The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-24
CRISIS IN AFFAIRS
 OF REPUBLICANS Strength of Factions to Be
 Tested Today ALL ARE CONFIDENT Thompson Adherents Say He Will Be Recommended, But Montgom-
 cry Says Barker Is
 Sure to Win

A meeting of the Jefferson county re- publican. executive committee and the district executive committee will be held here today to test the strength Of the Thompson and Barker factions in the republican party.
 It was given out last night by the Thompson interests that the meeting was called by the friends of MT. Thompson for the purpose of determining who was the stronger here, MT Thompson or Major Barker. It is held by some repub- licans that as Jefferson county goes, so will the state The test here today is at once important from a republican standpoint,
 Both sides are very sanguine as to the result. The opinion gleaned from both sides Is that as the meeting was called by Thompson adherents and as this IS the home county of MT. Thompson that he has a shade. the better of the antici- pated action. However, J. H. Montgom- cry. postmaster who is the leading spirit of the Northern Alabama campaign of Major Barker said last night: If any one is recommended at the meeting to- day it will be Major Barker.
 The offices of J. 0. Thompson, collector of internal revenue, were thronged yes- terday and late last night with friends of the collector from all parts of the state, who assured him of their sup port as against Major Barker, and said the meeting today would be clean Thompson victory.
 MT. Thompson, who Is state chairman of the republican committee, announced that upon the recommendation of the three members of the district committee of the Third district he had appointed T. V. Baskn to succeed Arthur c. Smith, who resigned. The Barker faction. it is stated, resent the appointment of a suo- cessor by MT. Thompson, claiming it to be illegal It was stated that a sue cessor to Henry T. Irving of the dis trict committee would be named by Mir. Thompson in a few days.
 The Barker faction held a meeting yes- terday at the Morris hotel. There Pope M. Long of Walker county was endorsed by the meeting for state chairman or the executive committee against MT Thompson.
 The meeting of that committee will be held in 1912, but will be called, it is un- derstood, within a few days by State Chairman Thompson.
 The following republicans will meet here today:
 Republican state executive committee of Alabama.
 Jos. o. Thompson, chairman; N. L.. Steele, secretary. At Large-O. D. Street, Guntersville; J. T. Blackmore, Guntersville; A. N. Johnson; Julius Sternfeld, Montgomery; Joshua Franklin, Erin. First District-P. D. Barker, Mobile; G. B. Deans, Mobile; c. NJ. Allen. Mobile
 Second District-H F. Irwin, Montgom- cry; W. c. Starke, Troy; B. S. Perdue, Greenville; J. S. Johnson. Brantley. Third District-Byron Trammell, De- than c. M. Cox, Ozark; F. M. Slocumb, Headland.
 Fourth District-J. M. Kitchens. Hefiin; J. A. Bingham, Talladega; J. R. Dyke, Columbiana w. M. Thweatt, Lincoln.
 Fifth Dstrict-B. K. Walker, Milstead ; Charles Booth, Prattville; H. E. Berk- stresser, Dadeville; E. F. Stewart, Hope Hull
 Sixth District-J. o. Hayes, Eutaw; J. T. Fowler, Dobbs R. A. Smith, Birmng- ham, care U. s. NJ; Ad Wimbs, Greens horo.
 Seventh District-M l.. Chenault Rus selville; George Beyers, Cullman R. R. McClasky, Boaz; R. J. Guest, Ft. Payne
 Eighth District-W W. Simmons, Ath- ems; G. o. Chenault, Moulton; c. E. Hutchens, Huntsville; M. A. Gold, Scotts- boro.
 Ninth District-J. H. Montgomery, Bir- mingham; N. C. Fuller, Centerville; Dr. G. R. Lewis, BeSsemer.