The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-29
REPUBLICANS NAME
DELEGATES BY BEATS
Both Sides Claim Vivtory in
Jefferson
CONVENTION HERE JULY 4
Secretary willis of County Committee
Maintains That Prohibition Issue
VIII Not Figure in Any of
the Conventions

The republicans of Jefferson county
held meetings in every beat yesterday
and elected delegates to the county
lconvention which will be held in Mag
nolia hall at noon July 4. Secretary
G. c. Willis of the county commit
| tee was unable to secure a full list OF
the delegates selected last night but
stated that he heard from the majority
of the beats.
The anti-administrahon or anti
THOMPSON faction was very active, and
last night julius Davidson claimed that
they had defeated Mr.. Thompson and
that the county convention will be anti
Thompson and nti-statewide prohi-
bition.
However, secretary G. c. Willis de-
clared that the administration had won
hands down, and that of the 80 dele
gates to be elected he had heard posi-
lively from A, and others of which he
was positive would bring the vote of
the administration up to So.
| However, the Observation-Disclosures
forces did carry beats 81 and 81, the old
Birmingham ssoais. In beat 81 Lee Marx
presided and the following delegates
were elected: T. Fl. Aldrich, Lee J. Marx,
]. T. Thompson, C. L. Fulton, d, J. Pom
cellor. ]. H. Montgomery, Eugene Ma
son, A. Adams, z. b. zeigler, M. Katan-
zana
| In both 81 and 81 the unit rule was
adopted. thus tieing the hands of sew
eral administration delegates.
The republicans OF beat II met at
Magnolia hall. J. II. Heineke was elect
ed temporary chairman and Frank ).
Rea secretary. The following delegates
| were elected: Charles Carper chairman n,
]. A. W. Smith. James W. Lee, DR.. w.
T. Masterson. Jack Dietz. Charles j..
Allison, Frank s. Rea J. W. Davidson,
Wade Mothershed, William Vaughn,
Alex c. Birch, J. T. McAllister, T. NJ
| Ramey, Alonzo Green, j. Rivers Car
ter. DR.. ]. w. Hughes. J. H. Heinekc.
The following were elected permanent
officers of Beat 81: DR.. W r Masterson.
chairman; Charles Carper, secretary; ex-
| ecutive committee. j. A. w. Smith, chair
man; James w. Lee, ]. Rivers Carter,
Alonzo Green, Charles ]. Allison, Philip
Rietta- Dudley Vaughn. j. Fl. Heineke
| At East Lake, Beat 10-Judge T. b. Nor
| ton and W. o. Bass were elected with
j. ]. Bass and W. NJ. Jones alternates. A
contest resulted In EnSey, Beat AZ, which
will have to be settled in the convention.
| 1t is stated positively that the conven-
ton which will be held on July 4 will put
a full ticket into the field for all county
offices. Delegates will be elected to the
district and state conventions. The con-
vention will be called to order by Chair
man John T. McEniry of the county COM
| mittee.
The district convention will meet on
July II. william Farley, chairman of the
district committee. will come to Birmng-
ham from New Orleans to call the con-
vention to order. The state committee
meets the following day and will probably
finish its work in one day, put out a full
| list of state candidates and a platform.
Secretary Willis of the county commit
tee said last night that the prohibition
issue did not enter into yesterdays cleo
lions and that statewide prohibition will
not figure In any OF the conventions.