The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-23
QUESTION NOW
OF PRIMARIES
Whites Call Of Galvanizing
Effect.
DISCUSSION IS IMPROBABLE
Committee viii Hold a Meeting on
January "a.
Representative j. Lee Long, Manager
of The Defenders Campaign,
Has Nothing TO say Resard-
ing Prospects Duria<
short stsy In This

The unexpected call issued by
Chairman Frank s. White for meet
ing of the State Democratic Executive
Committee. published yesterday morn
ing galvanized state politics with a
nsw interest.
Will the committee order majority
or plurality primary?
VIII the committee order an early
or a late primary?
These questions were generally dis
cussed yesterday at the capitol and
In the hotel offices where office
holders and politicians met each other.
II Is taken for granted that the
committee is certain to order
primary. While a number of promi-
nent Democrats have the courage to
declare for the convention--sonethin
that has not been done in several
years, Ii Is regarded as certain that
the committee will order a primary
without any discussion.
A primary having been decided upon
the next question will be rs 1t to be
an early primary or late primary"
An early primary. IL one was held
would be held late In April or early
In May. A late primary would be
held In August The candidates gem
orally want an early primary.
1t costs money to run for office In
q Democratic primary in Alabama and
the sooner the time for spending money
Is over the better the candidates will
be pleased. The last state primary
was held In August and August was
endorsed as a time for primaries by
the state convention of three years
ago. Yet a great many people. In ad-
dition to the candidates want an early
primary.
The committee when 1t meets on
January "a will have to say whether
the nomination is made by plurality
or a majority vote. 1t is possible that
the committee may determine that me
Governor shall be nominated by a
majority vote and that other state Of
ficials be nominated by plurality
vote. With three or four candidates
mean double primary for Governor.
but 1t is held on the other hand that
a primary with three or four candi-
dates running would mean the selec-
ton of Governor of Alabama by
majority of the Democratic voters Of
the State.
It is regarded as absolutely certain
that the lines drawn in the amendment
and anti-amendment fight will be
drawn In the coming campaign. The
amendment leaders are insisting upon
W. v. b.
President OF the Knit Saloon League,
called upon the supporters of the
amendment to see that the leaders
who enacted recent prohibition legis-
lation were returned to power, and
that only such men as endorsed this
work should be selected to go TO the
Legislature from the various counties.
Half a dozen weekly papers of Ala
bama, which supported the amend
ment have come out declaring the
same thing.
The amendment leaders have been
more active all along the line than the
antl-amendment leaders. 1t is re-
ported In a number of counties that
the amendment leaders are urging
popular men on their side to become
candidates for the Legislature. Eff
forts to re-organize the ranks that
were scattered in the big fight OF
November 20, are plainly discernabie.
Representative J. Lee Long, who
managed the successful campaign
against the amendment was in Mont
somery last night on a short business
trip. He said that he knew nothing OF
the call for the State committee's
meeting until he read 1t in the news
pa RS Mr Long had no comment TO
make on the political situation. except
to- say that he hoped there wouIa noI
be much politics in Alabama until
the holidays.
Hon. John d. Burnett, OF Evergreen
was in the city. Mr.. Burnett is can
didate for Judge of the Second
Judicial Circuit. In opposition to Judge
J. C. Richardson.
The list of prospective candidates
for the Legislature from Montgomery