The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
.RUSHTON DEMANDS !. NAMES OF THE MEN VIOLATING THE LAW Says Advertisements Are in Violation of Corrupt
 Practice Act ADDRESSES LETTER
 TO P. c. RATLIFF Another Is Sent to Carmichael, White and Hood Calling Upon Them
 to Repudiate the
 Advertisements
By l.. S. BETTY

Montgomery, May 5.-(Special. )-With the request that they repudiate the ad- vertisements and circulars published by P. c. Ratliff of Birmingham, secretary of the volunteer committee" on the grounds that they are in fragrant violation of the primary election law, Ray Rushton, candidate for delegate from the state-at- large to the national democratic conven- ton, this afternoon addressed letters to A. H. Carmichael, Capt. Frank s. White and Horace Hood, all of whom are candi- dates for delegate to the St. Louis con- vention.
 MT. Rushton's letter furnishes one of the greatest sensations of the present campaign. He calls upon his three op ponents to repudiate the violations of the law as contained in MT. Ratliff's publish ed circulars and advertisements, ana in a letter to MT. Ratliff demands the pub lication of the names and addresses of all who compose ''the volunteer campaign committee" In filing their expense state ments with the secretary of state, none of the three candidates addressed by MT. Rushton made any mention of MT. Rat Tiff and his volunteer committee hence, in the opinio nof MT. Rushton, they should repudiate "the volunteer committee" rather than be found guilty of violating the corrupt practice act.
 LETTER TO OPPONENTS
 The letter to Messrs. Carmichael, White and Hood is as follows:
 ''Gentlemen: It has just been called to my attention that paid adverusement copy of which I enclose, has appeared this week in some of the weekly news papers, and that the same thing in the form of circular has been sent out through the mail.
 Both the advertisement and circular are indorsed-'published by volunteer com mitee. P. c. Ratliff, secretary
 While the advertisement and the cr- cular purport to be in the interest of your candidacy I am quite sure that you know nothing of the matter as you have filed the statements required of you by law with the secretary of state and made no mention of MT. Ratliff or his 'vorun- teer campaign committee
 Since the advertisement and the circu- lar are in direct violation of an act of the legislature of Alabama, approved June 19, 1915 (acts, 1915. H. 253), I re- spectfully ask that you repudiate this fragrant violation of law
 LETTER TO RATLIFF
 Following is the letter to MT. Ratliff:
 SIT: It has Just been called to my attention that a paid advertisement, copy of which I enclose, has appeared this week in some of the weekly news papers, and that the same thing in the form of a circular has been sent out through mail.
 "Both the advertisement and circular are indorsed published by volunteer cam paign committee. P. c. Ratliff, secre- tary.' While the advertisement and the circular purport to be in the interest of Messrs. Borden Burr, A. H. Carmichael, Horace Hood and Frank S. White, am quite sure that these gentlemen knew nothing of the matter as they have filed the statements required of them by law with the secretary of state. and they make no mention of you or your volun- teer campaign committee Since you and your volunteer campaign committed in the advertisement and circular have seen fit to illegally take part in demo- cratic primary conducted under law by legal authority in which I am a candi- date for delegate to the democratic na- tional committee, I hereby demand that you publish the names and addresses of all who compose your volunteer campaign committed and all contributed money for such advertisements and circulars and the mailing of the same.