Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28
WELL, THEY HAVE DONE IT
The BoItocratS Finish in a Day
at Montgomery
mo HAYSEEDS WITH US"
Was Their Boast-Many Of the Delegates
We're Self Appointed-What They
Said and Did.

pSIudPS tic -lIlOSl ISSpSCloOlS iSPupiiSoA
state convention held in Alabama in
many years.
Regular delegations came from per-
haps twenty counties, and stray or vol
untary delegates came from about as
many others. Forty-one counties out of
the sixty-six in the state are claimed to
have been. Represented. About 250 seats
were filled.
s. H. Dent of Eufaula called the con-
vention to order, and Rev. Neal Ander-
son opened the proceedings with prayer.
Gen. George p. Harrison was elected
temporary chairman and in accepting
delivered a fiery speech, in which he
thanked God he had been enabled to see
the truth. He denounced the Chicago
platform and paid his respects to the
editors of the State Herald. AT times he
was wildly applauded
Mr. George p. Jones was selected as
temporary secretary and Mr.. e.. l.. May
as assistant.
Adjourned until p. m.
Upon reassembling the committee on
permanent organization reported EX-
Gov. Thomas G.. Jones for president.
The committee on platform submitted
lengthy document. Its chief features
were denunciation of the Chicago plat
form and Endorsement of Mr.. Clevelands
administration.
The following state executive commit
tee was selected:
State at large-George P. Harrison,
George f. Moore, A. C. Danna and Walk
er Percy.
First district-John C. Webb of Ma
rengo, Fl. w. Lienkauf of Mobile, G. C.
Clarke of Mobile.
Second district-T. H. Clark of Mont
gomery Charles Henderson of Pike, F.
l.. Hixon of Evergreen.
Third districts H. Dent of Barbour,
| w. c. Doster of Dale, A. E. Barnett of
| Lee.
| Fourth district-E G. Caldwell of Cal
| houn, J. p. Christian of Shelby, F. b.
| Baldwin of Chiffon.
| > Fifth district-H. H. Hall of Gilmore,
d. C. Armstrong of Macon, D. w. Young
| of Lowndes.
Sixth district - Hollis of Monroe
| George Searcy of Tuscaloosa, b. f. Herr
| of Sumter.
Seventh district-John S. Paden of Eto-
wah, George III. Parker of Cullman, A.
| Seabold of Etowah.
Eighth district-R. C. Randolph of Col
bert r. B. Rhett of Madison, j. c. Ely
ster of Morgan.
Ninth district--L. ]. Lawson of Hale,
A. T. London of jefferson, J. +. Hard of
| Jefferson
The following were selected as dele
| gates to the national convention at In
| dianapolis:
Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery, ].
| NJ Falkner of Montgomery, S. HI. Dent OF
| Eufaula, James Weatherly of Jefferson.
First district-H. A. Forcheimer and
| A. c. Danner of Mobile.
Second district-F. p. Glass, Montgom-
| cry; C. D. Henderson, Pike.
Third district-R. NJ Lee, Barbour; S.
| Fl. Foster, Bullock.
Fourth district-W. Johnston, Calhoun
| Charles Sparks, Shelby.
| Fifth district-C. S. f. Doster, Autua-
ga; w. L. Foster, Macon.
Sixth district-J II, Fits, Tuscaloosa;
| TT w Long Walker
Seventh district-George H. Parker,
Cullman; e. T. Hollingsworth, Etowah.
Eighth dstrict-R. w. Miller, Madison
J. C. Eyster, Morgan.
Ninth district-L. ]. Lawson, Hale; w.
w. Crawford, Jefferson.
The following electors were elected:
First district-To be selected by exec
utive committee.
Second district-W. p Burks.
Third district-L. H. Lee.
Fourth district-E. II. Dryer.
Fifth district-To be selected by ex-
ecutive committee.
Sixth district-A. S. vandegraff.
Seventh district-Charles POTTERY.
Eighth district. c. Eyster
Ninth district. p Mudd.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
Endorsing Secretary Herbert's course in
boiling the nominees of his party: de-
claring it to be the sense of the conyen-
ton that a national democratic candi-
district; deploring the death of Ex-Gov-
ernor Russell; indorsing the doings of the
provisional national executive commit
tee, and especially the work of Captain
Falkner the Alabama member; recon-
mending the establishment and the
maintenance of a county executive COM
mittee in every county in the state; in
structing the state executive committee
to take prompt steps to see that the ma
tional democratic party has proper repre-
H. ~ 4. - II
by rising vote); declaring 1t to ! the
sense of the convention that democrat
ic national ticket be nominated by the
indianapolis conventions; that the dele
gates to Indianapolis be instructed to
work for the election Of Governor Jones
as the permanent chairman of the ma
tional convention; that the state commit
tee be instructed to call the congressional
conventions for the nomination of con-
gressmen as soon as possible; indorsing
the course Of the Advertiser as patriotic;
thanking Captain Falkner. Governor
Jones. General Harrison and Captain
Dent for rendering the movement espe-
cial aid. Convention noes.)
Cleveland was the god of the conyen-
ton. Governor Jones in his speech pre-
dicted that four years from now the men
who were maligning him would be sup
plea ting him to lead them again
Members of today's convention boast
ed there were no hayseeds among them
The absence of representative delega-
lions from the agricultural counties
clearly demonstrated that the farmers
were not on the ground floor. Forty-two
counties were claimed to be represented
in the convention. More than half of
this alleged representation was purely
voluntary, the delegates from perhaps
more than half of the counties being
self-appointed. AS a matter of fact the
returns appear to indicate that not ex-
ceeding twenty counties pretended or
attempted to hold meetings to select
delegates. The credentials COMMITTEES,
if one was appointed, made no report.
If Birmingham had been subtracted
from today's convention it would have
proved an utter failure. Birmingham
furnished more delegates, more music,
more applause and more enthusiasm
than all of the balance of the state COM
bined. excepting Montgomery. Blrming-
hams delegation was easily the life of
the meeting. 1t will be observed, how
ever, that Montgomery got considerably
more of the honors and offices. An en-
thusiastic deleg ate moved, and the mo-
tior prevailed, that the convention ten
1ar ffc thanks f0 fne "olnrfoIIS de1epatio