The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-13
State Committee Meets in Montgomery Today.
DIRECT VOTE FOR JUDGES
This Was Talk of Democratic Ad-
 vance Guard.
Second District Committee wrangle VIII Go Before Executive Body and VIII Be Warmly Con-
 tested--Many Visitors.

The State Democratic Executive Committee will meet today at noon in the City Council chambers for the pur- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be nominated. It is likely that the committee will rescind its former action and provide for a direct vote on candidates for Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. This was the talk last night.
 The purpose as assigned in the call of Chairman H. S. D. Mallory of Selma for the meeting was the selection of a plan for nominating a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, but unless all au- guries fail. there will be things of great interest to the people of Ala bama to transpire today. Undoubtedly there will be an effort to cause the Ex- ecutive Committee to rescind it's &C., tion in regard to the selection of Unit ed States Senators and Alternate Sem ators by state convention in Mont gomery. on September 10th It is also certain that a determined fight will be made before the committee to have the action of the Democratic Executive Committee of the Second district set aside in reference to fixing the pri- mary for the nomination of a Con- gressman on March 19.
 Clans Are Gathering.
 The Democratic clans began to gath CT last night. From all over the State came men. who are of prominence in the public life of Alabama. They dis cussed the political stars and there were many important political eau cuses held last night which will go un- recorded but which will have due ef- feet on the future political history of Alabama.
 From Talladega came Carson c. Whit son who was the father of the primary plan adopted by the State Committee in Montgomery at it's last meeting and who is one of the leading Democrats of Alabama. From Birmingham came Samuel D. WealSley. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, who will go before the people for re-elec- tion. Close by was John R. Tyson, of Montgomery, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, who received heavy endorsement for the position of Chief Justice and who will oppose Mir. Weak ley before the people.
 ,fThese were the three foremost fig lures in the gathering of notables last night MT. Whitson comes to Mont gomery determined to stand pat on his primary, plan and he Is assured of the backing of a strong following in the committee. Beyond doubt, the ef- fort of members of the committee to have this action rescinded will be the feature of today's meeting and MT. Whitson last night said that he would surely stand pat on the plan as to the selection of United States Sena-- tors.
 May Vote Direct on Justices.
 Judge Weakley and Judge Tyson were both busy conferrIng with mem bers of the committee on the manner of the plan by which the nominee for Chief Justice is to be selected. The following plan will certainly be sug- gested to the committed:
 The plan heretofore adopted by the Committee of nominating the associate justices ta conventions to be rescinded; the chief justice and the associate jus tices to be put on the same plane; the people to be allowed to vote direct on the chief justice and the associate jus tices; a convention to be ordered and each candidate to be given his pro rata vote from each county delegation in the convention a majority in the convention will nominate.
 This plan seems to nave the sanction of the leaders. S-~asgnt primary plan will also De seriously thougth of. In the meantime the committee men are caucusing.
 Second District Committee.
 Tn reference to the setting aside of the action of the District Committee on calling a primary for the election of Congressman on March 19, J. Lee Long, a prominent man of Grecnville. will lead the fight for this section. It is claimed that the committee did not give the Democrats of the District fair play by calling an early primary and that legal notice of the primary was not given in several counties of the District. The fight will undoubtedly be bitter before the Committee. It is not waged in the interest of any candi- date.
 As to the reconsideration of the plan for selecting alternate senators, there will undoubtedly be opposition of more or less strength. Ex-Gover- nor Joseph F. Johnston of Birming- ham. was on the scene early last night. It is said that he is bitterly opposed to the committee plan. He is a can didate for alternate senator but 1t has been rumored that the Birmingham banker would like to enter the lists and shiver a lance with General Nor gar. direct.
 There was political gossip about ho- tel Hobbies last night. There was the low buzz always to be heard. The po- sition so much affected by politicians of winding the right arm around the neck of fellow politicians could be seen at every step. No one could doubt that old Montgomery was once again to give to the State news of important political doings.
 Prominent Men Here.
 Around the places where politicians do gather were Judge Milo B. Aber- cron1bit of Macon county; D. J Mead or. the we'll known farmer and law maker of Marengo county. who is seek ing the nomination for lieutenant gov ernor; young w. c. Fitts. of Mobile, A candidate for alternate United States Senator with his friends; there was the bland Walter Seed, of Tuscaloosa, who would guard the prlvy purse O. the State: there was Tlpton Mullins, fhe young lawyer ana politician of Cianton; F.. K. Campbell and John R Tillman, the able minded Birming- ham lawyers; B. A. Thompson and A. c. Smith, men we'll known in public Iifa of Jefferson and nearly every other