The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-29
BUSINESS MEN URGE ELECTION OF COMER AT FORMAL MEETING
Resolutions Adopted Yes- terday Calling Upon the Voters of State to Elect
 the Former Governor

B. B. Conner. candidate for governor, appeared before the Business Mems Co., mer club at its meeting yesterday, and after a very short speech in which he thanked those who had gathered in his interest, retired. Resolutions were then adopted expressing the desire of those gathered that MT. Conner be nominated May Il.
 Other features were addresses by prom inent men who declared themselves re- cent converts to the Conner standard. Among these were C. Exum, John w. O'Neill, Charles DeBardeleben and w. $. Lowell Others who talked were T. M. Davidson. Walter Moore. w. M. Cosby, H. l.. >Badham, c. B. Mccormack, J. A.
 Rountree. ]. T. Slater and W. M Dren- nen. B. F. Moore presided at the meet ing, and J. A. Rountree served as secre- tary.
 H. l.. Badham, chairman of a specfal committee on resolutions. presented the following report, which was adopted unanimously and signed by the entire committee as follows:
 Believing that 1t is to the best interest of the state of Alabama that there shall be an era of peace and business activity and that its affairs should be handled by a thorough and trained business man, one that is a success in private life and who has demonstrated by his administra- ton that he is competent to again handle the affairs of Alabama in business way and who will inspire confidence in the business world. attract capital and labor to Alabama and who will see that all classes and business interests have a fair play in every way; therefore. be it re- solved, That the Birmingham Business Mems Conner club. composed of members from every class of business men most heartily indorse ex-Governor B. B. Co., mer for governor and urge the people of Alabama to give him their vote and sup port in the coming primary election.
 Resolved. further. That we believe his election is for the best business interes, of the state; that his defeat would be a calamity to the business interests and that it behooves every business man to work and support his candidacy and to help to secure his election by an over whelming majority on May Il. H. L. Bad ham, chairman; w. H. Kettig, Murray Brown, J. A. Rountree. c. B. Mccormack, w. S. Brown, Walker Percy, Walter Moore, S. w. Lee w. D. Nesbit, J. A. Downey, Charles F. DeBardeleben, w. M. Drennen, Frank s. White Jr.. Gull pepper Exum, Paul Savage. Otto Marx, E. IN. Hamnllle, J. B. l1aNluson, James Hillhouse. Ed Putnam. J. s. Going, J. H. Barr. r. M. Jackson, F. T. Frierson. John w. O'Neill, F. NJ. Means, P. F. Bostick D. R. Copeland, C. P. White. w. s. Adams, w. M. Jordan, H. R. Todd, B. A. R. Copeland, W. l.. Smith. Hill Ferguson, F. E. Crews. G. T. Futrell, w. B. Copeland, J. H. Duncan, F. A. Crochard, s. r. Teague, J. H. Taylor w. H. Gillespie. S. P Sturgeon, II. S. Mead, D. J. Hummer, w. A. Porter, Nat Barker, w. B. Dickerson, w. P. McAdory, Lee Bivings, Barnes Morgan. c. C.>BuriS, Thomas R. Walker. W. A. Hill, George B. Tarrant. s. E. Gillespie. s. H. Floyd Jacob Burger. ". s. Mudd. M W. Par sons. s. Y. McCoughlin, s. w. Lee. J. l.. Gillespie John C.. Morrow Robert L. R. F. Manley J. B. Floyd. w. S. Lowell, A. S. McGregor, J. B. Robinson, P c. Ratcliff, Leo Steiner. w. F. Tyler Iac Ioh Cha pIaeu CaIy l M Odan :,