The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22

l called to convene at l o'clock this after noon in the city council chamber.
 The call which convenes this session does not specify just what business is to be considered, but merely sets forth that matters of much importance will be submitted to the committee"
 Generally Accepted.
 This is generally accepted first to mean that the question of a uniform date for primaries will be brought before the com mittee. As a matter of course, the first business will be the filling of vacancies on the committee.
 While almost half the membership of the committee had arrived in the city last night, together with three score or more of prominent democratic leaders, no plan for action by the committee seems to have been determined.
 Policy Lines.
 It appears safe to assert, however that the policy plans to be submitted today are these:
 | Fill the vacancies in the committee membership and adjourn without further action, or,
 Fill the vacancies, fix a uniform date for primaries and appoint a sub-commit- tee to draft plans for this primary to be submitted at future meeting of the com mittee.
 | Should this last suggestion be followed and 1t is said to be most probable, the meeting today will be exceedingly inter- esting. The question of the date of the primary then presents itself, and as to this date there is wide difference of opin- ion; "as wide" as one politician ex- pressed it, 'as Is August from February Doubtless most all men who are now or expect 10 become candidates would like very much to know when the election is to be held, but then on the other hand some of them claim that it would not be fair to inaugurate a campaign that might continue for eight or ten months.
 Next General Election.
 The next general election is in Noyem- ber 1904, and since the new election law only provides for the beginning of regis tration in July, there will be strong senti- ment for a postponement to that late date. A date at least as early as April or May seemed more popular with the members here last night.
 There are still members of the commit tee who are opposed to a primary, belev- ing the old convention system preferable. This Is probably a minority sentiment, for the forthcoming election at least.
 Jones Unopposed.
 George w. Jones of Montgomery, whom every public man In Alabama knows and l esteems as the assistant district attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railroad in Alabama, is unopposed for the vacancy on the committee from the second dis trict Mir Jones came to Birmingham last night and everybody he met was Jones man."
 The contest for the vacancy from the Fifth district is rather spirited, though the friends of Probate Judge Driver of | Chambers seemed most confident. George F. Sedberry and II. J. Willingham of El- more are the other candidates.
 Members Here.
 The members of the committee here last night were Chairman Robert J. Lowe W. | c. Coker of Butler, W. H. Sanford of Pike, H. II. Foster of Geneva, E. Hern- don Glenn of Russell, A. H. Merrill of Barbour, J. J. Harlan of Tallapoosa, George A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa, C. Brooks Smith of Hale, J. H. Meigs of ! MdrSnall, A. | Christian of Perry, James G. Moore, B. F. Roden and Robert II. Thach of Jeff | ferson
 The absent members, many of whom are | expected on the morning trains are: | w. A. Carter of Clarke, Howard Doug l las of Washington. J. J. King of Marengo. l T. M Stevens of Mobile, k. II. Arlington l of Coffee, II. s. D. Mallory of Dallas, Il. D. Merrill of Calhoun, Tipton Mullins of | ft ~ n fralla1pRa, K. | Jones of Randolph, D. M White of Coosa, Ruins A. O'Rear of Walker, G. B. Vim berly of Pickens,, William l. Bullock Of l Franklin, James l.. Herring of St. Clair, R. II. Mitchell of Etowah. John c. Eyster of Morgan. Joseph H. Nathan of 1 Colbert John r. Proctor of Jackson.
 Large Crowd. An unusually large proportion of those | popular in state politics." are in town. | Some of these assert that they merely came to visit the fair" but 1t is more | likely that they will be visitors to the | city hall today. Included in this list are | State Auditor Thomas l.. Sowell, Associ- | ate Supreme Court Justice John R. Tyson, | Supreme Court Clerk Robert r. Ligon. 1 Attorney General Massey Wilson, Presl- | dent of the Railroad Commission John V. | Smith, W. NJ. Selden of the department of agriculture. Superintendent of Educa- ton l. ". Hill, H. c. Gunnels and W. B. Feagn of the educational department. Congressman c. w. Thompson M. P. Le- Grand leading Montgomery banker Col. Alexander M. Garber of Talladega, Judge M. B. Abercrombie of Macon. Judge S. J. Gay, J. F. Wllingham and E. J. Garrison of Clay, State Land Agent John R. Mccain. Associate Convict Inspector Thomas Bradford, Judge J. C. Kumpe of Lawrence Solicitor D c AimOn of Law renee, Judge l.. NJ Adams of Chiffon. Capt. E. W. Booker of Elmore, Speaker A. M Tunstal of the house of repre- sentatives Judge A. J. Driver of Cham bers. J. w. Strother of Tallapoosa, w. B. | Inge of Hale, Fl. J. Willingham of El-