The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
COURTHOU,E TO Be
CENTER OF INTEREST
County Committee Will Make
But Few Changes.
NEXT WEEK IMPORTANT
Chairman Campbell of Congressional
Committee VIII Call that Body To-
gether-Rumors of Candidates
and Near Candidates.

| The courthouse will be a political whirl
for q few hours after noon today, while
the county democratic executive commits
tee is in session. The committee wifi
hardly be in session very long, as it is
understood the plan of action has already
been mapped out.
The county primary will remain where
1t was, April 4, but a resolution win be
introduced placing the candidates Tor the
legislature, solicitor and judge of the cir
cult court, chancellor and city court Judge
on the state ticket. The officers who re-
ceive their pay from the state will go
on this ticket, In compliance with the re-
quest Of the state committee. After adj
journment Frank Smith, chairman of the
subcommittee, will get busy on plans for
the primary.
w. D. Nesbitt, state democratic chair
man, has called the special committee ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the
state primary of May to meet in Mont
gomery Tuesday afternoon This commits
tee Is charged with the details of pre-
pairing and getting out the ballots. set
Ting small disputes and running the ma
chnery of the election. They will take
| steps to carry out the letter of the rules
adopted by the state committee and will
let all state officers know that whether
they run in an early county primary or
not, their names will go on the state
ticket
While no such action is expected, if tho
Jefferson county committee should decide
to put the disputed offices on the county
ticket, this committee would follow the
state organizations instruction and an
interesting contest might develop.
Tuesday will be big day in Montgom-
cry with the meeting of Mallory's parti-
| sans. Rumors of the withdrawal of Seed
from the race for governor will probably
come to head at that time
e. X. Campbell, chairman of the con-
gressional committee of the Ninth dis
trict. will call his committee for one day
next week. In fact, the coming week
| will be the most interesting of the whole
campaign to this time. as all the primary
matters will have been settled. candi-
dates will announce, settle down to a
hard race or get out, and the dust Will
begin to fly.
There will be no opposition to Oscar I'm
derwood at this time and the congress.
sional committee will no doubt place his
name on the state ticket
| Many new names are being suggested
| for the legislature from Jefferson county,
among them being w. A. Gibson. who will
| probably announce for the house of rep
| resentatives in a few days. The name of
c. p. Beddow is being mentioned as An
amendist opponent to Capt. John G. Smith.
whose announcement for the senate will
appear in Sunday mornings paper. It
| is also understood that w. E. Urquhart,
the champion of the commission govern
ment for Birmingham, will run for the
| senate If Walker Percy refuses.
John w. Tomlinson, whose friends
are urging him to run for the legislature,
states that his business affairs occupy all
OF his time, and will prevent him from
| running for any office.
Emmett O'Neal left last night for Flor
ence to spend Sunday with his family and
will return to Birmingham Monday. Az
soon as possible he will arrange speak.
| ing tour OF the largest cities in the state.
but 1t will be impossible for him to meet
| all the voters In the short campaign.