The age-herald., 1898-03-05
SOME GOSSIP OF
 THE POLITICIANS

The contest for the probate judgeship nomination of this county, is the most ln- teresting race in the coming campaign.
 This fact Is so we'll recognized that the plan was proposed to the county executive committee to let the three candidates for this office each submit a list of names from which the election managers should be se- lected. While this plan was not adopted. 1t shows the importance of the race and the interest that is felt concerning it.
 The Lane men are getting exceedingly active. Campaign headquarters have been opened in the Lane S1 Terry building in Third avenue D. J. Fox chairman and b. J. McCrossin as secretary, are the off1- cers of the eampaign committee. The other members of the committee have not been announced.
 J. P. Stiles was seen by an Age-Herald reporter yesterday to whom he stated that he did not intend to have an organized committee or to have headquarters, but that he would make his own fight.
 Prof. M. V. Henry could not be seen yes terday afternoon, but 1t is understood that he will not attempt an organized campaign, other than a systematic canvass in his own behalf.
 Germsn-American Citizens
 The members of the German-American union, but not the union itself, held an l night.
 The most important resolution adopted was one indorsng the movement to have the county executive committee of the dem ocratic party reconsider the plan adopted two weeks ago of nominating the chan cellor of this district by a convention and to have instead a nomination by a primary, in which the candidates shall each be given his prorata shares of the votes received.
 It was decided to call a. mass meeting within the next two weeks of German American citizens to discuss and pass res olutions commenting the movement that is now being agitated by several of the lead ing newspapers of the state in behalf of better state schools.
 A campaign committee to work in the interest of A. O. Lane for probate judge was appointed. The committee consists of Henry Behrens, J. w. Shaefer G. Erhman, D. s. Sandman and D. Lesser.
 Henry County Politics
 News has just been received in this city of the democratic nominations in far-off Henry county.
 Henry county was the second county in the state to hold it's primary and conven- ton. The Chicago platform was adopted in toto. Judge Daniel Gordon who for eighteen years has been probate judge, was unanimously renominated by the populsts as we'll as the democrats. Espy of Co., lumbia was nominated for superintendent of education, and Crawford of Dothan for clerk of the circuit court.
 Judge Cobbs of Tuskegee has been in Bir- mngham for the last few days. It is now for the first time announced that he will be candidate for the ncminG- ton of attorney-general of the state before the democratic convention. Judge Cobbs has also represented his district in con gross.
 Elyton Bimtt'IliG
 The voters of Elyton precinct No met at Salters store in Elyton at o'clock yes terday evening and organized a bimetalic club There was full attendance and seventy-eight members were enrolled The following officers were elected:
 Felix E. Blackburn. president; T. S. Tate. Rose w. Owen, Byrd Hill Charles Schwend, vice-presidents: w. R. Mckenzie, secre- tary; D. R. Weaver, treasurer.
 Felix E. Blackburn, Rose ". Owen and A. D. Tubb were elected delegates to the bimetallic conference, which meets at Seals hall at 10 o'clock today
 The club will meet Friday night of each week hereafter during the campaign.
 Bimetallic Conference
 The conference of the Bimetallc club is called to meet promptly at 10 o'clock this morning in Seals hall. Several matters re- lating to the settlement of differences are to be considered.
 The Conference ot Silver Clubs
 This morning att 10 o'clock a conference of delegates from all the bimetallic clubs in the county will be held in Seals hall, three delegates each from thirtythree bi- metallic clubs, the German-Amerlcan union and the Union Label League will make about 100 delegates.
 The purpose of this conference is to pass resolutions urging upon the county execu tive committee, which meets two hours later, the importance of selecting Jeffer- sons legislators in the county convention instead of in the primary. There is no doubt but these resolutions will be passed.
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