The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
SOME COUNTIES
 ARE REBELL|OUS Primaries Called Earlier Than
 May l8
MONTGOMERY MAY FOIL LOW
Commmssioner J. A. Wilkinson Finds Farmers of the State Are Inter- ested In Improvement of
 Their Conditions.

Montgomery, March 26.-(Special)- Along with those of several other counties citizens of Montgomery are discussing the suggestion that the county primary be held in April instead of May 1s as in- structed by the state committee. The movement has a substantial following end has been talked of very much during the last few days. It is reported that a movement is on foot to call the county committee and set date in April, dis regarding the state organization.
 A prominent man, who did not care to be quoted, said: T do not take much stock in the report. am 10th to believe that in this good year, when the party is so well organized, that we will get out of line with the state committee about an affair that is not ivtal My idea is that it will be far better to go along ani hold the primary on the date mentioned by the state organization, thus avoiding the troubles that might follow insubordi- naton."
 In this connection it is worth while to note that in both Crenshaw and Marengo the county committees have ignored the instructions to the party from the state committee and have set dates earlier than that fixed by the larger organization. In CrenshaW the state committee was defie l in a sense, the county committee letting it be known that it did not proposed to be governed by the state crowd, feeling able to look after it's own affairs. However, it is the intention of the counties thus pulling out to hold second primaries on May IS with the rest of the state if such are found to be necessary.
 The ruling of the state committee at its meeting here in February was explicit. 1t provided that all primaries be held on the same day, taking in all officers to be nominated down to beat servants. There was much discussion and an attempt was made to get the general resolution SD amended that those counties which had set dates might be excused but this failed and the requirements for an altogether race was made imperative. Hence 1t is that every county holding election other than on May IS is in rebellion against the state committee.
 Negro Boy Killed.
 A little negro boy fell off a car of the Traction train of Montgomery county,
 
 today at about l o'clock, and had his head crushed, resulting in death. The negro was stealing ride when he fell off
 A. S. Lawson, son of w. H. Lawson of this county, was running the engine at the time, and he knew nothing of the presence of the boy on the train until q shout from other negroes to stop re- Vealed the fact of the fatal accident
 Mr. Lawson was running the train for C. J. Pruett who had contracted to gravel the Flowers and Old Plank roads; and the cars were being carried to Mat. tnews' station for the purpose of begin n'ng that work.
 MT. Lawson expresses great regret at the to him unavoidable occurrence.
 Farmers Interested.
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilk- inson has returned from a trip with the experts who are speaking to the farmers in various parts of the state, and he says he never saw such interest in farmin < before.
 The farmers are anxious and willing to improve their condtion," said Mir Wilkinson. "rhey turn out in large num- bors to hear the speakers, and will re- Lain for six to eight hours listening to the talks of the experts. 1 think it wi. be a great thing, not only for the farm CTS, but for the state. These talks are to convince the hearers that there Is something to them, and that the sugges- tons made are worth carrying out"