The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-02
THOMPSON WING
SEEKS RECOGNITION
Files Emblem and Certificate
of Nominations
LAW ON THE SUBJECT
Governor and Staff Attend Commences
ment at Polytechnic lnsttute-Bir-
mingham and Gulf Railroad
Increases Its Capital.
LAW ON THE SUBJECT

Montgomery. June Especial THE
Thompson, or regular wing of the Ala
bama republican party, will contest for
the right to be called or recognized the
authorized republican party of the
state. To this end it has filed, through
j. J. Curtis, who was chairman of the
the convention held in Birmingh am, an
emblem and certificate of the nomina-
ton of officers. The emblem is a pic
ture of Vulcan, and the papers are
signed also by Secretary L. T. Smith.
The nominees of the Thompson wing
are as follows: Supreme court, ]. J.
Curtis and julius Sternfield; president
railroad commission, j. A. Hurst; game
and fish commissioner, B. f. Britnell;
presidential electors, J. w. Lee and I
Pollok. Along with the papers is filed
also the brief of the wing with regard
to the contested delegations
There are, therefore, now two en-
blems. The attorney general ruled that
under section S77 of the code the sec
rotary of state would have to GER
tify both to the probate judges. The
duty of these officers is made plain in
this language: when there is a divis-
ion of any political party and each
faction claims the party emblem the
judge of probate shall at once certify
the fact to the chairman of the state
executive committee of that party, who
shall within 10 days notify the judge
of probate which ticket is entitled to
the party emblem and the Judge of
probate shall be governed by the de-
cision of said chairman, whereupon the
other factions must file with the judge
that election only"
Some weeks ago the Davidson wing
of the party filed an emblem of an arm
and hammer, the papers being signed
by ]. w. Davidson, chairman of the
Davidson wing. 1t was sent out that
this would be the recognized republic
can party of the state, but it noE
seems that both will have a show and
that it will be left to the chairman of
the regular party to say ich IS
regular and should be recognized. This
will give the advantage to the Thomp-
son or Taft wing as it is headed by
the chairman recognized for the time
at least by the national organization.
Staff at Auburn.
Governor B. B. Conner and staff are at
Auburn today attending the commence
ment of the Polytechnic institute. Gen.
Bibb Graves went over early and made
all the arrangements for the revie-,
of the cadets which was one of the
most imposing ever held.
General Graves, Gen. r. f. Lyon and
Gen. Barry Holt of the military board
are all present.
Among out of town members of the
staff are the following: r. A. Mitchell.
colonel, Gadsden; l.. Y. Dean colonel.
Eufaula w. H. Kettig, colonel, Bir
mingham; Smith Robbins, colonel Sell
ma; Thomas e. Knight, colonel. Green's
boro; F. B. Powell, lieutenant colonel,
Tuskegee. The members of the party
were entertained by the officers of the
school.
Soil Survey Workers.
The Alabama soil survey forces of the
state are assembled with Commissioner
of Agriculture Wilkinson at Auburn to-
day W. G.. Smith, head of the Alabama
forces, is there. 1t is anticipated that
the plans for the rest of the year will
be laid out.
New Corporations.
The following new corporations have
been reported to secretary of state:
Underwood Typewriter company, Ala
bama agent c. F. Wright Mobile.
Birmingham and Gulf Railroad COM
pany. increase of capital from $4,000 to
$40, 100000.
Deer Creek Lumber company. Florence,
capital $40, 900; incorporators, J. NJ. Ora
ham and others.
Cohen Stove Range company. Florence,
capital $4,000.
The certificate of the appointment Of
e. P. Goodwin as probate of Fayette,
made Saturday, was sent to the secretary
Of state today.
W. F. Betts has been appointed pen
sion examiner of Conecuh county, taking
the place of A. A. Kitrick. deceased.
Judge R. T. Simpson. who recently lost
his wife. and about the same time was
reelected to the supreme court bench, is
back at his desk again.
Expense Accounts.
A number of expense accounts. growing
out of the recent state primary. were
filed today with the secretary of state
as follows:
j. A. Embrey, for solicitor or the Six
teenth circuit, s2S7.5S Mr.. Embrey had
number of opponents and made out
an account in detail, some of the items
being as small as cents.
P. B. Mastn. game commissioner. s3o.Gf.
r. c. Brickell elector Eighth district,
| $3.50.
G. E. Jones, elector Third district. $3.50
w W. Pearson, judge of Fifteenth cir
cult, $500.
Unwilling of Monuments.
Columbus, Miss, June 1.-(SpeciaD-The