The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
BALLOTS READY
 FUR THE PRIMARY First Batch of Tickets Received
 by Committee WILL GO TO CANDIDATES Matter of Two Tickets for State Dele gates Is Still a Live Issue-one
 List Turned Down By
 Officials Yesterday.
WILL 60 TO CANDIDATES

l The first consignment of ballots ordered by the subcommittee of the Jefferson county democratic executive committee l to be used in the primary on April Il were delivered by the printer yesterday. The batch consisted or 100000 tickets, and another 100000 is expected to be delivered at the headquarters of the subcommittee tn the Jefferson County Savings bank building today, and the balance of 5000 Monday In all. 25O.Oo0 tickets were or dered by the subcommittee. Thousands of these tickets will be distributed among the various candidates for county offices. the candidates paying for the same
 The matter of the two tickets for state delegates is still a live issue in county l politics and promises to remain so until the subcommittee meets and takes final 1 action in the premises.
 One Ticket Turned Down. Yesterday H. K White presented a. ticket with the following names on 1t for state delegates: H. K. White, J. H. F.
 Moseley, V. Lee Cowart, George H. Es- tes and William F. Fort. Chairman B. A. Thompson of the state democratic committee and J. B. Aird, chairman of the subcommittee on arrangements, re- fused to officially accept the list They take the position that the list headed by Frank s. White and the one headed by | Joseph F. Johnston for state delegates were turned in, although one was incom- piete, before the time for candidates to make their entries had expired which was Monday evening at 6 o'clock. They agree that the tickets heretofore printed shall be considered the o1ncial ticket that they shall be separate and distinct and that no other names shall appear thereon
 Anybody Can File Name. l A gentleman well informed said yester- day afternoon relative to the matter:
 Any candidate for nomination to any
 office under the primary election law which was passed by the last egisla-
 ture, has the right to file his name with
 the committee on arrangements from the l general county committee anytime within l fifteen days of the election.
 "The law reads in part
 Any person desiring to submit his
 name to the voters in primary election
 shall not later than fifteen days, next,
 preceding the holding of such primary
 election, aprise the chairman in writing, 1 or governing authority of the political
 party holding such primary, of the fact
 that he is a candidate, and upon comply
 ing with the conditions prescribed by the
 committees or governing authority for the regulation of candidates, he shall be de-
 c1ared to be candidate for nomination l by the committee or governing body of such political party"
 | The name of Charles P. Beddow, it is 1 said will appear on the list of delegates headed by Captain White. This is said to be the result of a conference held between friends of MT. Beddow and members of the committee. His name at first appeared on both tickets. This makes the list head ed by Captain White complete, while the other list only contains twenty-seven names
 Railroad Commission Race. The race for the presidency of the rail- road commission continues quite active
 B. B. Conner left yesterday for points in west Alabama. John V. Smith is in the same territory, while Capt. R. F. Kolb IS III east AldDdfHd. tOnHef dnu CIlltH will probably have no conflicting dates. Captain Kolb speaks at Louisville this morning at 10 o'clock and Clio this af- ternoon at 8 o'clock.
 W. E. Knox of Anniston, superintendent of the Alabama Mineral division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad was in Birmingham yesterday conferring with local officials relative to the situation.
 Fifth District Fight. The campaign in the fifth district, which promises to be a short but hot one, op- ened yesterday at Prattville, when Secre- tary of State J. Thomas Hefiin and State Senator w. s. Smith had a joint debate. By arrangement the debate was brief. each speaker occupying twenty-five min utes
 Hefin of Chambers, D. H. Riddle of Coosa, and Smith of Clay are the three candidates so far announced for represen- tative Tn congress from the Fifth dis trjct. to succeed the late Charles W. Thompson. Maj. W. A. Handey of Ran dolph, H. s. Doster and w. F. Wilkinson of Autauga. H. R. Golson of Elmore and ]. R. Wood of Macon are mentioned ss possible candidates.
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