Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-18
FUSED, FOUGHT AND FUSED Jefferson County Republican and
 PopuIist Conventions. THEY NAME A JOINT TICKET AttcrneYJ A. W. Smith the Choice for State
 Senator.
NIeGER RADs GOT TO scRAPPING
Pops Behaved in More Decorous Manner. Complete County Ticket Agreed Upon by the Two Parties-Everything
 Said to Be Harmonious.

The Jefferson county populist conven- tion was called to order in Seals hall yesterday morning at Il o'clock by Jere Fountain, chairman. The hall was well filled with delegates and spectators
 In calling the body to order MT. Foun- tain asked that order and harmony pre- vail.
 F. G. Bowman, Esq, placed Reuben F. Kolbs name in nomination for tempo rary chairman.
 The name of T. T. Huey was also placed in nomination..
 The vote was put and Captain Kolb was nominated overwhelmingly.
 Captain Kolb accepted the chairman ship in an appropriate speech, saying that he recognized the responsibility of the office and that the convention was the most important ever held in the eoun- ty. He took occasion to try a thrust at the conduct of the democratic conyen- ton recently held in that hall, character izing its action as most disgraceful.
 J. H. Parsons nominated T. T. Partlow as temporary secretary and MT. Foun- tain nominated T. T. Huey. Both gen. tlemen were elected.
 MT. Fountain moved the appointment
 
 missioner's district on organization, cre- dentials and order of business.
 The question of imposing the duty of organiza tion, credentials and order of business was discussed at length, and MT Bowman moved that committee of three be appointed on credentials.
 The motion was amended to appoint one man on crsdentials from each com m ssioners district Motion was carried as amended.
 It was moved that the reports from the beats be prima facia evidence of the right of delegates to seats.
 MT. Fountain stated that all the meet 1ngs were regular except three, and as there were no contests it was suggested that the reports be handed over to the committee on credentials. The committee on credentials was com posed as follows: z. T. Albright, George Gorff, Frank Leslie and T. l.. Smith.
 The chair appointed the following com mttee on organization and order of bus mess: Jere Fountain, Joe H. Parsons, ". A. J. Reid, z. T. Carwile and w. J. Hale.
 The attention of the convention was here called by MT. Bowman to the plan of cooperation with the republicans At the meeting of the executive com mittees of the populist and republican parties. held on the 25th of January, through subcommittee of conference tHe lOliOWliS ItSOluliOiiS anu pldH LII Co- operation were agreed upon
 Resolved QD, That both the republican county convention and the populist coun- ty convention be held in the city of Bir- mingham in separate halls, on Friday April IT, 1896.
 ?. That the question of cooperation be referred to the two conventions, said con- ventions to act by conference committees from each convention.
 Plan of Cooperation.
 Subsequently a plan of cooperation was agreed on by subcommittee of six republicans and six populists and rec commended to today's two conventions. That plan in brief was as follows:
 1. That each county convention should select committee of seven and the two confer as to cooperation and report from one to the other
 2. That the populite convention should nominate on a cooperation ticket candi- dates for the following offices: Senator, three representatives, tax assessor, sher- Eff and three county commissioners-nine in all.
 B. That the republican convention should nominate on the cooperative tick ct candidates for the following offices Tax collector, one commissioner, three representatives, coroner and treasurer. 4. That the populite convention should first nominate the whole ticket.
 5. That the republican convention shall ti n indorse the whole ticket.
 6. That both conventions shall enun- ciate their platforms with deference to the other side.
 MT. Bowman stated that the republi- cans, now in convention, will appoint a committee of seven to confer with us on the subject today, and should the re- publicans split both factions will send committee of seven to us. He nov ed that a committee of seven be ap- pointed to confer With them and report to this convention.
 MT. Fountain moved that vote be ta- ken on cooperation. but withdrew it when his attention was calledate the fact that the convention had not as yet been organized.
 Credentials.
 At 1 o'clock the committee on creden- tials made it's report as follows:
 We, your committee on credentials, re- port that the credentials of all beats-as returned to the county chairman be ac cepted and such delegates be seated ex- cept in Coalburg box of beat IS, which we refer to the committee.
 The report was adopted.
 The delegates from beat IS tCoalburg), it was moved, be seated, because there was only one set of delegates returned from Coalburg. There had been no beat meeting at Coalburg box in this beat There was one at Brookside, and Brook sides delegates had been seated by the committee on credentials
 MT Sloan, committeeman from Coal burg box, stated he had met only two men at the Coalburg box, but he thought it wise to send in a delegation from the Coalburg box.
 MT. Bowman moved the Coalburg dele gation as returned by Mir. Sloan be seat ed
 There were five delegates from Coal burg and they were instructed for Rags dale
 A motion to give the Coalburg men a seat, but no voice. was lost and MT. Bow mans motion to seat them with full au- thority WAS adopted.
 Organisation.
 The committee on order of business re- ported as follows:
 Your commiftee wotrid respecfftllIv