The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-24

T>COUNT VOTE
Democrats Meet at Noon
in City Hall.
CONTESTS IMPROBABLE
Mallory or Lowe Will Be
Chosen as Chairman.
New Committee Will Take Charge OF
Democratic Machinery When
the Old Has Concluded
Its Business.

| The State Executive Committee OF the
Democratic party of Alabama will meet
| today at noon in the Council Chamber
of the City Hall to canvass the returns
of the second primary for Attorney Gem
eral andNo declare the result. The Com
mittee will also pass upon any contests
growing out of the two primaries. which
may come before it, but at midnight 1t
was regarded as extremely improbable
| that the committee would have to con-
slider any contests.
When the vote has been counted In the
Wilson and CARRIER contest and the re-
| suit formally announced the old commit
| tee will pass out of existence. 1t will be
| adjourned sine die. The new Executive
| Committee which was chosen by the
| Democratic voters of the State in the
primary of August % will then assume
| charge of the machinery of the Demo-
( cratic party in Alabama.
| The new committee will be called to
| order by Chairman r. j. Lowe of the old
committee, acting as temporary chair
man. The new committee VIII then
elect its officers, the chairman and sec
| rotary, who are to serve four years with
| the new committee.
Contest for Chairman.
Chief interest in today's meeting CEN
tiers in the selection of a chairman OF
the new committee. Either Chairman
r, ]. Lowe of Birmingham will be re-
elected for term of Four years or Hon.
II. S. d. Mallory of Selma will be selected
to serve as head of the committee. Mr..
| Mallory is not candidate for the place.
1t is, however, authoritatively stated that
he will accept the honor II the committee
| tenders 1t to him.
Mr.. loves friends claimed last night
that he had more than enough members
of the committee pledged ITO him to
secure his election. 1t was stated that
| twenty-five of the thirty-six members of
the committee had pledged themselves to
| vote for him for chairman. Mr.. Lowe S
friends stated that there was no doubt
| that he would be chosen chairman today
| by the committee.
Mr.. Lowe did not give out any state
ment but expressed himself as satisfied
with the situation.
Mr.. Mallory who reached the city yes
terday evening from Selma also declined
| to be interviewed.
1t developed that Mr. Mallory had many
l
| the committee members who reached the
| city last night. The friends OF Mr.. NAL
| lory did not concede theselectlon OF Mr.
| Lowe They said that the sentiment OF
all the members of the committee was
not known and that the selection OIL the
| chairman was yet unsettled.
| A warm supporter of Mr.. Mallory, who
is on the committee from the Fifth Dis
| trist said last night:
1.-The claim that twenty-five members
of the committee are pledged to any
man is preposterous 1t can be safely
| stated that no man has that many
| hedges from committeeman"
| In speaking of Mr.. Mallory's attitude as
| to the Craftsmanship a friend said last
night:
"Mr. Mallory is not seeking the honor
| of chairman. He would accept 1t ana con-
| slider 1t high honor If the members OF
the committee would see ft to tender the
Craftsmanship to him. He has not nor will
he make a canvass for it. He has not
solicited the vote of a single member OF
the committee. He thinks the members
| of the committee should select Their
| chairman free from the embarrassment
of any personal appeal. He Is content
that the committee Should have absolute
| freedom in it's selection of its chairman,
| who is to occupy i peculiar position 10
the other members of the committee
and whatever their action IS, 1t Will be
| acceptable to nim.'
Pugh for Secretary.
Secretary John C. Pugh, who has 30
efficiently discharged the duties of his
office, will be reelected unanimously In
the conduct of his Office Mr.. Pugh has
given general satisfaction and the new
| committee will pay him the compliment of
| a unanimous reelection. His courtesy
| in the office he has so well filled is as
marked as the ability with which he has
conducted it's affairs.
1t was the general opinion of the mem
| bers OF the committee in Montgomery
last night that the committee would not
| have to pass upon any contest since 1t
had been announced that Colonel CARRIERS
| friends had decided they would not file
| a contest.
1t was at one time thought that Hon.
E. A. O'Neal of Lauderdale would con-
| test the nomination of Capt. r. T. Simp-
| son of Florence as Representative In the
| Legislature from Lauderdale County. but
last night 1t was said that the contest
would not be made.
| Captain Simpsons majority over Mt
ONeal on the face of the returns was H.
Mr.. O'Nea filed contest against cap
tain Simpsons nomination before the
|
derdale County He served notice on the
committee that he would appeal to the
State Committee from the action OF the
County Committee, in defining the cyl
dence that was to be introduced IN the
contest Mr.. ONea secured a number OF
ahidavits from different voters OF Lau-
derdaIe County as to irregularities IN the
primary, but these have not beep pre-
scented.
Captain Simpson, who reached the city
Yesterday evening, said that he had not
received notice of any contest and he
did not think any would be filed. Mr.,
O'Neal was not in Montgomery last night
The New Committee.
Tho following is a list of the members
of the new Committee:
A carter, brownsville; T. III. Stevens.
Mobile; Howard Douglass. Mcintosh
Bluff.
second Dtstrict-wL. H. Sanford. Troy;