The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Delegation Headed by H. K White May Resort to Court
UL 1IMAIUM IS ISSUED
H. c. Compton, Candidate for Presl- dency of Railroad Commission, Has Challenged B. B. Com
 CT for a Joint Debate.


 man of the subcommittee and B. A. Thompson. chairman or the Jefferson county executive committee, several days ago. with the request that their names be accepted as entries for delegates to the state convention. which demand was turned down, have addressed letter to Chairman Aird, making the second de- mand that they be accepted as candidates, saying that if the request is not granted that they will resort to mandamus pro ceedings. The delegation is composed of H. K White, George H. Estes. Lee Cowart William f,. Fort ana J. H. F. Moseley.
 The following is a copy of the letter which will be presented to Chairman Aird today by the delegation of five;
 The utimatum.
 Hon. J. B. Aird, Chairman sub-commit-
 tee of Democratic Executive Committee
 for Jefferson County, Alabama:
 Dear Sir-The undersigned, who on yes. terday sent to you as individuals their written applications for their names to be printed on the ballot for the thirty delegates from this county to the state convention at Montgomery on May 20, to
  which applications were signed on the blank forms prescribed by your commit tee and which you officially declined to receive, hereby request that you Will call meeting of the full subcommittee Of which you are chairman, to be held on l Monday, March 2S. in order to uecios whether the names of the undersigned shall be printed on the ballot for delegates to the state convention, in alphabetical order. together with all the other names of candidates for delegates to the state convention which have been signed TO applications and previously handed 10 you as the chairman of the sub-commit- l tee.
 | We insist that under section ls or tne l primary elections act, adopted py the last legislature, which provided In sec tion 12 thereof that
 Amy person desiring to submit ms name to the voters in primary elections who shall not later than fifteen days next pre- ceding the holding of the said primary election. apprise the chairman in writing of the fact that he is candidate, shaii be declared to be a candidate for nomln- ation. that we are entitled to have our names printed upon the ballot for dele- gates as our applications in writing were handed to you as chairman sixteen days before the date of the primary.
 We request that you let us know py l o'clock Monday afternoon. March 2S II vou will print our names upon the bal lot for delegates in alphabetical order, which shall be simple Australian bal lot giving the voters the opportunity to vote for thirty delegates by indicating their choice of each name by cross mark as the primary law contemplates
 "We give you notice that if your com mittee refuses to so print our names on an Australian ballot, that we shall seek to enforce our rights under the primary 1 election law. by writ of mandamus. (Signed) "GEORGE H. ESTES,
 LEE COWART, CIVILIAN F. FORT,
 "J Fl. F. MOSLEY, "H. K. WHITE"
 Compton Wants Joint Debate.
 H. C. Compton. candidate for the presi- dency of the railroad commission, has issued a challenge to B. B. Conner, who is also a candidate for that office, ask ing for a joint debate at the city hall next Friday night for the purpose of discuss | ing the issues of the campaign. MT. Compton has taken the matter up with F. Wilkinson, representing MT. Conner. and has suggested that should Mir Conner be unable to accept the challenge that he send some one there to represent him. Mir Compton says a special invitation will be extended the workingmen of the Bir- mingham district to attend the debate if | it Is held.
 MT. Compton Is a travelling salesman employed by local wholesale firm, and says that he is making an aggressive campaign. He left yesterday afternoon for points in Alabama where he Is sched- uled to make several addresses this week.
 For the next two weeks all of the can 1 ddates for the various offices will be busy on the final round up The general democratic primary election in Alabama takes place two weeks from today, Mon- day, April H.