The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-30
POLITICIANS HERE
 FOR MEETING OF
 STATE COMMITTEE
Keenest Interest In Sena- tOrial Race - MusgrOve and Managers Active.
 Session Today

Politicians from all parts of Alabama began Hooking into Birmingham yesterday and pol itics was all that could be heard in the lobby of the Tut wiler hotel last night. About a dozen members of the state democratic executive commit tee had registered up to a late hour last night, and the early trains this morning are expect ed to bring practically all of the absentees to town.
 The probable action of the commit tee today held only passing attention. the absorbing topic being that Of United States senator. The presence of l.. E. Musgrove. who is making the race against Senator oscar w. Under wood. and a score or more of his cam paign workers and adherents were busy interviewing the incoming mem bers of the committee and other po- htical leaders from the various coun- ties. They formed considerable party in the hotel lobby and did not hesitate to make their presence known.
 Judge Henry P. Merritt of Tusca- loosa, candidate for justice of the court of appeals: Walter r. Miller of Tuscumbia, candidate for presidential elector from the state at large; A. D.. Hollis of Sulligent, candidate for rep resentative from the Tenth district, and possibly one or two others who are asking the suffrage of the democratic voters of Alabama at the primary cleo tion on May II, put in busy evening. feeling out the political pulse of the committeeman and others among the arrivals.
 Chairman W. D. Nesbitt, who was called to South Carolina last Tuesday to attend the funeral of his brother. returned to the city last night and after dinner at the Tutwiler held q conference with Ira Champion of Mont gomery. secretary of the committee, in which they discussed arrangements for the committee meeting today.
 Other members of the committee ar
 irving during the day and evening
 were C. l.. Hare of Tuskegee, F.. l..
 Clarkson of Tuscaloosa. Walter F. Mill Ter of Tuscumbia, John P. White of Moulton Arthur F. F'ite of Jasper, J.
 C. Miner of Vernon. John A. Cobb of vernon, Judge l.. l.. Herzberg, S. A.
 Jordan and R. A. Mitchell of Gads- den.
 Among the early arrivals was Judge Henry B. Foster of Tuscalosa, Mir. Mus groves campaign manager; Circuit So- licitor Fritz Thompson of Centreville, John IT. Bankhead and c. R. Mattingly of Jasper, Judge Henry P. Merritt of the court of appeals, Dr. Brooks Law renee of Fairhope. Col. Bibb Graves of Montgomery Judge William H. Thomas of Montgomery and A. U. Hollis of Sulligent.
 The state executive committee will be called to order at 1 o'clock this after noon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler 1 hotel. The date of the primary is | fixed by law s6 that the only fhnctior | in connection .therewith left for the l committee is to raise the necessary 1 funds to defray the legitimate ex- l penses of the campaign. fix qualifica- l lions of candidates and voters and ap- point a subcommittee to take charge l of such matters as are within the prov | inee of the committee in the primary 1 election and. the campaign preceding 1t l It is understood that the assessments l of candidates tentatively agreed upor ] is s1O0 for state officers and $150 fol United States senator and representa- tiyes in Congress and presidential electors. Some criticism of these as 1 sessments was heard last night, those objecting claiming that they were un' 1 necessarily large, as the sum thai
 would be raised under them would be | more than the committee could pos sibly spend leaitimately-
 1 Pat MeGauley of Montgomery, who | has been official stenographer of the committee for several years, came IT from the capital city last night ane will be on the job today