The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
PRIMARY WILL Be
HELD AUGUST 27
NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DEMO-
CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HELD MEETING IN BIRMINGHAM
YESTERDAY MORNING.

The ninth congressional democratic ex-
eeutive committee at a meeting held yes
terday morning in the office Of the chair
man, e. X. Campbell, decided upon Au-
gust 27 as the date for holding the prd-
mary for the nomination of a congress
man from this district, and adopted reso-
lutions with reference to the same.
Oscar W. Underwood will not, it seems,
be opposed for the nomination Of repre-
sentative from this district.
The following members of the commit
tee were present. either in present or by
proxy.
Hon. E. X. Campbell, Birmingham,
chairman; Henry R. Howe, Birmingham,
secretary.
Blount County-w. f. Harrer and D. R.
Blackwood
Blbb-J. T. Ellyson. ]. A. Wood.
efferson-Henry r. Howze Lee {.
Bradley.
Perrv-G. Burke johnson, s. A. Nelms.
The following are the resolutions which
were adopted:
Resolved, That a primary election IS
hereby called for the selection of demo-
cratic candidate for congress from the
Ninth congressional district of Alabama
in the slxtieth congress of the United
States, and shall be held on the 2fth DAY
of August, 1906 -.
Resolved, That, whereas, the state
democratic executive committee has called
a primary for the selection OF democrItlc
candidates, this committee ADOPTS the piai,
promulgated by the state committee, anu
the qualifications of voters therein pre-
ecribed and declares the democratic can
didate for congress in the ninth distrlcl
shall be nominated In the primary elee-
ton to be held on August ~, lSoo anu
that all the provisions Of the plan ADOPTED
bv the state committee including lhe
provisions relating to the subcommittee
or campaign committee appointed 10 carry carr
the state plan into execution are e'op'9N'
and shall be followed. AZ
''Resolved further, That all persons oe-
string to be voted for In said primary cleo
tion as a democratic candidate for Con-
gress shall. at least twenty days beIore
the date fixed for the election. file with
the chairman of this committee his APP
pllcation for his name to be placed upon
the official ballot, and he shall accom-
pany his application with the certihcate
or affidavit provided by the state plan'
and also shall accompany it with certl-
fled check payable to the chairman or TINS
committee in the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars, to be used in defraying the
necessary expenses of the primary cleo
ton to be conducted as herein provided
by this committee, II any. Any amount
remaining after paying the necessary ex-
penses to be returned to the candidates.
Resolved further, That the chairman
of this committee shall certify to the
chairman of the state committee the name
of any person who may have complied
with the terms of these resolutions, to the
end that the names may be placed upon
the state ticket, provided however, that
no name shall be certified as a candidate
to be voted for unless the person Is a
qualified elector under the state laws.
Resolved further, That any persons de-
string to be candidates for members OF
the congressional executive committee
shall likewise file certificate or affidavit
In substantially the same form required
or tfis-aa ndidates for Congress.
ResolNeu lut sLaeg l,t--4 a snecial com.
mittee, composed of the chairman OF UnIs
committee, Henry r. Howe, and Lee c.
Bradley, are hereby appointed a special
committee, whose duty it shall be to ar
range for the election of a congressional
executive committee, either by having The
names of the candidates for committee
man placed on the state ticket or upor
the several county tickets, or upon separ.
ate tickets, or as provided for by the state
campaign committee; provided, however
that the several committeeman composing
this committee. If selected in the primary
election. shall be voted for only in the
counties of their residence, that is to say
In each of the counties of Perry. Bib
Jefferson and Blount there shall be elected
two members of the congressional execu
tive committee and only qualified electors
can be voted for as committeeman"