Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-05

 THE VICTORS! Our Underwood the Ninth's
 Leader. Clarke in the First and Stall ings in the Second Sent Back as True and Tried
 Democrats. Harrison Gets Two Terms as Oates Successor, While Wood Supplants Rob- bins From the Fourth. Cobb Has Smooth Sailing, While the Sixth Is
 Landlocked. Billy in the Low Ground From the Seventh and Little Joe From the Eighth
 Returned.
Cobb Has Smooth Sailing, While the Sixth Is
 Landlocked.
Billy in the Low Ground From the Seventh and Little Joe From the Eighth
 Returned.

BLoUNT SPRINGS, Sept. 4.-[Special Staff Correspondence. ]-Oscar w. Underwood is the nominee of the democratic party for congress from the Ninth Alabama district. The convention was called to order at 2 p. m. today by Hon. MT. Hall, member Of the executive committee from Bount county. He immediately announced that the committee had reapportioned repre- sentation in accordance with the decision of the state executive committee; that be had been instructed by the committee to nominate MT. Rufus N. Rhodes of Jeffer- son as temporary chairman and MT. John T. Ellison of Bibb secretary.
 MT. Rhodes immediately took the chair, end after a strong, able and patriotic speech declared the convention ready for business.
 The secretary took his place at the desk. On motion of MT. Brown of Perry the following committee oj seven on creden- Brown of Perry, chairman; James M. Brown of Bibb, George A. Shelton of Blount, w. w. Powers of Hale, E. R. Glass of Perry, Dr. R. M. Cunningham of Jefferson and N L. Miller of Jefferson.
 On motion the chair appointed the fol- lowing committee of seven on platform and resolutions: E. K. Campbell of Jefferson, chairman; s. D. Logan of Bibb, pr. T. N. Hudson of Blount, Thomas D. Knight of Hale, 0. c. Crenshaw of Perry, c. s. Heard of Perry and Frank V. Evans or JeI- ferson.
 On motion of MT. Knight of Hale the temporary officers were made the perma- nent officers of the convention.
 number of resolutions were offered and referred to the committee on resolutions.
 While the convention was waiting on the committee on credentials to report elo- quent speeches were made by Messrs. Knight Q: Hale and F. s. White of Jeffer- son.
 The committee on credentials reported as follows:
 We have examined the credentials of the delegates from the several counties and find that there is no contesting delegation from any of the counties. and that tue county of Bibb has elected ten delegates to cast votes, and Blount ten delegates, the county of Hale nine delegates, the county of Jefferson thirty delegates and the county of Perry ten delegates, and we reco ommend that these delegates be seated in the con- yention, and that each county in this dis trict be entitled to the following number of votes in this conventions: Bibb 5, Blount q, Hale g, Jefferson 30, Perry 10.
 ORDER OF BUSINESS.
 1. Nomination for candidate.
 2. Report of committee on platform aud resolutions.
 8. Election Of executive committee.
 The report of the committee was adopted, and the chair declared nominations in order.
 MT E. K. Campbell of Jefferson placed Hon. Oscar w. Underwood of Jefferson in nomination in the following speech: Mir. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Conven- tion:
 It devoIves upon me in behalf of the dele gation from Jefferson county to present the name of one of it's favorite sons to this convention and ask 1t to nominate him as the democratic candidate for congress from this district. This duty, MT. Chairman, i, is pleasant one to me from personal, as well as representative standpoint. Twelve years ago he was my classmate at law school, and the attachment then formed has strengthened as in the succeeding years l have seen him walk with firm aad con- stant tread to the front of his profession. From long and l may say an intimate association l can say he is true to his friends and faithful in every relation of life.
 He has never held office and until now