The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
STATE COMMITTEE l MEETING CALLED | BY TYLER GOODWIN Will Meet in Birmingham
 City Hall on De- cember 20
 BE TWO PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION Decide How National Convention | Delegates Shall Be Chosen and Take Action on Sec ond Choice

Tn the city hall. Birmingham, at noon, December 20, the state executive com mittee of the democratic and conservative party will meet for the purpose of trans acting such business as will properly come before it."
 The official announcement to this ef- feet was made yesterday afternoon by R. Tyler Goodwin, chairman, and John P. Abbott, secretary, of the committee. As to whether or not the committee will simply elect a member of the national committee of the party and adjourn to meet following the session of the na- tional committee in New York, January S. or whether in addition to electing a | member of the national committee, the state committee will also dispose of all the technical arrangements for the poli- tics of 1912. is still matter of doubt. The function of the committee is to elect member of the national committee to succeed the late John w. Tomlinson, to set date for primary for the nomina- tion of a congressman from the state at large, a president of the railroad com mission, and chairman of the fish and game commission, to set date for n state convention in which shall be- cbos- en two justices of the supreme court. and to agree upon plan for the representa-. ton Of counties in the state convention. Two Problems
 There will be two problems for discus sion. The first will be whether the delegates to the national convention shall be chosen by the people in a primary Or whether they shall be named by a conven- ton. The second will be the feasibility of permitting the people to express them- selves concerning a second choice for the democratic presidential nomination. Ac- coroing to the general belief the dele gates to the national convention will be named in convention, and they will be instructed to vote for Congressman Oscar w. Underwood until the baloting is con- cluded in a nomination.
 Immediately following the meeting of the committee, candidates will begin to announce themselves. Though 1912 is "an off year. in Alabama politics, it promises to be one of the liveliest in the recent
 
 fact that an Alabamian will be in the race for the presidency of the United States. and to the additional fact that the people will be called upon to select a con. gressman from the state at large.
 Congressman At Large
 For the extra congressional berth made possible under the recently en-
 
 probably be half dozen candidates. As many as 12 are mentioned as pos sible candidates. Sam Jenkins, Bald win county's legislator Is an an nounced candidate, as is H. Y. Brooke state examiner of public accounts. and Fred Wall. mayor of Athens It is con sidered probable that Judge E. B AL mon will make the race though the speaker of the house has not made an announcement Tom Long of Walker is seriously considering the proposi ton of running and pressure Is being brought to bear on Maj. w. W. Screws. editor of the Montgomery Advertiser to the end that he might shy his castor into this ring. Senator V. B. Atkins of Dallas IS said to be considering run ulHS LOT the extra congressional seat while ex-Gov W. D. Jelks and Perry Thomas of Barbour county are men, tioned.
 No opposition to either of the justices whose terms will expire next year has developed, and no announcement of op position to the reelection of Charles Henderson and John Wallace. respect- lively president of the railroad commits sion and chairman of the fish and gam. commission, has been announced. It is reported that Cyrus B. Brown, secre- tary of state, may oppose MT. Hen derson, and that Capt. Pete Mastin. Montgomery's representative in the leg islature, may ask for the position now held by Mir. Wallace.
 As soon as the state committee sets the date for the state primary the various committees of the counties vii! get together and name their dates As q rule. the primaries of state and coun- ties occur on the same date. It is be. lieved that the state primary will oc- cur in April, that the state convention will be held in May. and that the na-