The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23
UNDERWOOD sTO LET COMMITTEE
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Promises To Leave Selec- tion To General Commit -stee Named By Brandon
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 MONTGOMERY, Jan.s 2s.-Senator Oscar W.-Underwood has reiterated his determination not to name the dele gates to the national convention if he IS elected in the primary of March, this determination being expressd in a letter received here from the senator under date of January IS. Senator Underwood said he would leave this matter to the general committee yap- pointed by Governor Brandon, of which A. NJ. Tunstall was chairman. ! Senator Underwood's words in the letter are as follows: i -.
 'sasAs regards the delegation from Ala bama, announced as soon as the leg yiature passed the primary law that l would not make the iappointment of the delegates myself, but that would feave the selection to the general com iiiittee named by Governor Brandon of which A. NJ. Tunstall is chairman. Governor Brandon, our four ex-gover- nprs, Dr. Crumpton, and many leading men of the state are on this commit tee. l have no doubt that they will select delegation that will be truly representative-o of the sentiment in Ala bama." as
 The writer of the query to Senator Underwood stated that he had often been quizzed as to the status of the delegation at the democratic convention in case the name of the Alabama ,pir- ant should be eliminated from the contest. n
 sa Asks Pointed Question
 A quotation from the letter to, Sen ator Underwood follows:
 Have we any way to be assured that they (the ,delegates) would repre- sent what we believe the majority sen timent of the state? Is there any way for us to be assured that they would not be thrown to the support of such man as Smith of New York, or Copeland of New York?".' @
 Could you give the voters any as- surance along those lines?
 ..,'I believe these are fair questions and, they are queries that are being drawn to my attention from time to time, and l know of no better way to find out about them than to. pass them along to you, assuring you. that would appreciate any elucidation of these thoughts that you may care to give" os Section 5 of the primary act of 1923 reads: If, in such primary elections, a. candidate who is a citizen of the state of Alabama shall receive plural ity of the votes cast therein, he shall select the members of the state delega- tion to the national convention of such party This has led to- some specu- lation as to whether Senator Under wood, if nominated in the primary, !, could delegate the business of naming the Alabama representatives in the party convention to the committee.
 Attorney General Davis, when asked by Journal representative as to his opinion on this point, stated that the whole act had been declared invalid ln his opinion promulgated Saturday last, and that TO further expression of opinion of his on the subject was nec- essary, although his finding of invalid fly was not based on the clause rela- tive to the candidates raming the del egates. - @t.. :, s.s.s s,..s.is-s5.i Utility Hearing Set 24I4-
 The Alabama public service commis- sion. in an order issued late Monday, set February 6 as the date for the hear ing of the citation against, railroad and utility companies to show cause why they should not install a uniform sys- tenn of accounting to simplify the work of the commission. a
 The hearing of the Alabama Power company, to show cause why there should be no revision of gas rates in Montgomery, was postponed from Feb ruafy 6 to February F on. request of attorneys of the company ' r Paroles Issued '~ Paroles were issued Tuesday from the governors office as follows J. MY county court of robbery, September IS, Mcleod, convicted in the Randolph circuit court of robbery, February %, 1920 10 years, sentence; Andrew H. Price, convicted in the Dallas circuit court of third degree forgery; Tillman Vpss, convicted in the Chambers cir cult court of manslaughter, seven and one-half years sentence; X. D. Turney, convicted in the Morgan county court of manufacturing whisky, August 25, g22. IS to "A months sentence.
 Limestone Man Convicted
 Thomas Hobbs of Limestone county was convicted of selling quail and fined S25 and costs, it was reported Tuesday ts the state conservation office. Bouldin And Quinn Qualify s l. T. Quinn, commissioner of agricul- ture, and Virgil Bouldin. associate jus tice of the Alabama. supreme court, qualified Tuesday with the secretary of State as. candidate to succeed themselves in the democratic primary of ny IS. Goes To Greensboro
 J. w. Abercrombie, state superintend- ent of education, will leave Tuesday afternoon for Greensboro, where he will attend as ex-officio member q meeting of the board of trustees of the Alabama School of Trades and In dustries. At this meeting on Wednes- day the availability of the site offered by Greensboro for the school will be in spected and discussed. S
 Anniston, Gadsden Tuscaloosa and Greensboro are all seeking the location of this school and the sites in the other cities have already been inspected. By law school is located at Ragland with authority given the trustees to select anpther site if they thiHk.beSt
 Given Pasteur Treatment
 J. J. Halcombe of Bladen., Springs, presented himself in persaA Tuesday at the state pasteur laboratory with the head of the stray dog dat had bitten him. The head was found infected and Mir. Holcome was given pasteur treat ment.
 Teacher List Announced
 List of teachers, who have success fully passed the December examina- lions in eight counties, were announced Tuesday by Dr. J. w. Abercrombie state superintendent of education. The counties are Monroe Bullock, Geneva, Sumter, Clarke, Etowah, Perry and Jackson.
 ~Fhe lists follows;
 Monroe, second grade: Loxley Leon