Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-11

ed to call a convention if they see proper
 Col w. w. Quarles of Selma offered as an amendment to the substitute express dng it as the sense of the conference that all white men who will agree to vote the democratic ticket be allowed to partici- pate in democratic primaries or conven- tions. The amendment was ruled out of order by the chair
 Colonel Quarles in speaking to the orig . inal motion said: We are either the bosses of the state executive committee or we are their slaves. I believe a large majority of the democrats of Alabama favor bimetalism, and I want them to come out and force the committee to do something.
 He wanted the .populists to return to democracy and he didn't want them to come in at the back door.
 R. l.. Thornton of Birmingham adVo- cated the resolution offered by Mir Lowe. He said bmetallism in Alabama meant white supremacy in Alabama. He urged aggressiveness in the fight against the gold standard.
 Mr Rogers of Sumter disapproved abuse of democratic leaders. He favored the substitute of Colonel Altman.
 Col. J. W. A. Sanford Capt. Joseph F. Johnston in the chair) took the floor and said: I am a democrat first of all. We should not denounce those demo- crats who opose the free coinage of sill yer. He wanted free silver. and he said he was in the interest of peace and there fore hoped the resolutions would not pass.
 Mir John G. Winston of Winston said the resolution seemed to have an air of dscord, and therefore moved that the resolutions and amendments be tabled.
 MT. Lowe desired a few minutes in which to close debate, but the chair ruled him out of order. He appealed from the decision and the yeas prevailed by vote of 47 to 25.
 Colonel John of Birmingham moved that the campaign committee be author ized to fill any vacancies that may oc- cur.
 Congressman Bankhead.
 Capt. John H. Bankhead, representa- tive in congress from the Sixth district, was called on and was introduced by the chair. He said: In my first speech as a candidate for congress l advocated the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. I believe we can carry the state for free silver by an overwhelming ma jorty. 1 believe in making the fight up to the deadlne. I don't want any com promise We don't want a gold bug platform with a free silver candidate. We need not expect any quarters rom the other fellows. If they control the convention they will not let us dictate the platform, and if we are in the ma jorty we will make the platform.
 It has been said I would support Sen ator German for the democratic nomlna- tion, but I never said it, and won't sup port him for the nomination, but if he is nominated by the democrats l Will support him. am not looking for any places to make speeches, but ] am-at your service, and if you want me to speak anywhere in Alabama l Will go there and speak.
 John w. Tomlinson. chairman of the
 f,IH ported as follows
 The committee recommends the ap- pointment of a permanent committee on campaign literature, one for each county in the state, whose duty it shall be, In connection with campaign committeeman of his county, to obtain and distribute literature on the financial questions now being discussed before the people.
 The committee further recommend the appointment of the following con- mitteee on campaign literature:
 (Here is named one from each county)
 The report was adopted and at the suggestion of the committee referred to the campaign committee.
 Senator Hogue of Perry offered the following resolutions
 Resolved, That the campaign commit tee, if they deem best, be instructed to call on the state executive committee to call a state convention separate from the nominating convention to settle Nhe H. nancial question.
 The resolution was adopted.
 On motion of Capt. Joseph F. Johnston the conference adjourned sin die.
 The Campaign Committee.
 After the conference adjourned last night the campaign committee met In the rear of Erswells hall and organized by the election of Col. S. w. John as chair man. He was authorized to select his own secretary.