The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07
STATE COMMITTEE
IS NOW IN SESSION
Four Contests Come Up Before
The Body
JUDGEsH1Ps INVOLVED
Thirteenth Have Fights on Their
Hands-TwO Sheriffs Also
Having Trouble

Montgomery, July 6.-(Special. with
two contests for judicial positions and
two for sheriff, the new state democratic
committee began work in the first session
1t has ever held at noon today, meeting
in the large dining room of the Exchange
hotel Tyler Goodwin, chairman, presid.
ed, and the first work was to elect John
P. Abbott of Birmingham secretary,
he having served since the new commit
tee was made up.
The contests showed up as follows;
Bernard HARDWOOD, Greene county con-
testing the nomination of Daniel Collier
of Tuscaloosa for judge of the Sixth cir
cult.
W. s. Anderson of Mobile contesting
the nomination of s. B. Browne of Bald
win for Judge of the Thirteenth circuit.
W. A. Goolsby is seeking to prevent the
confirmation of the nomination of v. A.
Spenney for sheriff of Autauga county
and B. C. Gibson in Macon county is con-
testing the nomination of w. C. Daniels
for sheriff.
The question of Jurisdiction was at once
ldloCQ anu do Lie TWO JuQlCldl cases WtTc
alike on this point they were merged,
an hour being given to each side for
arguments. This took up the morning
and most of the afternoon sessions.
The committee just before dark decided
that it had jurisdiction and held that the
cases were to be taken up at once A
subcommittee was named to suggest a
plan.
Friends of HARDWOOD held that he was
not ready nor could he be without going
into the box at Northport. Friends of
Golfers argued that he was ready and
wanted to get the matter over. James
Weatherly, speaking for Collier. stated
that his client did not want any expense
of going into further investigation. H. A.
Jones. speaking for HARDWOOD, said his
client stood ready to pay the expenses.
Any plan suited the Anderson Browne
forces If it had to be done, though
Thomas Stevens. for Browne, argued that
it was'a hardship to have to go into the
case at all, as there was no real evil
dence that any Illegal votes were cast.
At last the committee decided, and the
whole committee agreed to 1t, to name a
subcommittee of three to each circuit to
take all the testimony and bring in a re-
port at latter date to the whole COM
mittee. Dr. J. C. Taylor of Haleyville is
the chairman of the subcommittee.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a campaign committee by the
state chairman was passed. Chairman
GOODWIN stated that the committee would
not be named until he had conference
with Col. Emmett O'Neal, the nominee
for governor.
The following were present:
State at Large-John J. King, Consul;
George w. Jones, Montgomery; J. E. Foy,
Eufaula; L. F. Grier Choccolocco; T. L.
Long, Jasper; j. Gardner Green, Pell
City; R. e. Spragins, Huntsville; P. G..
Bowman. Birmingham.
First District-R. T. Erwin. Mobile; F..
L. Barefeld Butler; E. P. Wilson, Grove
Hill; B. D. Turner. Jr.. Chatham.
Second District--John Gamble. Troy;
Walter Lee, Evergreen; Alexander Troy,
Montgomery; c. e. Hamilton, Grcenville.
Third District-W. w. Rainer, Union
Springs B. Deg Waddell. Scale: J. w.
Corbett. Ozark; B. F. Reid, Dothan.
Fourth District-Chambliss Keith. Selma !;
Kelly Dixon, Talladega; w L. McCaa,
Admission.
Fifth District-George D. Robson. We
tumpka- e $500
Sixth District-Dr A, X Collins Mill
port; Evan F. Allison, Bulamy; DIR. j.
M. Miller, Carbon Hill.
Seventh District-W. NJ. Coleman
Albertville; w. T. McCord. Alabama City,
j. r. Rossen, Cullman; ]. c. Taylor
Haleyville.
Ninth District-John c. Tugh, lirming-
ham; L. H. Nunnellee, (.entervllle w.
L. Pitts. Uniontown; D. R. Blsckwood
Cleveland.