The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-13
COMMITTEE WILL
STAND BY ACTION
Second District Promises TO
Figure Prominently
SUPERINTENDENT IN BAD
Agents Present Forged orders and Get
Away With Money In COL
bert and Dekalb
Counties.

Montgomery, March l2-(Specldl.)-iii-
terest in the meeting of the state demo-
cratic committee tomorrow is largely To-
cal, for the reason that certain men who
do not feel pleased with the action of the
Second district committee in calling a
congressional primary for March 10 will
contest the action before the body of
larger authority with a hope of getting
the action resclnded.
1t is eontended that the committee ar
ranged the primary and did other bust
ness at sessions where a majority Of
the committee was not present, the argu-
ment being that while proxies may be
held and voted it is contrary to the law
governing such matters for committees
to act without majority of actual mem-
bers present Friends of Thomas j. Hall,
candidate for Congress, are eentending
that he has not been given Il fair show
in the proceedings of the committee, but
the demand for rehearng before the
state committee seems to come from I'M
interested democrats, who say that not
only has the committee offended in the
instances mentioned, but in appointing
managers in certain counties without
proper notice to all the voters All in all,
it may be that the Second district will
have a high seat in the deliberations OF
the state body tomorrow. Chairman II.
S. D. Mallory has been notified of the
protest against the action of the district
organization and will pring it before the
committee at the proper time
No Back Tracking.
Better informed men today believe that
the state committee will refuse to back
water ON any plan it adopted at the
January session. There are some who
think that possibly the selection of MEM
bers of the committee will be changed
from convention to primary, but skepti-
cism is general here. Generally speaking
the men who take an interest in such
things believe that the plan to select the
associates of the supreme court bench by
convention will be extended to the choos-
ing of chief justice, and that the way of
succession" in the United States sena-
torship will be left as it is
IT is quite certain that those who have
influence with the body and could help
in the changing of any determination do
not expect that there will be any back
tracking either in sentiment or action,
and that the policies outlined at the last
session will be held to in the end. This
opinion is backed by the fact that Mr..
Conner, who. as Governor, would have
his hands largely tied, and DIR. r. NJ.
Cunningham, the other candidate for the
endorsed tbp
plan provided However, there will be
an effort along the lines indicated and
no doubt redhot minority report.
Clever SWinde.
A clever swindle is being worked ON the
teachers of certain North Alabama coun-
ties which, however, is costing the county
superintendents of education all the
losses. In fact it seems to be on the
superintendents but at first glance 1t
looks to be on teachers. A man signing
his name as C. II. Anderson appeared at
the office of Superintendent j. w. john
son of Colbert county and presented sew
eral orders purporting to be from teach
ers, instructing him to pay him from the
funds due the teachers whose names are
signed $975 for Teachers Guide" Mr..
johnson cashed sixteen of these orders,
and now finds that every one of them
was forged and he is out $156. None of
the teachers whose names are signed to
the orders have ever seen Mr. Anderson
or had presented to them the merits of
his Teachers Guide9' So it is UP to
Mr. johnson.
A man giving his name as B. w. Dales.
evidently the same fellow has been do
ing the same work in DeKalb county. He
got $50 in all from Superintendent N. j.
Calan of that county, and it is not known
whether other fellows fell into the same
trap.
The fellow had a good idea of the stu
alton. He got the names of teachers in
the country and got his orders to the
just ahead of the March
pay rolls, when he knew there would be
money, coming to them. AS the orders
are clear forgeries. the teachers lose Moth
ing. but the superintendent will have to
make good.
Forestry Delegates.
Gov r. B. Glenn of North Carolina has
asked Governor Jeks to appoint COM
mittee OF five to work with other COM
mittees to induce Congress to pass the
bill now pending in the interest of for
estry and especially for an Appalachian
or White Mountain park. Governor Jelks
will be glad to name the committee from
men who are interested and will agree
to serve
Loss by fire on the new Exchange hotel
kitchen Sunday morning was $4,000. fully
insured, 1t will not delay the opening of
the hotel, as it was detached from the
main building. The fire demonstrated that
the fire doors of the main building are
efficient to cut off bazes and save the
building.
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