The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
Committee Proceedings.

Principally at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing B. A. Thompson, chairman of the
democratic executive committee of Jeffer-
son county, sharply raped his gavel on
the judges desk in the first division of
the city court and called the meeting to
order.
The court room was thronged with an
excited crowd Of citizens. The Higdon
forces seemed largely in the majority, and
the most intense interest was manifest on
the faces of all present.
Sheriff Burgin, assisted by several dep
titles, soon reduced the crowd to some
thing like order. The members of the
committee were given seats in the jury
box and inside the bar, while the spec
tators were confined to the back part
of the court room.
Proceedings commenced by calling the
roll of the members of the committee.
Several proxies were presented, and r. d.
Copeland moved the appointment of a
committee on proxies. to which motion
John Abbott proposed, as substitute,
that the whole committee act as a COM
mittee on proxies.
Much discussion followed, but the SUBJ
stitute was eventually adopted, and the
proxies seated.
Then came the business proper. On
Tuesday the chairman appointed a COM
mittee of four, two representing each can
ddate to investigate the vote of the
Lewisburg box, which was found missing
when the official count was being made.
Won L. Thompson, one of the special COM
mittee took the floor and proceeded to
make a statement which was in the ma
ture of report. He stated that he, with
the other three members, had gone to
Lewisburg and secured affidavits from the
clerks and inspectors at that polling place,
and he asked permission to read the affi-
davits. The affidavits showed that Hig
don had received a majority of the votes
in that box.
Certificate of Result.
We. the undersigned inspectors and
clerks, respectfully, of the democratic pri-
mary election held at Lewisburg, precinct
No %, September II, 1906 for the nominal
ton to the hereinafter named county off,
GERS, do hereby certify that the following
named persons received the number of
votes set opposite their respective names.
Il OF SneIl1-fI. Il. IliBuOhs ovs - p'AtSS'
%; for representatives-Ben F. Barbour,
81; Felix E. Blackburn, II; John 7. Glow
er, 80; L. ]. Haley. Jr.. n; Jere c.
King, 30.
Given under our hand this September Is,
1906
IRA DEMENT,.
JOHN WATSON,
G. T. CARGILE,
Inspectors.
]. t. HANKS. Clerk.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
September 49, 1906.
r. D. THOMPSON, Notary Public.
Immediately following the reading Of
Mr. Thompson's report. P. Fl. Harris Of
fered affidavits that went to show that
the result Of the election at Lewisburg
had not been posted as required by law
The aff1davits were supposed to relate
to other matters as well and many mo-
lions and substitutes were offered in re-
lation to them.
At this stage of the proceedings At
torney william E Fort asked permission
to read a letter from ]. p. Stiles. and
permission being granted, Mr.. Fort read:
Letter From Stiles.
September 10, 1905.
To the Honorable Democratic Executive
Committee Jefferson County, Alabama.
No one, more than l, regrets the fact
that the returns from one precinct have