Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-20
Tom Long Withdraws and Is For Bankhead First
 and Last. 
It Was a Strong Legal Pull on Both Sides, But Harmony Now
 Prevails.

MONTGOMERY, sept. 19. Special. - The democratic state executive committee in session here today declined to interfere with the action of the Sixth district con- gressional convention in ordering district primary for the nomination of a congress- man to succeed Mir. Bankhead. Numerous friends of Messrs. Long and Bankhead were present and intense interest was man. ifested here among the politicians. Messrs. Long and Bankhead were both here. A quorum of the committee did not arrive until the noon hour, at which time the convention was called to order.
 There were present at the meeting the following committeeman: Syd Lyons, M. l.. Wood, Isaac Grant, w. H. Lawson, s. H. Dent, T. D. Sanford, J. 5. Knox, c. P. Rogers, J. w. Radney, H. M. Judge, G. A. Searcy, w. 0. Davis,J. G. Winston, J. A. Rountree and s. D. Weakley.
 After Chairman Tompkins had stated the object of the meeting Committeeman Rountree made motion that the appeal case from the Sixth district be first taken up. The motion prevailed unanimously, and the committee, which had been ap- pointed some time ago by Colonel Tomp- kins to take in charge and arrange the mode of procedure in the appeal case, re- ported. Their report recommended that the attorneys of the two contestants be al- lowed one hour each in which to present the facts and arguments, and half an hour each in which to answer each other.
 J. H. Little of Birmingham and J. D. Rcquemore of this city appeared for Mir. Long, and Alex London of Birmingham and J. P. Mcqueen of Eutaw represented Colonel Bankhead.
 Nothing in the line of evidence that the AGE- HERALD has not printed was devel- oped. The attorneys on both sides brought out everything possible bearing on the case at issue, and when the committee at 3 o'clock went into executive session they had all of the law and all of the facts.
 The committee's action was expressed in general rather than in special terms. Sev- eral resolutions were offered. One by Com mitteeman Weakley sought to establish some party precedents, some unwritten party law, by having ruling taken on each of the seven counts in MT. Long's appeal. This was defeated. The proposition to have 1t declared that the committee had no jurisdiction, as well as one to declare the reverse, met the same fate.
 The resolution that prevailed simply de- clared that the com mttee declined to inter- fere with the convention in the Sixth and let it go at that. The vote on this proposi- ton is said to have stood nine to seven. In other words the committee was with the AGE- HERALD's position as against the Ad- vertiser's in that proportions.
 Upon the recommendation of the state executive committee the state campaign committee and the cha1rmen of several of the district committees met this afternoon and resolved to continue the state cam paign committee as central congressional committee. When it was learned that Col onel Tompkins would agree to take the campaign iu hand the proposition to re- move the central committee to Birming- ham was withheld. One of Colonel Tomp- kins' law offices will serve as the campaign headquarters. The committeeman ali left tonight for their homes.
 MT. Long said as he boarded the train that he still believed his position was the correct one and that he thought 1t was un- fortunate that the state executive commit tee should have interfered with the sov- ereign rights of the counties, but that he bowed in submission and would do his best for the nominee. Mr. Long made friends among the politicians here by his aggres- Bive, manly fight if he did lose.
 Colonel Bankhead of course left for home with smile on his face. 'sI never was worried over the result,'' he said.
 FOR THE NOMINEE.
 MT. Tom Long, who was candidate for congressional honors in the Sixth district, was seen by an AGE-HERALD reporter last night, and when asked as to the decision of the state executive committee said:
 am no longer a candidate for congress in the Sixth district. am for J. H. Bank head first, last and all the time, and will use my utmost efforts in securing his elec- tion. feel that was right, but as my appeal was not sustained submit, and am a Ban khead man in every sense of the term.'' Colonel Bankhead was also seen by the reporter, and he said he was feeling all right and ready to make the race in the name of true democracy.
 HON. DAN DEAN.