Huntsville gazette., 1889-03-16

of the District, was OPP
posed to recognizing the party thus
far in advance Of all election. He
therefore offered a resolution refer
ring the matter of reorganization to
the Distr. DIX. Com. The resolution
was not adopted.
Mr. Cashin of Morgan said he was
not an applicant for Office; was in,
terested in the success Of the Repub
lican party, be did not see any reas-
on for being over delicate in express
sion of opinion with respect to the
management of party affairs, that he
believed in obedience and respect to
constituted party authority, but
whenever the organization became
corrupt incompetent, or derelict in
its duty ne believed the right resided
in the rank and file to sweep it out
Of existence. He did not believe
there was corruption but it was
notorious fact, that so far as the
November election was concerned
the management was a failure; that
half of the tickets sent to Decatur
had been suppressed and the other
half had the Democratic Congress
ional candidates name substituted
by the party having charge of them.
He thought the committee needed
an infusion of new blood and NOV
ed a resolution "that it is the sense
of this conference that the Cong.
Ex' Com be request d to call meet
ing of the committee at an early date
with view of enlarging the commit
tee by an increase of representation
of the counties of the District.
Mr. D. H. Campbell Of Colbert,
referring to cerrain criticisms on the
action, Of chairman stated that Col.
Goodloe needed neither enlogy or
defense, that he was above suspicion
of selfish or improper notifies in call
| ing the conference. He favored the
resolution offered by Mr.. Cashin.
He was loudly applauded.
Col Jennings also favored the
resolution but suggested that it be
amended SO as to provide calling
convention to reorganize, the party
The amendment was accepted. MorS
ris Tying Esq. Of Morgan made a
forcible address in favor of the res
olution. Capt. Bailey, OF Morgan,
formerly of Iowa made an eloquent
address in which he paid high tri
who had borne the brust Of the NOR
al battle and had hravely declared
their republican, m in the times
when republicanism meant moral
social and business ostracism He
thought they were brave than those
who had faced death on the battle
fields. He was vociferously applaud
ed.
Mr.. Austin offered a substitute for
the resolution under consideration
as follows:
Resolved That the Executire Com
of this District is hereby requested
to call convention in Sept. next at
Decatur, tor the purpose of effecting
a reorganization Of the party.
Be it further Resolved. That a
committee Of three be appointed to
pass upon all application for federal
positions. The resolution was laid
on the table.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Cash
in was adopted.
At the afternoon session reso-
luton recommending to Congress
the enactment of federal election
law was adopted, also resolution
requesting the Com. of the Sth
Cong, District to call a mass con-
vention at Decatur on Saturday
June 1, SO, to recorganize the re
publican party Of the District was
unanimously adopted. The cons
ference then adjourned sine die.
| have tried to give as accurate
and unbiased account Of tie pros
ceedings as | possibly can, because
it was apparent that the old faction
al spirit is not entirely dead. and l
knew that different constructions
will be put upon the objects and re-
| cultS of tho oonfaranca Tho av