The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-26
JENNINGS DECLINES 5. ID GIVE UP HIS JOB Is Still Chairman of Repubi-
 can Committee REPUBLICAN WAR AIRED Sheriff Shipp Arrests Negro Preacher for Shooting Another Negro Preach-
 er-sunday School Insti-
 ute Conyenes
REPUBLICAN, WAR AIRED

Decatur, October 25-(Special.) )-Elie P. Jennings of New Decatur, who was re- moved as chairman of the Morgan coun- ty republican executive committee by unanimous vote at a meeting of the com mittee at Hartselle last Saturday after noon, says that the committee in remov- ing him acted beyond the scope of their authority, that they had no right what ever and that he will disregard the ac- ton of the committee in removing him and that he still claims to be chairman of the county executive committee and will continue to act as chairman.
 No request was presented to me to call the committee together, as was stated in yesterdays newspapers,' said MT. Jen- nings. "The first intimation I had that the committee was to meet was when received a call issued by Secretary R. l.. Sherill of Hartselle. It is as follows: Hon. E. P. Jennings. New Decatur, Ala:
 Dear Sir-You are hereby notified that meeting of the Morgan county re- publican executive committee will be held In Hartselle, Ala. Saturday, October p, 1s1O at 2:30 o'clock. for the transaction of important business connected with our county campaign. Your personal attend ance Is earnestly requested. Respectfully,
 "R. L. SHERRILL, Secretary
 The committee removed MT. Jennings because he is supporting Charles Scott for governor against Joseph o. Thomp- son. the regular nominee of the repub- AE- fAI. lowing reasons for supporting MT. Scott:. "On August I called on MT. Thonip- son in Birmingham and he told me that he had indorsed Walter M. Chenault for postmaster of New Decatur on the recommendation of w. B. Henderson of New Decatur, chairman of the Eighth congressional district republican execu- tive committee. Thompson said Hender- son told him that Chenault's appointment would be satisfactory to all the repub- licans of New Decatur When l re- turned to New Decatur I told Henderson what Thompson had stated to me. Hen derson at that time most emphatically denied having had any conversation with Thompson concerning this matter Hen derson said he himself had not indorsed Chenault. Having every confidence in
 
 therefore, decided I would not support Thompson, but that I would support the others on the Thompson ticket. Since that time I have found that Henderson had indorsed both Walter M. Chenault and c. M Hills for the New Decatur postoffice and that both of these letters are on file with the department In Wash ington, D. c.
 q became an applicant for the New Decatur postoffice to test Henderson's s loyalty to me. I am not now an appli- cant for the New Decatur postoffice, but am supporting another man for the appointment.
 II was elected chairman of the Morgan county republican executive committee by a mass convention, composed of 300 or 400 republicans, and therefore the committee had no legal right to re- move me and I claim that I am still chairman of the committee.
 "I claim that a man has the right to support any candidate for office he may see fit to do so. No one can deny that am supporting a republican for gover- nor when I am supporting Charles Scott"