Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-26
The Bib Convention.


Centreville, Aug. 22.-(Special Cor
nce.)-Promptly a IL o'clock
John T. Ellison, chairman of the demo-
cratic executive committee, called the
convention to order and named Judge N.
II. Thompson of GAINESVILLE as temporary
chairman and Mr. NJ f. Gardner of Cen
trevilre and Prof. r. B. Hogan of Scots
Vile as temporary secretarles. Judge
Thompson made a stirring speech con-
graduating the democracy upon the
great victory that they had achieved.
The delegates were then enrolled The
temporary officers were made the perma-
nent officers of the convention The
chair appointed the following committee
on resolutions: DR.. M. C. Shoolar of Cen
treville, J. G. Oakley of Ashby, Robert
Vance of Blocton, w. r. S. Hayes of
Woodstock and j. C. G. Wooley of Ran
dolph.
A number of resolutions were report
ed by this committee and adopted. They
congratulated the party in the state and
county for the great victory achieved,
and thanked Hon. j. T. Ellison, chairman
of the democratic committee, for his wise
management of the campaign in Bibb,
and pledged him their hearty support in
the congressional campaign.
The committee also reported the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas One of the most important
measures to come before the general as
sembly is the election of a United States
senator to succeed Hon. James L. Pugh,
and we, the democrats of Bib county,
in convention assembled, believing that
it is our privilege as well as our duty to
express our preference on this most inn
portant question; therefore be it
Resolved, That we request and instruct
our represent Hon. w. w.
Lavender, to vote both in the democratic
caucus and in the joint session for Hon.
John H. Bankhead so long as his name
is before the same, and, in the event of
his name not being presented or Of being
withdrawn, to then vote for Hon. James
l.. Pugh to the finish.
The resolution indorsing the Chicago
platform and its nominees was adopted
with hearty applause, but when the reso-
luton was read denouncing the stealing
of Congressman Oscar w. UnderWood'S
seat, indorsing his course in congress and
instructing the delegates from Bibb to
vote as unit for his denomination the
convention went wild and round after
round of applause greeted its adoption.
The congressional delegates were then
selected one from each of the eleven
beats, and such selections were ratified
by the convention. The delegates from
the beats are as follows:
Woodstock (beat D--James W. Green.
Pondville-Lewis J. Wyatt.
Centreville-W. W. Lavender.
Randolph. C. c. Wolley.
River Bend-Charley Logan.
McGraws-Thomas w. Holmes.
Scottsville-John Williams.
James (beat 4)-Dr. w. ]. Nicholson.
Six Mile, Prof. r. H. Pratt.
Observation-Disclosures G. Oakley.
Blocton-Trion I. Harris.
The following delegates at large were
then selected: John c. Jones of Bloc
ton, John 4. Ellison of Centreville, w. r.
S. Hayes Of Woodstock, M. L. Cleveland
of Randolph, James A. Fair OF James
vile and B. j. Large of Ashby. They
were instructed to vote as a unit for
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood for congress
John T. Ellison and w. r. S. Hayes
were selected as members of the demo-
cratic congressional committee from
Bibb. The convention then adjourned.
1t was decidedly the largest, most en-
thusastic and harmonious convention
ever held in Bibb 1t was composed of
10S delegates and 1t was strictly an I'm
derwood convention. There was not a
single anti-Underwood delegate in the
convention.