The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-22

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 Der of said committee from the state at-large, and the four receiving the next highest number of votes in each congressional district shall be the members of the said committee from the respective congressional districts
 9th. At least so days prior to the date of the holding of said primary election, all persons desiring to have their names placed upon the ballot as candidates to be nominated for said states offices, and all other offices to be filled by votes of more than one county, shall file with the chairman of the state executive committee a cer- tificate or statement that he is a can didate for such office and all per sons desiring their names placed upon the ballots as candidates for nomlna- tions for any county or precinct office, shall file with the chairman of the county executive committee a state- ment that he is a candidate for such office, which statement shall be so filed at least 30 days before the date for holding said election"
 Each of the three resolutions was adopted by a rising vote.
 MT Pettus made one more effort to se- cure a referendum vote on the federal amendment offering a resolution to the tlISNb lHdl lnc QutSltOn pC SuDmllleu III each of the senatorial and legislative dis tricts and that the nominees be obligated to cast their votes for or against rati- fication in accordance with the expressed wishes of their constituents. This was tabled by a vote of 22 to 10, and to shut off further efforts along that line MT. Arlington of Montgomery moved that the committee do not consider any further matters except the contested election F,-n. tla cit Af tV,c tion carried with but one or two dis senting votes.
 MT Burr's motion that the tempo rary chairman, Mir. Dixon. act as chair man of the committee in the absence Of Chairman Graves, and that in the event Colonel Graves resigns. that he become chairman without further action by the committee. received the votes of every member present.
 Papers in the Troy mayoralty con- test were received and on motion of MT. Patterson. a committee consisting of MT Patterson. MT. Tarrant, Mr. Lindsey, MT. Hawkins and Judge Brad ford was appointed to hear and deter mine it,
 On motion of MT, Pettus, the commit tee extended 8 rising vote of thanks to MT. Dixon for the fair and impar- tial manner in which he had presided over the meeting,
 Mir Dixon stated that he would name the members of the campaign com mittee later.
 Immediately upon adjournment of the committee, the subcommittee to which had been referred the Troy con- test. met and listened to the evidence and arguments of counsel for both sides Judge Borum, Judge Parks and James weatherly represented Mr. Eel mar and Ray Hushton handled the case for Mir. Black.
 It was shown that MT. Black re- ceived 259 votes and MT. Folmar 2oo in the city primary election held on April f. that after canvassing the re- turns the committee gave the certifi- cate of election to MT. Black, that sub seauently upon reorganization of the committed the ballots were recounted and the certificate given to Mir Fol- mar MT. Black then appealed to the state committee.
 The subcommittee, after hearing all the evidence and the arguments of counsel, reversed the Troy city com mittee,s holding that MT Black received a majority of the votes cast and de- clared hin to be the nominee of the democratic party for mayor of the city of Troy.
 Politicians office holders and candi- dates for office were very much in evil dence during the day. Among the of flee holders present were c. B. smith, insurance commissioner; J. II. Craig, examiner of public accounts: and B. H. Cooper. associate member of the public service commission.
 Judge Teasley, John H. Wallace, Jr., Thomas F. kilby and Gen. w. W. Bran don, candidates for governor; George W. Ellis for state treasurer; John Gamble, for public service commits sioner; Emmet A. Jones. for commits sioner of agriculture H. Fitzhugh Lee, for state auditor. and J. A. Wilkinson. for commissioner of agriculture, were interested onlookers at the commit