The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-29
Beat Meetings Held Yesterday
 and Delegates Elected
REPUBLICAN CLUBS FORMED
Many Representative Citizens In Re- publican organlzation--A Protest From Negro Republicans, Who
 Call Convention for Sept. 5.

The republicans of Jefferson county held beat meetings yesterday at which dele gates were elected to the convention called to meet hers Saturday and at which delegates will in turn be named for the state convention ordered to assemble in Birmingham September 16 Tho meet ings in beats 21 and S7 were held in Mag nolia hail. The meeting of beat 21 was called to order at 12 o'clock. while that of 37 was held at 3 o'clock in the after noon.
 United States District Attorney Will liam Vaughan presided over the first meeting and Prof. John T. Blackmore acted as secretary. The list of delegates chosen for beat q follows:
 W. T. Masterson, J. Carter Cooke A. W. Fulghum, George F. Jackson. James Bowron, J. ". Hughes. W. K Cornish, N. w. Trimble. Aionzo Green, Charles wheelock.
 The alternates are H. B. Wheelock, E. Erswell. John Mccoy. William Vaughan, J. H. Heineke, Robert McAdams, J. c. Deitz, N. w Trimble, IT., J. G. Bush T. G. Alexander.
 A new beat committee was selected which is made up of the following: J. Carter Cook. chairman; N. W. Trimble, Jr., secretary; J. R. Carter. A. W. Full Dr. W T. Masterson.
 Tn this beat a republican club was or ganized with the following officers and membership of 4s: D. J. Ponceler pres ident; George F. Jackson. vice-president; Robert McAdams. second vice-president; Alonzo Green, third vice-president and J. c. Deitz. secretary and treasurer.
 The result of the meeting of beat 37 was the election of the following delegates: F. c. Sheppard, ". W. Barclay, A. N. Ballard, Erskine Ramsay, T. II. Ald- rich, J. H. Bingham, J. A. w. Smith, J. N. Vaughan, George Blinn, Jr., W. M. Selzer, A. J. O'Keefe and J. H. Wailon.
 The alternates named were: G. B. Mc- Cormick, A. D. Tyler, pr. M. N. Due Robert Chisolm, A. H. Carpenter, c. s. Suspicion, w. M. Bailey. W. J. Dangaix. Dr. s. c. Mann. W. B. Green. R. Nj. Bennett and W. A Anderson.
 At this meeting J. H. Bingham was chairman and J. H. Wallace secretary, The following beat committee was elect ed:
 J. N. Vaughan, chairman; W. M. Sel- ger, secretary; J. A. W. Smith, T. G. Sheppard, W. B. Green. Tom Rensford, A. J. oKeefe and T. H. Aldrich.
 The republican club of the beat was organized with the following officers: M M. Selzer. president and Fred Ems len. secretary and treasurer. Both this club and the club in Beat 21 were in- president of the state Republican League club.
 The Ensley-wylam beat elected the following delegates:
 J. M. Connolly, William Morris, R. F. Wells, J. w. Reid, W. H. Standifer, E. B. Robinson. Charles H. Robinson, F. B. Lawler.
 The republican beat club elected the following officers:
 J. W. Minor, president; D. E. Robin son, first vice president: J. w. Brigman, second vice president; R. F. Wells, third vice president; A. B. Mays. secretary and treasurer. This club starts with sixty one members.
 The East Lake beat elected a deiega- ton headed by Judge Joseph H. Mont gomery.
 The secretary of each beat club is re- quested to report to Maj. A. G. Nigley, president of the state league. at Flor ence, Ala.
 An address has been issued to the re- publicans of Jefferson county by J. O. Diffay, w. l.. Saunders and F. P. Mo Alpine all negroes, protesting against the action of the republicans who at- tended the various beat meetings yes- terday and stating negroes were refused admittance. This address claims the call was irregular in that 1t was not called by the beat chairmen.
 The protestors then issue a call for mass meeting to be held at the Peo- ple's Drug company hall Friday. Sep tember 5. At this meeting delegates will be elected to the state convention.