The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
ELECTION SUPPLIES
SECRETARY OF STATE PREPARING
 THEM FOR COUNTIES.
Davidson Names VIII Be Furnished Probate Judges to Whom Conn manifestations Must Be Direct-
 ed as to withdrawals.

Following his decision in the mat ter of the Davidson faction of the Re- publican party, Secretary of State Frank N. Julian Tuesday turned over to the printer the names of the six teen nominees of that wing to be printed in the forms that will go out the latter part of the week to the probate judges. The probate judges will place them on the official ballot in as prominent a place as the so- called Administration or "Thomp- son" faction of the party.
 There is this chance. however. for the Thompson adherents to restore State and effacs the Davidson wing from the ballot They may deal di- rectly with the probate judges. With the Secretary of State they cannot have anything further to do.
 The authority to treat with the pro- bate judges comes from Section 373 of the Alabama Political Code. It pro- vides in effect that the two nominees of the Davidson wing who refused to come down and out with the other candidates on that ticket last Satur- day. Sunday and Monday could make a request for the withdrawal of their names as early as twenty days before the general election.
 This section reads as follows:
 'sThe ballots printed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall contain the names of all candi- dates nominated by caucus. conven- tion, mass meeting, primary election or other assembly of any political party or faction, or by petition of electors and certified, as provided in the preceding sections, but the name of no person shall be printed upon the ballots who may. not less than twen- ty days before the election. notify the judge of probate in writing, acknowl- edged before an officer authorized by law to make acknowledgements. that he will not accept the nomination specified in the certificate of nomina- tion or petition of electors"
 This will extend the time until Oc- tober 14 when, if the unwilling nom- inees change their minds and decide to give way to the Therapeutics. let ters of withdrawel may be addressed to the sixty-seven probate judges and merge the interest of the Republican party into a single ticket
 Those nominees who were chosen at the Birmingham convention last April over which Jules W. Davidson presis- ed and who alone of the sixteen non- mated have refused to withdraw their names are F. W. Bromberg and Dr. w T. Henderson, candidates for As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court and Presidential Elector respectively. They are residents of Mobile.
 The whole list of so-called David son nominees is as follows. showing them as they will appear on the offi- cial ballot November ,:
 J. M Cranford, of Jasper.--President of the Railroad Commission.
 John H Standifer. of Gadsden--Stats Game and Fish Commissioner.
 Frederick W. Bromberg. of Mobiie,- ,r~&a RA AA GnFwAw Court.
 pr. W. T. Henderson. of Mobile Elector, First District.
 ". W. Pridgen, of Evergreen-EIec- tor, Second District.
 George W. Russell. of Eufau1a.- Elector, Third District
 J. B. Downs. of cianton,--EIector. Fourth District.
 W D. HarvelI. of Ashland,-Elec- tor. Fifth District.
 William Dodd. of Mauvoo--Elector. Sixth District
 B. H. Niehelson,--Elector Seventh District.
 Robert Cloud. of Tuscumbia-EIeO- tor, Eighth District.
 William M. Bailey. of Birmingham Elector. Ninth District.
 E. M. s. Houston, of Anniston-Elec- tor. State at Large.
 Sid Berry. of Mobiie-Elector. State at Large.
 W. W. Nelson. of Decatur-con- gressman, Eighth District.
 Secretary of State Julian said Tues day that he would certify out these names under the designation with the emblem. Republican Davidson Fac ton" "Arm and Hammer" When the returns come in from all the counties after November 8 the vote for the two factions wf1l be recorded separately
 r. ion. The Thompson wing will be rec- ognized in history as the official or- ganization in Alabama, and it's poll must be looked on as the Republican poll.
 On all party tickets for November there will appear a total of 115 names, of which the Democrats have 80.