The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-07
OOG iuII5 OOHiDis'
To Have Plan for the Primary
Changed,
TWO DOCUMENTS SENT OUT
One to Committee on Arrange
ments by Parker Forces,
AND ONE TO MONTGOMERY
AND ONE TO MONTGOMERY
BY Drennen Forces-An Effort to Get
the Three Candidates to Petition
x. For Another Meething of
Executive Committee.

Politically speaking, yesterday closed
with the Parker and Bremen forces in a
combination to have changed the plan
adopted by the city executive committee
for Ihe holding of the primaries.
Late yesterday afternoon communica-
] ton, signed by Addyston G. Smith, man
ager of Mr. Parker, was sent to Chair
man Crawford and the remaining members
OF the arrangements committee. The papers
| set forth that under the plan there was no
| arrangement whereby each candidate
! would be insured representation at the
! polls The paper further alleged that no
| arrangement was made In the plan for
| challenging voters and that the hours of
registration should be extended until after
| O'Clock q. M, for the benefit of the work.
| ing classes who might be employed until
| after that hour.
In closing the letter Mr.. Smith asked the
| committeeman if they would allow each
| candidate to select his representative at
| the polls.
At late hour last night all the commit
| teemen had not received the paper, and
| no meeting could be held to form a reply.
Friends OF Mr.. Drennen and Mr.. Parker
| were in close conference throughout the
| day.
| Effort of the bremen Forces
| A meeting of Drennen supporters was
held last night, and shortly afterwards a
| paper was given out for publication, the
| intent of which is to have the executive
| committee reassemble and adopt a plan
| obviating the four objections which Mr..
Drennen holds against the present one.
1t is in the form of petition and is adj
dressed to Chairman Montgomery of the
executive committee. 1t is worded as
though signed by the three candidates for
mayor. 1t petitions the chairman to call
| a meeting of the executive committee and
adopt a new plan.
Drennen is the only man who has as yet
signed the petition. 1t was sent to the
headquarters of the other candidates last
night, but they had gone home.
One of the leading supporters of Mr..
Smith said after reading the document
that he would advise his friend not to
sign 1t.
'If were Mr.. Smith, he said, IT would
| say to them If they would guarantee that
neither Parker nor Smith would withdraw
from the race, n.ight consider the mat
ter Their scheme is to get two men
against Smith at the polls and then pull
down their weakest man This would, OF
course, leave Mr.. Smith at a great dis
advantage. The supporters of Drennen
and Parker have been comforting together
all day and this reflection on the city ex-
ecutive committee is the outcome. The
| commit Zee is an independent organization.
| All the members are honest men and they
are answerable to the party for their acts
and not to any candidate or his friends"
VIII One Come Down?
| There were rumors throughout the day
| that the Parker and Drennen forces were
considering the advisa bility of pulling one
! of their candidates down and centering
their support on one.
This gained some credence, perhaps, from
| the fact that friends of both men had been
| seen in conference and that there was
! seeming combine of the two against
| Smith.
| At the headquarters of each of these gen.
| tlemen the rumors were laughed at and
| each campaign manager pronounced 1t a
| trick of the opposition.
| Supporters OF both Drennen and Parker
| were spreading the report that Mr.. Smith
and his friends had gone IN Tor corrupt
methods. But the people were inclined to
! smile at the proposition and appeared to
| view the talk In the light of one Of the
! natural consequences of a heated political
| campaign. They took little stock in the
| allegations.
| When Smith supporter was confronted
| with these charges he laughed heartily.
! Amy one acquainted with Mr.. Smith,"
1 said one. knows that he is too honorable
| to attempt any unfair methods. He has
J not thought of it. He said nothing to the
| executive committee. He was not even
| present at the meeting and was willing to
! abide the decision of the body"
| Arrangement Committee Meets
/ The committee on arrangements held a
/, meeting yesterday morning in the office of
| ]. ]. Moore.
All details were arranged for regstra-
ton which will begin Wednesday MORN
ing. The books and slips will be ready for
distribution this afternoon.
| PARKER WANTS THE