Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-09
The Convention Adjourns and Resolves to Let the
 People Decide.
Chapman and Foster With draw and Leave the Field to Bankhead and
 Long.

GUN, Sept. 0.-lSpecial Stall Corre- spondencs. ]-The congressional conven- tion of the Sixth district has been ended. It was a stubborn fight, and it was only democratic scheming that brought it to an end at so early a day. It convened Tues- day afternoon and at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the chairman announced it's ad journment sine die.
 A stubborn fight was made from start to finish, although there wasn't harsh word passed by any member of the convention, and great deal of the credit for the good order is due to the presiding officer, H. M. Judge of Green, who handled the affair in masterly manner.
 A short time after the convention met the affair began to grow monotonous and the delegates all went in to have some fun ont of it. They had it.
 Political log rolling progressed day in and day out, and the political schemes that were tried were almost without number. T One after another they were made, and one after another they failed. States were V (shatteved and men disappointed. Really the whole thing resulted in a schemng affair and the end was only reached by the ones who did the best scheming.
 Today it got serious and the delegates resolved that something must be done upon
  Bankhead faction went 10 work upon set of resolutions to put an end to the farce comedy. They got a chance. made deal With Tuskaloosa county and the game re- suited in their favor; There was chance at one time for the Foster, Long and Chap. man delegates to com bine against Bank head and shove him to the wall, but Sum- ter county wouldn't go into It, and this, too, failed.
 Tuskaloosa simply held the deciding vuhan vnfad n of q at of resolutions off -r.d by the Bankhead dele gation to refer the matter back to the people in primary to be held September 22, the die was cast by d majority of 31 to 22.
 After the passage of these resolutions Colonel Foster and MT. Chapman withdrew from the race and now the contest lies be- tween Hon. J. H. Bankhead and Hon. T. l.. Long.
 MORNING SESSION.
 At 8 o'clock this morning balloting be- gan with the 520Lh, and the affair dragged slowly along until the 55Sth was reached, when recess until 10 o'clock was taken. which recess was mainly to allow political log rolling to progress.
 During this recess an enormous amount of Juggling and working upon states went on, but when time came for the convention to be called, nothing definite had been ac- complished.
 The convention again met and after taklu. tuFeS DdllOts uu LII z c'c, k.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Promptly at 2 o'clock Chairman H. M. Judge was in the chair and after calling the convention to order baloting again began. After casting the 571st ballot MT. b. D.. .Willett moved that the convention adjourn for two hours, in order that the committee upon platform and resolutions might be enabled to discuss and finally de- termine upon resolution that had been presented tn that committee.
 MT. J. F. Mcqueen moved as a substi- tute that the convention adjourn for one hour. The substitute was accepted and the convention adjourned as per the motion.
 The committee met behind closed doors and ln snort while came out, apparently having accomplished their purpose.
 At 3:15 o'clock the convention recon vened, and this time for final determina- tion.
 Before a cali of counties began Dan Col Tier of Fayette took the floor, and was rec- ognizsd by the chair. He stated that he had set of resolutions that he wanted to present if there was no objection.
 The Chairman-I hear no objection, and you will proceed to read your resolutions. MT. Collier read the following resolu- tions:
 Whereas, It appears to this convention that it is impossible to agree on a nominee for congress; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the matter be referred back to the democratic voters of the Sixth Congressional district, and
 Resolved further, That on the 22d day of September, 1894, primary election be