The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
SUBCOMMITTEE
HOLDS A MEETING
Estimates Cost of the Primary
at $500
REPUBLICANS ALSO MEET
Chairman Julius w. Davidson VIII
Call Convention and Nominate
Candidate for Congress
In the Ninth District.

The subcommittee of the Jefferson
county democratic executive committee
met yesterday at 10 o'clock in the office
of Chairman j. A. Ard and decided that
$500 would be necessary to cover the ex-
penses of the county primary August II.
Since other candidates will likely enter
the race before the campaign comes to
a close the committee was not able to
pro rate the Individual assessments but
made the following rough estimate:
Senior Judge uwo) 500; associate Judge
two 500: sheriff tseven). $3.50; auditor
two, $50; road supervisor Ghree), $50;
senator Ctwo). $40; representative 0wen-
ty), SIS.
The chairman will call another meet
ing probably within the next two weeks.
when the assessments will be made. 1t
is thought that by that time practically
all candidates will have announced.
The committee decided that In case
there appeared but one candidate for
any office that candidate must pay a
uOuDle HsSebbment.
The chairman was authorized to secure
permanent campaign headquarters and to
employ stenographer.
The committee decided that at the next
meeting an order would be issued requir-
ing all candidates to file their names and
assessments by August l.
The matter of arranging for clerks and
inspectors for the primary was deferred
to the next meeting
The following members of the commit
tee were present:
Mr.. Arid, chairman; j. r. Copeland,
Birmingham; j. NJ. McCartin, Birming-
ham; Phil II. Harris Birmingham; Prof.
p. M. Mcneil. Pratt City; DIR. E. p
Lacey, Bessemer, and James Little of
Ensley.
Republicans Meet
The time and place for holding dis
trict convention for the naming of
candidate for Congress from the Ninth
district was left with the chairman of the
republican executive committee in meet
ing held in Magnolia hall in this city yes
terday at noon.
Every member of the committee with
the exception of j. c. Cook of Oklahoma,
was present in person or by proxy when
the meeting was called to order by Chair
man julius w. Davidson.
In the hall also were number of prom
inent republicans from different sections
of the state.
Considerable time was taken up in
parliamentary wrangle over the question of
admitting the proxy of J. c. Cook who
has been out of the state for about two
years. The proxy was finally admitted
After this matter had been finally set
tied a resolution was adopted giving
Chairman Davidson the power to call
district convention, and he stated before
the meeting that he would call the CON
venton sine time before the holding of
the democratic primary
The following resolution introduced by
William Vaughan was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the repub-
lican national administration, and its
principles and policies as enunciated at
our national convention at Chicago in
1904"
by Judge j. II. Davidson of Blount coun-
ty, holding proxy of j. l. Armstrong:
Resolved, That we condemn in unmeas-
ured terms the vacillating action of Chair
man j. O. Thompson in resembling his re-
cent call for a meeting of the republican
state executive committee. and demand an
immediate call Of the committee"
The following substitute. offered by J.
II. Montgomery, was adopted:
Resolved That it Is the sense of this
district committee that the state chair
man is urged to call the state committee
and the said committee Is hereby request
ed and urged to meet and call a state
convention without waiting for the demo-
cratic primary"
The following delegates and proxys were
present:
j. w Davidson, chairman, and J. T.
Blakemore, secretary.
Blount County-Dr. j. I. Armstrong,
proxy j. H. Davidson: J. B. Sloan. G. w.
Phillips. J. II. Hayes.
Blbb County-N. C. Fuller K. C. Hahan
N L. Wilson, j. c. Hicks, ]. X. Carter
proxy.
Jefferson County,. w. Hughes, J. II.
Montgomery, u c. Cook, proxy J. II.
Johnson, r. b. Lawler. A. j. Prince. J.
H. Bingham, j. Clyde Miller, proxy John
Towers, William Vaughan, G. r. Lewis.