The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Action of Committee Nom- mating Speight Declared
 Null and Void
GAMBLE RESOLUTION
 IS CARRIED 23 TO '
Amendment to Request Governor to Call Special Election Defeated. Committee to Study Defects
 in Primary Law

Montgomery. June 17.--tspecfaIJ
 The action Of the Third district con-
 speight of EufauIn, as the nominee "f
 the party to In the special eiee-
 ton of June 29 to fill the nnexpired
 term of former Congressman Henry D. void hy the state democratic executive committee. The state committee adopted resolution reauiring the judge of the Third district to place MuIIscy of Geneva the ticket, and permit both these men aud any other democrats in that district to make the !. race. v l At the session today there Was psuch i wranging and all the members seemed to be undecided as to what course the committee should take. \ resolution in | troduced by John Gamble of Troy provid- ing that the action Of the Third district committee in naming speght be declared void caused most of the discussion. Special Election June % | Several amendments to the Gamble res- olution were offered but all were rejected. One of these amendments provided that a committee be appointed to request the governor to withdraw his proclamation calling for special election June 20, This amendment was also rejected.
 When vote was finally taken on the resolution of Mir. Gamble il passed by 2 to 7 The vote on the resolution intro- duoed by G. II. Malone of Dothan re- suited 2I to 6 in favor of the resolution This resolution provided that a request be made to the probate judge of tho Third district asking that the names of both MT, MullSey and Mr speght be placed on the ballot
 At the conclusion of the meeting MT speight announced that he will at once inaug,rate a vigorous campaign for the position as. congressman from the Third district. MT. Mtlllsey will also make all. active fight for the job
 When General Bibb Graves had con- cluded his opening address he was fol- lowed by Mir MullSey. who stated his po- sition in the congressional situation. MT. Mullxey said that he had yielded to the requests of many democrats in the dis trict and had brought the matter before the state committee in order that the people of the Third district might name their nominee for Congress He denied that he Is republican and said that he had fought for the democratic party since 1902. He declared that If the committee decided against him on the appeal that he would abide by it's action and would not make the race for Congress. R. Tyler Goodwin, former chairman of the state executive committee appeared as the representative of the Third district committee. Mir. Goodwin asked that an issue be declared SD that the question could be settled along definite lines. The committee decided however. that the Third district committee was not entitled to representation.
 General Graves announced that both sides would be given 10 minutes in which to present arguments. Reed Barnes of OpeilSa and Judge William II. Thomas of Montgomery represented MT. SpeiBht and made strong arguments In which they discussed the legal phases of the stua- ton and cited precedents to show that Mir Speight was the legal and moral nom- inee of the party. Byrd Farmer of Doth- an spoke in behalf of Mir Mulkey After all the arguments had been heard and after nearly every member of the committee had participated in the discus sion a vote was taken on the Gamble resolution and the committee decided by a vote of 23 to to declare the action of the district committee null and void. At the meeting of the committee Wal rter L. Sessions of Birmingham was unanimously elected secretary MT. Ses- m of To H. ness of his wife and W r. Herbert of Demopols acted as temporary secretary.
 Graves Appoints Committees
 General Graves appointed the follow ing committee to frame new rules for the state committee: J. k. Dixon. Talladega, chairman; w. D. Neshtt Birinlngham: Thomas Bradford. Centre; F. ] Garrison. Ashland and w. II. Stoddard. i.nverne. Another commmittee to draft resolutions indorsing the ma ational democratic admin istration was appointed by General Graves as follows: r. w. Lull. Wetumpka, chair man; George E. Tarrant, Birmingham; W tI Lindsey Butler: R. l.. Barnes, Guntersyile and A. F Fite. Jasper
 Borden Burr of Birmingham declared that the present primary laws in Alabama are unsatisfactory. and moved that the chairman name a committee to study the defects in the present law and make rec concentrations for the necessary changes. This motion was adopted
 Members of the committee who We're present at the meeting We're;
 state at Large-O. c. Wiley. Troy; K. c. Glover, Abbevile. J K. Dixon. Talla- dega; E. j. Garrison. Ashland; A. F. Fite, Jasper. Thomas II. Bradford, Gen. tre J. r. Koonce, Florence, and George R. Tarrant. Birmingham
 First District--W. II. Lindsey, Butler
 Second District--R. G. Arlington B. P. Crim. Montgomery; John Gamble. Troy; W. II Stoddard. Liverne.
 Third Distrct-J F. Hanks, Enterprise; l. H. Iiili Dothan; C.. Fl. Malone, Doth- an: w. IT, Morris. Geneva
 Forth District-Dave Goodlett, Jr., Jaok- sonville: F. w Pettus, Selma.
 Fifth Distrct--G s. Livingston. Pratt vile: Frank W. Lull Wetumpka; J. C. Wood. Hayneville.
 sixth Distrlct-H. c. Bcnners. Greens boro.
 Seventh DistrictR. l.. Barnes, Gun tersville: s. A. Jordan. Gadsden; R. A. Mitchell. Gadsden.
 Eeighth District--J. C. Kumpe. Moul- ton.
 Ninth District--Borden Burr Birming- ham: James F. Hawkins. Birminghams w. D. Nesbitt Birmingham.