The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04
RESULT OF THE PRIMARY
Sub Committee to Report Con-
test in Favor Of TunStall.
Refiin Won for Secretary Of State on
the First Round by II Major
ity-Conecuh's Vote Cues
toned and Caused
Debate.


The majority of Governor Jelks over ex-
Governor Johnston in the recent Demo-
cratic primary was 25,74s. out of $3.50
votes polled.
This result was declared yesterday by
the Democratic Executive Committee of
Alabama which assembled in the Counc;i
Chamber Of Montgomery City hall to
open and canvass the returns.
The State Committee did not complete
Its work yesterday. Its subcommittee
worked until late last night. The SUBJ
committee on contests had particularly
hard task and did not finish its labors
until nearly o'clock this morning. This
subcommittee will this morning recon-
mend the Committee Of the whole that
Hon. Alfred M. Tunstall be declared the
nominee for Representative Of Hale
County in the lower House of the Leeis-
lature over Lee M. Otis, who contested
the result as declared by the County
Committee. The subcommittee will also
recommend thai ]. b. Espy and r. w
Miller run in the second primary fol
Superintendent of Education of Henry
County. Mr.. Espy was declared the
nominee by the County Committee, but
Mr.. Miller contested his nomination anc
secured a favorable report from sub.
committee.
Helm Won By Nose.
The only question of doubt cast upor
the Official returns was the result of the
primary in Conecuh County. 1t wa:
claimed that clerical error was commit
ted in making out the returns by which
Hon. j. Tom Hefiin, candidate for Sec
rotary of State, was credited with 1O
more votes than he actually received. As
Mr. Hefin received only II majority ovei
his two competitors. Messrs. Julian ant
Tanner. this alleged error was one Of
great Importance, determining as 1t die
whether Mr.. Heflin would have to enter
q second primary
Chairman Lowe of the State Commit.
tee submitted letter from Chairman
Crumpton of the Conecuh County Com
mittee. in which Mr.. Crumpton said the
error was not discovered until after the
County Committee had adjourned and the
Official returns had been forwarded.
The Conecuh County matter developed
u somewhat spirited debate in the Com
mittee. but it was finally decided in favor
VI, MI. I1cluii, Inc NOHiIitttSt dttcl
that the letter was from Mr.. Crumptor
as an individual and only official returns
could be considered.
Yesterdays meeting of the COMMITTEES
was notable one in that 1t brought tc
Montgomery more prominent Democrats
than have been here at any one time ir
recent years. Nearly every man known
in- the party councils of the State was
here and the hotels were crowded.
The great interest in the committee
meeting was due largely to the contest
between Messrs. Tunstall and Otis oil
Hale County as to which of them was the
Democratic nominee for Representative
from that county. Mr.. Tunstall is tenta.
lively a candidate for Speaker of the
House OF Representatives and the State
Committee was called upon to decide
whether he would be in a position tc
make the race for Speaker He won be.
fore the sub-committe and the committed
of the whole will decide the question this
morning.
Judge Adams Was Here.
A conspicuous figure among the visitors
yesterday was Judge Sam Adams, Pro.
bate Judge of Chiffon County, for many
years a Populist. He has recently declar.
cd his allegiance to the Democratic Party
and he was congratulated yesterday by
many Democrats upon his conversion tc
Democratic principles.
The State COMMITTEE will meet this
morning at 10 o'clock in the Council
chamber, 1t will receive reports from the
sub-committe on contests and will pro-
vide FOR a second primary to select noms-
nees for Attorney General and Super.
intendent of Education. The committee
will probably complete its work today ir
q few hours.
Late in Assembling.
The incoming trains yesterday morning
bearing several committeeman were be.
hind schedule time and it was l O'Clock
when Chairman Lowe called the commit.
tee together.
Gentlemen of the committed" said
Chairman Lowe, you are called together
today in pursuance Of a resolution OF
July IL for the purpose of ascertainins
the result of the primary election held
on August %. The Secretary will now
call the roll"
The roll call developed the fact thai
twenty-five members were present
Me3srs. Lonax, Stevens, Morrisette, Sam.
ford. Merrill, Mckenzie. HARRISON, Pee
bIeg, Kumpe, Given and Shivers geing alb.
sent.
Chairman Lowe said he had been re.
oucsted to say that the absence OF Mr.
Lomax of Montgomery was due to hin
Illness.
MI Mallory of Dallas introduced a res
olltion expressing sympathy for Mr.. Lo
max in his Illness and hoping that HI
misht soon recover and take his place II
tho councils Of the committee where HI
has so long and SO faithfully served
The resolution was seconded by Mr.
Nhi.sol OF TaladegA and was unani
nluusiy adopted.
Chairman Lowe announced that motto,
Of :wo contests had been officially certi
ned 10 kln ore being the contest of Lee
II. OTIS against Alfred NJ. Tunstall from
2ia;e County and the other being the con
3est o. r. W Mile: against ]. p. Esp!
from Horny County,
Mr.. Otis Net There.
. telegram was read by Chairman
Lowe from Mr.. OTIS 1t WAS dated Chi
,.aso and stated that he had just received
a to.c.sraia from his lawyer, Col. s. W
Linn II birmingham that he was too Il
y a,lepi the meeting of the State Com