The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
WEAKLEY FRI ENDS
HOLD A MEETING
Encouraging Reports Received
from All Quarters
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Registration Board of Jefferson County
Has Begun Its Work-Proeramm
of pointments-RuIes
of Registration.

of Registration.
More than one hundred business and
professional men of jefferson county and
other sections of the state met in the
circuit court room of the county court
house yesterday morning and discussed
plans for furthering the campaign of
Judge Samuel D. weakley for chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of Alabama.
Judge A c. Howe presided over the
meeting and John w. Altman was made
secretary
"A number of enthusiastic speeches were
made in the interest of JudgeaW eakley's
candidacy and many encouraging reports
We're received from several sections of
the state
Judge Weakley was present and made
a speech in which he stated that he had
Just returned from a trip through south
Alabama and was very well pleased with
conditions and felt that his nomination
is safe.
n,
made a short speech reporting that Wal
ker county will give Judge WeakIey a
good majority
Other short addresses were made by
John B. Wea11ley, Frank Deedmeyer,
James Liddell, Sterling A Wood, James
A. Mitchell, Joseph Collins, Frank S.
White. Jr., Morris Loveman. Henry
Howe, R. b. Smyer. r. 3. Kelly. e. ].
smyer. John C. Pugh, John F. knight of
Cullman, W. L. Clay and others.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the business and professional men of Biz
mingham to send out Wealxley literature
in all their mails.
The following two committees were ap-
pointed to call on the business and pro
fessional men of Birmingham and the
district and make the request embodied
in the resolution: Henry Howe William
E. Fort and Kinds Peevy Roy McCul-
Tough, Frank s. White, Jr, and NJ. M.
Ullman.
Registration Board.
The registration board of Jefferson
county has begun its work 1t sat in
Avondale yesterday and will be at Iron
dale tomorrow.
Following is the programme for the
coming few weeks:
Tuesday in Trussvile Wednesday at
Argo, Thursday at Sells, Friday at Brad
ford, Saturday at Pnson The next week
the board goes to Mary Lee on Monday,
to Graham on Tuesday, to Partridge on
Wednesday, to Robbins on Thursday, to
Linns on Friday and to Adamsville on
Saturday. The week after that the board
goes on Monday to Union, ON Tuesday to
Warrior, on Wednesday to Morris, on
Thursday to Newcastle, on Friday to
Jonesboro, on Saturday to williams The
week following the board will be at the
court house in Birmingham and will re-
main in session there until August Is.
The board will have other slttlngs dur
ing September to enable persons not yet
registered to qualify for the general cleo
ton in November
Registration Rules.
Following are the rules and regulations
of registration under the laws of Ala
bama:
l. All persons desiring to participate in
the primary of August q must register
prior to that time The only excep tions
are those who hold life time registration
certificates They will not be required to
register.
q Young men who have come of age
since the last election, can register and
qualify for participation in the primary
provided they have paid the last due poll
tax time limit for which IN,
February, If they came of age in time
to be liable. If they have come of age
since, they will not be required to show
poll tax receipt in order to vote.
g. In order to participate in the com
ing primary as well as In the general
election in November, payment of all
poll tax due up to last February must
have been paid.
Cunningham Committee.
The Cunningham campaign committee
of Jefferson county has opened headquar-
tiers at the Wilson building, corner of Sec
ond avenue and Twenty-first street
Felix Mclaughlin, manager of the cam
paign. is in charge and is preparing for
a vigorous and aggressive campaign in the
county. He was at one time tax assessor
of the county and is we'll known In every
beat
In speaking of his plans yesterday. Mr..
Mclaughlin said:
while l have had no experience in the
so-called organization and methods OF po-
litical campaigns, I expect to make a
house TO house canvass of the county, as
Dr. Cunningham himself will be compelled
to spend most of his time outside the
county.
II feel confident that this county will
give DIR. Cunningham large majority"
The friends of DR.. Cunningham will
meet tomorrow afternoon and complete
plans for the campaign A full commit
from each beat in the county will be
formed at this time.
Statement Of Officials.
The city officials Of Ensley have is
sued the following statement:
AT a meeting of the city council
of Ensley several weeks ago the coun
ell adopted resolution inviting the
candidacy of city Attorney Romano
Boyd for he Legislature along munich
pal lines.
There being seven representatives
to be elected, we, as individuals, after
wards signed an endorsement for Mr.
w. w. Shortridge a suitable man
for the Legislature, but this endorse
ment as published appears to have
been limited to local officials, so as
to have Internationally. no doubt, Gre
ated the erroneous impression that 1t
was official and intended to affect the