Huntsville gazette., 1892-06-11

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tee on credentials and order of busines
reported. They recommended Thomas
Seay for president, with the following
vice presidents: From the First district,
| G L Scott; Second district, j t Holtz-
claw: Third district, Geo P Harrison;
Fourth district, II Caldwell; Fifth dis
trict, w Brewer; Sixth district, nj
Judge; Seventh district, Geo II Parker;
Eighth district, James L. Kirk; Ninth
district, d Steinhart. The other tenn :
porary officers were made permanent
and David Clopton was added as one of
the assistant secretaries.
The order of business was to take the
state offices down the roll, delegates to
Chicago coming last. The report was
adopted Russell of Mobile, Rhodes of
Jefferson and Brown of Bibb, were ap-
pointed a committee to escort Governor
Seay to the chair, and did so. Governor
Seay returned his thanks, and dwelt upon
the grave duties that rest with this con-
vention. We have fallen now upon mo-
mentous times. He alluded to that Octo
Der time when we met hele to confront
| the old republican foe. We beat it into
dust. Shall we now forsake the beaten
pathway of open fight against the men
who are now in fragrant revolt against
the democratic party. Applause.
| A committee on platform consisted of
| four at large and two from each district
was appointed.
THE GOyERNORsHIP
was next in order and Colonel benson
moved to nominate Thomas G. Jones by
acclamation. Mr.. Huey of Perry called
for call of the rcll and Captain Dent
sustained him. Both of them wanted
the counties to go on record.
Col. Tompkins opposed the acclamation
process because there were some dele
gates here instructed to vote for Kolb and
felt it their duty to record that vote.
Col. benson withdrew his motion and the
roll was called. The Chambers delegate
instructed to vote for Kolb declined to
vote at all Chiffon cast her for KOlb.
Clarke c, st only Jones votes. Bibb voted
for Jones and there was great applause.
Dale voted solid for Kolb. Dallas ex
planned that if Kolb were before the con
vention we would get his share Of votes,
but as he was out it voted solid for Jones.
Elmore voted solid for Kolb. Etowah
explained that the Kolb members being
out, it was all cast for Jones. Only
from Franklin was here and it voted
s lid for Jones. Henry cast her solid
vote for Kolb under promise to vote diff
ferently in August. Jeffersonswas called
and voted for Jones. Colonel Taliaferro
explained that he came here to cast his
vote for Kolb. "but the instruction was
piyen under the idea that Kolb would be
candidate here, and not being here, ]
am relieved from that obligation" But
while he couldn't vote for Kolb, he felt
that his instructions precluded him from
voting for Jones. He cast his vote for
A. O. Lane. Limestone gave Kolb 4.
Perry announced that of the s Kolb dele
gates only two remained; as Kolb is not
here as a candidate the two felt relieved
of instructions and voted ID for Jones.
Pike explained that were out, but obey
ing instructions cast for Kolb. Ran
dolph gave to Kolb. Sumter gave Kolb
his halt. Tuscaloosa obeyed instructions
aud gave to Kolb. Walker gave Kolb
his share. Tallapoosa obeyed instruc-
tions and gave Kolb its vote. Chambers
here gave Kolb Z. Clay felt that Kolb's
absence relieved her and voted for Jones.
Hundley explained that he had done al
he could in the Kolb caucus to get those
delegates to come here and take their
seats. He had served notice on them
that when they refused they became bolt
ers. He knew that the people of Madl
son did not send him here to vote for
Kolb under these circumstances, and he
felt he was obeying their wishes in voting
for Jones. The result of the vote was
372 A. 10 for Jones and 81 5 10 for Kolb,
and Jim Brown moved to make it unani
nous. 1t was so done.
Captain j ohnston and Colonel Altman
OF Jefferson and j. NJ. Brown of Bibb
were sent to bring the governor in.
General Harrison offered resolution
to raise committee of three to consider
wnat should be done with county com
mitteemen and nominees who shall &C
with Kolb in his bolt. Adopted.
General holtzclaw offered resolution
to fix the basis of representation on pop.
ulation, instructing the state committee
to call the convention on that basis. Al
this point the governor came up, and
there was great applause 1t was dem
onstration in e.r~v Wv worthy the gov.
erpor's head and heat. fae governor
made patriotic ara o. quent address
and ended with the following sentences
1t is proud satisfaction to me to fee
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