The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-23
The News of Selma.
Advertiser Bureau. MMe.. nFma o2

Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma, March 22.
 Thirty-six men wish to be delegates from this county to-the State Convention, and. as only sixteen are to be elected. the race promises to be an interesting one.
 Following Is list of candidates wha have filed their intentions with secre- tary Robert E. l.. Mel Of the County Executive Comnittee:
 For Probate Judge-P. IT. Pitts.
 For Clerk of Circuit Court-Theo Lacy. For Tax Assessor-T. L.. Barker, ]. H Lumpkin.
 For Tax Coiiector--yonn ,. Babcocks E s. Garrett. c. P. Morrison. For Superintendent of Education Oar. by M. Galloway.
 For Coroner-,Jud Brisiin. For Justice of Peace-Seima precinct W. K. Campbell, I. D. Lloyd. M. H. May For Constab1e-Seim precinct, ]. N Hasseivander, ". M. Johnson. Hon, John Moore of Perry County is Q candidate for reelection to the judiciary of the Fourth Judicial Circuit: ". M FowIkes of Perry. R. H. Mangum of Dal' las and ]. r. Thompson of Bibb are can didates for the solecitoFship of the cir cult.
 For places as Executive Committeeman for the county there will be no contests In the city, each ward furnishing one candidate, as follows: First, Robert E. l.. Mel; Second, T. Hooper Adams: Third, Walter E Allen; Fourth, L. D. Mullen; Fifth. R. H. Buritt.
 Following are the names of candidates for places on the county delegation to the State Convention:
 w 0. Albritton. Louis Bamberger. Thomas W. Barker, Randall D. Berry, John F. Burns, William W. Burns, !. Leon Clay, A. c. Coates, William B. Crair. James B. Ellis, Joseph B. Evans. CIaud c. Grayson. Louis E. Jeffrtes. Chambllss Keith, Clinord Kirkpatrick, Edmund P. Lacy. H. s. D. Mallory, Tate Mason, A. l.. Mcleod, l. Matt Myer, Adolph w. Moses. Robert E. L. Mel. Alex D. Pitts, William L. Quinn. Henry F. Reese, Samuel A. Reynolds. John D.. Riggs, James R. Satterfield, Benjamin Ji schuster. David M. Scott. Rufus D. Shruptrine, O. Warning Smith, Marion 8. Smith, Charles D. Walker, Robert D.. Walker, Nathaniel Waller.
 The subcommittee of the Executive Committee. consisting of Chairman J. B. Ellis, Secretary Robert P. R. Mel and four others, will meet on Friday, April 1. to assess candidates and to appoint in- spectors of elections. and to make any other arrangements necessary. Each can didate is permitted to select an inspector in every beat, and he Is requested to ad- wise Secretary Mel of his selections,
 Major Donner Alleges Error.
 Major F. M. Donner states that The Advertiser, in reporting him as saying that John V. Smith was endorsed by the Birmingham division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was in error. Major Bonner may not have Intended to convey this Idea, but to the Selma rep. resentative of The Advertiser he said the Brotherhood had endorsed Mir. smith. Following Is a written statement made by Mir. Donner:
 To The Advertiser:
 Thers is in the article in your paper this morning a misstatement as to my with drawing from the race as President of the Alabama Railroad Commission. You have caused me to say that the Brotherhood oi Locomotive Engineers at Birmingham en- dbrsed Mir Smith. This meeting. while composed largely of engineers, was no'