Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-16
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 undue haste. In regard to suffrage. Col
 onel Talbert says he favors the Missis-
 sippi plan, pure and simple, unless some
 thing better is proposed, and he has not
 seen it yet. Colonel Talbert is one of
 tue strong men of the reform side. Senator Hillman, having gone home to
 spend Sunday,' lis views could be ob-
 tained.
 Senator Irby says he is adverse to hay
 ing anythins-te. say
 !. Col. John T. Sloan. a prominent con-
 seryatve. who was elected on the equita-
 ble division basis, says: "It is not proba-
 bic that the convention will disturb the
 pleasant relations of our state with the
 federal gevfrpment by attempting to
 adept any article that will disfranchise hls of the eoiored people. We will be
 guided by reason In this matter; a spirit -of. wise craftsmanship will prevail and
 the 'pernaanenoyAof white supremacy will
 be secured without injustice to the ne- t gro. II believe the convention will blot
 out-and discountenance any frauds in
 elections. I favor the disfranchisement of all persons conyicted of registration or election frauds. I am opposed absolutely
 to female suffrage, and I think a large .maJoftty' of Ithe members or the conven- tfon entertain this opinion. God created woman for higher and nobler purposes than politics. rthinlS many of the mem- bers are tired, if not disgusted, with be- ing buttonholed on this subject by old maids and widows.
 .The- judicial system of this state will be. changed, and for the better interests of fine. people. in the establishment of county and municipal courts, the judges of which should be elected by the legis- ,.lature, and in the overthrow of an eX- pensixa- and useless trial justice system. 'fhes legislature will be given power to establish some more counties, with pre- scribed conditions as to area and inhab- ! itants.
 "The right Of dover in all lands | alieped by husband during coverturer will not be abolished I believe the leg islature will be authorized to provide for | the maintenance of the educational in L stitutiQns of this state I think the dis pensary law will be left out of the consti- tution. and as regards the homestead law with, bower. of debtor to mortgage the sSape will prevail.
 s@The granting of divorees in this state is iiow being considered by the commit
 tee of which I am chairman l am op- pesed~to- diverees and will use my in- huence to defeat any constitutional pro- vision to provide for them. My commit tee has reported favorably on ordi- nances eliminating the oath on duelling and preventing lotteries in the state, and siich ordina nces will in all probability | be adopteds by the convention.
 '"fhe convention has been in session now for q week and factional lines so | far have not been drawn, and the best | of good feeling prevails among the nrem- | bers who in. my opinion will be actu- | ated by patriotism in framing consti- tuition that will be acceptable to the peo- | pie the state"
 MT. D, s. Henderson of Aiken. another nrolnipent compromise conservative, | states that he favors an honest suffrage article iu the constitution. such as will | ihsiire "a ..permanent system of honest I voting He had no doubt such plan would be reached by the members or | fhe convention who are working most | harinopiously, without regard to faction | or party He thinks the convention will fast~at least one month and that such constitution will be formed as will allay | political trouble in this state and invite capital and corporations from abroad. The. convention does not reassemble | until noon tomorrow. and during the day |. the bulk of the outstanding resolutions and ordinances will be presented.