The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
EVIDENTLY WILL
Be NO CONTESTS
County Committee Will Hold
Meeting Saturday
o'NEAL CHANGES DATES
scuIIy Says They VIII he Satisfied With
Nothing Less Than 5000 Ma
jority for o'Nenl in
Jefferson County

AT II o'clock last night no contest had
been filed with Chairman Robert N
Bell of the county executive committee.
Though there was only difference of two
votes between Judge Jackson and Judge
Gwin for the Bessemer judgeship. and
| only six majority for Rose Huey for
clerk of the Bessemer court, neither have
signified his intention to contest the cleo
ton. This is the last day in which a
contest may be filed.
| Mr.. Bell has announced that an en-
trance fee of so will be charged all
candidates for the democratic convention,
who must qualify with him before
| April 16.
| movement is now on foot to get
| thoroughly competent representation for
Jefferson county. and it is hoped that
on Saturday roster of the county's
best democrats will have entered.
| meeting of the democratic executive
| committee has been called to meet at
the courthouse Saturday at II o'clock in
the criminal court room.
| A chairman and secretary will be elect
ed for the ensuing term, plans for the
state primary election on May 2 will
| be formulated and other business of i'm
portance will come before the commit
tee for consideration.
Chairman J. B. Scully OF the ONeal
| county committee Is now putting his
| big campaign committee into motion.
| Every member is to wear an O'Neal but
| ton and to win at least one vote for the
| Florence candidate The committee has
Qat DnQ a rnQ n a M
| Chairman Scully states that he will be
satisfied with nothing less.
H. S. Doster of Prattville. a. member
of the state senate. and prominent
newspaper man. was in the city last night.
He states that politics is the chief sub
ject of conversation down his way and
all the candidates are getting busy.
| j. A Wilkinson of Montgomery, candi-
date for state treasurer, passed through
Birmingham last night on his way to
Albertville, where he will make an ad
dress before the High school. He is one
of the liveliest candidates in the field.
| Several changes in the original itinerary
of Col. Emmett O'Neal have been found
necessary to meet the demands of train
schedules which did not agree with the
| itinerary as first published.
| Colonel O'Neal began his active speak
| ing campaign April at Stevenson To-
day he speaks at Greenville. Tomorrow
he speaks at Evergreen. In all he will
make 20 speeches during the remainder
of the gubernatorial campaign.
The corrected itinerary is as follows.
Greenville, April 10; Evergreen. April Is:
Brewton, April IA; Monroevile. April is:
Bay Minette, April Is; Grove Hill. April
49, Camden. April 10; Demopoiis, April
%; Greensboro, April 81; Tuscaloosa, April
22 Cullman, April %; Mobile, April rs;
Canton, April 26; Hefiin, April q; An
nston, April q; Center. April 2s; Gads-
den, April %; Oneonta, April %; Ems
ley, April 20.
The ONeal campaign will be one OF
life and activity during the remainder Of
the time of the campaign. The COM
plete schedule of all speakers calls for
speeches over the state at the rate of
about 20 a day. p. G. Bowman will speak
at Ensley Friday, when big O'Neal rail-
ly will be held in that section of the
greater city.