The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
ROOSEVELT WING NAMES DELEGATES Will Send Fourteen Votes
 for Ex-President FOUR DISTRICTS ACT Twelve Delegates Sent From State at Large With Half Vote Each.
 All Are Given Roose-
 yelt Instructions
FOUR DISTRICTS ACT

state republican convention and eau
 cuses of the First, Second. Fifth and
 Ninth congressional districts of the Roose-
 velt wing Of the party in Alabama were
 held in Birmingham yesterday. At the state convention, presided over
 by Judge o. R. HundIey, 12 delegates and
 1z alternates from the state at large were
 elected to the national convention at Chi
 cago instructed for Roosevelt, with a
 half vote each, being equal to six dele gates.
 That delegation consists of George J.. Beyer, J. F. Wright. W. R. Fairley, w.
 E. Tebbetts. c H. Scott, w. F. McElroy, William Vaughn, R. A. Perryman, F. J.
 Petree, Joseph o. Thompson, w. P. Will
 Hams and 0. c. Michaelson.
 The alternates named were J. T. Blake-
 fore, O. ". Adams T. J. Black, Will
 son Crawford. A. Mcdonald. c. c. Car
 Tenter, August Jager F. W. Daeho, N.
 N. Bolton, N R. Yielding, J. K. Walker
 and J. W. Davidson.
 The Ninth district caucus resulted in
 the selection of Judge o. R. Hundley and
 T. R. Lewis of this county as delegates
 to the convention from the Ninth con |
 were W. H. Lewis and P. F. Clarke.
 The First district meeting resulted in
 the selection as delegates of w. T. Hen
 derson and A. J. Spencer, with Sid Berry
 anc M. c. skinner as alternates.
 The Fifth District elected G. A. Thomp- son and Payton Alexander as delegates
 to the national convention. MT Thompson is a brother of Joseph O. Thompson of this city and resides in Tuske2ee. MT. k1e~ap1er is Antat1pa rOlptV.
 The Second district elected A. B. Long and J. M. Greene as delegates and H. E. Shaver and John Schwitzer as alternates. The congressional district conventions were held here on account of the state convention being in this city and in order | to save time.
 | At the state convention Joseph O. Thompson retired as chairman and per sonally placed in nomination Charles Scott of Montgomery. who was elected He was opposed by MT. Beyer of Cullman who was subsequently elected delegate to the national convention. MT. Beyer has been several times mayor of Cullman. N. l.. Steele succeeded himself as sec retary being unopposed.
 When the convention was called to
 order yesterday at the stroke of noon,
 J. o. Thompson faced no less than 300
 republicans from every county and dH-
 trict in the state. The meeting settked
 down instantly to work by the election
 of Judge O. R. Hundley as temporary
 chairman. In his speech of acceptance Judge Hundley fiayed President Taft
 A mere mention of the name of Roose-
 welt provoked continuous applause. Rhe
 speech of Judge IIundley reviewed the
 differences of the two aspirants for the nomination as seen by the Roosevelt wing of the party. Judge Hundley was given a warm and sincere greet | Ing when he assumed the chair. At | this juncture of the convention the hall was raided by young ladies selling | tags. permission having been secured | by ]. W. Davidson.
 The convention lasted for three hours, during which time 1t handled the mass | of important work with dispatch and | effectiveness. It was stated that in all | the convention there were but four of- 1 ficeholders and those were Postmaster Lewis of Bessemer J. o. Thompson, N. l.. Steele and w. R. Fairley. Judge Hundley introduced the plat form declaration for Roosevelt and his policies, which was adopted after a short discussion.
 | The committee on permanent organ | ization requested that a state primary | be held not later than August 10 for | state offices, and also requested county lofflcials to call primary Tn such Counties as have not acted, The leaders of the Roosevelt move- ment In this state were very much pleased with the showing made yester- | day and 1t Is believed by them that the delegates elected yesterday will be seated over the Taft delegates hereto | fore elected and subsequently, thrown out and then reelected.
 The gallery overlooking the conyen- tion was well filled with Interested spectators. Among those attending wero Mrs. o. R. Hundley, whose hus- band was making a speech O. accep- tance of the temporary chairmanship. Mrs. Hundley seemed to be deeply in- terested in what trAnspire6. Several Taft followers also looked over the deliberation, among whom were Alexander C. Birch, a Taft dele gate. and William Ford Of inc united States marshaIs office.
 MissionS Discussed