The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-28
COMMITTEEMENMEET
DEMOCRATS OF SIXTH AND sEy-
 ENTH DISTRICTS.
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 Fifth District at Eafavefte

l. nsMfAXGtNE. Birmingham March 27.--(Special.)- The Seventh Congressional District Democratic Executive Committee held
 \ meeting here today and fixed Ma, 18th as the date on which primaries will be held for the purpose of uomi netting a candidate for Congress. elect. Ing delegates to the National Conyen- tipn at Denver and selecting electors besides eIecting a new Executive Com mittee.
 0. R. Hood of Gadsden presided a, the meeting and the following commit. teemen were present.: k. V. Brindley Ccil.nsviile. Wat T. Brown. Ragiahd Luke P. Hunt Fort Payne: Capt. W. r. Lay Gadsden: J. A. Wilson Russell. vilie. and J. C.. Coleman Albertville. others than members were present Tn Lee cowart. candidate for elector from the Ninth Districk Judge 5. L. tor from the Seventh District; Hon w. M. Coleman and other weli-known politicians.
 ' The congressional record of Hon John L. Burnett the present incum- bent was endorsed. Judge S. L. Fuller was endorsed as elector from the Sev- enth District: F. O. McCord was en. dorsed as alternate Presidential cleo tor: Wat Brown and Joseph T. Rosson
 
 gates to the National Convention a' Denver. w. ] Bryan was endorsed for
 the Presidency.
 'Congressrnan Burnett has no oppo- sition for the nomination again. sixsh District G0snmIttee. Tuscaloosa. March 27.-tSpeciai.D- The Executiye Committee of the Demo cratic party of the Sixth Congressional District met yesterday and adopted the following resolutions;
 ssFirst--That primary election foi the nomination Of the Democratic can didate for Representative in Congress and a Congressional Executive Com mIttee from the Sixth District. is here by ordered to be held In the counties Of Fayette. Greene. Hale. Lamar. Ma. rion, Pickens, Sumter. Tuscaloosa. and Walker. the 18th day of May. 1908 5'Second--That the candidate shall hie in writing his application to have his name printed on the ticket to be printed and issued, with the chairman of the Executive Committee thirty days prior to the 18th of Mey.
 "Third-That the returns of said primary shall be made and signed by the inspectors and officers of each pre- cinct. and returned to the chairman of the Democratic Executive Commit tee on or before the 23rd of May 1 1908
 "Fourth-That the chairman of this committee shall have posted at the court house door in each county III said district notice of said election.
 .Be 1t resolved. That all persons whc possess the required qualifications fol participation In the primary election shall have a right to vote in said Con-
 gressional primary.
 "Be it further resolved, That each and every person voting in said pri' mary. shall, by participating therein stand as pledged to support all the nominees of the Democratic primary and the nominees of the National Dem. ocratic Convention"
 There were present at the meeting
 is, addition to Chairman F. S. Moody Messrs. O'Rear of Walker County, Hol' lonian of Fayette and Scale of Sumter Henry Fitts holding the proxy of G NJ. Collins of Ficikens.
 The following officers were elected Cha airman. F. 8. Moody; Secretary, T 1 F. Scale.
 Tn addition to the resolutions. ont was adopted making an assessment or the candidates to defray the expens' - Az .n.