The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-04
COMPTON LOSES IN ELECTION CONT TEST HugginS-Long Case Sent Back
 to Committee COMPTON WILL RUN AGAIN State Committee Hears Argument In Both cases-Does Not Require
 Huegins to Make
 Bond.
COMPTON WILL RUN AGAIN

| Mont gomery, October S-6Special)- After hearing all the evidence in the case of Compton vs. Harris today, the state democratic committee denied the petition and reaffirmed the nomination of J. c. Harris for railroad commissioner.
 After the committee meeting MT. | Thompson stated that he will abide by action of his party, and make no more ef- l fort to be declared the nominee. He said. however, that he would be a candidate four years hence.
 After hearing the evidence and the ar guments in tho Huggins-Long contest from Walker the committee reversed the case sending it back to the county com mittee, with instructions to try again without forcing Mir Hugglns to make bond.
 Causes of the Call.
 The first meeting of the state demo- cratic committee named at the last state convention, held in Montgomery Septem- Der I0 being held at the City Council chamber having been called to order by the chairman H. s. D. Mallory, with Sec retary Pettus at the desk There was a quorum present and business began at once.
 The objects of the meeting were to hear contests for the nomination for the office of sheriff in Walker county and the contest of H. C. Compton for the nom- ination for associate railroad commis- sioner All parties to the contests were present.
 In Walker county J. A. Higgins claims that he was nominated for sheriff over Jesse Long, though the committee gave the endorsement to Long on the face of the returns. The case came up to the re- cent meeting of the state committee and was decided in favor of MT. Long, though MT. Huggins was given the right to, con- test again before his county committee Having lost a second time before the county organization, MT. Higgins Is back again before the highest party tribunal.
 The public is familiar with the Compton contest The two nominees of the recent state democratic primary for railroad commissioners are Charles Henderson of Troy and Maj. J. H. Harris The law says | that no two members of the commission shall live In the same congressional dis trict. Harris says that he lives in Hale. though he has been in Montgomery sev- eral years, changing his residence to Hale county last July. If 1t were held that he Is a citizen of Montgomery that would put him in the same district with Eender- son. In that case Compton claims as he | was third in the race, he Is entitled to l the nomination.
 Those Present.
 .The following were present when Chair man Mallory rapped for order: l At I.arge-W C. Carter, Bibb Graves, T. II. Crumpton, A. J. Driver, Jr., w. c. Davis, " o. Bouldin. : First District-Charles Miller.
 Second District-Jno. Gamble, A. l.. 1 Tyson.
 Third District-w. l.. Lee H. D. Ste gall.
 F.-urth Dlstrct-J. B. Goodwin. L. E. Jeffries.
 Fifth District-Wm. Lackey, G. s. Llv- lngston.
 Sixth District-Amos Horton. Ed. de Graffenried, J. c. Winner M. T. Or | mand.
 Seventh District-Hugh White.
 Eighth Dstrict-J. J. Mitchell.
 Ninth District-E. K. Campbell. B. A. Thompson, l.. H. Nunnellee Chairman Mallory and Secretary Pet tus.
 Meeting In Detail.
 Chairman Mallory stated the reason for | the call of the meeting and MT. Jef fries moved that a committee of three be appointed. to consult the contestants and contestees about the way to proceed. This was carried and Chairman Mallory appointed MT. JeffrieS, MT. Lee and Judge | Driver.
 Chairman Mallory stated he had not yet appointed a campaign committee as the nominee for governor was out of the state and he would like to confer with him and the other nominees.
 nDIrA xrah hHnt afA lr11it loo of five be appointed including the chair- man, to formulate plans for carrying out contests brought up before the commit tee in the future, so as to keep the com mittee from being in session indefinitely. This was carried and Chairman Mallory appointed Mir Lackey. MT. White and MT. Davis. MT deGraffenreid and Mir. Camp bell on the committee.
 MT. LacKey then offered a, resolution which gives the county and district exc | cutive committee the power to purge all | primary elections and to determine the result by their own rules and outside of the state law on that subject and that the state primary law be merely cumula- tive.
 MT. Thompson said he had no objec- ton to 1t, but he saw no necessity for if. as these committees already had that right The resolution was referred to the special committee named above.
 Mir Jeffries of the special com mittee reported that the contest of HuggIns vs. Long was to be taken up first. giving each side one-half hour each and then adjournment for dinner. This was adopt ed and Congressman Bowie representing J. A. Huggins began his argument.
 Congressman Bowie represented Hug gins and Jno. H. Bankhead, Jr., of Jas per, is looking out for Long. W. l.. Ward of Greensboro conducted the Compton case, opposed by Rushton and Coleman and General w. c. Oates for Major liar