The age-herald., 1898-03-13
ABOUT POLITICS
 AND POLITICIANS

The work of registering the white Gemo- cratic voters of Jefferson county was con. menced two or three days ago and is pro gressing rapidly.
 According to the plan adopted by the county executive committee for holding the primaries in this county, complete reg istrstion of every white democratic voter in the county will be made. This is to prevent all repeating" and forces a voter to vote in his own beat and that beat only Under the old non-registration system, an interruptions man could vote in as many beats as he was able to get to in one day.
 The work of registration is in charge of H. D. Wood. MT. Wood was one of the compilers of the Birmingham directory and for three years was poll tax collector in this city. He ought to know how to get correctly the name of every man in the county. He has four or five assistants in the city and three or four more in the county beats. They have almost finished work in beat 21 already The work will be finished in two weeks.
 This does not mean, however that if a man is not on the registration list, that he cannot vote If the day of holding the primaries he can prove that he has pCSh u icSiucHl Ol lne DeaI III WHICH ne dl- tempts to vote for thirty days and of the state for one year, he wiz be permitted to participaet in the primary
 "All opposition within the democratic party" said Chairman Gillespy, of the county executive committee yesterday Ito the nomination of the legislators by a convention is gradually dying out. Before and just after the meeting of the commit tee last Saturday there was talk of some hard feeling existing among those Who favored the primary plan, but they are all beginning to realize that the committee acted wisely.
 Although I believe that this citizens ticket movement is all nonsense, stiM the mere threat of such ticket ought to show all good democrats that the only sure way to nominate six good silver democrats is in convention
 Friday mornings Age-Herald in giving the number of delegates to the county com Ventdon apportioned to the different beats of the county, three typographical errors occurred Pratt City should have been credited with sixteen delgates instead of one and a half. Huey's with two dele gates, instead of four Locus Fork with one delegate instead of three.
 These errors, especially the first caused some little misunderstanding. The demo- craits of Pratt City thought tine committee on arrangements "had it fin for 'em, and would allow them but one and a half dele gates.
 Capt. James H. Savage of Annston, is visiting relatives in the city and will re- main here most of the week. Captain Sav- age is candidate for the office of secre- tary of state.
 The Stiles club held a meeting at the headquarters 20261R First avenue last night for the purpose of eleoting officers. Rob- ert J. Lowe was elected chadrman of the club and R p. iMrAnally If hp next regular meeting of the club on Tues day night, the campaign committee will be announced. Nearly the whole of the meet ing Last night was consumed by the en- thusiasttc members of the club telling "how numerous Stiles supporters are and how he is sure to be the next probate judge of this county.
 The Lane club held one of its regular meetings night before last at its headquar- ters in Third avenue and Twenty-first street. The members who were present report that the rooms were too small for the crowd, and that the club is looking for a larger hall for it's headquar- ters. The organization of the club is re- ported to be complete. Reports of the work being done came in from every beat in the county except six.
 Reports from the lower end of tine county say that the democrats there are booming Dan Houston fer the legislature. Houston was a candidate two years ago.
 Gilbespy, Gibson, Thompson, Garrett and other democratic leaders are unanimous in declaring that there is no s,ate-mal0ng going on, so far as the legislators are con cerned. They say that each candidate is making a clean, independent race and that the county convention will select the best of them without any quarrN ing or ani- mostly
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