Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-07
All at Once They Get Alarmed and Make
 New Rules

All db Onc6 Inty G6b AldIlnco anu 4udAG New Rules.
 Alexander City, April 6.-(Special)- Some time ago the executive committee of this (Tallapoosa) county met at Dade- vile and prescribed all the rules and regulations necessary for governing the primary election to be held on the 11th of April for the nomination of a governor and other state officers The rules pre- scribed by them were all satisfactory and acceptable to all the democratic vot- CTS of this county. Indeed there was not a dissenting voice anywhere. and every thing has worked harmonlously until now.
 Within the past few days. the Clarke supporters have observed their defeat and have become desperate; so much so that they sought comfort and advice from the Advertiser as to what they should do immediately on the-complaint and call. "Old grandmama" counseled with her favorite son, McIyer. He at once struck trot for Dadeville. He ar rived there all safe and sound on the 3d instant. Of course no one here knows his business. but somehow he got to see Chairman F. A. Vaughan of the execu- tive committee and a few other Clarke slobs and cohorts, and after short con- ference the atmosphere was soon per meated with i've must have new rule to work these Johnston men," So inn mediately message bearers were going in all directions to the members of the committee, directing them to, come at once = business of importance = and, strange to say, those of the members ad- vocating Johnston for governor never got the messages directed to them; but no one can account for this, because the chairman made desperate efforts to get these messages to those members This morning, bright and soon, we see Clarke members, although living some distance from town and the postoffices, on their way to Dadeville, not even waiting for the train. I suppose the pressure of their business rendered the railroad trains too slow. You know the necessity was very pressing. They wanted to fix up that rule directed by the son of "old Mrs. Advertiser" requiring that demo- cratic voters of this county should take and prescribe an oath to support the nominees of the democratic convention to be held in Montgomery in the near fu- ture. If this rule or regulation had been prescribed when the committee first met all would have been well-but all had confidence in our fellow citizens then; but so soon as the Clarke supporters saw they were in the minority, and that bad ly, 1t destroyed their confidence, and now, to come in they say they will make us swear to the "solvency of our collateral" because they are running strictly on a Clarke basis, don't you see. But my good brothers, we are going to double the standard in this business of voting see if we don't. "Grandmama" and her son may be at your back hunching, but we will be at the polls punching. It is now too late for you to undertake to hunch us out We are aware that your conduct in prescribing the new rule will create a little ripple, but on next Satur- day 1t will be smooth again. And to the Advertiser will say: We know you of old, and our people attribute the present po- liteal calamity of our state to your way wardness of a few years back. From what we have heard, you and all your sons are badly needed in your home county for Mr Clarke's success; better stay there; we can run this thing here. You have already brought such disrup- ton and discord until you have nearly de- stroyed the party in Alabama, and we are trying to get it together; please don't impede our progress in that direction, if possible to hold yourself. We are try ing with all our might to bring to the front the principles of our grand old par ty as defined and advocated by Thomas Jefferson and others down to the present; in those principles the common masses of the people of this county find comfort and happiness; all other principles bring comfort and happiness to only few the rich
 We haven't yet heard the results of the meeting. We understand that grand mama" sent her son from this to Coosa county in order to bring before the com mittee the necessity of the rule pre- scribed. For us, we hope our informa- tion is incorrect.