The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
VOTERS WILL EXPRESS CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT IN PRIMARY;
 COMMITTEE FOR UNDER WOOD
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF COMMITTEE WORK

Here follows the detailed account oi
 the state democratic executive commit
 tee meeting:
 Call to order at 12:o5 o'clock by
 Chairman Goodwin. t
 W. L. Pitts of Perry nominated
 James Weatherly to succeed the late
 John W. Tomlinson as national com
 mitteeman from Alabama
 F. L. Barefield of Butler seconded l the nomination. and L. F. Greer of Calhoun moved that the nomination be made unanimous.
 I@ MT. Weatherly was unanimously elected and Messrs. Pitts, Barefield and Greer were appointed committee to notify him of his election and to es- cort him to the rostrum.
 T On account of the long continued absence of the committee B. D.. Tur- ner of Washington was named ascom- ! mittee of one for the purpose of To- eating the original committee He re- ported that MT. Weatherly could not be found.
 Secretary Abbott read the report of
 the committee named at a previous ! meeting to arrange code of rules for the government of the procedure of the executive committed. After strik- ing out a section precluding the right ] of the members to smoke in commit tee meetings the committee adoped the report after only minor changes. il MT. Weatherly was then conducted into the chamber and was introduced ] by Chairman Goodwin. He made a short address, thanking the committee for his election and pledged himself to work actively for the party and for the nom- ination of MT. Underwood. The expres- ] sion of the name of Underwood was greeted with prolonged and vociferous { applause.
 J Greene Introduces Resolution { Gardner Greene of St. Clair then introduced resolution providing for the election of state officials. congress- men and delegates to the state con- vention by primary and for the elec-
 ton of two justices of the supreme court and a delegation 10 the national convention by state convention, the resolution also providing for the nom- ination by the voters of Alabama in a primary of President of the United States.
 Robert Spragins of Madison offered an amendment providing for the elec- tion of delegates to the national con- vention by a primary. Il Kelley Dixon of Talladega offered a substitute for the original resolution and the amendment, the substitute pro- viding for a primary for the election of all state officials and delegates to the national convention. Il M. B. Abercrombie of Macon moved Il the appointment of q committee to handle the various resolutions and tr make report. Following a motion of l W. M. Lackey of Tallapoosa, the Alp lererombie resolution was tabled. w. M. Lackey then made motion that the name of Oscar w. Underwood be put upon the ticket by action of the state committee, but this was lost for want of a second.
 Kelley Dixon stated that his substi- ute was practically the same as the amendment of Robert Spragins.
 Chairman Goodwin called the atten- tion of Mr. Dixon to the effect l arranged for the basis of county rep resentation in the state convention was out of order, and MT. Dixon made the necessary correction.
 l Robert Spragins moved that the 1 Dixon substitute be laid upon the table. l c. D. Hamilton of Butler made a strenuous speech against the Greene resolutionaand in favor of the Spragins' lamendment.
 Callahan Attacks Plan w. w Callahan created a mild sen sation by attacking the Greene reso- lution, the Spragins amendment and the primary system. His remarks in favor of the old fashioned convention were vociferously applauded. He made a motion that d committee of five be named for the purpose of drafting a } resolution providing for convention at which should be elected all state officials He was ruled out of or der.
 T. L. Long of Walker then spoke against the substitute, the amendment and the Greene resolution and de clared in favor of convention. He was cheered. Long created a sensation q by fiercely assailing that newspaper l which he charged had attempted to knife Congressman Underwood in be- half of Woodrow Wilson. His attack met a hearty response from his col l leagues.
 l Long moved the tabling of the Spra- gins amendment.
 Spragins spoke in behalf of hil amendment, protesting that the com mittee should not transcend the pow l CTS given by the last state conven- tion He declared in favor of Under wood and assailed the idea of .'sec- ond choice" expression. His latter re- marks were applauded.
 l The Spragins amendment was tabled by a vote of 21 to IA.
 l For the Greene resolution Aber- crombie suggested the convention as a substitute. His motion was lost
 Greer spoke against the primary for the election of delegates to the na- tional convention, claiming that those
 who favored that plan were hopeful Il that few would land who would go
 to the national convention with knife concealed for the purpose of attack ng s Underwood
 l Lackey spoke against the dual idea
 of primary and convention, urging
 the adoption of one or the other, but not plan providing for both.
 Dixon spoke in favor of primary for
 the election of all officials and dele ! gates.
 Abercrombie moved tablng the Greene
 resolution. His motion failed Long offered an amendment to the I Greene resolution providing for a pri-
 mary and a convention two weeks earlier !, than the resolution called for. \ Greene Explains Resolution