The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Meeting of County Democratic
 Executive Committee.
ROBERT MORRIS SECRETARY
Succeeds N. L. Miller Who Declined to Serve Further-A Resolution to
 Redistrict the County Intro-
 duced-The Proceedings

inal court room and elected Robert H. Thach of Birmingham chairman of the | campaign committee. MT. Thach has served on the campaign committee in previous | campaigns and is one of the best workers the party has in the county. Robert Morris of East Lake was elected secretary of the committee to succeed N l.. Miller, who declined to serve further Mir. Miller has been secretary of the ex- ecutive committee of this county for sev- eral years and by the intelligent and faith | full discharge of his duties such and his | courteous treatment of all who had busi- | ness with the committee won the respect and good will of all democrats. The com mittee parted with his services with re- | grets.
 The present cumbersome and complicated beat system of the county will probably be modified by the time of the next campaign. Jefferson county has forty-five precincts and about sixty-five voting places. In the two Birmingham beats alone there are nine voting places, or subdivisions, each of which is entitled to a member of the coun=- | ty executive committee. Harry Jones of the South Highlands beat 1 at the meeting yesterday introduced reso- | lution providing for the appointment of a committee whose duty it shall be to pre- pare plan for redistricting the county and report same to the executive committee at some future meeting. No changes in beats can be made this year, but if the special committee reports an acceptable plan there may be change before the election of 1902. The Meeting Chairman Lowe called the committee to order at 12:10 p. m., and directed Secretary Miller to call the roll. The following mem bers of the committee answered present: Chairman Robert J. Lowe. D. w. Houston, beat ?, Jonesboro T. A. Bell. beat ', Bethlehem. Byrd Hill and A. B. Purdue, beat 9, Elyton
 MA. Barrett, beat 1O East Lake,
 N. H. Irwin, beat Il, Vanderbilt. c e. Truss, beat 15, Pinson. J. P. Reed beat IT, Warrior. Henry Howze, J. H. McCary and D. D. Courson, beat 21, Birmingham. w. A. Mayficld, beat 23 Partridge.
 s. r. Cunningham, beat p, Union.
 w. H. Duke, beat 21, Acton.
 Sam Lefkovitz and D. A. Little, beat s, Bessemer.
 M. F. Wood and J. H. Ellard proxy for W. R. starbuck, beat Si, Woodlawn and Avondale.
 w Howell, beat 36, Gate City.
 Walter Kelley, John Horan. Harry Jones and Pat OHagan, proxy for Pat OHara, beat 37 Birmingham.
 Joe Edwards, beat 45, Ensley.
 The chair appointed the following com mittee proxies:
 F. M. Wood. c. C. Truss and Sam Lefkovtz. The committee retired.
 The chair stated that it had been cus- tomary for the committee to elect a cam paign chairman, this work not usually de- volving on the chairman of the committee and suggested that the committee fill this position at the present meeting
 The committee on proxies submitted it's report, showing but two proxies present. J. R. Ellard, holding proxy for w. R. Starbuck of Avondale and Pat OHagan for Pat O'Hara, of beat 37, Birmingham The report adopted.
 Bob Morris Elected Secretary
 The chair stated that the election of a secretary of the committee was in order. It was announced that the present secre- tary, N. L. Miller, desired to be relieved of the duty, and Robert Morris of East Lake was placed in nomination and elected by exclamation. MT. Morris not being pres ent at the meeting, MT Miller was re- quested to act as secretary for the present meeting.
 E. A. Little moved the appointment of a committee of five, with power to act, to name a chairman of the campaign commit tee, with instructions to report to the full committee at this meeting. The motion was adopted. The chair appointed on the committee the following: E.. A. Little, N. A. Barrett, D. R. Copeland, Henry Howze and D. w. Houston.
 Harry Jones offered the following resolu- tion of thanks to Mir Miller, the retiring secretary, which was unanimously adopt ed:
 Resolved, That the thanks of the ex- ecutive committee and of the democrats of Jefferson county are hereby rendered to MT. N. l.. Miller for his faithful services as secretary of the democratic executive committee of this county, and express herewith their regret at his inability to further serve in that capacity"
 Harry Jones said that while the special committee was out he wanted the commit tee to appoint a special committee to re- district the county into beatS He said the present districts were badly arranged and designated Greens as one that worked a hardship on voters in certain portions of the beat He also believed it would be an advantage to have the beats grouped as nearly as possible with reference to numbers. He embodied his suggestion In a motion providing for the appointment of committee of seven with instructions to report back to this committee at some future meeting. The motion was adopted. The committee will be named by the chair later.
 MT. Thach Elected The committee appointed to name a chairman of the campaign recommended the election of Robert H. Thach and the report was unanimously adopted. D. A. Little moved that Mr. Thach be authorized to select the members of the campaign committee, the number not to be limited. The motion was adopted.
 MT. Thach thanked the committee for the honor conferred upon him by his se- lection as chairman of the campaign com Tnittpa nd r,la hic efforts to fbo success of the party.
 MT. Thach suggested that the executive committeeman present urge all democratic voters to register at once. It was stated that registration was required only in cit ies with a population of 5000 or over.
 The committee at 1:10 p. m. on motion adjourned subject to call of the chairman.
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