The age-herald., 1898-03-16
JUDGE BANKS
 UNDER FIRE His Opponents May Caucus in the Con-
 Y0ntiOn to Defeat Him. HE WANTS PLURALITY VOTE To Decide the Contest, While Other Can didateS Prefer PrOTatO Plan. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Is Criticised for Passing Resolutions Condemn ing the Plan for Nominating Judge of
 the Tenth Judicial Chcut-n-
 consistency Suggested.
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Judge J. J. Banks is the bone of con- tention dn the second sensation which start led the political circles of Birmingham yes- terday.
 It is, of course, over a race for office. that of judge of the Tenth Judicial cir cult. The other candidates for the office are Capt. ". c. Ward, Judge John H. Mil Ter and Judge A. A. Coleman.
 That these gentlemen are opposed to Judge Banks reelection there can be no doubt, but to what extremes they will go in order to secure his defeat is not known.
 It was generally rumored on the streets yesterday that if necessary Banks oppo- nents would caucus in the judicial conven- ton and by combining on one candidate secure his defeat. This rumor was prac- tically verified by the statement of one of the candidates to an Age-Herald reporter that while there had not been as yet the slightest agreement among them, still he was positive that if such a thing was nec- essary some combination would be made to secure Banks defeat
 Judge Banks opponents claim that he is bringing this opposition upon himself. The situation. is about as follows:
 Judge Banks Position
 Banks wants the pluarlity vote of the Tenth Judicial circuit to decide the con- test; that is, that the candidate securing the plurality vote of Jefferson county shall be accorded the solid delegation of this county in the judicial convention. All of the other candidates want the vote each candidate receives in a county to be prorated and each candidate to receive his share of delegates to the convention.
 The latter plan is tine Cne which was aGJpd-d by otle executive committee of the Tkrlbh Judicial circuit. Judge Banks IS rCtw making a strong effort to have thls ccnrni.iaae reccnelder it's plan. Sheriff Lacy of Walker wiho is said to hold the balance cf power in the committee, mas be1n prevailed uIcn, 1t is satd, by Banks friends to sign pe5t.cm to the ehar1nan of the committee asking him to call npe.oGng for the purpoue of reconsiderlnS. What the chairman will do is not yet known.
 Tlae plan adopted by this committee has caused much 6lscusEton and very few sesm to unders 5and it. The county eXecu- tive committee at its last meeting passed resolutions to the effect that the plan was faulty, that it was utterly impracticable of execution, and asked that it revised
 Can Be Carried Out
 I. l.. Haley, a member of the judiciary committee said to an Age-Hera,d reporter that the plan was all right and could be easily carried out. He said that he thought the plan would net be changed.
 Banks opponents say that the county executive committee did wrong in passing tine resolution condednning the plan pro- mulgated by the judicial executive com mattee They say that the county execu- tive committe,e by large majority decided to nominate the legislators by a conven- taoh Grlsuead of Ia primary they also decided tfat a convention should nominate the chancellor But by their resolution con- deunntng the plan for the nomination Of circuit judge, they condemned the norni- mating of the circust judge by conven- tion. They say that such action as this is inconsistent.
 Developments in this contest are awaited with interest.
 The county executive committee says the two plans do not coincide. The judhcial committee says they do. Further devel- opmeuts are awaited with interest.