The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-23
State Committee Holds Its SEES
sion in Montgomery
CARRIER MAY FILE CONTEST
Declined Last Night to Say Whether
He Would-fils Friends Have
Gathered Evidence of Irreq-
ulartIes In Election

The executive committee Of the demo-
cratic and conservative party of Alabama
Will meet In Montgomery tomorrow. The
session Is called for the purpose of de-
ciaring the result IN the recent primary
to name a candidate for the attorney
generalship and to dispose of any other
business that may be brought before 1t.
This will mark the last meeting of the
present committee, as 1t is provided that
the newly elected committee shall take
charge of democratic affairs In the state
on September "a.
It is not impossible that the last meet
ing of the committee is to be one of the
most interesting In its history. 1t is ru-
mored that Alex NJ. CARRIER, who was
candidate for the nomination for attorney
general, may contest the nomination Of
Massey Wilson 1t Is known that Mr..
CARRIER has been gathering evidence IN
several counties upon which to base
contest One of his ardent Birmingham
supporters stated last night that Mr.. Gar
Der had evidence of gross irregularities
in several counties in the late primaries,
and that he would probably undertake
to show that large majorities reported
for Mr.. Wilson in severaf counties were
irregular
Will Not Talk.
An attempt was made last night by The
Age-Herald to communicate with Colonel
CARRIER at Talladega, but he declined to
give an interview in advance of the meet
ing of the state committee.
1t is known, however. that evidence is
being collected by the friends of Colonel
CARRIER upon which to have a contest be-
fore the state committee
John w. Henley of Birmingham re-
turned yesterday afternoon from Cullman
where he has been engaged In collecting
evidence in support of the charge that
illegal voting was practiced in the pri-
mary held for the nomination of a dem
ocratic candidate for attorney general
last Monday. He said that he secured evil
dence to prove that voters from the
country precincts were allowed to vote
unfortunately at the Cullman box
which evidence he submitted to the Gull
man county democratic executive COM
mittee. He says they declined to hear
the evidence, whereupon on behalf of Mr..
CARRIER, he appealed from the decision to
the state committee. Mr.. Henley further
states that the Cullman committee failed
to produce any boxes at the official court
as proof that an election was held. Only
O'Neal May Contest.
There is also a rumor to the effect that
E. A. O'Nei will contest the nomination
of R. T. Simpson for representative from
Lauderdale county. Chairman Lowe said
yesterday that he had not yet been noti
fled of any contests to come before the
committee.
The meeting of the state committee will
be called together by Chairman Lowe at
noon. II there are no contests, 1t is not
improbable that the present officials will
conclude their work within a very short
time, and the new committee could thus
he installed during the afternoon.
The new committee is to be composed Of
thirty-six members as follows:
First District-J. ]. King. w. A. Carter,
T. M. Stevens, Howard Douglas.
Second District-W. H. Sanford, Ten
nant Lomax, j. r. Porterfleld. w. G. Co
ker.
Third District-H. H. Foster, A. II. Mer-
rill, r. H. Arlington, E. Herndon Glenn.
Fourth District-TI. s. D. Mallory, C. C.
whitson, Upton Mullins, H. D. Merrell.
Fifth District-w. A. Austin. D. M.
White. ]. ]. Hart. 1. B. C. Jones.
Sixth District-George A. Searcy. r. A.
Orear, C. Brooks Smith. G. B. Wimber
ley.
Seventh District--w. I. Bullock, r. A.
Mitchell. j. L. Herring, ]. II. Meigs.
Eighth District = J. II. Nathan ]. F.
Proctor. John c. Eyster, w A. Givans.
Ninth Dlstrict-R. H. Thach. Jones G.
Moore. ]. b. Christian. B. f. Roden.
Elects Its Chairman.
The committee Is empowered to name
Its own chairman. and If, as now seems
probable the chairman shall be chosen
from outside the committee, 1t will con-
sist of thirty-5even members.
1t is not definitely known II the present
chairman, Robert ]. Lowe of Jefferson,
is to be opposed for reelection. II. 8. d.
Mallory of Dallas has been Endorsed by
the democratic committee of Dallas for
the state Craftsmanship. but 1t is not now
known in Birmingham If Colonel NAL
lory's name is to be presented to the
committee tomorrow.
Secretary John C. Pugh seems to be