The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
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 NEW STA I UT E
Any Republican Candidates Delegates Selected Under AIabama's New Law Will Be Barred From Convention HIRAM JOHNSON ENTRY ONLY G. 0. P. .ASPIRANT Presidents Handlers Not To
 Permit His Name To Go Be-
 fore Voters Of This State In
 Same Way As UnderWood's

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2s.- }special.)-Decision of the Coolidge managers not to enter the presi- deatial race in the Alabama pri- maries against Hiram Johnson, who announced yesterday that he would golin, disclosed the fact that the na- tional committee had already made it impossible for any delegates elected under the curious primary law of that state to be seated at the na- tional convention.
 This marks the latest of long series of breaks which have gone against the California senator a sertes so disheartening to his friends that several very shrewd political observers here have written their view that Johnson would very short ly retire from the race for the nomi- nation. t4
 It was to give the lie to these stories. incidentally, that Johnson announced he would enter the Ala bama primary. He wanted everyone in the south to understand that he , was still fighting. and intended to Ngo after every delegate in sight. E Briefly the situation in this: Ala bama has a very curious primary law which was enacted by the legislature | in behalf of Senator Oscar w. Un- lderwood's ambition to win the demo- cratic nomination. It provides that if candidate in the preferential presi- dential primary happens to be a native of Alabama, he has the privilege, providing of course he wins the primary, of naming the delegates. This gives him the assurance, of course, that he will secure the full fruita of victory, In that he will have fast and loyal supporters at the con- flight for him till the last ballot Is Ytaken.
 Drafted By Democrats.
 The law. being drafted with a view to the interest of Oscar Under wood was written naturally with the thought only of the democratic pri- mary in mind, and therefore men, 4tioned the number of delegates so to he appointed. It specifics this num- Der of delegates two from each con eressional district and four at large, or a total of 24.
 ' Now, in the various cuttings down of southern representation by the republican party the number or dele oates 10 which Alabama is entitled is not 24. but 16 This is the number . annroyed by the national committee at it's meeting early this month, re- Nersing ,preVlOuS uecisio, "ioi wonld have cut the number even more rasticafly.
 so when. the call for the national convention was issued, it naturally provided for the election of 16 dele rates, and not "A. This particular {, break against Johnson might be at , tributcd to Providence, but there IS a second break which is attributed only |. "a the adroitness of the gentlemen who are running the Coolidge cam paign.
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 Discrediting Delegates.
 The committee in its calls for con yention carefully provided clause : which refused admission to any deie- eates selected under a primary law which was. unfair to any candidates i fur the presidential nomination. This was done with the intention of dis (Continued On Page FOur).