Huntsville gazette., 1888-05-12

renee.
The roll was then called on the nomi.
nation for Treasurer. Before the result
was announced, Mr.. Blackwell withdrew
the name of Mr.. Bailey. Several changes
were made to Smith, giving him mae
jority over Cobbs OF fifteen. But before
the ballot was announced, Perry changed
her vote solid for Cobbs. This was greet
ed with wild applause. Narengo chang
ed solid for Smith. Then there was a
rush OF changes to Cobbs and Hon f l.
Pettus, OF Dallas, withdrew the name OF
Mr.. Smith and moved to make the NOM
ination of Mr. Cobbs unanimously by &C =.
clamation. TLis motion was carried
amid tumultuous applause.
Nominations for Auditor being next in
order, Mr.. Emmett O'Neal. of Lauder
dale, put in nomination Hon NJ G. Bulke.
OF Marengo.
Hon G w Hewitt, Of Jefferson, Mons
mated Hon G D Hogue, of Perry.
Hon I Norman of Bullock, put in
nomination Mr. Geo F Williams Of Bul.
lock.
Col R H Parks, of Pike, put in nomi-
nation, Capt II Savage, of Calhoun.
The result of the first ballot stood as
follows:
Burke, 1851
Hogue, 155 | 6
Williams, 95l
Savage, 103.
While the next ballot was proceeding
Mr. Norman withdrew the name Of MI
Williams.
This was the signal for changes to
begin. Before the ballot was concluded,
it became apparent that the contest was
between Mr.. Bnrke and Mr., Hopue.
Change followed change in rapid success
sion mostly to Hogue until his nomina>
ton becoming apparent Capt. r H
Clarke, of Mobile, withdrew the name of
Mr.. NJ G Burke.
MIR Burnett, of Cherokee, withdrew
the name of Mr.. Savage, Hon. G L Co
mer, OF Barbour, moved that Hon. G. D.
Hogue be nominated by acclamation.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Mr.. Annis Taylor, of Mobile nominat>
ed Thos. N. McClennan, OF Limestone.
Mr.. w. II. Lawson OF Montgomery,
put IN the nomination Lyman w, Mar
tin, of Russell.
The first ballot resulted, Mcclellan.
2Oo, Martin, 1914 Collier, 5. (Mr. Collier
was not in nomination.)
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
Nominations for Superintendent OF Ed
ncation being in order, Col. W. r.
Dortch, of ktowah, put in nomination
Prof. J. w. DuBose, of Gadsden.
A. II. Carmichael, Of Colbert nnt il
nomination Hon. w. s. Ford, Of Macon.
Hon. Preston Brown, of Jac kson. nom"
mated Hon. Sol. Palmer, of Marshall.
Dr. J. II, johnson, of Talladeya, nomI
mated Hon. w. Y. Titcomb, of Calhoun
Capt. 0. g. Wiley. of Pike, nominated
I. J. Carlisle, of Pike.
Maj. Brett Randolph, Of Blount. NOM
mated Hon. NJ. w. Hand, of Greene
! during the progress of the vote, del
egate arose and protested against the vote
OF Colbert being divided as announced
He stated that the delegation was in
structed to vote as unit for Sol. Palmer
Ihe chair ruled that every delegate on
the moor should vote as he pleased. and
II ne dlsobeyed instructions, that was
matter for him to settle with his consti.
tuents.
Before the result of the first ballot was
announced, the name Of Mr.. Hand was
WlthdraWn. Changes to Carlisle and
Palmer began to follow in rapid success.
sion.
Mr.. K +. Lyon. Jr., Of Macon. with>
drew the name of Mr.. w. S. Ford, OF
Macon.
Col Dortch withdrew the name Of Mr.
DuBose, and gave Etowah's vote TO Car.
Isle. -
The name OF Prof Titcomb was with.
drawn.
The convention now went wild. The
contest was now between Palmer and
Carlisle, and the friends OF each We'd
who could make the most noise when
change was made favorable to their man.
Alter season OF confusion during
which the chair in vain endeavored to
still the enthusiasts of the convention. the
clerks managed to record all the changes
and loot up the result, which showed:
Tallner. .. 262l
A few scattering votes cIung to other
candidates.
The regular business before the cons
ventlon was the election of four dele,
gates from the State at large to the ST
Louis Convention.
The Chair ordered call of the roll on
the first ballot on the selection of dele
gates from the State at large to the 81
Louis Convention.
Mr.. Clayton, of Barbour, withdrew
the name OF J N White for the position
of delegate to st Louis.
| Inc ballot was proceeded with, and re-
suited as follows: Blackwell. l95. Clark
299; Webb, 25i; Tompkins, 26O; Pettns
295; Rhett, 1854; Harrison, POI; Foster
2oz; Messrs. Clark, Tompkins, Pettus
ana Foster were declared the nominees
OF the convention. The result showed
that five of the candidates voted for had
received majority of the votes cast.
a motion was made that the delegates
receiving the next highest vote should
be alternates. and that the alternate ra.
celvlng the highest vote should be tho
alternate of the delegates receiving The
highest vote, and SO through the list
Adopted.