| Show 1 v r Z it 1 5 t m J. J t Face F. F J. J JIM New Opposition O on Thre Threat 4 T t in t n. n l a b am 4 j Jefferson A ns Unite r i Defeat Old Guard f- f f i After Uler L. L 30 20 Y Years Years' ears ears' Rul Rulf Rule e A r r Heflin l n Expelled Expellee by Part Party j Heads New Band of v Insurgents v Note Not This is ii the tho fourth of aeries of dispatches dl prepared by tho the Associated Press Pre staff writers ter d the political campaign in 1 v various riou states By y T. T M. M DAVENPORT MONTGOMERY Aia Ala Ma Oct 21 33 After fter more mor than three d decades eso ad of unquestioned dominance f in iaAl Al Alabama bama bama th the tho Democratic Uc party parti this yo year has opposition n not t from siS its traditional l' l enemy tho Republican lican I in party Patt r. r but from a ticket of ol ans' ans headed by Senator J. J Thomas Heflin I i Not Inco the Populist movement mO tx In I the thc middle nineties has hils the state ben el so- so stirred b by bf a general election elec clec ti tion n campaign for state offices Speakers for both tickets have o car TIed the issues Into cv every ry dale dab and hamlet and have ha turned to the J dlo to ta reach other voters In other states tates farm relief relict prohibition pro pro- and tho the tariff ha have havo o played the tho nu major jor part In th the campaign but Ip fi Alabama the they havo been sec eec As tho the real rell Issue is the right of ot the Democratic party to discipline its Ita members BRANCH OF DEMOCRATS The Tho Jeffersonian ticket Was vas the outgrowth of oC a 3 resolution n adopted by the tho state Democratic executive committee on December 16 1929 barring barring- its candidates for state of- of ot-I ot j lice ilce c aU all aU persons persons who voted for or openly a advocated election o of the Re Republican presidential ticket in 1928 I se seeking on en the Democratic ticket Senator Heflin for tor thirty four years holder of ot an an elective office as a Democrat rallied his his' supporters and organIzed organized organized organ organ- the who in addition addi addi- t tion on put forward ward candidates for governor and lieutenant governor and in fn some sone counties complete tickets Senator Heflin opposes es Joh John n H. H Bankhead SO son 1 of of the late United States Senator John H H. Bankhead whom Senator succeeded RACE ICE E FOR GOVER GOVERNOR OR B. B M. M Miller former associate Justice of the state supreme court courtn n and 1 1 Democratic nominee fo for governor governor gover gover- nor nor IR is opposed b by Hugh ll gh A. A Locke of Birmingham former member of ot the Democratic executive c committee commit commIt- t tee c. c who like Senator r took U the te e stump against former Governor Alfred E. E Smith of New York Democratic presidential nominee In 1928 The third of oC the Democratic nominees s who has opposition i is Hugh D. D Merrill of at Anniston who is Ia opposed by Dempsey M. M Powell of Gr Greenville another bitter opponent n nent nt of at former ormer Governor Smith In Jn organizing the they declared the they we were seeking to reorganize the Democratic party in Alabama which they charged was und under tinder r tho the domination of ot Tammany John Jphn J. J Raskob and md tho the wet Interests Inter Inter- rate ests and through their chairman J J. J W. W Wadsworth Gadsden banker declared themselves the dry wing wingo of o the Democratic party alt PROHIBITION NO ISSUE Bankhead Miller and Md Merrill and speakers In their behalf have declared de de- de dared through throughout ut tho the state that prohibition is not an issue since each cach of oC tho the candidates is personally personally person person- ally dry and the tho Democratic party In hi Alabama has always always' been dry The have been ac active cc- cc tive tivo in attacking the twenty seven m members of ot tho the Democratic executive the tl committee who voted to put up lip the bars Locke has declared that If It elected he will ask the tho legislature legislature leg leg- to call can a. a special election for a a. new committee TOn rOn the emblem of oC the Jefferson Jefferson- lane ians ans that will wUl appear at the tho head of ot ticket Is tho the slogan Down with the ther 27 RECORD JS IS TARGET The Tho legislative re record ord of Senator Heflin has 1105 been the tho target of ot many speakers while Senator Senator Hugo Black arid and several congressmen have be been n attacking th the Republican national administration charging that farm farmr r relief relict is a n farce Carce and that tho the high tariff bill Is responsible for foru forur u ur J ment Bankhead has hils attacked lies lie's legislative record charging that his vote voto against the Borah resolution to limit tariff revision at the tho last lasts s session of ot congress has bc been n re responsible responsible re re- lI for tor the general upward revision of ot rates rate Senator Heflin also was charged with b being friendly friend friend- ly Iv to ta tho the Alabama Power company's bid for Muscle Shoals Senator S 'S Senator Heflin In turn has charged harg d Bankhead with Ith being a Roman Catholic sympathizer and with being unfriendly to the working work work- ing ng men inen and th the farmer G. G O. O P. P STAYS OUT While the state Republican party did lid not formally indorse the Jef Jet ticket in convention it voted not to put a ticket in the tho field and speakers said eaid they owed a debt to Senator Heflin for his aid aidIn aidin In n 1928 and that election of ot the would wreck the tho Democratic party part for fifty p years year Senator Heflin has denied dented that he asked for such uch action but but said he wanted the vote of ot every white Protestant to defeat the tho Tammany Raskob influence in the tho general election lection In all his Ills speeches Senator Senat r un lIn in has attacked John J. J Raskob chairman of the national Demo Demo- executive committee Tammany Tam Tarn many and Roman Catholic DISBAND DRY DRY- FORCE In the tho gUb gubernatorial race rice Miller has las advocated advocat d c economy in state finances good roads and disbandment disband disband- meet ment of the state law enforcement force orce Lockes Locke's plank 13 platform de dares lares for s good od roads retention of the he state law enforcement department department depart depart- ment meet and for reorganization of oC the tate tale executive committee Of Ot the ten Democratic congressmen congress congress- men only four have opposition W. W B. B Bankhead In the Tenth and Miles Illes C. C Allgood iz In the Seventh facing Republican candidates Charles P. P Lunsford contesting c with Bankhead and John R. R Isbel label with Allgood In the tho Fourth district a n. Jeffersonian Jeffer- Jeffer Ed Banks seeks the tho seat scat held eld by Lamar Jeffers Democrat and nd an Independent Hollis Homs P. P Parrish Parish Par Par- rich ish Is contesting with George Huddleston Hud Hud- leston Democrat in the Ninth |
