Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-16
BEATS FOR MR. UNDERWOOD
The Stout Heart of Old Jeffer-
son County.
THE MEETINGS ALL ONE WAY
The Delegates We're Unanimously Instructed
for the Young and Brilliant Men
Who will Go There Again.

In pursuance of a call by the county
democratic executive committee beat
meetings were held in Jefferson county
yesterday for the purpose of selecting
delegates to comprise a county conven-
ton, which will meet next Saturday, the
18TH and select delegates to the congress
sional convention for the Ninth Congress
sional district, which will meet at some
point, not yet designated, en- September
1.
There was no opposition anywhere in
the primary or beat meetings to the Hon.
Oscar W. Underwood, and hence every
where heard from the attendance was
light. The convention will be composed
OF the same number of delegates as COM
posed the last convention. 1t is pretty
certain now that the congressional COM
m!ttee win decide on Birmingham as the
place for holding the congressional con-
Vention. 1t Is very likely that there will
not be a single delegate either in the
county or congressional convention OPP
posed to Mr. Underwood. He will be re-
nominated without opposition and by ac-
clamation.
Jefferson Beat
elected the following delegates and al
ternateS:
Delegates-Henry Tompert, Rufus NJ
Rhodes. DIR. D. f. Talley j. a. Hartman
and j. W. Webb.
Alternates-M. P. LeGrand John j.
Altman, j. M. Gillespy, John II. Inman
and John L. Worthington.
The delegates were instructed to vote
for Underwood as a unit.
South Highlands Beat.
The meeting assembled at Sells store
on Eighteenth street at 10 oalock.
on motion Mr.. Henry b. Gray was cali
ed to the chair and Mr.. Sumpter Bethea
was elected secretary
The chair announced the object of the
meeting was to elect delegates and alter
mates to the county convention.
The following delegates and alternates
we've thereupon elected:
Delegates-E X. Campbell, B. L.
Thornton, H. NJ Wilson, John McCartin
and Sumpter Bethea.
.Alternates-D A Greene, Charles A.
Sem, Henry b. Gray Thomas Beres-
ford and Henry L. Badham.
The delegates were instructed to vote
for Underwood for congress.
Madison Beat.
Capt. A. b. Johnston was elected chair
man Of the meeting and f. Fl. Armstrong
secretary.
The following delegates and alternates
were chosen:
DeIegates-A. B. Johnston. J. H. Mont
eomery, Walter Moore, A. w. Miller, J.
J. OConnor Hugh Morrow and John r.
Copeland.
Alternates--Mike Clifford, Tom HEX
man, G. Perkins, w. *. Salisbury r. II.
Armstrong, f. f. SALESMAN and r. M.
Cunningham.
The delegates were instructed for I'm
derwood
Jackson Beat.
The meeting was held at Shepherds
Store and "A. Q. Lane was elected chair
man and M. NJ Ullman secretary.
me Following delegates were elected:
b. A; Thompson. L. J Haley, Jack Cur
Tt,N1
G Carmichael, w. K. Terry and Charles
G.. Brown.
The delegates We're instructed to vote
solidly for Hon, Oscar w. Underwood.
cleveland Beat.
r. II. Thach was elected chairman of
me meeting and Albert Stratford secre-
The following delegates were elected:
Dr. j, 5, Gillespie. r. Fl Thach, r. c.
Smith, A. b Mitchell Nathan L. Miller
Albert Stnadford, John w. O'Neill Or. A.
H. Henley, j. NJ. Meighan c. w. Fergu-
son, William Hood and W. A. Blythe.
Monroe Beat
L. p Wetmore was elected chairman
or the meeting and George T. Whatley
secretary. The following delegates were
selected
Tom Baine, George II. Whatley. Louis
nchillinger, r. p. Wetmore.
Davis Beat.
). Iynaugh was chosen chairman and
w. III. Stanley secretary
A letter from the democratic executive
committee was read by Mr.. r. II, Fries,
giving the ways and means of holding
beat meetings and electing delegates to
the county convention.
Mr. r. II. Fries moved that a commit
tee OF three be appointed TO select eleven
delegates to the convention. The motion
prevailed.
Mr. Lynaugh appointed Messrs. f. S.
White, R II. Fries and William Harrl-
gan, which selected the following as the
delegates f. S. White r. II. Fries, w.
H Stanley, b. F. Roden. James Ly-
naugh, Tom Wheeler, John Roach. John
Comfy, b. M. Allen, William Reckling and
Paul Gilafdoni.
.Elyton Beat.
w. M. Bethea was elected chairman
and Felix e. Blackburn secretary.
On motion of c. b. Powell committee
of five was appointed to select and rec
ommend delegates and alternates to the
convention. The committee reported,
recommending the following gentlemen:
Delegates-W M. Bethea Sam Smith,
j. S. Montgomery, S. j. Snow, c. b. Pow
ell Felix e. Blackburn, 7. S. Smith, Pat
O'Byrne, j. ID. Dupuy and Hugh M. De
Jarnette.
Alternates-A. b. Perdue, A. e. Fuqua,
w. M. Uhl, Il. f. Lacy, David Minis. c.
H. Worrell, Gus Lee, Hugh McGeever,
r.. l.. Edmond j. " Glass.
The report of the committee was re-
ceiYed and adopted.
II. L. Blackburn offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates this day
selected to the county convention to be
held in Birmingham on August % be
and they are hereby instructed to vote
for delegates to the congressional con-
vention to be held on September l, who
will support and vote for the candidacy
of our distinguished and honored fellow
citizen, Hon. Oscar w. Underwood, and
who will use all honorable means to Sc
cure his nomination
Resolved That said delegates shall