The age-herald., 1898-03-17
THE FRIENDS OF
 N. Y. HENRY EmphatiCally Deny the Report That He
 Has Withdrawn From PROBATE JUDGESHIP RACE Governor Johnston ReSentS His COnl0G- tian Fifth the Alleged Deal THE 6ERMAN-AMER!CANS' UNION Will Meet Monday Night to Decide What Cours Its Members Will Pursue in the Com
 ing Primaries Opposition to
 the Convention Plan.
THE 6ERMAN-AMERICANS' UNION

The friends and supporters of Prof. M. ". Henry were indignant yesterday afternoon over the report that that gentleman had withdrawn from the race for probate judge
 in favor of A. o. Lane. They say that there is not the slightest foundation for any such report and that Prof. Henry will be in the race until the last day. When the report was first helard an Age Herald reporter tried to find Prof. Henry, but he had just gone to Warrior on the o'clock train to work in behalf of his candidacy in that city. His brother-in-iaw W. B. Copeland, however, was very ern- phatic in his statements.
 "The whole report" said he, lis a fraud 1 and a. low political trick. Just because l Prof. Henry's friends have not been blow ing a let, and have not established head quarters for a crowd of political deadbeats | to loaf in, some seem to think that they 1 could impose upon him they pleased. But this is always the case with the i strongest candidate The other candidates, or their friends manufacture any kind of report simply to try to weaken him. l do net speak for Prof. Henry as his cam paign manager, for he has none. But 1 speak as one of his closest friends and. one who is perfectly acquainted with his plans. Prof. Henry has no campaign com-
 mittee or manager. All of his friends haVe formed themselves into committee of the whole to work for him and If possible, to secure his nomination on April g. q do not know whether it was Lane or a Stiles supporter that started this re- port, but wherever it came from 1t is false. I don't think that either Lane or Stiles knew of it or authorized 1t.
 Inquiry at the Lane headquarters re- yealed the fact that the rumor was complete surprise to them and was wholly unauthorized so far as they were con eerned.
 Gov Johnstons friends, as well as the Henry men, were equally indignant over I the manner in which the governors name had been brought into the affair. The Age-Herald telegraphed to him asking him | if it was true that he had promised Prof. Henry an appointment as railroad com missioner if he would withdraw in Lane favor.
 The reply received from the governor was short and to the point.
 aThere is not the slightest basis for such report" it ran. "Any to that effect are absolutely untrue"
 Will or will not the German-American so- ciety of Jefferson county go into the dem- ocratic primary on April g?
 l This Is the question that now threatens to mix up the political situation Of this county. One consolation, however, IS that whatever they do politics cannot become much more "mixed' than at present. The decesion of the county executive i committee of the democratic party at it's meeting on March 5 to nominate the six legislative candidates by convention 1n- stead of primary. is the point over which the German-Americans are sore. The action of this committee was taken in opposition to the requests and resolu- tions of several labor organizations ana the Characterization society. conference of the bimetallic clubs of Jefferson county was held in Seals hall on the morning of March for the purpose of urging upon the county executive com mittee. which met later in the day, the importance of resembling the primary plan for the nomination of legis ators and adopt ing the convention plan. By invitation delegates from the German-Amerlcan union and the Union Label League were nresent It was expected that they should take part in the deliberations Of the con ference but one of the delegates made a statement that they had been instructed to act merely as spectators and to report the action of the conference back to their societies They knew that the bimetallic conference would recommend to the execu- tive committee that the convention plan be adopted. and as they were heartily op- posed to such a recommendation, they were unwilling to participate in the con- ference.
 To Meet Monday Night It was learned yesterday that a call has been made by the German-Amerfcan socfe-
 ty for an executive meeting of the organf-
 zation next Monday night at the Turn
 Verein hall for the purpose Of considering
 whether their members shall participate in
 the democratic primary. Members of the
 society from all over the county will be
 present, and it is said that whatever they
 decide to do, they will act in body.
 It is argued by those of the society who
 are dissatisfied with the action of the demo-
 cratic executive committee that there will
 in all probability be two tickets in the
 field, the republicans and the "cits." to
 oppose the democrats, and this being the
 case, the German American society is large
 enough to hold the balance of power. They
 say that they do not want to vote in the
 democratic primaries and thus feel com
 peed to support the candidates nominated
 by the county convention
 Member Talks
 An Age Herald reporter saw one of the
 leading members of this society yesterday,
 and asked what he thought would be the
 outcome of the meeting. He said that un-
 doubtedly his society was opposed to the
 conventfoS Slan adopted by the executive
 committee, but that whether they would
 decide to enter the primary or not he did
 not know. He added however, that he and
 a number of the members were opposed
 to leaving the democratic party and would
 fight the movement far as possible.
 He said, further, that he confidently
 hoped the society would take no action
 at all in the matter and let the members
 of the club vote as they pleased.
 The judicial executive committee of the
 Tenth Judicial circuit of Alabama is here
 by called to meet Saturday at p. m.,
 March 19 1898, at Jasper. Ala.
 l.. B. MUSGROVE, Chairman.
 The above official call was telegraphed