The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-18
COMMITTEE WILL
MEET At NOON
Governor Johnston viii Not be
in Attendance.
HENRY B. GRAY RESIGNS
No Foundation in Rumor That Fight
Will be Made on Chairman Lowe
Matter of Nominations the
Points of Contention

The Jefferson county democratic execu-
tive committee will meet at the county
court house at IL o'clock today.
Governor Johnston will not be present at
the meeting and will not be in Birming-
ham.
1t is said that the governor does not per-
sonally take any interest in the action of
the committee. There is also assurance
that the governors friends intend that the
nomination of county officers shall be CO.
incident with the nomination of state Off
GERS.
In other words, the friends of the COVER
nor desire that the fate of county candi-
dates be settled not before the 14th of April
the date fixed by the state committee for
he primary for state officers.
1t is further held by Governor Johnstons
friends that the legislative candidates be
nominated by a county convention, instead
of by primary election.
The Points of Contention
Upon these two points-the nomination of
county candidates and the matter of state
nominees-the fight of this day will be pre-
cipitated.
The nominations for county officers will be
not had before the 14th of April, and upon
that date will be selected candidates for
county offices and delegates to compose
county convention which shall nominate
candidates for the legislature and dele
gates to the state convention of the demo-
cratic party.
This much seemed last night to be true.
Governor Johnston's friends clam that ne
is taking no part to the candidates for
county Offices He prefers that candidates
for the legislature he nominated by
county convention that shall assemble in
Birmingham on the 21st of April, 1900, as
provided for by the state committee of the
democratic party.
Rumors current that Governor Johnston's
friends in the Jefferson county democratic
executive committee intend making war
upon Chairman Robert j. Lowe are without
foundation in fact. No such fight against
Mr.. Lowe had been considered or thought of
at midnight last night.
Mr.. Gray Resigns
Seven of the fifty-three members of the
county committee are candidates for office.
Henry B. Gray desires to be county treas
urer. Last year Mr.. Gray was the chair
man of the Jefferson county campaign COM
mittee, and discharged his duties well and
faithfully. He now resigns, as the follow
ing letter shows:
Birmingham Ala, October Z.
Hon. Robert ]. Lowe, Chairman County
Democratic Executive Committee.
Dear Sir:-Having formally announced
myself as candidate for county treasurer,
1 hereby tender my resignation as a men,
Der of the democratic executive committee.
I do not think that I, being candidate.
should exercise any of the functions of a
member of the committee, either in select
ing the date for primary or convention, or
have anything to do with the arrangements
of an election at which 1 would be a candi-
date. Please have this read at the first
meeting of the committee and ask that it
be accepted. respectfully yours,
HENRY B. GRAY.
Mr. Gray's example will be heartily COM
mended The course he has taken will ap-
peal to the public as being in the highest
degree honorable. Thus it is in keeping
with Mr.. Gray's character.