The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-22
JOHNSTON COMMITTEE
LIST OF THOSE WHO WILL
SERVE.
Opponents of Governor Jelks Will
Fire the First Gun in Jefferson
Wednesday Night-opium
Den Raidsd.

Birmingham, July 4.-lSpecial.)-The
following is the Central Committee OF
Campaign Committee for former Cover
nor Joseph F. Johnston III his campaign
for the gubernatorial nomination in the
Democratic primaries to be held August
Is: a
n P. Renfroe of Lee County. Chair
man; L. B. Musgrove of Walker County
Il. p. Bestor of Mobile, +. B. Kyle Of
Etowah. w. p. Newman Of Madison, r..
B. Kirkbride of Mobile, c. K. Mortiz oil
Montgomery, Ed. Veitch of Jefferson, w
II. Lawson of Montgomery; Hugh Nc.
Geever Of Jeffersrn, j. v. Allen of Jeffer-
son.
Three names will he added from each
district to the above committee.
Hon. Charles Waller, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor and running with
Captain Johnston, was seen about head
quarters at the Morris Hotel today.
Johnston men announced today that
preparations We're beginning for an i'm
mediate active campaign and that there
were a number of men who had proni-
Used to go on the stump.
1t will be seen that the name of u. B.
Musgrove is on the Committee, as was
intimated he would be last week. Hugh
McGeever of Jefferson, Ii a member OF
the Board of Revenue in this County.
The Johnston men will fire the first gun
in Jefferson County Wednesday night
with big rally at the Birmingham Audi
torium. Jesse Stallings of Greenville. and
E. NJ. Robinson of Mobile, will be the
principal speakers. 1t was announced
this morning that w. C. Fits of Tuska-
loosa and Sid Prince of Mobile, will &c
on the hastings for Johnston.
Railroad Commission Matter.
Business organizations In Birmingham
are preparing to make a most active cam
paign for an elective Railroad Commits
sion. Meetings are being held in the
Board of Trade rooms and a campaign
committee for the movement has been
named Captain Frank S. White. ID
Chairman; Y. z. Lacey, a well known
young man, has been named as Seere'
tary. Headquarters will be established In
the Jefferson County Savings Bank Build
ing. The following is the full Campaign
Committee of the movement: Frank s.
White, Birmingham, Chairman; Charles
Henderson. Troy: r. e. Pettus, Hunts
Vile; r. b. Kyle, Gadsden; l.. NJ. Beck
| Birmingham; DR.. A. d, Bellamy, Fler-
ence: George II. Malone. Dothan; w. II
Tayloe, Uniontown; G. T. McElderry
Talladega: sibley p. King. Birmingham
8. p. RaiRer, Union Springs; DR.. W. u
| QUINN Fort Payne; r. J.. Little, Jasper
]. C. Sproull. Admission; w. A, Garter
Thomasvills; Watkins NJ. Vaughan, Sci
ma; A. III. Merrill, Eufauls; DIR, C. L. C.
Atkesen, Columbia.
The movement seeks to have the State
Railroad Commissioners elected by. tbs
people instead Of being appointed by tbs
Governor large meeting was held to-
night by the business organizations ir
| Birmingham leading the movement.
Labor Men in Primary.
Organized labor men In jefferson Coun
ty have decided to participate in the Dem
| ocratic primaries to be held or Angus
q. and In Jefferson County James II
Lsath and w, C. Cunningham of Biz
| mingham, nave been endorsed for the
| Legislature ]. ii. Leath was a member