The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-05
PRIMARY PLAN HAS
MET MOST FAVOR
viii Be innovation In Selection
Of National Delegates
COMMITTEE MEETS FRIDAY
Several Important Conferences Have
Been Arranged For Thursday At
Monteomery-Big Gathering
of Democrats Expected.
COMMITTEE MEETS FRIDAY

While it is the precedent that all state
officials will be nominated in a state pri-
nary, there is no set rule as to how the
delegates to national convention are
elected.
Therefore, the chief interest in the meet.
ing of the state democratic executive
committee Friday at noon in Montgomery
is conferred in what plan will be decided
upon in the matter of electing delegates
to the national convention.
While Governor Conner has never made
a public utterance in reference to the
matter, the general understanding is that
he and his following are in favor of the
primary plan. However, inasmuch as
there are many democrats of the state
favoring electng the delegates in con
vention it is not unlikely that there will
be a fight on this point in the committee
meeting. The newspapers which have
given Governor Conner general support in
every controversy of his campaign have
come out boldly in defense of the primary
plan, and this causes the belief that the
governor favors that plan.
On account of the preparation necessary
| there will be big gathering of Alabama
democrats in Montgomery Thursday. ON
the day prior to the date of the commit
tee meeting. 1t is understood that w. d.
Nesbtt, associate railroad commissioner
has called a meeting of the farmers and
la borers' committee for Thursday In Mont
gomery, and that on the same day. at the
Exchange hotel, will occur an informal
gathering of Bryan democrats.
In ba
primary plan each district will vote for
two delegates and four delegates at
large In case the convention plan is
agreed upon each district will vote for its
prorata share OF delegates to the state
convention.
There is considerable interest through
out the state in reference to the probable
candidates for delegates to the national
convention. Each district will have two
representatives, and in addition there will
be four delegates at large. There are at
least dozen prominent men of the state
| named for the four positions of delegates
at large, the quartette most commonly
mentioned being composed of Governor
Conner, Congressman Hefiin, r. ]. Lowe
and j. w. Tomlinson. The candidates in
the several district are grooming them
selves and are mentioned every day. The
fact of the committee meeting has revived
politics in no uncertain manner.
The committe win set a date for the
state primary, at which two judges for
the supreme court bench and a president
of the railroad commission will be chosen
The vacancies on the bench are due to the
expiration of the terms of Justices Haral-
son and Simpson. Both of these gentle
r1en will be candidates to succeed them
selves. The three other candidates for
| the places are James ]. Mayfield, the
well-known Tuscaloosa jurist; John A.
I.usk of Guntersville, who was leading
spirit in the state senate and who has
been mentioned as candidate for Con-
gress against Congressman Burnett and
Judge Bilbro of Greensboro, who was q
candidate for the bench in the last cam
Iaign.