The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-23
EEVY'S ENTRANCE
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Mallory Meeting Is Planned
for April 8
REPORT MADE ON o'NEAL
sobn Raryxbe.d In Back From WASH
fngton and Thinks His Fathers Eiec-
tiou Ia Assn. S--Three Sherihs
Here Yest~ day

A warm fight and plenty or inter-
esting politics will follow the an
nouncement of Kinds Peevy Tor the
state senate If he should so decide To-
day. Mr.. Peevys announcements Is ex-
pected. In fact, it is an assured fact'
as is that of Walker Percy for the
legislature.
Tonight the entries will close with
Chairman w. D. Nesbitt, who yester-
day had received 14o entrance fees.
The last day will be big day. DR..
Felix !. Tarrant is expected to shy
his castor into the legislative fight
and probably Snow Rogers, while sew
eral others are expected.
The meeting OF the officers of the
Greater Birmingham Mallory club at
headquarters last night planned big
meeting in the Jefferson theatre for
April 8, after the county primary is
over when Walker Percy. Mr.. NAL
Tory and Col. L. e. Jeffries of Selma
will speak.
o'Neal headquarters were jubilant
yesterday, as reports came in so rap
Idly that even the most optimistic were
pleased. One precinct in Houston coun
ty which voted 20 for the amendment
and 125 against it, was reported % for
Mallory and 375 for O'Neal, a gain Of
$50 votes in O single precinct.
The reports from the precincts are
now coming in rapidly. A tabulation
of 1o3 precincts heard from outside of
Jefferson and Montgomery gave NAL
1ory 1850 and O'Nea1 1872. out of n
total of 1892 votes. showing O'Neals
vote $50 per cent of that for Mallory
w. l.. McCaa, chairman of the O'Neal
Forces in Calhoun county, was in the
city yesterday and said: "This week
! have been all over the county in
buggy and have interviewed the lead
ers in almost every precinct am now
prepared to state that we will carry
Calhoun county for O'Neal. White
side of Oxford in my county, has or
ganized an O'Neal club with 100 men,
bers already signed up. which is quite
remarkable when it is remembered that
oxford only gave 70 votes against the
amendment
There were three sheriffs in the city
yesterday, Graves of Blount, Hill of
Lamar, Walton of Chambers, all of
whom gave oh eering reports and prom
ised increased majorities in their coun-
ties.
Three candidates for probate judge
are running in the county primaries on
an O'Neal ticket and are making
straight open fight for the leader. These
are Judge Edmundson of Pike, Robin
son of Covington and Caruth of Gle
burne. Judge Caruth was in Birming-
ham yesterday and said "The repub-
1icans In my county voted for the
amendment. With them out of the pri-
mary We will give vastly increased
majority for ONea1"
John Bankhead passed through Biz
mingham yesterday on his way home
from Washington, where he went with
Senator Bankhead. I'VE are getting
busy in Jasper" he said, and as soon
as father gets back to the state will
begin an active campaign. ] feel per-
fect1y confident that he will get more
votes than both his opponents togeth-
err"
An executive meeting of all the crafts
of the local Trades Council has been
called for Sunday afternoon in the
Virginia theatre, First avenue land
Nineteenth street, to indorse seven can
didates for the legislature and one for
the senate. Only union members with
their cards and poll tax receipts will
be admitted.