Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-05
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
COL. CHILLY" H. DENsoN

NOMINATED ON THE FIRST BALLOT.
 STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
 CULLMAN, Sept. 4.-[Special Staff Corre- spondence. l-The democratic congressional
 convention of the Seventh district assem-.
 bled here today, and with but slight oppo-
 siton renominated Col. w. H. Denson of
 Etowah county as the democratic standard
 bearer for the ensuing race.
 Two years ago, when the Kolbites had clear majority of 4500 in this district. it was
 not easy to find good democrat who was
 willing to sacrifice himself by bucking
 against such odds, but when it became
 known that Bill Denson was willing to
 make the fight the unterrfed virtually
 rendered him the nomination upon plat
 ter, not stipulating whether it was gold or silver, but leaving it to him to name the
 metal. He accepted the nomination and
 planted himself firmly on the Chicago plat
 form, construing the financial plank to
 mean that the masses of the people wanted
 sound money of the double standard-gold
 and silver, coined at the ratio of 16 to 1.
 Ia every speech during that campaign he
 told his people how he would vote on that
 question, and he voted just as he told them
 he would do. His position has been clearly
 understood by a large majority of the reg
 ular democrats of the state, and those of
 his own district understand it 80 thor
 oughly and were in such accord with the
 same views that it is no surprise that he
 has again been rendered the nomination on Il DlaClef. Ol COuTb6 Dilly lu tu6 lUW
 Ground'' doesn't { call it a platter-he has
 another name, and that is "skillet.'
 In a speech accepting the nomination made today he reiterated the words used
 in the other campaign, and defied any man
 10 point to single vote or act of his that was not democratic to the core, and be
 pledged himself that his future course
 would be ip strict accordance with that of the past.
 In his most emphatic manner he de- nounced tbe publication that he had held private tecouferenceswith e Adams. He said be
 had never in his life had private conver-
 sation with him, and the man who had so stated was then in the hearing of his voice and that he was so sieeped in faisehood that satan himself would not consort with him. tTbe men who impugn my democ- racy are liars blacker than h-l. 1 carry in
 that little skillet you have beard of soine- thing my trac ucers cannot appreciate, and that is pure democracy. l will take the verdict of democratic convention of this district as to my democracy durn sight quicker than of those few men who traduce me when am sixty miles away.' Colonel Denson did not mince matters, but struck out from the shoulder and had everything his own way before the con- vention.
 | Col. John A. Lusk of Marshall county and Mayor George D. Parker of Cullman lead tho twelve votes opposed to The Hon. orable Billy, but with their best efforts were utterly unable to cope with the prac- tical politics of the sterling young demo- crats and ''war horses' of Cherokee, Eto- wah, DeKalb, Franklin, st. Clair and Winston.
 The convention moved off in good shape, and it's nominee is democrat who IS as sure to go back to congress as is the fact that Judge Johnson of Cuilman will now support him. The judge says Denson is not carrying a skillet any longer, but that the democratic party is carrying 1t for him.
 In the absence of Judge J. T. Green of St. Clair, chairman ot the Seventh con. gressionai couveutiou, on account of sick ness, MT. $. l.. Fuller, member of the committee from Cullmao, called the con vention 10 order and named Col. K. B. Kyl. of Etowah ss temporary chairman. Messrs. H. A. Fiizpair.ck ot DrKaib and 
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