The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
OFFICERS MUST
 DECLARE RESULT
Results Must be Turned in 10
 Secretary of State
ALABAMA MEN ELECTED
Talk of contesting Heflin's Election In the Fifth ls Persistent, But Is Not Taken
 Seriously.

Montgomery November 1O.-(Special)- By tomorrow the returning officers of the election held last Tuesday must meet and declare the results and make re- turns to the secretary of state of the vote cast within short a time as possible. Within ten days they must make public declaration by posting of the results. Within fifteen days after the returns are received in the office of the secretary of state they must be counted or estimat- ed in the presence of the governor. sec retary of state, attorney general or the governor and either one of them, and the results announced in proclamation by the governor
 Ten days after the receiving of the returns from the counties the secretary of state shall certify to the congressman elected their selection. All county off cers must qualify within fifteen days and all state officers within forty days. The supreme court members and other judic- ial officers do not have to give bonds but all others will have to file bonds be- fore their commissions can be issued
 Presidential Electors. The presidential electors must gather at the state capitol and hold a meeting by 10 a. m. on the first Wednesday in De- cember next after their election. Their election shall have been proclaimed by the governor within fifteen days after their election They must then cast their votes and make certificate thereto for both President and vice president and make up these in duplicate. One is sent by messenger to Washington t be deliv- cred to the vice president, who is presi- dent of the senate; one is sealed and sent to the vice president by mail and the other to the judge of the United States circuit court nearest at hand. This time the certificate will be delivered to the secretary of state, there being no vice president, the law providing for this course. The electors are paid $S a day while they are attending to this business and given 20 cents a mile for every mile travelled. The certificate must be delivered in Washington before the first Wednes- day in January.
 State Officers.
 The election resulted in the election of the following officers:
 President railroad commission B. B. Conner of Birmingham; assumes office next March f
 Chief justice of supreme court. Thomas N. Mcclellan of Athens; succeeds him. self.
 Associate justices of the supreme court. James R. Dcwdell of Lafayette. Johna- than Haralson of Selma, and John R. Tyson of Montgomery, will succeed them selves. N. b Denson of Lafayette, John c. Anderson of Demopolis and R. T. simpson of Florence will assume posi- tions as associate justices of the supreme court, to winch they were elected Tues cay as soon as they qualify.
 Congressmen George w. Taylor of the First district. A. A. Wiley of the Second. H. D. Clayton of the Third s. J. Bowie of the Fourth. J. Thomas Heflin of the Fifth, John H. Bankhead of the Sixth. John l.. Burnett of the Seventh. Will liam R. Richardson of the Eighth. and o. W. Underwood of the Ninth are all reelected, and will begin on their new terms Marc1 l. next
 The Presidential electors are E B. Mccarty First district. S. c. Jenkins. Second; F. l.. Blue, Third; w. B. Brown Fourth; J. W. Overton, Fifth; w. C. Davis Sixth: J. R. Rosson, Seventh; w B. Bankh sad, Eighth; G. w. Darden. Ninth; state at large. R. P. Hobson and W, H. Sanford
 These will be qualified and take the usual course as noted above.
 Judicial Places.
 The ehancellors are, Northern division w. H. Simpson; Northeastern division. W. W. Whitesides; Northwestern division, J J. Altman; Southeastern division w. L Parks; Southwestern division, Thomas H. Smith. These will qualify within
 
 as qualified
 The circuit judges are as follows. in circuits in order named beginning with the first: John T. Lackland; J. c. Rich ardson; A. A. Evans; B. M. Miller, S. L.. Brewer; s. H. Sprott; John Pelham; D. w. Speake; w. w. Haralson; A. A. Cole man; F.. B. Allmon; II. A. Pearce; S. B. Brown; Sheriff Lacy; T. S. Sayre; super numerary A. H. Alston. City court of Birmingham, c. A. Senn and c. w. Fer guson.
 The solicitors are as follows. by cir cults, beginning with the first and run ming down in order: O. l.. Gray, c. R. Bricken, c. A. -.. Sanford, J. F. Thomp- son; B. W. Bowling, w. B. Oliver B. H Burr, D. c. Almon, Richard Hunt, John Mcqueen, w. H. Sawtelle, R. H. Parks, J. N. Grande, R. l.. Blanton, j.. M Holley.
 ines 10 0O II.
 The acts stipulate that the probate judges, circuit clerks, chancellors and treasurers are to go into office on No vember next after their election. This was the wording of the old law and con- templated that they should be elected III August. Some have contended that 1t should apply literally, which would give these officers until the following Novem- Der, being elected November of this year, but the attorney general has ruled that they go out at once, the meaning of the law being that they should retire after the election of their successors in this year. Consequently, if there is not fight put up by some, these officers will retire say about November 20, giving the new ones plenty of time to make bonds and qualify.
 Talk of a Contest.
 Congressman J. Thomas heflin seems to have been shown a great compliment in the Fifth district, the returns indicat- ing that he will win out by at least 5000 majority ove' B. w. Walker. his fusion opponent. Notwithstanding this i. is re- ported here today that there will be contest against him. and an attempt to seat Walker. the large republican vote in congress being taken to encourage the hope that he will be thrown out because of his remarks about Roosevelt and Booker Washington at Tuskegee and other points in his district The talk is not really taken seriously. The repub- licans do not need his place and will very likely not try to get it. His majority, too. will go a long way toward making his place secure. The small vote of Captain Walker would give no reason in the world