The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
DEMOCRATS
MEET TODAY
State Committee to Can
vaSS the Returns.
3 CONTESTS PROBABLE
Will Assemble in Council
Chamber at IL O'clock.
Candidates for Second Primary are
In Montgomery With Their
Friends-Contests May Con-
sumo Much Time.

The Democratic Executive Committee of
Alabama will meet, in the Montgomery
City Council Chamber at u O'clock today
10 canvass returns of the Democratic
primary election held on August 20 and
10 officially declare the result of the cleo
hon.
1t is probable that three contests will
be laid before the Committee for adjust
ment and the prospect of the determine
tion of these contests has brought great
crowds of Democrats, who are State
figures to Montgomery. Hotel Hobbies
were thronged with public men last night
and resembled ante-convention days
List of Committeeman.
The members of the State Democratic
Committee. a majority of whom reached
Montgomery last night, are as follows:
State at Large-Robert j. Lowe of JEFF
ferson, Birmingham; Emmett ONeal OF
Laudardale, Florence; John v. Smith of
Russell, Montgomery; Tennent Lomax of
Montgomery. Montgomery: A. M. Tun-
stall of Hale. Greensboro; q. NJ. Stevens
of Mobile Mobile: Steven Smith of Sum-
ter. Livingston: j. Tom Hefin Of Cham
bers, Lafayette; T. Mullins of Chiffon.
Clanton.
First DESTRUCTIVE. d. Dunn of Clarke,
Grove Hill: E. R. Morrisette of Monroe.
Perdue Hill; Howard Douglas Of Wash
ington, Mcintosh Bluff.
Second District-B. NJ. Miller of Will
cox, Camden: Bib Graves of Montgom-
cry, Montgomery; W. H. Sanford OF
Pike, Troy
Third District-J. T. German of Lee,
Opelika T. s. Frazer Of Bullock, Union
Springs! r. H. Arlington of Coffee, Elba,
Fourth District-H. S. d. Mallory of
Dallas, Selma; H. D. Merrill Of Cleburne,
Edwardsville; Carson C. Whitson Of Tai
aadega, faHadega. 49,,
Fifth District-F l.. Mckenzie of FL
more, Tallassee; w. T. Brightman of
Lowndes. Hayneville; D. M. White of
Coosa. Goodwater.
Sixth District-A. p Smith of Greene.
Eutaw; w. e. PEBBLES of Pickens, Wen
ma: r. L Scale of Sumter. Livington.
Seventh District-R. A Mitchell of Etc.
wah. Alabama City: w. W. Harralson of
DeKalb. Fort Payne: T. NJ. Jones of St.
Clair, Cropwell.
Eighth DESTRUCTIVE. A. Given of Madi-
son, Gurley; w. T. Sanders of Limestone,
Athens; J. C. Kumpe of Lawrence. Moul-
ton.
Ninth District-E. C. Hall of Blount,
Oneonta; C. B. Smith of Hale. Laneville;
E. d. ShiverS of Perry. Marion.
Many Democrats Here.
Among other we'll known Democrats
observed in hotel Hobbies last night were
John B. Knox. sgd j. Bowie, R. B. Kelly
and Wiley C. Tunstali Jr., of Admission;
John r. Heflin of Roanoke. J. o. Sentell
of Luverne. Jones II. Moore and Wilson
l.. Brown of Birmingham, Ed Wilson of
Washington County. Walter u. AGREE of
Newton, Cecil Browne Of Talladega,
George H. Parker of Cullman. Alfred
M TuM tall OF Greensboro. w. ]. Boykin
of Gadsden. w. w. Brandon of Tusca-
ioosa and Ed Smith. City Attorney of
Birmingham.
State oficials and Montgomery Demo-
Gratis added to the crowds about the no.
tells.
Candidates who are to be entered in the
second primary were early on the scene
Col. A. H. CARRIER of Talladega and Hon,
Massie Wilson of Grove Hill, who are to
run again for Attorney General, are here
with their friends. and Prof. l. w. Hill
of Gadsden and Mai. ]. G. Harris of
Montgomery, the run-off candidates for
Superintendent of Education, were promi-
nent figures.
Chairman robert ] Lowe and Secretary
John c. Pugh of the committee came in
on an evening train from Birmingham
and secured rooms at the Exchange Ho-
tel. John Pugh carried the hand bag
uyh has aftepda6 ma rOnnnifteP
meetings. He said if there were any no.
didn't know about it.
To Consider Contests.
1t is believed, however. that there will
be three contests before the committee.
Lee Otis will appeal from the action of
the Democratic Executive Committee of
Hale County in declaring that A. NJ.
Tunstall is the nominee to the lower
house of the Legislature.
A second appeal will be that of r. w.
Miller from the action of the Henry
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee in declaring j. w. Espey the nomi-
nee for County Superintendent of Educa-
ton. There were four candidates and the
County Committee declared that mas
much as Espey had received 600 votes
more than the next highest candidate he
was entitled to the nomination. Mr.. Mil
lers ground of appeal is that the nomi-
nee should receive a majority of all the
votes cast for that office. The question
hinges on the primary plan adopted by
the County Committee.
The third contest before the Committee
will be between r. Il. simpson and E.
A. ONeal over the nomination for Rep
resentative of Lauderdale County.
1t is said that each of these contest
ants will he represented by counsel. The
length of the session of the Committee
will be governed largely by the time con-
sEmed in hearing the contests. 1t is be-
neved the returns can be canvassed
within four hours.
Will Order Primary.
The committee viii order a second pri-
mary for State Superintendent of Edu-
cation and Attorney General According
ae the general plan adopted by the State