The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-14
COUNTY DEMOCRACY
ACTS DECISIVELY
Jefferson County Executive
Committee Settles Matters
WEAVER Is A NOMINEE
Under the Lusk Act 1t ls to Be Circuit
Judge WeaVer-All Other Nom-
nees Safe Under the
Rule.
WEAVER is A NOMINEE


mlttee at the called meeting held in the
circuit court room yesterday. spoke as
follows:
Whereas, at the primary election held
| on the 18th day of April, 1904 the demo-
Gratis of jefferson county. nominated four
judges of the consolidated circuit court
of Jefferson county, towit, Charles A.
Sem. G. w. Ferguson. A A. Coleman
and s. l.. Weaver, and. whereas. the act
creating the said consolidated court has
] been declared unconstitutional and mop
eratlve by the supreme court of Alabama,
but said decision leaves the city court of
Birmingham with two Judges, q senior
and associate judge, and the circuit court
of the Tenth judicial circuit composed
only of the county of Jefferson, with two
| judges and whereas, the same judicial
power and authority will be exercised by
the two judges of the city court of Biz
mlngham and the two judges of the Tenth
judicial circuit as was contemplated and
intended should be exercised by the Judges
of the said consolidated court.
And whereas this committee, believing
that its duty is to carry out and put into
effect the will of the democratic voters
as expressed IN said primary election OF
April II, 1904; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the democratic execu-
tive committee of Jefferson county hereby
declare the following nominations, to-wit;
| Hon. Charles A Sem, to be the nominee
| for senior judge of the city court Of
| Birmingham: Hon. Charles W. Ferguson
| to be the nominee for associate Judge Of
the city of Birmlngham; Hons A. A. Cole
man and Samuel A. Weaver to be the
| nominees for the judges of the circuit
! court of the Tenth judicial circuit: Wal
ter X McAdory to be the nominee for the
clerk of the circuit court, and DR.. ]. s.
| Gllespy to be the nominee for the clerk
and register of the city court of Birming-
| ham, and the chairman and secretary OF
this committee are hereby instructed to
certify said names to the proper authori-
| ties as the nominees of the democratic
party for said offices.
The Roll Call.
Chairman Thompson called the meeting
to order promptly at Il o'clock. Upon a
call of the roll the following members
answered to their names:
B. A. Thompson, chairman; John p Alb
bolt, secretary; Dr. M. c. Ragsdale,
Pinckney Scott. G. w. Fox, w. l. Brown,
DIR. w. ]. Love, DR.. F. s. Pugh, ]. r.
Lawson, DIR. ]. w. Howard, John r.
Copeland D. D. Courson, w A. Mayfield
7. d. Watkins ]. r. Reeves, ]. w. Nc
Carly DIR. George w. Brown j. b. Arid,
p. w. Acton. ]. S. Hanna, r. Dupont
Thompson, P. ]. McGeever, John Horan,
John McCartin, John harrington, C. L.
Dabbs, S. M. Blake, W. II. zuber.
The following proxies were accepted by
the COMMITTEES: G. T. Roberts for j. r..
Ellard, OF precinct 4s; r. G. Hewitt for
P. ii. Harris of precinct 81; Adam Stewart
for Jack Stewart of precinct SO; A. A.
Vines for w. Sam Brown of precinct 10;
Frank Deedmeyer for James Liddell Of
precinct 49,
j. b. Nabers was elected committee
man to fill the vacancy in Parkwood beat
No. 4, upon the recommendation of the
democrats of that beat.
Joe Waldrop was selected to represent
the new precinct of Ono, No. 4S, in the
meeting.
Object stated.
Chairman Thompson stated the object
OF the meeting, which was in substance
to remedy the difficulty caused by the re-
cent decision OF the supreme court
declaring unconstitutional the jefferson
county consolidated court act
unon the chairs declaring the meeting
ready for business Committeeman John
McCartin offered the resolution printed
above which created only brief discussion.
DIR. Ragsdale suggested a doubt as to
the authority of the committee to declare
these nominations, but thought the COM
mittee might simply recommend the gen
tlemen named to the voters.
Committeeman Pinckney Scott offered
verbally a substitute for the McCartin
resolution. the sense of which was to
relegate the matter to the people that
they might act In a primary or by con-
vention.
The Discussion.
Mr.. Scott urged his views In brief but
| we'll delivered speech. He could not see
what right this committee had to take
such action as that proposed by the Nc
| Cartin resolutions. referring with empha-
sis to the probabilities Of the Lusk act
suffering the same fate as did the con-
soldated court act.
Chairman Thompson retired from the
chair, calling DIR. Ragsdale to preside,
and taking the floor he defended the Nc
Cartin resolutions declaring that their
adoption was the equitable Just, expe-
dent and proper course for the comrittee
to pursue. 1t was but a declaration of
the will OF the people as expressed In the
primary of April II.
Committeeman Mccartin and Arid spoke
on the same line. and applause followed
each of the speeches In support of the
resolutions. which fairly indicated that
they would be adopted.
When the question was submitted to the
committee there we're not more than three
negative votes, and the resolutions were
declared adopted.