The age-herald., 1900-03-04
LITTLE BUSINESS
 WAS TRANSACTED
Meeting of Subcommittee or
 Primary Elections Plans.
WAL DROP WILL NOT RESIGN
Dispensary Advocates Present Petition Which Went Over Until Next
 Meeting-Mr. Lowe Has Not
 Been Notified-Senatorial

The subcommittee on arrangements for the democratic pr.nary election. to be held in Jefferson county on April H. met yes- terday and he'd a short sesslcn, but aside from discussing the question of R. J. Wal drop's edigibtlity as a member of the com mtasee and listening to an address by Cap tain James a1. Webb, who represented the disponsary advocates. no business was transacted.
 The members of the subcommittee pres ent were c. P. Beddow, R. J. Waldrop, J. $. Kennedy and Walter Moore. The other member. dc. A. Little, of Bessemer wired that he could not attend the meeting on account of the funeral of L. Y. Lipscomb, who died Thursday.
 R. J. Waldrop, of East Lake, announced to the committee that he was a candidate for clerk of ihe criminal court, and he would leave the question of whether he should resign from the committee to the balance of the committee. The other mem- bers present were unanimously in favor of thts remaining hhe subcommittee and arrged him not to tender his resignation. E,. A Little, the absent member, wired hfm mot to resign. It was urged that if
 
 the calling together of the full commllatee. Mir. Waldrops colleagues expressed the utmost confidence in hts Integrity and Aon- esty and insisted that he continue to act NrJa tho oomma.see. In view of these rep resentations he agreed not to resign.
 Petition from Dispensary Advocates
 A delegation representing the dispensary advocates appeared before Hhe committee and presented @ petition asking that the committee allow the voters iu the primary election to vote on the question of dis pensary law for Jefferson county. Captain James E. Webb acted as spokesman for tine delegation and made very urgent appeal along the lines of the petition In the absence of MT. Little the commi ttee would take no action, but agreed to con slider the matter att meeting to be held next Wednesday.
 The subcommittee at the meeting next Wednesday will have all the resolutions and instructions referred to them by the county executive committee and 1t will then take up the question of arrangements for the primary election
 Has Received No Notice
 Robert J. Lowe, chairman of the state democratic executive committee, stated yes terday that he had received no notice from Governor Johnston relative to an appeal from the action of the Russell county exec utive committee in ordering a new primary in Girard beat. He said he had no informa- tion of any appeal to be made further than what he had read in the newspapers. Un- til officially advised of an appeal he had nothing to say.
 Senatorial Campaign
 Captain Frank S. White, chairman of the state Morgan campaign committee. spoke at Camden, Wilcox county, last night in ad- vocacy of the return of Senator Morgan to the United States senate.
 P. G. Bowman and Frank Cahalan ad- dressed the voters at Pratt City last night. They are supporters of Governor Johnston in his race for the United States senate. The Johnston campaign committee several days ago extended Dr. R. M. Cunningham | an invitation to be present and divide time | with MT. Bowman and the other speakers | but he made no answer to the letter. | John T. Shugart, of the Johnston com | mittee, will speak at Blossburg tomorrow l night. The Johnston committee has alsc arranged for speeches to be made at War l rior Wednesday night