The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-28

jority of three votes for Colonel d1gdon
and he was declared the nominee of the
party by the Jefferson county democratic
executive committee.
As a matter of convenience and as any
other method would have been impractical
BILE Chairman b. A. Thompson did not
organize the new committee that had
been elected in the regular primary until
after the turnover primary and 1t was this
committee that canvassed the returns of
the second primary and declared the re-
suit.
Contest Is Filed.
Immediately after the declaration OF
Colonel Higdon's nomination Judge Stiles
filed a petition of contest and Chairman
Thompson called the committee to try the
case after the legal ten days notice. The
call for the meeting was issued to the
newly elected members of the commit
tee
This committee met at the county court
house. October 4. for the trial of the con-
test After the organization of the COM
mittee, with j. b. Arid chairman and
John p Abbott secretary the committee
took up motion that had been filed by
attorneys for Colonel Higdon. pleading
non-jurisdicton of the committee, error
in manner of filing contest and asked that
Judge stiles petition be dismissed.
After hearing arguments on the motion
by able attorneys on both sides the mo-
ton to dismiss was overruled by the COM
mlttee.
subcommittee of five was named
to adopt rules of procedure in hearing
the contest Colonel Higdon named two
men on this subcommittee, Judge Stiles
two others and Chairman Arid the fifth.
The majority report Of the subcommittee
was adopted while a minority report
brought In by ]. r. Copeland and R. d.
Thompson, was voted down.
Claim Rules Unfair.
The Higdon forces fought the provisions
of the majority report, which was
adopted. claiming that the rules were UNI
fair and practically excluded Colonel
Iigdon from a free and unbiased hearing
in the contest.
At this juncture Colonel Higdon retired
from the hearing and refused to attend
further or supply the committee with in
charged had been cast for Judge Stiles
in the turnover primary.
The committee then went into the hear
ing of the stiles petition of contest, and
after examining a number of witnesses
and examining the ballots. of alleged IL
legal voters, twenty votes were declared
illegal, were thrown out and deducted
from the result as shown by the returns
of the election.
Nineteen of these votes thrown out had
been cast for Colonel Higdon and for
Judge Stiles. The result of deducting these
ballots from the returns left a majority
of fifteen votes for Judge Stiles, and he
was declared the regular nominee of the
party.
The committee completed its work and
adjourned at noon Saturday, October 8.
Monday night, October s, a mass meet
ing was held at Gelder's hall by friends
of Colonel Tigdon. The democratic and
conservative party was organized. and
Colonel Higdon was nominated as its can
didate for sheriff.
Names on Official Ballot.
The names of both these candidates have
been placed on the official ballot, Judge
Stiles as the regular democratic nominee
and Colonel Higdon as the nominee of the
democratic and conservative party"
Then began one of the most interesting
campaigns In the history OF the county.
Judge stiles is running as the regular
nominee of the party, declared so by the
party organization after 1t had been
s,I,e hot
cast for Colonel Higdon to overcome the
majority given him on the face of the re-
turns.
Many of the best speakers in the county
have entered the campaign, some on one
vide and some on the other. and meetings
are being held every nig'ht in many see
tions of the county.
Announcements for meetings have been
made for every night next week and up
to the date OF the election. Friends of
both candidates are very active. and both
sides are laying claim to success.
Hgdon Appointments.
Following appointments of meetings in
the interest of Colonel Higdon have been
announced for the coming week:
Monday, October 20. Avondale (Odd Eel
lows halD. Linns Crossing. Oak Grove
school house In Wynn's bat. Union Hill
school house and North Birmingham.
Tuesday, October 20: Irondale, Adams
Vile, Trussvlle Pump House. Bradford
mines and Dolomite.
Wednesday, October 81 Leeds East
Lake, Short Creek; Hueytown Osceola
and Oxnore.
Thursday, November !: ElXton
Saturday, November 3: Flat Creek, Pa
los, Robins Cross Roads.
Friday night November 2 a mass meet