The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
JOb GOING TENDERS l RESERVATION FROM !. COUNTY COMMITTEE. Well-known Democrat Says He Cannot Vote for
 Huddlest0n OTHERS EXPECTED
 TO RESIGN SOON Going Says He Feels That He Is Supporting President Wilson By Voting Against Present
 Congressman

From reports receive at the campaign headquarters of Joseph o. Thompson, re- publican nominee for Congress in the Birmingham district, it is becoming evil dent that considerable inroads are be- ing made by him into the democratic ranks. Whether this invasion of the democratic stronghold of Jefferson coun- ty will be sufficient, to elect him re- mains to be seen, but the fact is, never- theless that during the past week a num- Der of influential and heretofore active workers in the ranks of democracy have gone over to his camp.
 First and foremost of these was R. G.. Hewitt, for 50 years a voter and worker in the democratic party of this county, who consented to manage Mr. Thomp- sons campaign, stating as his reason that in refusing to support George Hud- dleston, the democratic nominee, he was in reality supporting the greater democ- racy of the nation and of President Woodrow Wilson.
 About 10 days ago Emmett Jones, can dictate for the democratic nomination for commissioner of agriculture of Alabama, in the August primary, accepted the sec retaryship of Mir. Thompsons campaign and has been actively at work at head quarters in the American Trust building ever since.
 GOING'S RESIGNATION
 Yesterday Job Going, elected a member of the county democratic executive com emittee at the August primary, tendered his resignation to Chairman Ernest Mat thews and, furnished copy of his letter to MT. Thompson It reads as follows: z September 2S.
 My Dear Sir: You will please accept this letter as my resignation as one or the county executive committeeman
 T attended the committee meeting held September q, at which meeting a reso- lution was adopted pledging support to all nominees, including Hon. George Huddleston, nominee for Congress from the Ninth Alabama district
 "The adoption of such resolution is in accord with custom in usual times and conditions of party welfare. How ever, an unusual condition now exists in political affairs; therefore for the fol- lowing reasons I resign from the commit tee to follow the ideas I think best for the party nationally
 T cannot vote for MT. Huddlseton be- cause he did not vote for those war measures that have proven necessary to win the war. I will vote for and support J. O. Thompson, because he says that he will vote for and support Woodrow Will sons principles and policies to win the war. The unit of democracy is the indi- vidual voter: on that unit depends world democracy Any vote for any candidate for any office who does not support Woodrow Wilson 100 per cent is vote against democracy.
 RECORD WE'LL KNOWN
 '"The record of George Huddlseton in Congress is known too we'll to be dis cussed. I consider a vote for MT. Hud- dleston for Congress is a vote against the cause of democracy Mir. Huddleston has the right to vote as he pleases in pri- vate life, but as congressman. elected by democrats, it was his duty, as I sec it, to vote with the plans and purposes of our chief executive and commanders in-chief to conquer the Huns.
 MT. Huddlseton did not support war measures. In failing to do so he left the party, it's pledges, its plans and it's pur- poses
 T have voted the democratic ticket in Jefferson county without bolt or scratch for 35 years The democrats have hon. ored me by election to office I am un- alterably democrat, and will remain so until the end, so I refuse to vote against our President, Woodrow Wilson, by vot- ing for Mir. Huddleston.
 Thousands of our soldiers are in the army and thousands of our men and women are devoting their time to win the war. In my opinion, vote for J. o. Thompson supports those patriots fight ing our battles; vote for George Hud- dleston is a vote against. sustaining those soldiers and war workers. Will we de- sert those millions who are fighting for us or will we support them?
 "The above are the principal reasons for asking you to accept my resignation from the committee. as I could not be a party to the resolution adopted by the committee and vote against Mir. Huddle- ston with my present views, as I would have to do. Yours most respectfully,
 "JOB GOING"
 TWO OTHERS EXPECTED
 If ia understood that at least two other