The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
SEEKS HEAVY VOTE IN ALABAMA Full Ticket Offered On November 4 And Speak
 CTS Argue Issues ELECTORS NAMED
 BY FOUR PARTIES Majority Of Democratic Congressman Opposed
 By Republicans SEVEN AMENDMENTS WILL BE VOTED ON Most Interest Shown In One Exempting Veterans From
 Paying Poll Taxes
SEVEN AMENDMENTS
 WILL BE VOTED ON
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(; MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 26.-- Voters of Alabama will have their choice of four political parties in the voting tor presidential electors at the general election November 4. Two of these parties, the La Follette-Wheeler and Prohibition parties, have brought out candidates only for presidential electors. The republicans, however, have named nearly q full ticket to oppose the dem ocratic incumbents for state and na- tional offices. Seven of the ten demo- cratic congressman have republican op- position. Republican speakers have been busy in Alabama during the last few weeks.
 There are also seven proposed amend ments to the constitution of the state to be voted upon, including the amendment to grant exemption from polltax to World war veterans.
 The republicans will have on the bal lot the name of Frank H. Lathrop of Birmingham to oppose United States Senator T. J. Heflin. For associate jus. tices of the supreme court, F. E. Alex ander of Prattville and John B. Isbell of Fort Payne have been named by the republicans to oppose Justices A. D. Sayre and Virgil Bohldin. Abercrom- bic of Birmingham is the republican candidate opposing Judge Henry B. Eos ter on the Court of appeals. For presi- dent of the Alabama public service com mission the c. o. F. has named Major J.sT. Mckinney of Montgomery to essay the task of unseating A. c. Patterson, and for commissioner of game and fish cries, J. B. Sloan of Oneopta is the republican candidate, opposing l. T.. Quinn.
 In Congressional Races
 In the congressional races, only in the second, sixth and ninth districts have the republicans failed to name candidates. The republican candidates for congress are: First district, Frank J. Thompson, Mobile; third, Carlos D.. Roberts, Enterprise fourth, J. o. Mid dleton, Clanton; fifth, John 0. Walk CT, Wedoweee; seventh, Dr. B. s. Coo ley, Gadsden; eighth, G. M. Huckaba, Florence tenth, W. c. McMurray, Rus sellville.
 Democratic congressman who have op-
 
 trict Henry B. Steagall, third Lamar Jefferies, fourth; W. B. Bowling, fifth M. c. Angood, seventh; B. B. Almon, eighth; ". B. Bankhead, tenth Con gressman J. Lester Hill, second dis trict; W. B. Oliver, sixth, and George Huddleston, ninth, are unopposed.
 The republicans also have a candi- date for judge of the eighteenth judi cial circuit, comprising Shelby, Clay and Coosa counties, their candidate being Charles W. Mckay of Lineville, Oppos- ing Judge B. S. Lyman.
 Several Amendments
 The proposed amendment to gFunt ex- emption from poll tax payment to World War veterans is first on the list of proposed amendments to be voted on. Proposed amendment No. 2 an- thorizes the legislature to form or pro- vide for the formation of drainage dis tricts, and also districts for establish ing roads and seawall the provisions as to to roads and seawel applying only to Mobile and Baldwin counties.
 Proposed amendment No. B author izes a school tax levy by Mobile coun- ty the fourth proposed amendment au- thorizes a tax levy by the towns of Thorsby, Piedmont, Greenville, Roa- noke, Greensboro, Calera, Florala, Opp, Evergreen, Fayette, Clayton, Clio and Alabama City. The fifth proposed amendment authorizes Mobile county to incur additional indebtedness for road and bridge work; the sixth provides for a special road tax for Walker county, and the seventh provides for levying of taxes by three school districts in Lawrence county.