The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
COMMITTEES SOAP
BUBBLE IS BURST
Has Nothing to Do With
Naming Candidates
is UP TO CITY COUNCIL
Judge Miller Finally Succeeds In Con.
vincinu the Executive Committee
That Is Has Nothing to Do
With the Case.

Like the blowing, the gigantic forma-
ton and the silent bursting of a soap
bubble was the meeting of the city demo-
cratic executive committee last night.
The committee was called for the pur-
pose of considering the status of the new
police commission, and the election of
commissioners in the May election.
The question was considered important
for these reasons: The committee had to
declare arbitrarily that two certain men
were the nominees of the party or had to
let the gate down to everyb body and in
doing so act irregularly and without
precedent.
After a meeting of more than an hour
filled with propositions, discussions,
amendments and Withdrawals OF resolu-
tons, the committee adjourned. Just be-
fore adjourning Judge Miller convinced
the committee, of which he is a member,
that the body had absolutely no author
ity to touch the question:; that, in fact,
the committee had absolutely nothing to
do with the mater. The question, there
fore, will devolve for solution upon the
City Council of Birmingham. Just how
member of the committee attempted to
explain. The City Council will declare a
certain pair of men the democratic nomi-
nees, probably. The City Council may
decide to leave the matter open to all
candidates and all voters. An attempt to
see Mayor Ward last night in reference
to this matter was fruitless.
Chairman Mullins Sensation.
To the notion of Chairman Atticus Null
lin, the question before the committee
was the most important that had ever
come before a committee in his haowl-
edge. He Thought therefore, that the
committee, which he termed the guardian
of democracy in birmingham, should not
hesitate to take up the task simply pe-
cause it was difficult. In fact, Chairman
Mullin made the open statement that any
member WHO voted in favor of adjourning
without solving the problem owed it to
his constituents to resign from the COM
mittee.
Shortly after this statement, Judge Mil
Ter, in a terse address, pointed out MS
claim that in fact the committee had alb
solutely no province in dealing with the
| question, and that it devolved for sola'
| ton on the City Council Then the mo-
ton to adjourn was put and no mem
Der voted against it. According to the
Interpretation of Chairman Mullin, every
member should now resign.
There was a full attendance Oh the
members of the committee with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Clifford of the first ward
and Mr.. Shelby Of the Fourth.
The Original Proposition.
Imr,adiatelv after Chairman Mullin
called the cmomittee to order, Secretary
Rich moved that adjournment be or
dered.
THE vote was taken and tie was the
result In this tie it was seen tha'
the old administration and anti-adminis-
tration factions still existed, the only
difference being that Committeeman oh-
yer stood with the anti-adminlstratlon
and chairman Mullin with the adminstra-
t;o,, contingency The motion having
failed to receive a majority of the votes
If the committee, business was ordered.
Committeeman Nelson then o1iered
resolution to the effect that all democrats
properly qualified before sub-commit-
too of three members of the executive
committee should be declared the regular
nominees.
Judge Alternately spoke strenuously
against this proposition. After consider
able discussion it was amended by Com
mitteeman Perdue that before being de-
clared a nominee, the democrat applying
should have received the Endorsement OF
,ven+vave democrats. 1t began to APP
near as though this would carry Com
mitteeman Hawkins, however, found a
loal in that bateau by declaring that the
COMMITTEES had no right under any condi-
tjon to declare more nominees than TWO,
tbis being the number for the people to
sa,+ on the new committee. He also ar
guad that one cross mark at the top OF
tha regnlar democratic ticket was suf-
6cient for the casting Of that ballot. III
this one mark was made. therefore, the
ton nominees would be voted for when
,hare was no occasion to vote but for
two.
Secretary Rich then stated that he had
haar informed that If more than i've
democrats were nominated republican
would make the race as an independent,
and that he would surely win out. AT
this time the committee was in a consid-
cradle stew.