Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-17
GAG LAW A FAILURE. Young Democracy Falls Asunder
 Under Coercion. THE WARNOCK MEN REVOLT At an Attempt to Force Them to Meet in VanHoOSe
 Headquarters.
THE WARN0CK MEN REVOLT

Young Democracy, that organization which has exerted such a powerful in- fuence in local politics during the last two or three campaigns, has split into two fact1ons-one, the largest element, sup porting tho regular democratic municipal ticket, the other supporting the "citi- zen's reform'' ticket, headed by MT. Van Hoose.
 The first breach appeared last Monday night, when resolution indorsing the democratic ticket was adopted. It met with opposition on the part of one ele- ment in the club. There was some dis satisfaction at the termination of the meet ing, and at the request of three members, the requisite number, the president, K. F. Johnston, called another meeting for last night in the city court room.
 The court house has been closed against political meetings and Young Dem ocracy had to find another hall in which to meet. MT. Johnston, VanHoose man, issued call for the meeting, designating Sublett hall, the VanHoose headquarters, as the place.
 The interview with Mir. Bradley explains the balance.
 YOUNG DEMOCRACY MEETS.
 On the third floor of the Erswell build ing at 8o'clock sharp last night about thirty members of Young Democracy of Jefferson county assem- bled, as per agree ment between Individual members of the organization and its president, to discuss matters to be brought before them.
 The president failed to appear, and as the time of coming to order was at hand the meeting was on the point of naming tem- porary officers, when V. Allen appeared and said: 'sI have been appointed con- mittee of one to come here and announce to thifSS- gathering that motion has been adopted to meet >in Sublett hall, and you are invited to repair thfthar.'
 Mir. Lee Bradley was named for tempo rary chairman, and on his taking-She chair a motion was offered that the invitation>hs declined, inasmuch as the meeting of Young Democracy was called for Erswell's hall, and not VanHoose headquarters in Sublett hall. The motion unanimously prevailed and the messenger was 80 in- structed, whereupon he retired.
 P. Cosminsky was then named for tenn porary secretary.
 Mir. Burkhalter then took the floor and said that it was his understanding that the meeting there gathered was a meeting of Young Democracy, and as such should be recognized.
 MT. Terry also understood the meeting to pe that of Young Democracy. He also said that the meeting, on request of himself and two other members, had been called to meet in the Jefferson county court house at 7:30 o'clock on Friday evening, November 16. This afternoon MT. Johnston, president of the organization, without authority other than his own, ordered the meeting, through the columns of the Evening News, to be held in sublett hall-VanHoose head quarters. This, he insisted, was parti- san action on the part of the president, in- asmuch as he was an avowed advocate of Mr. VanHoose, and was done in the nter- est of that gentleman and not according to the principles of the organization known as Young Democracy of Jefferson county. We have met here as Young Democracy to act as our constitution and by-laws direct, and as Young Democracy we propose to act. AS the president has failed to appear here and he, with few partisan follow CTS, has attempted to force us to meet in the headquarters of MT. Hoose, they, and not we, are leaving Young De- mocracy.
 mittee was appointed: w. K. Terry, k. B. McAnally, Mack Rittenberry, H. B. Gray, Valentine Glib, P. H. Smith and the chairman pro tenn.
 Seventeen gentlemen present, within the limit of age, were accepted as members, and nearly as many others were put in nomination and elected.
 A motion was offered that, in view of the fact that the constitution and bylaws were to revise same and prepare roster of the club. The following were named on that committees: w. K. Terry, Mack Ritten- berry, H. B. Abernathy and Lee Bradley.
 The business of tue meeting was then concluded by the announcement that the campaign committee would meet in the Simon building at 3:30 p. m. today, and the club on Monday night at o'clock in the same building in rooms 8 and 4.
 MT. Abernathy made few stirring dem- ocratic remarks, which were well received.
 MT. Boles at this juncture came in and afforded the meeting the pleasure of hear. <. an account of the meeting of the fA ugwumps.'
 The meeting then adjourned.
 AT SUBLETT HALL.
 The president, R. F. Johnston, called