The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
ASSESSMENTS MADE
 FOR STATE PRIMARY
Sub Committee Announces De-
 tails of Election Work
HOW THE COUNT IS MADE
Notice Accompanied by Amount Assessment Forty Days Before
 Date for the Primary

Montgomery, February S.-(Speeial J. The subcommittee Of the state demo- cratic committee, after an all-day session, agreed upon arrangements and assess ments tonight, the full text of the plan being as follows:
 "The plan adopted by the democratic state executive committee for a general primary election to be held on Monday, May 3, 1910 provided among other things for the appointment of a subcommittee of five members, of which the state chairman was designated as ex-officio chairman and clothed said subcommittee primary, and gave it full power and au- thority to do all things necessary to carry out this plan.
 And, whereas the chairman of the state committee appointed the said sub-com- mittee as follows w. R. Walker, Bibb Graves E. K. Campbell, John Gamble and C. L. Hybart, and having duly called the the Exchange in the city of Montgomery, on Tuesday, February 8, 1s10 and pre- scribed the following:
 Tt is provided in said plan that candi- dates for the nomination for the follow ing offices shall be voted for to-wit: Gov ernor. lieutenant governor, secretary of state. state treasurer, state auditor, at- torney general, state superintendent of ed ucation. commissioner of agriculture and industries, two associate railroad com missioners, chief justice of the supreme court, one associate justice of the supreme court for the unexpired term and two as- sociate justices of the supreme court for the regular term, all circuit judges and chancellors. including the super- numerary judge; circuit solicitors and such judges of all inferior law and equity and city courts, and city court and county solicitors as are to be elected at the gen election in November, 1910, and United States senator and representatives in Congress; also members of the legislature, including state senators from senatorial districts. And 1t is provided further that the said subcommittee shall alone fix and prescribe the amounts to be assessed against each respective candidate for nomination to the respective oi..ces here in provided for, to be paid by the said candidates in order to have their said names placed upon the tickets to be voted on in said primary.
 "1 Now, in conformity to said plan, the said subcommittee has made the follow ing assessments against each of said can didates, namely: Each candidate for gov ernor, s250: each candidate for lieutenant governor s150; each candidate for secre- tary of state, $50; each candidate for state treasurer. s15O; each candidate for state auditor, $150; each candidate for at- torney general. $50; each candidate for state superintendent of education, s15O each candidate for commissions each candidate for railroad commission CT of agriculture and industries, $1o0; CT, $50; each candidate for chief jus tice Of the supreme court, $20c; each candidate for associate justice of the supreme court $2o0; each candidate for supernumerary judge, $150; each eau dldate for circuit judge, s15o; each candidate for circuit solicitor. s125; each candidate for chancellor, $50; each candidate for United States sen- ator. 500; each candidate for congress 0 $200 each candidate for state sena- tor s30 each candidate for repre- sentative in the legislature, $20.
 (B). Each judge of inferior law and equity and city courts who is to be voted for In only one county an amount equal to 5 per cent of the au- nual compensation of such office, pro- vided this shall not apply to circuit judges and judges of probate.
 co. Each solicitor who is to be voted for in only one county an amount equal to per cent of the annual compensation.
 g. The several amounts so assessed shall, as provided in said plan, be paid to the chairman of the state, commit tee at least 40 days before the date of the said primary election, except that candidates for judges of inferior courts and except that candidates for county solicitors and except that all other candidates who are to be voted for in only one county, shall pay the assessments herein fixed against these respective candidates to the chairman of the respective county committees at least 40 days before the date of said primary and such county chairmen are hereby authorized to receive and re- CG1pC TOT the Sdlilt, anu tue LdCl O1 lnS qualifying of any of said candidates by payment to the respective county chairman shall be certified by such chairman to the chairman of the state committee at least 35 days before the date of said primary
 B. And, whereas, said plan further provides in section thereof that he several county committees of the dem ocratic party of this state be and they are hereby authorized. empowered and instructed to appoint the inspector s and managers of said primary election In their respective counties under tn c provisions of said primary election law. It is therefore ordered that the sev- eral county committees in conformity with the primary election law appoint judges and managers of election, clerks and returning officers for the holding of said primary election and shall take such steps and do such things as are necessary and proper for the holding of said primary election in accordance with tn plan adopted by the said state committee and the details prescribed by this sub committee.
 4. It is further ordered that the chairman of this committee shall pro- vide and furnish tickets, instructions and blank forms to be used in th. election of such ndidates as are to be voted for in more than one coun- ty and he shall forward the same to the chairman of the respective county