The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-06
Democrats Gathering in Montgomery. PRIMARY ON APRIL ii This Will Probably Be Decid.
 ed on Today. sub-Committee Will Complete Its Plan This Morning-H. s. D. Mallory or Jone- Moore to
 Succeed to the Craftsmanship.
PRIMARY ON APRIL II

The State Democratic Executive Com- mittec will meet today at noon m the City Council Chamber to decide the tune and the method for the nomina ion Of the Democratic candidates for the State ana Judicial officers who will be elected at the November election.
 The committee will, in all probability, order a primary at an early date in the Spring. It is a foregone conclusion that the committee will order a primary and 1t was regarded as a certainty last night by the political leaders gathered in Mont gomery that the committee would name a date not later than the third Monday in April for the primary. The second Monday in April, the 11th was looked upon last night as the date most hkeiy to be selected.
 The subcommittee which will recom- mend to the State Committee the date for the primary had not decided last n ght what date the primary should be held upon. The subcommittee will meet this morning at 9:S0 o'clock at the New Mab- son Hotel to settle upon the date and put the finishing work on It's report.
 Lowe Will Resign. Chairman R. J. Lowe of the State Committee last night in his room at the Exchange Hotel announced his purpose of resigning from the head of the commit tee in view of his determination to be- come a candidate for President of the Alabama Railroad Commission.
 President John V. Smith of the Railroad Commission has announced his intention of becoming a candidate for reelection and Captain E. W. Booker has also stated that it is his purpose to make the race for president of the Railroad Commission
 H. s. D. Mallory of Dallas County will probably be elected chairman of the State Executive Committee to succeed Chair man Lowe.
 A boom for Hon. Jones G. Moore of Birmingham was stated last night among the members of the coEnmjttee and it gained considerable strength. It is possible that Mir. Moore's name may be present ed for the chairmanship to-day.
 There will. however. be no contest be- tween Mir. Moore and MT. Mallory. If ont is candidate the other will not be. MT Moore said last night:
 T am committed to Mir. Mallory anG l will not be a candidate if he is, all though several of my friends have made me proffers of support"
 Mir. Mallory has made no definite an, nouncement of his candidacy. He is however. a receptive candidate. The State Committee at it's meeting to-day. is charged with the important duty of arranging plan for the non1i nation of a president of the Railroad Commission. chief justice of the Supreme Court and six associate justices of tht Supreme Court and its action will have an important bearing upon the nomina. tion of each of the nine Alabama con. gressmen, the judges of the various cir. cults as well as the solicitors of the cir. cads.
 
 Candidates Are Here.
 The meeting of the committee has call ed to Montgomery not only a great many of the members of the committee, but many of the prospective candidates fol places in the approaching primary. The Hobbies of -.e hotels last night were not filled, however. with the usual crowd at tendant upon a State convention or ar important meeting of the State Commit tee It is supposed that the very cold weather has kept at h ,me many of the politicians who would have otherwise been in the city. Considerable additions to the crowd are expected by the morn ing trains.
 The chief subject of conversation ir the hotel Hobbies last night was the prob able action of the subcommittee whicl will report to the State Committee tn, date and plan for the selection of tn State officials. This committee is com posed of H. s. D. Mallory, acting chair man; John F. Proctor, w. I. Bullock, R c. Thach and T. NJ. Coker. This sub committee in a former report, has gon on record as favoring a State primary.
 The committee in it's former report however recommended a. primay in Au gust. There is strong reason to believ that, yielding to public pressure, tn subcommittee will reconsider it's forme action and recommend a primary to b held in April, either on the 11th or tn 18th.
 Sub-Committeeman Talks.
 A member of the subcommittee sai, last night:
 We have practically agreed upon tn details of our report, through core spondence. The date yet remains to b decided definitely. The report has beel drawn up, but 1t has been drawn u subject to revision. We will hold a meet ing tomorrow morning at 9:30 O'clocl at the New Mabson Hotel when tn finishing touches to the report will b added for it's submission to the Stat Committee. The date for the primary vii be decided finally at to-morrow's meet ing of the subcommittee.
 The report of the subcommittee is ex pected to be a lengthy one. It will re view it's former port made to the Stat Committee with nendments thereto.
 The report will recommend a primar, for the nomination of State officers, ant a convention for the selection of dele gates to the National Democratic Conven lion. It will further recommend that tn State Committee fix a Inform qualiflca lion for all white voters participating Il ,he county and State primaries.
 The report of the Committee, with it recommendations, will be drawn up in au
 to nassed by the last Legislature which con tains more rigid regulations of the con duct of primaries than have heretofor been in effect.
 After the report of the sub-committe has been received 1t is expected tha Chairman R. J. Lowe will submit his re signation to the Committee over whose dc Alterations he has presided for the pas six years.
 His friends say that he holds that i would be improper for him to remain a