The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

""~~ statement, that Mir. Long had received l,2s0 votes in the primary, and Mir Huggins had received 1.2i0 votes. Il was developed too. that both appeals came up from the refusal of the County Committee to entertain contest. The appeal of J. A, Huggins was read by one of his attorneys. W. c. Davis. He set forth in his original pe- tition. submitted to the County Com
 mittte, and which was read to the sub- committee. that Huggins had. received plurality Of the legal vote of the county. He deserted that illegal votes
 had been cast for J., o. Lorg, amount ing to several hundred. These votes
 were Illegal in Democratic primary,
 because they had been cast by Re- publicans.
 Chairman Domineerins.
 It was declared that the Chairman of the County Committee refused to receive the contest of MT. Hugginsebut declared J. o. Long. the nominee for Sheriff. He persisted 1t was asserted in this refusal In spite of the written and signed request of majority os .the committee that he entertain the contest. It was further declared that he chairman of the committee had been domineering and dicfatoriaI in his rulings in the committee.
 The petition ard appeal of J. Q. Long, the other contestants, were read by his attorney. J. H. Bankhead. Jr. It set forth that Mr. Long had received 1.2S0 votes to 1.210 cast for his opponent He declared that the committee. in formal session. had declared him the nominee for sheriff. 1t was further asserted that a caucus. purporting to be coni- posed of sixteen members of the com- mittee. met in the office Of J. H. Hug gins's attorney and went through the form of declaring Mir. Huggins the nominee. He declared further, that majority of the legal members of the committee were not present. and did not sign the resolution declaring MT. Huggins the nominee. One of the men present, R. P. Mcdonald, was called by the petition "a mere interioper."
 In his answer to the Long appeal. MT. Higgins asserted that Chairman Jock Moore of the Walker County Committee was a par tisan of Longs. and that he arbitrarily refused to allow the committee tc pass upon the noml- nation of a sheriff, but arbitrarily de- cided that himself.
 The appeal of Jock Moore to have himself declared the chairman of the Walker County Committee was also involved in the case. His appeal was directed against c. W. Stubblefie1d, who also purports to be chairman of The Walker County Committee. He denied the legality of meeting held in the Probate Judges office, In Walker Coun. ty. presided over by L. B. Musgrove. C. W. Stubblefield was elected chair man of the committee by this meeting but his title to the office was challenged by MT. Moore.
 Stubblefield's Reply.
 The answer of MT. stubbiefield to this was that that L. B. Musgrove did not preside over the committee meeting in the Propate office It was declared that the new committee selected at the August primary, were present at the meeting regularly called, and at which c. w. stubberfield was elected chair man.
 A letter written by Mr. Long to MT. Huggins was read, asking him to sub nit the shrievality contest to the State and to agree to abide by the action of the committee Mr. Bankhead said that no answer had been received 10 the request.
 T am sure that every member of the Committee would like to know if both will submit to the action of the Committed. said Chairman Mer- Till.
 In reply to this, Mir. Davis read etter from Mir. Huggins to MT. Long, In which he said that if he accepted the he would not be able to bring contest in the courts under the general primary law. He suggested r this letter that both candidates should agree to another primary. He ,ffered tc pay the expenses of the pro- losed primary s~
 In reply to this letter. Mir Long ac- used Mir Huggins of "quibbling." He llso said he construed the reply to mean hat MT. Huggins would refuse to abide 'y the action of the State Committee.
 You ask for another primary" said he letter After the second primary. | would I not have the right to ask for till another primary? What do you want? Do you want to make 1t the test three out of fiveT"
 Still the question of abiding by the | lction of the Committee remained. Mr. | 4ong rose and declared he would abide ,y the action of the Committee re- ardless of what was done. MT. | Iuggins appeared before the sub-com- nittee, and with evident feeling. an- ,ouncd that the action of the State Committee would be upheld by him.
 Abides Fly Decision.
 "I am a Democrat" said Mir. Hug ,ins. "The action of this Committee will be the law to guide me I'll go urther and say that. l have already lied a contest in the courts under the primary law. but thRt action at law will be withdrawn If the Committee it.
 MT. Bowie read a stenographfc re- ,ort of the stormy meeting of the Walker County Committee, /out of which the trouble grew. Trouble was vidently expected for both sides had heir attorneys present. Several lines n the stenographic report brought orth laughter from the Committee and Ia nrnsrrd .ha Chairman of the Com