The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
case the committee adjourned for
The NOrthpOrt Box

| Upon reassembling l.. f. Jeffries read
the report of the canvassing commit
| tee and, pending its adoption, II. a
| Jones of Tuscaloosa was heard in be-
half of Barnard Hardwood. protesting
against the announcement of the NOM
nation of Daniel Collier for solicitor
in the Sixth circuit. He averred that
the mana gers at Northport box, Tusca-
loosa county, had fraudulently reversed
| the vote at that box and that If the
PROPER report were made Hardwood
would have a majority instead of Col
| lier.
The contest had been heard by the
Tuscaloosa county committee and re-
ferred to the state committee on the
ground that the county committee had
no authority to open the box. Mr.. Hard
wood presented affidavits of 12s votes
In that beat to the effect that they
had voted for him.
Manly Foster for Mr.. Collier de-
MED vehemently that the managers OF
| the box had made a false report The
| point of his argument was that the
committee would violate the law by
opening the box, unless sitting on a
| contest as a court, when every boH
would be opened How could this COM
mittee, upon opening that one Don
have the authority to say that Mr..
|
votes?'
Weatherly Speaks
James Weatherly, also representing
Mr.. Collier, said: Gentlemen. this is
not contest, but an excuse Tor a
contest. Opening all the boxes Wouiu
| be very much to be desired by MI COL
| lier for he has his own suspicious.
contestant is required by law to make
bond for the cost
Mr. Jones, in reply, declared that
he merely asked that fraudulent
| error in the report be corrected and
a asked If the committee was welded
| TO technicalities He offered to make
bond instantly
| & w. John of the committee mace
the point that no candidate had been
declared nominated and that no con-
| test could be filed until after sucn
declaration were made. He considered
the effort of Mr.. Harwood an attempt
to put Mr. Collier on the DEFENSE
On motion of Colonel John Mr.. Col
lier was declared the nominee and the
question settled.
Henry Gray Beaten
| A T. DeGraffenreid then rose to
nominate Byrd G. Farmer for temper
sry chairman of the state convention
John Gamble nominated Henry b.
Gray for the position.
II. b. Stegall, speaking in the in
terest of a harmonious convention sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. Farmer
urging that no man is more entitled
to the honor or more capable. Z. L.
Hybart seconded the nomination OF MT
GRAY. The vote stood: Farmer IL, Gray
10. and it was declared unanimous.
Mr.. Gamble raised the point OF orde,
that a quorum was not present pu'
on a ruling of the chairman 1t was
withdrawn.
J. H. Adams of Dale and e. w. ret
tus of Dallas were unanimously elect
ed temporary secretaries of the con-
vention.
Macon Contest Opened
The Macon county contest was nex'
taken up. oscar Lewis of Tuskegee repre-,
senting p. C. Gibson, confession against
w. C. Daniel, nominee for sherih II
Macon county, whose majority was only
~ votes. The county committee hae
refused to hear the contest on tne
ground that there were no specin'
charges in the petition.
H. P. Merritt of Tuskegee, represent.
ing Mr.. Daniel, replied. alleging thai
Mr.. Gibson had Withdrawn his cause
after the action of the county com
mittee. Mr.. Merritt was assisted BY
.lC p. McIntire of Montgomery.