The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
MAY Be FIGHT FOR
STATE DELEGATION
Two Lists of Names Filed With
the Committee
CAPT. JOHNSTON HEADS ONE
II Is Rumored That One of the Tickets
Would Favor Hearst for President,
But This Could Not Be
Confirmed.
CAPT. TOMBSTONE HEADS ONE

Considerable surprise was manifested in
political circles yesterday over the fact
that two lists of names had been filed
with the county democratic executive
committee as candidates for delegates to
the state convention.
! While nothing positive can be gathered
| from any of the wel-known men whose
names are mentioned, 1t is rumored that
one of the tickets, headed by former Gov
ernor Joseph F. Johnston, will go to
Montgomery for the purpose of lending
| encouragement to the Hearst boom, and II
possible getting a delegation sent to the
national convention so instructed. This
rumor could not be confirmed last night
The rumor of the Hearst movement
gained credence through the fact that the
name OF Jesse F. Stalings headed the
list as 1t was first filed For some time IL
has been understood that Mr.. Stallings Is
at the head of the Hearst movement in
Alabama, though he has never confirmed
It publicly. Neither has he denied 1t, 1t
has been further rumored that Mr.. Stall
ings and Mr.. Hefin. who have been max,
ing speeches In different parts of the state
in favor of the regulars only, going
to the national convention, have been do
ing SO in the interest of Hearst's can
didacy for the presidential nomination.
Mr.. Hefin denied this in Tuscaloosa, say
ing that he was not supporting any one
man.
Has Mysterious Air.
It Is known that several of the names
in the list headed by Captain Johnston
are not supporters of Mr.. Hearst, and
therefore the filing Of two lists has a
mysterious air, to say the least
The ticket headed by Captain Frank s.
White is In favor of an uninstructed del
egation as several Of the men whose
names are given have testified. Many of
the names on this ticket were filed ten
days ago. When the Johnston list was
filed 1t was found that each prospective
delegate would have to file an Individual
certificate and as the time was very short
only twenty-eight names were filed. On
the other list twenty-nne appear. The
other name will be either than of Yancey
L. Sem or T. Y. Prude.
Jefferson county is entitled to thirty del
egates in the state convention.
Following are the two lists of names:
The Frank S. White List.
FRANK .. w mite, ". ~ 1ditlpDtli3 D. II
Roden. A. o. Lane, c. l.. Dobbs, Hugh
Morrow, n. w. Scott, r. II. Thach 7.
f. Blackburn, A. @. Smith. Adam Stew
art, j. ]. Banks, f. A. Little, Henry B.
Gray, b. M. Allen, j. b. Arid, S. ID.
Weakley, N. l.. Miller, Ross C. Smith,
C. P. Beddow, M. c. Ragsdale, John Nc
Cartin, M. II. Mcdowell, j. B. Gibson,
w. NJ. Drennen, Jones G.. Moore, Au-
gustus Benners, r. A. Thompson, T. A.
Moore.
The Johnston List.
Joseph F. Johnston. C. p. Beddow, C.
p. Powell. Ed Flynn, Ed Vetch, w. j.
Yielding ]. II. williamson. &c. ]. Black,
]. B. Elliot, w. H. benson, L. J. Haley,
Jr., M. V. Henry, II. H. Badham. w. r.
Terry, w. S. Moughon, Walter B.
Fowlkes, j. V. Allen, p. j. Stith, NJ.
Israel, w. T. Kennedy, w. w. Crawford.
r. w. Cobb, ID. NJ. Drennen, T. o. Smith,
John i. Parker, b. II. Ryder John Deb.
Hooper, p. ]. McGeever.