Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-12

made short speech. Ballot box suffer was the principal theme Of his talk. While charging the democrats with stealing tue elections oi 1892 and 1891, he admitted that Kolb's vote of 1891 fell 50, 900 short of his vote of 1892. This failure U vote he at tributed to the discouragement of the Jef- fersonians and popuiists to their aversion to being humiliated by calling on some one else to assist them Tn preparing their bal lot. He felicitated the Seventh district democrats on resolutions passed at the Cullman convention and their failure to indorse President Cleveland.
 The committee reported the following names as delegates io the congressional convention: w. H. Smith, C.. h. Meis- ner, L. E. Parsons, K. A. Moseley, A. ]. Warner tcoiore1), W. H. HAraey tcol- ored), Jonathan Bass,, 5p, John F. aaoyer w. B. eEssn w. F. Lewis, Sr Cornelius Cadie, Matt Fowlkes (colored), Tom J. Collins, William Farley, J. W. A. Smith, T. 8. Stuson (c3lored), ". fl. A. A. Wilson, Louis L. schwarz, Capt. David Friedmin, J. E. Richardson (coi- ored), William Vaughan.
 The report was adopted.
 A. J. Warner, colored, was loudly called for and responded in a short speech. He kept the crowd laughing by his funny stories.
 The committee appointed to select county executive committee reported as follows: John F. Glover, beat 19; Col. C. Jarred Richardson, beat 2l; J.W Hughes, beat 37; Lewis E. Parsons, beat 21; w. H. Harney, beat 8s; Thomas Collins, beat 33; C.. c. Clayborn, beat ?; .. A. Meisner, North Birmingham; F. Boyd, Williamsburg; A. c. Lima, Linn's Cross Roads; j G. Johnson, beat 29; Jonathan Bass, Leeds; L. O. Col lins, Leeds; w. H. Mothershed, Birming- ham; Dr. Johnson, Pratt City; W. k. Farley, Pratt City; Rev Dr. A. J. War D. D. Wilson, Birmineh ham; Matt Fowlkes, Birmingham; R. w. Andrews, Birmingham; William Vaughan, Br mingham; T. 8. Samson, Birmingham; J. H. McGhee, Birm ngh ham.
 Dr. Moseley moved that W. c. Hanlin be elected chairman of the county execu- tive committee, the special committee not having provided for one. Dr. Hughes offered as a substitute to Dr. Moseley's motion that the committee elect its own chairman. Mr. Vaughan advocated the substitute and MT. Parsons Dr. Moseley's motion.
 The chair ruled Dr. Moseley's motion out of order and MT. Parsons offered it substitute to the report of the special com mittee.
 On motion of Mr. Parsons, w. c. Han. lin was elected chairman of the executive committee.
 resolution offered by pr. Hughes, in- structing the Jefferson delegation for Tru- man H. Aldrich for congress, was adopted.
 A committee was appointed to escort MT. Aldrich 10 the stage, and on being intro- duced by L. E. Parsons, said:
 ''I want to see honest elections; I want to see the interests of this country pro- tected; want the policy ofthe government settled. l don't want to see the business of the country unsettled. A good many years ago ] came to where this town now is. Brother Young had a shoe shop. Will liam Gould had opened little place. saw this was to be great producing local tty. MT. D DlBardeleben, Colonel SlosS and myself built road from Birmingham to this place. 1 hope to represent this dis trict in congress. l know the people of this district want 8 business man in con- gress. They want man who can truly represent the resources and the business of this district more so than it has been in the past. Now, about honest elections. We want them, and we are going to have them. As to internal Improvements and the Nicaragua canal. sold the coal to the company that began the caual. The canal interests us. The whole of South America has but one coal mine, andsthe countries down there bring their coal from England. South America should draw it's heavy supplies of iron and such things from this section.'
 This was Mir. Aldrich's first attempt at speech making, and he showed it very plainly. His speech was short and touched on several subjects, but none at any con siderable length.
 w. H. Harney, colored, was elected sec- retary of the campaign committee, after which the meeting adjourned.
 CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
 The republican congressional convention for the Ninth district will meet in Frs wells hall at noon today. Only one name, that of Mr. T. II. Aldrlch, will be pre- scented to it, and he will receive the unani- nous nomination for con gress.