Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-05
BILL STEVENS RESIGNS !!
The Republican Executive Com
 mittee ChairmanShip,
AND IN A BRIEF MANIFESTO
Recognizes MoseIey- DisbandS His Committee. R. Lowe Issues a Gard to His Political
 Brethren Againstt the New Ring

Early this past week Bill Stevens, the WeIl-known negro politician ot Ahnls- ton, came to Birmingham for the pur- pose it is supposed, of consulting with other republican leaders and agreeing upon some plan of action to pursue in the next campaign.
 The same day he was here the follow ing letter. addressed to the republicans of Alabama. appeared Anniston, Ala. April 29, 1895. @ To My Republican Friends in Alabama
 Who Recognize Me as Chairman of the
 Republican State Executive Commit
 tee
 After mature deliberation and consult tation with wise and conservative men in our party,s I deem it best for the ulti- mate success of our party that disband the state executive committee ofawhich I am chairman, and do now and hereby disband said committee. In future, and until a republican state convention shall otherwise ordain, 1 shall recognize pr. R. A. Moseley as the official head or the party in Alabama; and I now and here urge upon all of my political friends in the state to cheerfully acquiesce in this decision, to the end that as unit we may always be ready and prepared to present solid front to the enemies or good government in Alabama. Yours re- spectfully, w. J. STENEN Chairman State Republican Executive
 Committee.
 Some time ago Dr. Moseley, through his paper. the Birmingham Times, be- gan advocating a straight republican ticket for all state officers next year, and Stevens resignation is supposed to have been secured by the promises of success held out
 But will Stevens be able to carry all of his followers into the Moseley camp? That question, judging from the com munication published below, will be an- swered in the negative. Some of the re- publlcans in Birmingham who have fol- lowed Stevens are not at all pleased with what they term his assertion, and will go ahead as though he had never issued the edct disbanding his committee.
 prominent republican, in conversa- tion with an Age-Herald reporter yes- terday, said the great mass of the re- publicans who had recognized Stevens as chairman of their executive commit tee would, at an early date, call con- vention for the purpose of recognizing the committee, and to make prepara- tipns for an active campaign. He said Stevens didn't resign because of his great love for the party, nor for the sake of harmony, and that he believed too much in his own power to control when he agreed to land those who had sided with him into the Moseley fold. This republican said it was merely move on the part of Dr. Moseley and MT. AL drich to turn the republican party over to the populists, and he did not intend to submit to it. He said the great ma jorty of his people were with him. R Love- a colored republican of local prominence, yesterday prepared the fol- lowing address, which he will forward to republicans all over the state:
 Birmingham, Ala May i, 1885, To the Republicans of Alabama:
 After having conversed with large number of republicans, and seeing let ters from quite number who reside at a distance, expressing their disapproval of Bill Stevens action in endeavoring to CO., cree the republicans of Alabama into supporting the populists, they absolutely refuse to abide by his request, whom they believe has made deal to gratify his personal ambition, and thereby sacri- flee the republican party of the state.
 The republicans all over the state are expressing themselves in no uncertain tone denouncing his actions as being un- wise and unpatriotfc
 have assurance from majority of the state executive committee that they will convene at the proper time and place and issue the necessary call for a mass or state convention for the purpose of electing another chairman and to trans
  best interest and success of the republi- can party in the state.
 Unless the republicans in Alabama are on the alert they will be sacrificed to the popuHsts by few scheming white re- pubcans and a few colored men who care nothing for the success of the re- publican party-whose only ambition is to fill their pockets at the expense of the ignorant masses of our people.
 We have a large number of republi- cans, both whitt and ,olored, in the state from which we can select a chair man who will make a superior chairman in every respect to Stevens, and from that class we should select.
 I urge the republicans throughout the state to keep up their organizations and hold themselves intact because the greatest political era that has ever hap pened in the history of a nation will con- front us in 1896.
 will be glad to hear further from any of my colored republican friends throughout the state, and will take pleasure in answering any and all corre- spendents. Yours very truly,
 R. LOWE. {, The .. s. Govt Reports