The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
Underwood Got 99,SO3 Votes in the Primary Held
 April 1
HENDERSON BEAT
 BROWN BY 3O,OOO
Abercrombie Had 42,806, While Att kins, His Nearest Competitor, Received 22,43O = Madison
 County Contest Settled

| Oscar w Underwood received at the Pll7 mary held on Monday, April l, 99S0S votes for President of the United States. This fact became known today when the state executive committee, in session in Mont gomery, tabulated and counted the returns from the primary The next largest vote was received by the three presidential electors from the state at large, C. H. Bllingsley receiving S6,069; William F. Cobb sS, ,09s and James A. Mitchell S6,553.
 John H. Wallace, Jr, received for fish and game commissioner 5S,il5 votes against 26764 for John c. Cheney and 15,S90 for Thomas o. Goodbrad. The tabu- lated returns show that Charles Hender- son received 70,596 votes for president of of the railroad commission defeating his opponent, Cyrus B. Brown, by more than 30000 votes.
 In the race for congressman at large, John W. Abercrombie received 42,S06 votes against 22, 430 which were for Victor B.. Atkins, his nearest opponent H. r.. Brooks received 6eo6 votes, Isaac w. Hill 937 and Kyle B. Price 16,0s7.
 In the nine congressional districts, the vote was as follows
 First congressional district, George w.. Taylor, 69S6.
 Second congressional district. s. H.. Dent, Jr., S273; o. c. Wiley, 669s. Third congressional district, II. D. Clay ton, 12,S16
 Fourth congressional district, Fred l.. | Blaclxmon, 1855.
 Fifth congressional district, J. Thomas Heflin, 12,700.
 | SfNrfb conversational district R D HOh- son S306 Frank s. Moody 6093.
 Seventh congressional district, J. L. Burnett 9637.
 Eighth congressional district Samuel Blackwell 5663, William Richardson 1O,- 645
 Ninth congressional district, oscar w. Underwood 16,454.
 Presidential electors from each of the nine congressional districts received the following vote:
 First congressional district, c. L. Fly bart 1886.
 Second congressional district, Ed S. | Watts. II, ,632
 Third congressional district, G. Ernest | Jones, 10,1 193.
 Fourth congressional district, ]. H. Ed mondson, 6907.
 Fifth congf essional district, J. w. Stew | art, II, ,226.
 Sixth congressional district, R. A. Coon | CT, l0,9S1.
 Seventh congressional district, George H. Parker, 74a6
 Eighth congressional district, W. R. | Francis, 10,S22.
 Ninth congressional district, Charles h. gram, 15,50S.
 Madison County Contest
 The chief matter before the committee was the Madison county contest, which was discussed in open session for nearly | two hours The question before the com l mittee to decide was which of the two rival delegations from that county was entitled to seat in the convention. After hearing argument by both sides the com mittee went into executive session, and the committees decision will probably be withheld until the state convention convenes.
 Unanimous vote was given to Congress- man Henry D. Clayton of Eufaula for temporary chairman of the convention and John P. Abbott secretary, of Bir- mingham, was instructed to cast the com mittee's vote for MT, Clayton. Session in Detail
 Chairman Tyler Goodwin of the state democratic executive committed, called the committee to order at noon today ir the council chamber of the City hall On roll call, 2S members of the commit I ttc were lOulli u De present..
 The resignation of Hugh D. Merrill ot Heflin was read to the committee by Chairman Goodwin. The committed elected w. B. Merrill of Cleybourne to fil | the vacancy.
 Chairman Goodwin then asked the com. mittee' for authority to return all of the assessment fees of candidates above what had been required for expenses Unani- nous consent was given to Chairman , Goodwyn's request. The Madison county contest was opened by David A Grayson of Huntsville. at , torney for the contestants. MT. Graysor had with him a mass of typewritten ev- idence, together with several hundred af- l fidavits, which he presented to the com, } mittee. Mir. Grayson explained to tho | committee the nature of the contest, and considerable time was taken up in dis. cussng the merits of his side of the uues tion
 ] In brief the contest was filed by C. S Lowe, A. D. Kirby, w B. Campbell. J 1 E. Williams, J. E. Butler, w. s. Allen M. l.. Rison and J. M. Talley against : J. II. Pride, L. H. Davis, w. P. Me 5 Crary, c. w. Jones, z. I. Drake. o. K : steagall, Joe Collier, J. M. Hampton ] and l. B. Wyatt. The contestants claimed that Clarendon Davis, the chairman of the Madison county demo f cratic executive committee, left theil , names off the ballot W This list was furnished to MT Davis by State Senator Robert E. Spragins the chairman of the Underwood clut < in Madison county. The contestants, on being left off the ballot had a ballot of their owr , printed, and presented to the voters , 1t was claimed by the contestants. aft. CT the returns had been received, that they had received tine largest number of votes. the highest vote given t, i. the contestees being less than ths | smallest vote cast for any one of tn, } contestants. The contestants, on this ground asked the state committee to seat then l in the convention. The contestees wer, { represented today by Attorney z. I [ Drake of Huntsville
 The state executive committee wen into executive session shortly after o'clock this afternoon for the purpose
 of considering the Madison county mat. : ter. After some discussion by vari. ous members 1t was decided to refel : the matter to a sub committee consist : ling of Kelly Dixon, Dr. J. M. Miller. 2 P. De F. Waddell. E. P. Wilson ant , Judge, Pugh, with instructions to gs over the affidavits of the two sides any | to make recommendations to the stat. committee tonight. s.
 The subcommittee met this after. noon at 3 o'clock and unanimously de. , Icided to seat the contestants. This de : cision was announced to the state com. mittee tonight when it convened at c clock and that body gave its consen to the subcommittee action. The oth CT business before the committee to-