The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
Emmet Jones Shows That HuddlestOn Was Leader in Palmer and Buckner
 Fight of 1896
CAUSE NOT so GREAT AT THAT TIME FOR
 LEAVING NOMINEE
Chairman Matthews Says Active Campaign for Reg ular Ticket Will Begin
 This Week
By W. J. ROLES

By W. J. ROLES
 Despite the fact that the November election is only three weeks off, neither the state nor the county democratic committee has taken any steps toward makins an active campaign for the elec- ton of the democratic ticket Aside from the personal canvass conducted by the republican nominees for Congress, Joseph o. Thompson, no one seems to be taking any interest whatever in mat ters political.
 At its meeting at the Tutwiler hotel on September B. the state democratic executive committee appointed a cam raign committee consisting of five mem bers, with A. F. Fite of Jasper as chair man. but so far as IS known nothing else has been done. This committee has not opened headquarters, and it is not known when it will.
 Chairman E. E. Matthews of the coun- ty executive committee, stated yesterday that ths campaign for the eelction of the county ticket and the nominee for Con- gress in this district George Huddleston, would be begun this week. Mir Huddle- ston arrived from Washington Friday night, and will confer with the commit tee and a number of political friends ana supporters before returning to the na- tional capitol.
 MUCH MORE CONFIDENT
 Joseph c. Thompson, the republican nominee tor congress in this district, says he feels more confident of his cleo tion as election day approaches nearer. Of his respects he said yesterday:
 ''Three weeks remain in which the peo- pie of this district must make final choice for a memeper of Congress. 1 have thus far in the campaign made as far as possible a house. to- house canvass of the district, and VIII continue this method of campaigning until the dread epidemic of spanish influenza, which has laid held ef our people, abates- Then, if enough time remains, l shall speak at ali of the principal places in the dis Irict. l want tc meet, if possible, every voter and carry my campaign to him personally
 T am grateful. but not surprised, to find so many Huddleston men coming to my support. This is especially true among the farmers and 1aboring men in all classes of trades. I find these men deeply concerned as to the success or the war and deeply resentful towaro Mir Huddleston that after voting for him on the theory that an unjust fight was made on his record in the primary, they are now of the mind that the fight was just one, since immediately on his return to Washington he further added to his anti-war record by ab- senting himself on a flimsy excuse from voting on the man-power bill, a bill of so much importance that every United States senator, no matter how aged and infirm was in his seat to vote for it. Fathers who have sons in the army know that their sons must answer to roll call, and the consequences if they do not
 ALL JOINING HANDS The fight at home against German propaganda in America, where many men in high places have been discov- cred taking German money, is just as important as the fight of our boys, though not so dangerous, on the firing line in France. These patriotic hereto fore Huddleston men, who are now join ing with the 5200 good men who voted against Huddleston in the primary, in voting for me, are merely answering patriotic call.
 q am glad I was able while in Wash ington recently to arouse interest In my plan to provide for the laboring man who has been industriously carrying on dur ing these war times, to be granted the same privilege of buying a farm home under the amortization plan as the sol dier whom he has helped to sustain at the front