The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
WILSON SLATE ID
 BE AGREED UPON Alabamians to Send Broad Minded Men to St. Louis RAY RUsHTON TO RUN Candidate From State at Large-His Announcement Is Expected to Be
 Followed by Others in
 Few Days
RAY RUSHTON TO RUN
By l.. S. BETTY

Montgomery February 23.-(Special.) As friend of President Wilson, in thor ouef accord with the Presidents policy and desirous of united and harmonious national democratic convention at St. Louis. Ray Rushton of Montgomery. one of the most prominent lawyers of the state. and a prospective candidate for United States senator to succeed Senator John H. Bankhead, probably will an- nounce his candidacy within the next day or two for delegate from the state at-large to the St. Louis convention.
 MT Rushton informed the Montgomery Age-Hera1d correspondent this afternoon that he had practically made up his mind to make the race for delegate from the state-at-large. He declared he would make the race solely for the purpose of aiding President Wilson in carrying out his national politicies. intimating that he had been urged by strong friends of the President to make a contest for a place in the national convention.
 OTHERS COMING
 The announcement of MT. Rushton for delegate to the St. Louis convention very probably will be followed by other an nouncements, within the next day or two. According to the best information, the democratic party in Alabama before March 1 will have in the race for dele gates an entire slate committed to the President. This slate, according to re- ports, will be made up of men of broad and liberal views. nonpartisan, nonfac- tional and with the best interests of the national party at heart.
 As will be remembered it was foreca st in The Age Herald last Sunday that an effort would be made to secure a har- monious delegation to the St. Louis con vention. Events of the past few days make it conclusive beyond any doub: that this assertion was correct. It is known that strong party leaders of the state men who have been in close touch with President Wilson. have been ad- vised by national leaders at Washington that hopes of the administration depend upon the selection by the various states
 
 St Louis convention. All petty sectional or factional issues, it is declared. will but serve to weaken the party as whole and for this reason friends of the Presi dent have been anxious to avoid all sucf contests.
 EYE ON ALABAMA As announced in The Age-Herald Post master General Burleson has been 1T correspondence with several prominent party leaders in Alabama with view tc securing a harmonious delegation. Mir Brrleson. it is declared. interested him self in Alabama politics with the con sent of President Wilson. The President it is said feared that Alabama. in loyalty to the cause of prohibition. might possi- ply select delegation committed to that cs use rather than to those national is sues on which the hopes of the democratic party depend for it's continued success For these reasons friends of President Wilson in Alabama are preparing to send delegation to St. Louis in thorough accord with the Presidents policies. The success of the party is at stake, ac- cording to information from Washing. ton.. and any. effort to inject prohibition or any other factional issue as national plank in the democratic platform. will but
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