Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-26
o. w. Ward were called upon for speeches, but they declined.

o. W. Ward were called upon for speeches. but they declined.
 D. P. Dean was asked to relate his ex- perience in joint debate at Carbon Hill during the recent campaign, which be did to the amusement and delight of the audi ence.
 The committee on resolutions reported favorably the resolutions offered by MT. Evans and they were adopted. They read as follows:
 Whereas, Jefferson county is entitled, upon the basis of population as ascer-s tained by the census of 1890, to thirty dele- gates in state and congressional conven- tons, and had thirty delegates in the last state convention of the democratic party; and
 Whereas, The democratic state executive committee has recently decided that Jef- ferson county is entitled to he same num- Der of delegates in the congressional con vention for the Ninth Congressional dis trict that 1t had in the state convention in 1894; it is therefore resolved
 1. That thirty delegates be elected by this county convention of Jefferson county to represent Jefferson county in the congress sional convention to be held at Blount Springs on September 1, 1894, to nominate democratic candidate for congress from the Ninth Congressional district of this state, and said delegation is instructed to demand and insist upon the right of Jeff ferson county to have cast on all ques-
  which they are called to vote, the full rep resentation accorded to this county in the last state convention of the democratic party, and again, by the decision of the state executive committee, viz: thirty votes, and further, to insist that each of the other cou D ties in the district shall cast the number of votes such counties respec- lively had in the last state convention Of the democratic purity.
 2. Resolved, That the delegates selected by this convention to said congressional convention and their alternates, if any be, and they hereby are instructed to cast the thirty votes of Jefferson county in the con gressional convention for Hon. Oscar w. Underwood as long as he is before the con- gressional convention as a candidate before said convention, and to use all honorable means to secure his nomination as the democratic candidate for congress from this district.
 8. Resolved, That the thirty votes of Jefferson county in the congressional con- vention must be cast as unit on every question the delegates from this county vote upon in the congressional convention.
 The committee reported the following gentlemen as the delegation to the Blount Springs convention:
 Robert Hewitt, Campbell, Albert Adler, A A Randall. J T Mcknight. F p Evans, Tom Wheeler, w A Walker, Porter Lewis, W J Proweli, A H Sims, J F Me- Glauchlin, Walter McAdory, William Hood, H NJ McNutt, A Senn, Rufus N Rhodes, Frank White, Ad Smith, Robert Erwin, Asbury Thompson, L c Harrison, M A Porter. Dr.R N Cunningham, Dyer Tally, M McAdory, Lewis Whaley.
 Alternates-A H Benners, l. Miller, 8 D Weakley, J 0 Carmichael, D H Mont gomery, William McArthur, A J Perkins, Joe Waldrop, Joe c Hail, Tom Malloy, John | Wilson, Paul Green, Henry Dill, w B Hillhouse, T c Mcdonald, l A Brown, Steiner, J w Sellers, R J Lowe, R F Keith, George Tarrant, M A Mason, W P Hickman, Joseph Saulsbury, J Mudd, George w Brown, William Bethea.
 The committee recommended that any vacancy in the delegation be filled in so far as possible by the alternates..
 The report of the committee wes adopted without discussion, after which the con vention adjourned sine die.