Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
GOT THE TOE OF THE BOOT.

The Advertiser Regulated by the Mont
gomery County Convention.
Montgomery, Aug. 29.--(Sps eial) 1.-THE
county democratic convention held here
today not only cordially Endorsed the
platform and nominees of the demo-
cratic national convention, but deliber-
ately, unanimously, enthusiastically and
by rising vote kicked the Advertiser
and it's little coterie of cohorts clear off
the party reservation, There was not
voice raised to plead for the old party
machine organ.
Hon A. d. Sayre, chairman of the
county executive committee, called the
meeting to order and nominated Hon.
Thomas H Watts for chairman he was
unanimously elected, MI. Watts was
the president of the Clarke club in this
city and has been a n ardent gold man.
He told the ton SO, but he also
told them with pardonable pride that ne
was democrat and graciously bowed TO
the will Of the majority of his party. He
said that those men who declined to
submit their individual preferences to
the decision of the majority of their
party We're not democrats and dissem-
bled when they claimed to be.
Mr. Henry H. Matthews was selected
as secretary.
All of the beats were we'll represented
and the most intense interest, enthusi-
asm and unanimity marked the proceed
ings throughout.
The temporary off cers were made per-
manent officers.
The following resolutions were adopted
unanimously:
BY Hon D. Sayre-Be it resolved,
That we the democrats Of Montgomery
county in convention assembled do
hereby indorse the platform adopted by
the national conven ton at Chicago and
pledge to the nominees Of said conVen-
ton our hearty support.
9 That we condemn the action of those
voters who participated in the democrat
&c primaries, thereby pledging them
selves to support the nominees. and VINO
have bolted the action of the said con-
vention because their individual views
did not prevail in the adoption of plat
form and the nomination of candidats.
g. That we hereby repudiate as demo-
Gratis all individuals and newspapers
that have aligned themselves with the
movement. the only purpose OF when
can disrupt the democratic party OF TINS
county by seeking TO divide the white
people thereby rendering it possible for
the affairs of the government to fall INTO
the hands of the ignorant and vicious.
Mr.. w. H. Reeves Offered a resolution
Endorsing the Journal Is the only demo-
cratic newspaper in montgomery anu .ol,, =.
was unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted !,
The following resolutions, reported by
the committee on resolutions, were unan-
inously adopted:
resolved. That the statement recently
,nade nv the Hon Bourke Cochran in
which he reflected on the character of
The farmers of our country and upon the
nature of the southern people, is false in
fact, malignant in spirit and base in It's
purpose. 1t is worthy OF the VeLal a a,a
venturer who uttered il, and deserves the
contempt of every patriotic citizen
Resolved, That this convention fully
indorses the course of the Hon. }. +.
Stallings, and instructs the delegates TO
the congressional convention TO vote ioI,
md use all honorable means to secure his
nomination.
The convention then adjourned.