The age-herald., 1901-01-17
Action of Executive Committee
 Starts the Campaign.
CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS
State Convention Nominates Four Del egates at Large to Constitutional convention-Robert J. Lowe
 Will Probably be Selected.

 Montgomery, January 16.-(Special) = The work of the Democratic executive commit tee yesterday in fixing the dates for the primaries and conventions incidental to the holding of constitutional convention has served to open the campaign for the nomi- nation of delegates. Many of the leading party men have remained in the city to- day, and there has been full and free dis cussion of probable candidates.
 Under the action of the committee Dem ocratic candidates are to be chosen direct ly by the people. The bill providing for the holding of a convention requires that 100 delegates shall be chosen from the sev- eral counties in the same proportion as members of the General Assembly are now chosen; that an additional delegate shall be-chosen from each Senatorial district, two from each Congressional district and four delegates from the State at large without regard to location. The State con- vention called by the committee will have but four nominations to make, merely rati- Congressional districts
 Lowe Will Probably Win.
 Among leading party men here there seems a very general opinion that State Chairman Robert J. Lowe should be given one of the four places from the State at large. The argument is advanced that as the official head of the party leading In a fight for a convention it is due him to have a State endorsement. Gen. William c. Oates of Montgomery to day authorized your correspondent to announce his candi- CacV from the State and this nouncement at once makes the "One-Armed Hero of the Wiregrass strong candi- date General Oates served as a member of the last constitutional convention, and was nominated two years ago from Henry and Dale. He made number of speeches from the stump in advocacy of a conven- tion, which were effective in carrying pub lie opinion with the convention idea. He would again prove power as an advocate of convention from the stump.
 Public talk here also connects the names of Col Richard H. Clarke of Mobile, Judge Thomas w. Coleman of Greene, Hon. John B. Knox of Calhoun and Capt Frank s. White of Jefferson with the State at large positions.
 Among the distinguished visitors at the capital today discussing the convention question were a number from North Ala bama, and from the trend of their talk there will be practically no opposition to
  L. Burnett of the Seventh District said that public opinion had rapidly changed to a convention and that practically all of the white men in North Alabama were now demanding convention.
 Number of Candidates
 There were number of distinguished men here who will ask for nominations for dele gates. Among those who are candidates from Congressional districts are Messrs J. ~ 9fal Af Tnt,f yf,fC Chno tax xxy from the First District; Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery, John D. Burnett of Conecuh, Second District; J. c. Carmichaelso of Dale, George P. Harrison of Lee, Third District; Frances L. Pettus of Dallas. J. B. Gray of Talladega, Fourth District; J. Thomas lief lin of Chambers, w. NJ. Lackey of Talla- poosa, Fifth District; Thomas Long of Walker, Bernard Harwood of Greene, Sixth District; o. R. Hood of Gadsden, John H. Parker of Cullman Seventh District; R. w. Walker of Gadsden, E. A. O'Neal of Lau- derdale, Eighth District; w. F. Hogue of Perry, Ninth District. There will doubtless be other aspirants from the sever al districts. A list of the candidates from the several Senatorial districts Is of course incomplete, but among the North Alabama candidates are John D. Davis, from DeKalb and Chero- kee; J. T. Sanders, from Limestone and Lauderdale; D. c. Almon from Lawrence and Morgan; D. c. Waite, from St. Clair and Etowah; J. B. Tally. from Jackson and Marshall.
 In Montgomery County
 In Montgomery County there is a strong sentiment favorable to the nomination of the men who were candidates two years ago. and there seems but little doubt of their renomination, save in the case of Judge Thoringtonsewho announces that his full time will be required as dean oi the University Law School. The candidates are Messrs. Tenent Lomax, E. A Graham, Thomas H. Watts, Gordon Macdonald, George F. Moore and Scott Sayre. Five are to be elected.
 The short time until the date of the pri- maries will doubtless hurry up the an- nouncements from the various candidates.
 E. E. K.