The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-29
TWO TICKETS IN FIELD
CONTEST FOR MONTGOMERY DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.
One Headed by Thomas H. Watts,
 Other by Edward A. Graham. County Entries to Primary Closed.

Two lists of candidates for delegates t, the State Convention of the Dem J. cratic Party have been filed with Char iuan Ray Rushton, of the Democratic Ex- eeutivc Committee of Montgomery County.
 One delegation. the one headed by Hor. Thomas H, Watts. was filed with Chair man Rushton Saturday night by Major ". w. Screws.
 The second delegation, the one headed by Capt E. A. Graham, was filed Sat- urday night by Horace Hood and Tat McGauly.
 The making up of the two tickets was a result of the action of the County Cori- mtttee Saturday in resembling its former action for a County Convention. and pro- v'ding that the nineteen delegates from Montgomery County to the State Con vention should be selected in a primary Urder the County Convention syswfh the delegates would have been selected in a convention composed of thirteen delegates from each beat in the county except Highland Park. which would have been entitled to five delegates. As 1t Is each, voter in the county will have the privi- lege of voting direct for his choice in the matter of delegations.
 The ticket which will be known as the Watts delegation is as follows:
 Thomas H. Watts. Philip McRae. Chas. R. westcott, W. M. Hudson. J. K Jack son E. F. Baber, Jr.. E. Lobman. Charles P Anderson, James Gallagher, Louis Loeb, T. F. Harrison. James Tankersly, Jesse B. Walter. H. H. Barnes. E. M Benbow, J. J. Stevens, s. w. Williamson s J. Guy, A. J. Taylor. The ticket which will be known as the | Graham ticket Is as follows: E. A. Ora | ham, F. M. Jones. R. D. Lee, J. M. An | oerson G. H. Shackelford. L. L. Hill, J. T Robertson, Horace Hood, J. H. Hartley, J NJ Townsend, J. J. Sullivan. John c | Carter, s. J. Pettis. B. Wolff, s. J. Mai tel D. NJ Huffman. c. W. Morrison, J W. Stowers.
 The county ticket shows for county offices there are only four contests, th' offices being contested for being Solici tor. Superintendent of Education, Treas urer and Coronec For Solicitor the candidates are Tylel Goodwin and s. H. Dent, Jr. For County Superintendent of Education there ar' two candidates, J. A. Thompson and G | w Covington. The contest for County | Treasurer Is between three candidates J. J. Cochran, J. M. Crenshaw and w | E. McGehee, and for Coroner the tive contestants are w. H. Tice and T. F Leak
 Judge ;. B. Gaston. Tax Collector c w. Halls, Tax Assessor A. H. Eubank and Circuit Clerk David Johnston hav' no opposition to their reelection to tn places which they now hold.
 The ticket shows the surprising fac | that there are no candidates for Justice of the Peace or for Constable in Beat which is in the city. In Beat there l. l Hz. nf Peace, Capt. B. H. Screws. In all tn other beats of Montgomery lively con test both for Justice of the Peace anC Constable Is promised None of tn county beats except Beat 19 have fileC the name of any candidate for Justice of the Peace or Constable.
 The official ballot for county offices Il as follows:
 Judge of Probate-J. B. Gaston. Tax Collector-G. w Halls. Tax Assessor-A. H. Eubanks. County Treasurer-John J. Cochran, J M. Crenshaw, W. E. McGehee.
 Superintendent of Education-G. w Covington. J. A. Thompson. Coroner-T. F. Leak. Sr.; W. H. Tice
 County solicitor-R. T. Goodwin, S. II Dent.
 Clerk of the Circuit court-David John ston
 Board of Revenue-Districts 1. 2. and David Fleming. Naham J. Griel. A. Tyson.
 District 4-W. D. Zuber.
 District 5-Amos Jones, Thomas M Daniel.
 Justice of the Peace. Beat 1-W. A Taylor, J. L. Williams.
 Constable Beat 1-J. Bl Clements.
 Justice of the Peace, Beat 2-W. S. Stokes, s. H. Beasley.
 Constable Beat 2-Thomas W. Donald son. w. A. Wilson.
 Justice of the Peace. Beat 3-W. c. Full Ter. B. C. Tarver.
 Constable, Beat s.-c. s. Malloy. E. w Smith.
 Justice of the Peace. Beat 4-John B Fuller, W. M. Browder.
 Constable. Beat 4-E. E. Hill. w. B Gilmer
 Justice of the Peace. Beat 5-Bentamir H. Screws
 Constable, Beat 5-s P. Hunter. Boinl c. Young, J. G. Jones.
 Justice of the Peace Beat 19-W. A | Brown.