The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
ID ADOPT PLANS
 FOR THE PRIMARY
Meeting of City Committee
 Called for Tonight
MATTERS TO BE SETTLED
Whether Plurality or Majority Rule Shall Prevall-Chairman Aber- nathy Ia Tired of Dilly-
 DaIIying-He Talks.

Chairman Abernathy has called a meet ing of the city democratic executive com mittee to convene in the council cham Der this evening at 8 o'clock, and thus IS fuel added to the red hot political flame that was kiEdled at the meeting of the committee Monday night
 This cell came somewhat as a surprise to members of the committee and to the public generally but to use his own lan- guage, Chairman Abernathy wanted to do business NO members of the com mittee petitione1 mo 10 call this meeting, and I have acted solely upon my own re- sponsibility," said Chairman Abernathy last night. T wns tired of this dilly daily ing and dc cided that We must get to busi- ness. And you may just set 1t down that we are going to do business tomorrow night too. If this foolishness is continued the people will lose faith in the commit tee. If we don't transact ousine=s tomor- row night, why then there will be no democratic primary-but we will do busi- ress."
 Chairmal in Earnest.
 Chairman Abernathy talked very much es if he knew what he was saying. so it is expected that when the committee shall adjourn its meeting tonight the several perplexing questions before 1t for consideration will have been finally passed upon. Following is the full text of the note, or call sent by Chairman Abernathy to the several members of the committee:
 Birmingham, September 27, 1904. I request you to attend meeting of the city democratic executive committee again at o'clock September 2S, 1904, in the city council chamber. I hol you will come with the determination to fin- ally settle the questions heretofore dis cussed by the committee.
 This will be the last time you will re- ceive like request from me or the sec retary in any manner whatsoever. There will be a quorum present. Hence this urgent letter. Yours very truly.
 H. B. ABERNATHY, Chairman. A P. RICH, Secretary.
 It is expected tha. the first business to come before the me- ting tonight will be to fill the three vacancie- in the committee from the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards. This question up for consideration Monday night, but the committee voted eight to seven to post2one the filling of vacancies until the next meeting. From time to time during the meeting Com mitteeman Herbert endeavored to get | this action reconsdered, and at one time he succeeded in having the chairman de- clare that the motion to reconsider was adopted, but t was at time when the meeting was in such an uproar that no | one knew what he was voting on, and the secretary failing to make note of the &C., tion, the chair after ards declared that the motion had not been adopted. It Is expected that the fill. ;; of the vacancies will be the cause of a spirited contest as it has been stated that two states have been prepared and the two fac tions in the committ,s are making a death struggle for the mastery. Important Problems. | The filling of vacancies over with, the committee will have two more problems to solve that are of interest to all the voters-the determining whether the nom- nations shall be by plurality or major ity vote and whether minor city officials shall be voted for. Both of these ques- t1OnS Will cause ngnL as the meeting Monday night revealed the fact that the committee was divided on both. | It seems to be the general belief that the committee will decide in favor of the plurality plan and that it will also de- cline to place the names of candidates elective by the council upon the ticket for an expression of choice by the voters. The question of having the people vote | on chief of police is acknowledged to be very uncertain. Friends of the police commission are fighting the proposition on the grounds that the commission was created for the purpose of filling the places on the police force and that the | commission should always be charged with the full responsibility of their of flee.
 1 It is expected that the commission will attempt the passage of a resolution sub hitting the question to the voters as to whether in the future they desire to ex- press a choice in the primaries for minor city officials.
 The meeting tonight will gather large crowd of politicians and "onlookers' at the city council chamber every one is on tiptoe to know what the full plans for the primary November 2 will em- brace.