The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
ID SET DATE FOR
 PRIMARY TODAY Congressional Committee Call ed ts Meet Tuesday ALL PRIMARIES SAME DAY Rumor Says Fred HIackmon May op- pose Craig, and That Lusk May
 Oppose Richardson In
 the Eighth.
ALL PRIMARIES SAME DAY

The Jefferson county democratic execu- tive committee, of which J. B. Aird Is chairman and John P. Abbott secretary will meet today at noon in the court house.
 The committee will set date for the nomination of county officials, and will arrange plan for that primary The date will, in all probability, be May IS. in &C., cordance with the plan outlined by the state executive committee.
 Unless other than merely routine mat ters are preached, it is expected that the meeting will be very short.
 The indications point to a county cam paign that will be quiet. For the five po- sitions on the Board of Revenue there is an innumerable host of candidates. Cor oner Paris, seeking reelection to the of- flee of coroner. has two announced op- ponents. There is as yet no opposition to either of the positions of treasurer, tax collector and tax assessor. Two judge ships are to be filled, but so far the only incumbent who will be opposed is Judge Nesmith. Von l.. Thompson has an- nounced against him.
 Congressional Committee Meeting.
 b. K. Campbell, chairman of the demo- cratic executive committee of the Ninth congressional district, has issued through Secretary Henry R. Howze a call for a meeting of that committee on next Tuesday, February 25.
 This committee will arrange for a prl- dot. f1- At.o gressman from this district, and arr range for the primary plan. It is gener- ally considered that the primary date will be May 1S
 Secretary Howze, in reference to the meeting of the committee, said yesterday: Although the state executive committee plan contemplates the holding of a con- gressional primary, we think, under the provisions of the state primary law, that the district committee should arrange the details of a congressional primary, es- pecially in reference to certifying the re- suit to the secretary of state. While, of course, we want to conform to the rul- ings of the state committee, in order that there might be no question as to the legality of the primary election, we deem it advisable to have the committee meet"
 The laws referred to are those requiring the committee to give a public notice of the primary 30 days before it's date, and requiring the chairman and secretary of the committee to certify the result to the secretary of state.
 To date there is no opposition to the candidacy of Oscar Underwood who, for several terms, has represented the Ninth district in the Congress. Rumor has. it that w. M Drennen will make the race, although MT. Drennen has not stated that the rumor is true.
 Congressmen Are Unopposed.
 All of the districts will nominate con- gressmen this spring. So far, with one exception, no opposition has been an- nounced to either of the nine incumbents. In the second district Thomas J. Hall Is an announced candidate against Col. A, A. Wiley. MT. Hall claims that the entrance fee during the last campaign was pur- posely made too large for him to enter the race.
 It is rumored that State Senator Fred Blackmon of Anniston will oppose Con- gressman Craig of the Fourth. MT. Black mon, in Birmingham yesterday, declined to discuss the matter. Another rumor is that Senator Lusk, having moved into the Eighth district will oppose Congressman Richardson. However. it is considered that this latter is merely rumor