollar hose for 53 cents, with surety bond guaranteeing it for three years. Nearly all the managers stated that they had succeeded in reducing tax rates and debts, while improving mu- nicipal service.
 For smaller towns and cites the manager plan has so far worked ad- mirably. Its success in the case of large cities is still problematical. ~ HARLES E. HUGHES and his O political advisers are naturally heartened at Colonel Roosevelt's re- turn to the republican party, but not all the progressives who were ready to follow their leader in another free lance movement will act upon his recommendation to support the re-
 publican ticket. Of Can Roosevelt the 4,119,5o9 votes Carry Followers? cast for Roosevelt
 in 1912 many how many, is question, of course were avowed independents. They had been republicans but had come to feel nearer the democratic party than the party of their former allegiance. Thou sands of these independents will, it is believed, vote for Wilson and Mar shall rather than for Hughes and Fairbanks.
 With split in the republican party four years ago Wilson had phe- nomenal victory-an electoral vote of 435 as compared with 8 for Taft and 88 for Roosevelt. Under similar conditions something like the result of the 1912 election would be assured this year, but such political triumphs may be expected only once in life time. But it need not be surprising to see a very large proportion of the erstwhile progressives casting their ballots for Wilson-enough to bring several of the doubtful states normal ly republican into the democratic column.
 The election is more than four months off. Momentous things affect ing the political situation may happen between now and the 7th of November. But if the election were to take place tomorrow Wilson would be an easy winner, despite the apparent fusion If republicans and progressives.
 A college president says all the silly stuff is not found in the essays of grad uates. True. A great deal of it is found in the interviews given out by college professors.
 MT. Hughes says the democratic party has not the national outlook" He'll have a hard time explaining to the man in the street just what he means by that.
 MT. Tom Sharkey is now bankrupt and is said to owe s3OO,oOo. The head that isn't jared by swift uppercut is seldom good one for business.
 
 The insanitary condition of New York's restaurants is. of course. no re- flection on New York's stately, though avaricious. head walters
 The Russians at the front are giving such a good account of themselves that Petrograd can afford to stick to facts in its war dispatches.
 The camera man will doubtless be on hand in large numbers to silm that prospective love feast between MT. Hughes and the colonel.
 
 Captain Parker of Louisiana vice presidential nominee of the extinct bull moose party. will simply have to rest on his laurels.
 The democratic party shows a fine contempt for it's critics and continues to point with pride.
 But what does Berlin think of the colonel rolling up his sleeves to fight for Hughes?
 Armageddon has been permanently erased from the war map.