The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-27
COMMITTEE NAMED FOR THE CAMPAIGN Chairman Thompson Makes Appointments for Primary ]. B. ARD IS CHAIRMAN B. B. Conner Sends Challenge for Five Joint Debates to pr. R. M. Gun
 nineham-General Politi-
 cal Gossip.
]. B. ARD IS CHAIRMAN

Chairman B. A. Thompson Of the Jeffer- son county democratic executive commit tee. has appointed subcommittee of seven members to carry out the general plan for the democratic primary election to be held on August 27
 At the last meeting of the general com mittee power was vested in Chairman Thompson to appoint the subcommittee.
 The committee follows:
 J. B. Aird. Birmingham. chairman.
 John R. Copeland. Birmingham.
 Dr. E. P. Lacey, Bessemer.
 John M. MeCartin, Birmingham.
 James Lidde1l. Ensley.
 P II. Harris. Birmingham.
 One of the most important matters to be considered by the subcommittee will be that of fixing the assessments for the candidates for the various offices who expect to go into the primary All action taken by the subcommittee, however, must be ratified by the general com mittee.
 Political Fight Begins.
 The appointment of this sub-commit- tee means that the political fight in Jeff ferson county, is now on, and will con tinue to be waged until late sumr'o~ For several months past there has been con siderable skirmishing on the side lines but now the real battle is on.
 Since the recent meeting of the county committee there has been somewhat of a political lull. The many candidates for the office of sheriff, which Is the best paying public office in Alabama, have been soliciting votes, while the candidates for representative in the legislature have also been doing some work. Jefferson county elects seven members of the lower house and senator. For the first named offices the indications are there will be twenty-five or more aspirants. The sena- torial place will not go unsolicited either.
 The announcement made yesterday that B. B. Conner had sent challenge to pr. R. M. Cunningham. asking for five joint debates on tho issues of the day, is the only newsy thing that has oe- cured in the gubernatorial campaign since the joint debate at Opelka on Monday.
 Gadsden Debate Wanted.
 Mir Conner states in his communication that he desires the first of these joint debates to be held in Gadsden on May T. the others to follow later. He asks pr. Cunningham that he or his represen- tative hold a conference with Capt. Frank s. White, chairman of the Conner cam paign committee, and arrange the time and places for the other four debates
 Dr. Cunningham and MT. Conner have already engaged in three joint debates, both speaking at Russellville and Shelf field last fall and the other debate talk ing place at Opelilxa recently.
 The democratic executive committee of the Eighth congressional district, at a meeting held in Decatur yesterday, de- clared Judge William Richardson as the nominee of the party for reelection to the Sixtieth Congress. Judge Richardson, unlike his colleague Capt. J. H. Bank head in the Sixth district, did not have any opposition.
 Oscar w. Underwood will not likely have any opposition for the democratic nomi- nation for member of Congress from this, the Ninth congressional district. at the polls next fall.