The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-14
THE STATE COMMITTEE.

Editor The Advertiser:
would suggest that The Advertiser
print a list of the candidates for places
on the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee in the different districts who are
favorable to Jelks and the new Constitu-
ton. find that very few people are
informed as to how the different candi-
dates for these places stand, and we do
not wish confusion to result in the control
Of that important committee by Johnston
ties.
The above letter came to The Advert
ser last night from Chambers County. and
it will be admitted at once that 1t brings
up a most important matter. First and
foremost it Is well to understand that four
committeeman are to be voted for in each
district. making a total membership OF
thirty-six without the chairman, who is
to be elected by the committee. Section
9 Of the plan for primary adopted by the
State Committee is as follows:
Sec 9. That the State Executive Com
mittee shall be composed of four mem
bers from each Congressional District
and a chairman. and that the members
of the Committee from each district shall
be elected by the primary vote in each
district. and a chairman of the Committee
shall be elected by the committee. The
-FOUR cdlOlOdteS from edCl congressional
District receiving the highest number Of
votes shall be declared the committeeman
from said district and the term of office
shall be for four years, and begin with
the organization of the new committee
The following names were sent from
this. the Second District. to the State
Committee to be placed on the official bal
lot, 1t being allowable for any Democrat
II. lie
on payment of the assessment that was
fixed, viz: w. j. Bonner of Wilcox, j.,
D. Burnett of Conecuh. G. G. Cocker and
]. r. Porterfield of Butler. Tennent Lo-
]. A. Priesthood of Covington and w. ii.
Sanford of Pike. Mr.. Lomax and MI
Sanford are we'll known supporters oil
Governor Jelks. A telegram to The
Advertiser from Greenville says "Messrs
Cocker and Porterfeld are both for Jelks
and are members of the Butler County
Jelks Campaign Committee OF the
others it is we'll known that Mr.. w. l..
Martin of this city is a Johnston man
and has been on the stump for him. a
telegram IIOiu SaAluCH ihIui AlS I'D tHoI
Mr.. Bonner is a supporter of the ex-
Governor. Mr.. j. D. Burnett of Conecuh
has always been an extreme partisan OF
Governor Johnston and without further
Information we take 1t for granted that
he is still on the same line. We have
no information as TO how Mr.. Priesthood
stands in this fight 1t will be seen that
there are certainly four Jelks men on the
ticket for this district. viz: Messers Lo-
max, Sanford, Porterfield and Cocker.
1t is important that the Jelks men in the
other districts inform themselves as
speedily rs possible as to how the men
seeking to be committeeman strand on the
Governorship,
Here is the complete ust;
First District-W. A. Carter. Howard
Douglass. c. c. Kimbrough. John j.
King. j. j. Kyser. T. NJ. Stevens. J. 4.
Watkins.
Second District-W. j. Bonner, John d.
Burnett, c. c. Cocker. Tennent Lomax
w. l.. Martin. A Priesthood, j. X.
Porterfeld, William H. Sanford.
Third District-R. H. Arlington Ii. II.
Foster, j. E. Foy. E. IL. Glenn T. T..
Hudman, A, H. Merrill, P. c. Steagall,
T. A. Trawick
Fourth District-Emmet j. Crook G.
c. Whitson II. s. D. Mallory, Hugh, d.
Merrill. Upton Mullins. d. NJ. Scott, Lee
Fifth District-W. A. Austin. w. T.