The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-04
STATECOMM|TTEE
 ID ASSEMBLE SOON Presidential Primary Is Not
 Yet Settled . TOM LONGS NC VIEWS
Says the State Wants an Underwood Delegation That Will Stick to |. the Last-Names of the
 State Committee

In order that Alabama might be repre- sented in the national democratic execu- tive committee meeting in New York January S, Tyler Goodwin, chairman Of the state democratic executive commit
 tee, intimates that there will be a meet ing of the latter committee either immed- iatelys after the Christmas holidays or during the first few days of January | The committee will elect national committeeman to succeed the late John w. Tomlinson, and it is understood that James Weatherly. member of the Bir- mmgham commission, has the best chance 1 to land the position.
 In addition, there will be many impor- tart matters awaiting the attention of the 1 committed. The question of selecting del- | esates to the national convention by | primary or a convention will have to be, | settled, and from the present indications | it appears that there will be no "presl- | iertial primary The committee will set a date for the holding of the state primary, in which the successful candi- dates for delegates to the state conven- tion, for the presidency of the railroad commission, for the chairmanship of the fish and game commission, and for the position of congressman at large will be determined. As the national democratic convention will probably be held in June the state primary, it is probable, will be held in April or May. Following the general custom, it is probable that the committees. of the several counties will | convene after the session of the state the county primaries contemporaneously
 with the state primary.
 Committeeman Long Talks T. l.. Long of Jasper, one of the rep- i resentatives of the state at large on the state democratic executive committee, was in Birmingham yesterday and stated that he was now ready to attend the session of that committee. While he did not positively commit himself, 1t was gathered from conversation with him that he does not look with especial favor on the idea of holding presidential pri- mary
 q desire to state, however," said he | "that I am for Underwood for the presi- dential nomination, and that I believe we should instruct a delegation of his warm est friends to vote for him until the voting comes to an end.
 | "I think the selection of second
 choice for the presidential nomination would be not only successful attempt | to straddle the fence, but would tend to | embarrass Mr. Underwood in the knowl-
 edge that his state. while willing to pay him a compliment, was unwilling to stand 1 by him until the last ditch" | Mi. Long was reminded by reporter | that the charge was being made in cer-
 tain quarters that the friends of MT. Un-
 derwood, who are opposed to the selec-
 tion of a "second choice,' are in reality the friends of MT. Harmon, and are working for the Ohioan behind Underwood as blind.
 q have noted those charges" said MT. Long, "and wish ito say that they are not only false, but in my opinion that
 those making them know them to be false. There are some people in the
 world so constituted that they cannot be-
 lieve their, fellow man is possessed of an
 honest sentiment
 Members of Committee
 The following is list of the members
 of the state democratic executive com
 mlttee, which soon will be so promi-
 nently in the public eye:
 State at Large-John J. King, Marengo; George w. Jones' Montgomery; J. E.. Foy, Barbour; l.. F. Greer. Calhoun; M. B. Abercrombia, Macon; T. L. Long, Walk CT; J. Gardner Green, St. Clair; R. B. Spragins, Madison; P. G. Bowman, Jef ferson.
 First District-R. T. Erwin, Mobile: F.
 L. Barefield, Choctaw; E. P. Wilson,
 Clarke; B. D. Turner. Jr., washington. Second District-John Gamble, Pike; Walter Lee. Conecuh; Alexander Troy, Montgomery; c. E. Hamilton. Butler.
 Third District-W. W. Rainer. Bullock; B. deG. Waddell, Russell; J. w. Cor bett, Dale; B. F. Reid, Houston. Fourth District-Chamblssi Keith. Dal- Sas; Kelly Dixon, Talladega; w. l.. Me Caa, Calhoun: H. D. Merrill, Cleburne. Fifth Distrlct-J. c. Wood, Lowndes; w. M Lackey. Tallapoosa; George D. i'ophiSoi' iiiiio' ~ ' "i'o' N water
 Sixth District-J. w. Cook, Greene; Dc. A.. K. Collins, Lamar; Evan F. Allison, Sumter; Dr. J. M. Miller, Walker. Seventh District-W. M. Coleman, Mar shall; w. T. McCord. Etowah; J. R. Ros- son, Cullman; Dr. J. c. Taylor, Winston.
 Eighth District-W. w. Callahan, Nor gan: Shelby Fletcher, Madison l.. E.
 Brown, Jackson; H. c. Thach, Lime stone
 Ninth District-John C., Pugh, Jefrer- son; L. H. Nunnelee, Bibb; w. l.. Pitts,
 Ferry; D. R. Blackwood, Blount John P. Abbott of Birmingham is sec- retary of the committee. pOIico Raid Rakorv