The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-28
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CALLED Will Meet January 6 in Mont gomery to Discuss Primary. CALL ISSUED SATURDAY Generally Believed That All Counties Will Adopt Same Date if the
 State Committee Decides
 on Day in April.
 

The state democratic executive commit tee will meet in Montgomery on Wednes- day, January 6, for the purpose of taking action relative to the primary Chairman meeting Saturday morning.
 The subcommittee which was appoint cd when the state committee met in Bir- mingham early in November will meet in Montgomery previous to the meeting of the state committee to complete it's report. The subcommittee is made up of the fol- lowing committeeman: H. F. D. Mallory of Dallas county, J. F. Proctor of Jack son county, W. R. Bullock of Franklin county W. c. Coker of Butler county, and Robert H. Thach of Jefferson county The state committee instructed Chairman range primary election plan and to re- port at the meeting of the state commit tee to be held at later date. The sub committee met in Birmingham on Novem- Der 2i and adopted the following plan:
 Subcommittee Plan.
 1. That a state convention shall be held to elect delegates to the national conven- ton and to nominate presidential electors
 ?. That this convention shall be held at such time as the state committee may at it's next meeting appoint.
 3. That all nominations for state officers shall be made by primary election in which all qualified democratic electors shall be permitted to vote.
 4. That all nominations for congressman. chancellor, circuit judge and all other officers elected from more than one coun- ty shall be nominated by the qualified white electors in such territory
 5. That all candidates for county offices shall be nominated in primary election in which all white qualified democratic voters in their respective counties may participate.
 6. That the subcommittee recommends to the state committee that the date for holding such primary election for the nomination of state and county officers shall be an uniform date and should be fixed for day not earlier than the first Tuesday in August, next
 '. That the state committee shall pro- vide an uniform qualification for all voters participating in such primary.
 8. That no recommendations herein made shall be considered to interfere with the action taken by any county commit- tee previous to the last meeting of the state committed as provided at said meet ing of state committee.
 Further than to say that the state com mittee has been called to meet in Mont gomery on January G. Chairman Lowe last night refused to be quoted
 Much Discussion.
 There is much discussion in political circles as to what action the committee will take at the Montgomery meeting It is understood that large number of democrats in Alabama are in favor of holding the state primary in April and will use their influence towards having the subcommittee amend their recom- mendation, which provides for the pri- mary in August.
 Several of the county committees have already fixed the primaries for March and should the state committee decide to hold the primary in April it Is said the coun- ty committees would be willing to change their dates until the time in April agreed upon by the state committee.
 Chairman B. A. Thompson of the Jeff ferson county democratic executive com mittee expressed himself as being of the opinion that his committee would change 2 1ot ta aF +l,o state committee agree upon date in the early part of April for the state primary election.