The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Z MEASURES
TO.BE VOTED
ON BY STATE
Alabama Has Choice Of
! Four Candidates For
President
TEN CONGRESSMAN
TO BE ELECTED
M. C. Allgood Opposed
By Cooley In Seventh
District
VOTERS URGED
TO ASSERT RIGHT
Amendment Number One Would
Exempt World War Veterans
From Poll Tax
VOTERS URGED
TO ASSERT RIGHT
Estate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov
3.-Voters of Alabama will
express their preferences from
among four presidential can
didates in the genera, election
Tuesday, as well as elect a
United States senator, ten
congressman and a number OF
state officials. Seven pro-
posed amendments to the state
constitution are to be voted
upon. A record vote is ex.
pected. A campaign to that
end has been waged through
.,o1t the state.
The four PARTIES having candidates
for presidential electors on the ballot
are Democratic. LaFollette-W heeler'
prohibition and republican. =
In other races the contest is con,
fined to democrats and republicans
United States Senator J. Thomas Hef-
lin, democrat, is opposed for re-elec'
ton by Frank H. Lathrop, republican,
OF Birmingham. In the congressional
races, John McDuffie, democrat. first
district, is opposed by Frank ]. Thomp-
son of Mobile, republican; Henry b.
Steeall, democrat, third district, by
Carlos e. Roberts, republican of En-
terprise, Lamar LETTERS, democratic rep
resentative from the fourth district, is
opposed by ]. o. Middleton, republican,
Of Clanton William w. Bowling, demo-
crat, fifth district, is opposed by John
G. Walker of Wedowee, republican; nj.
G. Allgood, democrat, seventh district,
has a republican opponent in DIR. b. D.
Cooley of Gadsden, j. 3. Almon, demo
crat, eighth district, is opposed by g.
M, Huckaba of Florence republican ;
and w. B. Bankhead, democratic, tenth
district, is opposed by w. A. McMur-
ray, Russellville, republican. The other
three democratic congressman, j.. Lister.
second district, w. B. Oliver, sixth and
George Huddleston, ninth, have no op-
position.
For state offices, the democrats have
nominated Judge A. d. Sayre and
Judge Virgil Bouldin for associate. JUS
tees Of the supreme court; Judge
Henry B. Foster; for associated justice
. of the court appeals; /. L. Quinn, for
commissioner Of game and fisheries; g
p. Patterson for president of the Ala
bama public service commission.
Republican candidates for these Of
fees are: p. E. Alexander and John
B. Isbell for associate justices Of the
supreme court; j. /. Abercrombie, for
the court of appeals; j. b. Sloan, fol
commissioner of game and fisheries
J. I. Mckinney for president of the
Alabama public service commission.
The proposed amendments to the con-
stitution are all local in application ex-
cept the first two on the list. Pro
posed amendment number one is to
exempt World war veterans from pay
ment of poll taxes. The second pro-
posed amendment authorizes the forma-
ton of drainage districts, good roads
and sea wall istricts, the provision as
to- drainage districts being statewide in
application while the provision as to
roads and sea wall apply only to Mo-
bile and Baldwin counties.
Proposed amendment No. 9 author
ICES of school tax levy for Mobile cOun-
ty. The fourth proposed amendment au-
thorizes tax levy by the towns of
Thorsby, Piedmont, Greenyille,. Roam
oke, Greensboro, Calera, Florala, Opp,
Evergreen, Fayette, Clayton, Clio and
Alabama City. The fifth proposed
amendment authorizes Mobile county to
incur additional Indebtedness for build
ing of roads and bridges; the sixth,
: authorizes Walker county to levy q
special road tax; the seventh author
ICES tax levies by three school districts
in Lawrence county.