The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
Insanity Plea Is Entered By Defenst
UNDERWOOD GETS RESTORATION OF
UNANIMOUS VOTE SOUTH RESENTED

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bring to this country a government
based upon constitutional right and
to the world a stabilizing influence;
therefore be it.
Resolved, that the democracy of
Alabama does earnestly commend
him to the democracy of the nation
His long and distinguished record of
public service, his unblemished char
acter, his sincerity and common
sense, his courage, wisdom and
breadth of vision, elevate him to the
plane of true craftsmanship and JUS
tify the confidence in which he is
held by the American people"
Primary Is called.
The resolution calling the presi-
Dental primary follows
Whereas, the democratic party
will nominate, in the year 1924, a
candidate for election as President of
the United States, and the democratic
party of Alabama will be called upon
to express its preference for a can
didate, and whereas, Senator Oscar
Underwood a citizen of Alabama, is
a candidate for such nomination
therefore be it
Resolved: That the act of the
legislature of Alabama approved
September 13, 1928, and entitled an
act to provide for the selection of
delegates to any national party con-
vention whenever a citizen of the
state of Alabama is a candidate for
nomination by any political party
as its candidate for election as Pres
ident of the United States, is hereby
adopted, and that a primary election
be, and the same hereby is called to
be held on the second Tuesday of
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places in the several counties of the
state of Alabama for the expression
by the democratic party for its pref
erence for the candidate for such
nomination.
That all candidates for nominal
ton as candidates of the democratic
party for election as President of the
United States in the next electin be
and they are, required to file their
declaration of such candidacy on or
before January l, 1924, which declar-
alton shall be signed by the candidate
in person, and acknowledged before
some officer authorized by the laws
of Alabama to take Acknowledgements
and which said declaration shall be
filed in the office of the secretary
! of state OF the state of Alabama and
with the chairman of the state dem
ocratic executive committee, not later
than January /. 1924.
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No Second Choice Voting.
"All candidates qualified as pro-
vided in said act shall have their
primary election, but no other name
shall be placed on the said ballot.
There shall be no second choice
voting in such election.
! Said election shall be. held, and
the result thereof shall be ascer-
tanned declared and certified as
now required by law IN the case of
/ of state officers"
Candidates for senator. congress
man or any other state office must
qualify under the following resolu-
lions:
Whereas it has been provided by
statute that candidates for nomina-
ton as candidates for election as
President of the United States shall
file their declarations of such can
didacy on or before January /, of the
year in which said nomination is to
be made, and whereas, it is desired
that there be uniformity as to the
time in which declarations of can
didacy for offices dealing with ma
tional affairs be filed there be 1t
Resolved, that all candidates for
nomination for election to the United
States Senate and to the national
House of representatives shall file
their declaration of such candidacy In
the manner now provided by law, on
or before January l, 1924, and no can
didates except those filing their
declarations by such time shall have
their names placed upon the ballot
in the primary election.
BE it further resolved, that all
candidates for other state offices
shall file their declarations of such
candidacy in the manner now provided
by law, and on or before the 18th
day of February 3 1 q q
Evins Presides.
Under the resolution providing for
the preferential primary the com
mittee followed the provisions of the
special act which requires each can
didate for President to file declar-
alton in writing under his own sigma
ture and under oath not later than
January /. This declaration must go
to the chairman of the state demo-
cratic executive committee and to the
secretary of state. The candidate who
receives a plurality of the votes will
have authority to name the delegates
from Alabama to the democratic ma
tonal convention. Senator Underwood
has already announced that he will
permit his friends to say who shall
be the delegates in the event he re-
ceives the plurality in Alabama.
r. B. Evins of Birmingham, chair
man of the state democratic eXecu-
tive committee, presided at the meet
ing and the following other members
were in attendance: Cyrus B. Brown,
Montgomery; w. L. Lancaster. We
tumpka; John A. Cob, Vernon; DR..
Daniel T. Mccall, Mobile; w. T. Nc
Gowan, Jackson; John Gamble, Troy;
Fred H. Gormley, Montgomery; T. $.
Fraser, Union Springs; j. H. Edmond
son. Admission; r. E. Jones, Heflin;
r. w. Pettus. Selma Jerome 7. Full
Ter. Centerville; John Mcqueen, Tus-
caloosa: S. A. Jordan, Gadsden.
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