The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-07
SHERIFF'S RACE IS
GROWING WARMER
Stiles Young Mems Club at
North Birmingham
BOTH SIDES VERY BUSY
J. r. Tate Makes contest--Underwoo
Declared Congressional Nominee.
Chairman Thompson Does Not
Want the Office Again.
BOTH SIDES VERY BUSY

Another contest besides the one insti-
tuted by c. P Beddow to test the validity
of the election of his opponent, Nathan
L. Miller, for the state senate, has arisen
as result of the first primary on Au-
gust 81. A protest was filed yesterday
by j. r. Tate, candidate from beat Is.
for membership on the new commit 1e.
1t is based on the ground that there was
alleged confusion in the count of the
votes, due to the fact that in many in
stances. it is claimed. tickets whe con
his name was written but not crossed.
were omitted from the total to his credit.
thus changing the result of the returns.
Wiley Burton. Tates opponent. does not
object to the recount. believing, it is said,
that his majority will remain unaltered.
Underwood Nominated.
Oscar w. Underwood. wii2 mad no op-
position in the recent election for repre-
sentative In Congress from the Ninth
congressional district was yesterday for
mally declared by the congressional con-
mittee the democratic nominee.
The committee met in the office OF
Chairman e. X. Campbell and after can
vassng the returns announced that all
votes had been cast for Congressman
Underwood, who succeeds himself in that
office.
The committee also canvassed the votes
for the new congressional committee.
with the following results:
Jefferson county-Henry r. Howe AMI
Lee c. Bradley.
Bibb County--John r. Ellison and John
A. Wood.
Biount County-D. r. Blackwood and
w F, Harrell.
Perry County-G. B. Johnston and
William M. Fowlkes.
Mr. Campbell was reelected chairman
and william M. walker was erected ses-
rotary.
Chairman b. A. Thompson Of the dem
ocratic committee Of The county. an
nounced yesterday thar he would not be
a candidate for reelection. 1t was said
that ]. b. Arid, chairman of the sub
committee, is the logical successor to the
office, and that he will probably be in
duced to run.
shrievaIty Race.
Interest in the Stiles Tligdon race for
sheriff shows no sign of abating. On the
contrary. as the time Tor the election APP
proaches there are symptoms of the cam
paign becoming yei warmer. Both sid IS
claim to be confident.
Following the Organization Of the Stiles
Young Mems club, at the meeting held at
the court house Wednesday night at
which Chairman Joel #. Webb with others
made enthusiastic speeches for their can
didate and formulated plans for the cam
pagn. similar clubs were formed yester-
day for every large voting place in the
county. And last night the North Bir-
mngham Stiles Young Mems club was
organized with seventy-eight members.
Mr.. Webb, DR.. H. e. Mitchell, ]. II.
Leath and J. F. knight were the speakers
who voiced the sentiment of the meeting.
The officers elected were as follows:
DR.. II. e. Mitchell. president; L. L. Jones,
secretary; William House, first vice pres
ident. First ward; Ed Wood, second vice
president, Second ward; g. B. Mitchell,
third vice president, Third ward; John
Fix, fourth Vice president, Fourth ward;
r. NJ Price. ffth vice president. Fifth
ward.
A large campaign committee was APP
pointed for active and aggressive work.
This committee is headed byJ M. Russell.
Mr.. Webb said: THE Indications are
sufficiently satisfactory to us to justify the
statement that Judge Stiles will win by
large majority The meeting at North Biz
mingham was a great success and pre-
sages the outcome of the race"
Kinds Peevy, campaign manager for Col
onel Higdon. is equally sanguine over the
prospects of his candidate. He said 1--WE
are receiving assurances of support from
many unexpected sources and see abso-
the belief that Higdon Will be the next
sheriff"