The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-16
SAYS DEMOCRATS
 . WILL BE LOYALTY 1. FOR MIR. THOMPSON
Chairman Hewitt Exposes Huddleston's Record as "Bolter" in Previous
 Campaigns

' Chairman F, c. Hewitt of Joseph O. Thompson's congressional campaign i committee; MT. Thompson, Secretary Emmet Jones and others connected with l headauarters in the American Trust building. were very much elated yes 1 terday over the accession to the ranks | MT. Thompson had just returned from eral stanch democrats who say they | will vote for him on patriotic grounds. | Mir. Thompson Ina djust returned from one of the mining towns and brought back with him the news that many of the men who voted for MT. Huddles- ton in the August primary had indi- cated their intention of voting for him 1 in November.
 Another interesting bit of informa- talon that reached their headquarters during the day related to the party loy- alty of MT. Huddleston. A caller dur ling the afternoon informed Chairman Hewitt that Mir. Huddleston bolted the ticket when Frank Y. Evans was the democratic nominee for mayor of Bir- mingham in 1896, following closely upon his support of Palmer and Buckner. nominees for President and vice presi- dent respectively. on the Gold Bug" 1 ticket. Speaking of this Chairman | Hewitt said:
 "The further we go into the record
 
 do we find it. Not only did he bolt the democratic national ticket in 1S96 when William Jennings Bryan was the nom inee for President but we find him labout the same time opposing the dem ocratic nominee for mayor of Birming- ham. Frank V. Evans. one of the best known and best liked men in Birming. lham, was the nominee for mayor. and we find that Mir. Huddleston actively Iopposed him and as actively supported the independent candidate. His own trecord we believe, is sufficient justifi- cation for democrats who feel that they should stick to the nominee regardless of all other considerations, to desert him for a man who is not only pledged to support the administration whole lheartedly in it's war programme. but who is also pledged to adjourn poli- tics for the duration of the war.
 By bolting the party ticket in at least two elections Mir. Huddleston is not in any position now to insist upon democrats voting for him merely be- cause he is the democratic nominee Had he always been consistently loyal to his party and it's nominees he might with better grace demand their sup bort now, but having stabbed his party in the back when it suited his purpose to do so he is in no position to cry traitor when loyal democrats refuse 10 vote TOT nm because they do not De- lieve he is loyal to the democratic ad ministration when it iS trying to pre- lserve the liberty and the safety of the world"
 Among the letters received by MT. Hewitt yesterday and one that is es- lpecially pleasing to him was one from J. L. Yaneey, e-long democrat. MT. Yancey wrote:
 "Birmin gham Ala. October 14, 1918. Prof. +. c. Hewitt, Manager. J. o. Thompson's Campaign. Birmingham.
 Ala.
 Dear Sir: II is my honest conviction that ones duty in the present great world war conflict is allegiance to his icountry, rather than to any one man Tor political party, and reasoning thus. 1 am pleased to inform you that I shall support and work for MT. J. O. Thomp- son to represent us in the next Con- gress.
 l have never voted for republican, but in voting for MT. Thompson I feel that l am supporting our country and the administration and working for our material prosperity
 T hope you will be able to lead MT iThompson over the top Yours very truly J. L. YANCEY."