The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
THE list CLOSED
FOR DELEGATES
To the Forthcoming State COnStitu-
tiOnal Convention.
- - $50
NINETEEN NAMES HERE
And They Represent Some Of the Best
=. Men Of jefferson County.
THE MEN AND THEIR BUSINESS
Lawyers, Bankers, Insurance Men
T ehers and Farmers Some Men
Expected to Enter DID Not
Do So-Now Too Late.

The entry blanks in the race for Jeffer-
sons delegates to the constitutional con-
vention closed last night at midnight. and
up to that hour the following nineteen
names had been turned into B. A Thomp-
son. secretary of the arrangement COM
mittee of the county democratic executive
committee:
LEE c. BRADLEY, lawyer, Birmingham.
REUBEN f. KOLB, insurance, Birming-
ham,
HUGH MORROW, lawyer, Birmingham.
ROBERT, II. THATCH, lawyer, Birming-
ham.
JOHN P. TIILMAN, lawyer, Birming-
SAMUEL ULLMAN, insurance. Birming
ham,.
S. D. WEAKLEY, lawyer, Birmingham.
JAMES wEATHERLY, lawyer, Birming-
a FRANK S. WHITE, lawyer. Birming-
ham. - I, :
81 H. X WHITE lawyer, Birmingham.
" C. B. 4BEDDOW, lawyer, Birmingham.
HENRY PAGE BURRISS, teacher,
Mount Vernon.
WILLIAM GRADY, miner, Pratt City.
- M LA NlDPOINJ ldiIuef anu DdHheT,
Warrior.
RI G.. HEWITT, teacher and farmer,
Trussvflle.
B. CLAY JONES, lawyer, Bessemer.
JOHN T., .SHUGART, lawyer, East Lake
From these nineteen men, among whom
are some of the ablest and most repre-
sentative of Jefferson's citizens, the six
delegates who are to represent this county
in the constitutional convention are to be
selected by a county primary on Saturday
of next week, March 1S This will leave
only short time for the candidates to
make their canvass, but 1t will be contest
very different from the usual county cam
paigns, in which all kinds of political tricks
are sometimes resorted to. The candidates
have simply announced themselves and are
asking their friends to vote for them in a
quiet, dignified sort of way-a somewhat
unusual proceeding According to the plan
Which the county executive committee
adopted, each candidate has the privilege
OF handing in lists of men he would like
TO serve as managers al each of the polling
places in the county, but thus far not one
OF them has sent in any names and the
committee on arrangements will have to
select set of managers-three managers
and one returning officer, no clerks being
necessar5-whom they think will be per-
feetly impartial to all the candidates.
Inc oH1cial ballots will be prepared in
alpha betical order and sent to every yotine
place i'll the county There will be plenty
Vi them about three to every possible voter
in the beat, but should any candidate want
more In order to check off his name on
them and use them for advertising pur-
poses, he can get them at the rate of
forty cents a thousand, by corresponding
with Secretary Thompson
Each candidate who has entered the race
mas been required to sign an agreement
that no would abide by the result of the
primary ana support its nominees, and he
mas also been required to pay a fee of s25
winch will be used to defray the expenses
OF the primary. AS result $475 was col
lected by Mr. Thompson which will be
more than is required. What is left over
will be prorated again to each of the can
didates - ID,
1t is interesting to study the list of cam
dldates OF the whole nineteen eleven are
from birmingham, two from Bessemer and
one each from Avondale Mount Pinson
| Pratt City, Warrior Trussville and East
Lake. OF the nineteen, thirteen are law
yers now engaged in active practice two
are insurance agents and one Is a miner.
| There are two teachers, one of whom is
also farmer. and farmer who is also a
banker.
There were two other gentlemen in Bir-
mingham whom 1t is known were consider
ing entering the race. but it seems that
they decided not. They were Dr. J. FL.
Phillips. superintendent of the public
schools of Birmingham, and B. B. Conner,
president of the Avondale cotton mills, and
also connected with other manufacturing
enterprises in the district. They were ex-
pected to enter the race up to the very last
minute.