The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-29
BELL REPLIES IN
 SPR|GHTLY LETTER
Sub Committee Is Upheld for
 Quitting Mallory Emblem
PUTS BLAME ON SMITH
Peevy says Hes Failed to Notify Conn mittce to Remove His Name But Hopes lAe Citizens VIII Not
 Vote for Him

In reply to the letter Of Frank W. Smith, in which he demanded that the name Taxpayers Ticket' be placed over the Mallory delegation to the state con vention, Chairman R. N Bell of the county executive committee indorsed the action of the subcommittee and charged Mir Smith with "contending for fairness. or pleading for sympathy. on a false is sue" and in speaking of MT. Smiths de- sire to use the great seal of the state and the party emblem. said
 Such methods of vote catching do not appeal to fair minds"
 | Chairman John w Altman of the sub committee last night gave history Of the circumstances which resulted in the Mallory delegates appearing on the tick ct with no heading.
 Last Friday night the subcommittee held a meeting at the courthouse" he said. q notified Frank Smith, county chairman for Mallory, and Joe Scully, county chairman for oNeal that the meeting would be held, and notified them that under the code we would not use the emblems which they had submitted. as it would be an express violation of the statute.
 "The meeting was held and MT Smith did not appear MT. seully asked that the heading, "o'Neal Delegates, be placed above his list We could not head the ticket with either the party emblem or the seal of the state, and the com mittee voted unanimously to leave them 1o%1 |, rial was handed to the printer Saturday morning and the boxes were sent out Monday morning. If MT. Smith has any one to blame, it is himself We would have been glad to have placed any words he might have suggested. but we could not wait over the prescribed time. He had ample notice of the meeting, and should have been there to look after his interests"
 Secretary Staley of the subcommittee states that MT. Smith called him Satur- day morning and told him that if the emblem could not be used to leave off the heading entirely.
 Hnds Peevy, when seen yesterday said that he had neglected to notify the com mittee to take his name off the ticket thinking that his public withdrawal would be sufficient. He wants it. under stood, however. that he is out of the race, and hopes that the accidental ap- pearance of his name will in no way af- feet the race between the other two can didates. He wants it thoroughly under stood that he Is not after votes
 Chairman Bells Letter
 Mir Bells letter to Frank Smith fol- lows:
 To Frank ". Smith, Vice Chairman Nal
 lory Campaign Committee:
 You, as a member of the executive com mittee and as chairman of the subcom- mittee that I appointed that held the primary April 4, know that I have no power whatever in the matter about which I am addressed in your letter.
 You know that did not interfere with your management of the April primary though I was a member of it; and you know I am not a member of the present subcommittee, and that your communi- cation should not be sent to me-
 You were present when the resolution was adopted directing me to appoint a subcommittee to manage the primary election of May ?. Being, myself, for MT. 0 Neal I gave you, as the representa- tive of MT. Mallory, the selection of two men bn the subcommittee; and this you did; I might have given them all to Mr. O'Neal Do you condemn me for allow ing you to select these men that you now criticize? Do you criticize the men you
 
 the law, even for MT. Mallory? They unanimously agreed you were wrong
 When this committee was named, it ended my connection with the manage ment and arrangement for the May pri- mary; the resolution referred to gave