The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-05
Spectators Present.

SpeCIalOTS fTeSent.
 Frank w. Smith offered a resolution providing for the appointment of com- mittee to prepare a plan of procedure in the hearing of the contest and also providing tha tall spectators be excluded from the room during the hearing.
 The resolution was opposed by Von L.. Thompson, J. R. Copeland and others and was finally amended by cancelling the fourth paragraph. The resolution as adopted is as follows:
 1. That the committee proceed to hear the petition filed by J. P. Stiles contest ing the nomination of E. l.. Higdon to the office of sheriff of Jefferson county.
 2. That the sheriff of the county be and he Is hereby requested to clear the committee room of all persons, except the members and officers of the commit tee, the contestant the contestee, their respective counsel, such witnesses as may be called by either party as they are in- troduced, one representation from each newspaper published In Birmingham and the official stenographers of Jefferson county and his assistants
 B. That a subcommittee consisting of two members of the committee be select ed by the contestants two members to be selected by the contestee, fifth mem- Der of the committee to be appointed by the chairman of this committee, who shall report to the committee the order and rules of procedure to govern the commit tee in the hearing of the contest.
 Subcommittee Named.
 The subcommittee provided for ip para graph 3 of the resolution was as follows: J. R. Copeland and R. Dupont Thompson for Contestee; John W. Altman and A. H. Benners by contestant. Frank Smith was appointed by the chairman. The sub committee was instructed to prepare a report during the noon hour.
 At 1 o'clock the committee adjourned until 2 o'clock
 Afternoon Session.
 After the committee had reassembled at 2 oclock the subcommittee asked for a few minutes time in which to complete it's report on rules.
 During this time A. O. Lane was given time to read the resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of democrats Wednesday night calling upon the committee to en- certain the motion of Colonel Higdon to dismiss the Stiles petition of contest and to confirm the nomination of Colonel Hig- don. By vote of the members the reso- lutions were received and ordered filed.
 The subcommittee on rules of pro- ceedure brought in majority and minor ity report.
 For the majority John W. Altman re- ported as follows:
 Your committee recommends that the following order and rules of procedure be adopted to govern the hearing of the executive committee In the contest of J. P. Stiles;
 First-That the first question for the consideration of the committee shall be the motion heretofore filed by E. l.. EIig- don, contestee going to the jurisdiction of the executive committee, to hear and de- termine this contest.
 Second-That in the event that the executive committee decides it has juris- diction to hear this contest that it pro- ceed to hear evidence offered by J. P. Stiles in support of his petition; that when the contestant has introduced his evidence as to any particular illegal vote that the contestee immediately introduce any evidence he desires to offer as to said illegal vote. and that then the execu- tive committee vote as to whether such alleged Illegal vote shall be counted in determining the result. That when the contestant has finished his evidence as to all illegal votes charged by him, the con testee may introduce as to any illegal votes, which he may charge to be Illegal, and the contestant shall then rebut such evidence, and that the committee vote as to each illegal vote charged by the con testee-one at time.
 g. Each party to the contest shall forth with give notice to the other specifying the names of all votes alleged by either party to have voted illegally, the boxes at which such illegal votes were respect lively cast. and the ground of ilegality.
 Neither party shall be permitted to ln- troduce evidence respecting illegal votes of which notice shall not have been given to the other party as required by rule No. 3 by D. m., today.
 1. No box shall be opened until prima