Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16

to the primary election for county officers.
beat officers and beat committeeman, and
if, on opening the boxes, it shall appear
that any certificates to delegates have
been placed therein. that said certificates
be delivered to the persons entitled there
to, and in cases where there were more
voting places than one in the beat, if 1t
appear that certificates as to the result
of each box are therein, that all the GER
tifeates be compared and the figures add
ed, and the result as to the whole beat
be thereby determined; and that the GER
tificates as to delegates be first taken out,
delivered or compared, as may be proper,
according to the foregoing method"
The substitute was lost by vote of %
to Is.
The Powell resolution was carried by
vote of 30 to 10.
The Subcommittee
under the Powell resolution was appoint
ed as follows by the chair: c.. B. Powell,
1. w. McAdory. r. Fl. Hendon w. K. Ter
ry and DR.. j. S. Gillespie.
The delegates were then dismissed until
8 o'clock last night
The subcommittee then began their
work, and when the Madison beat was
reached a contest was introduced by W.
M. Bethea. Voluminous testimony was
filed, but Is not published on account of
the action of the evening session of the
convention
The argument consumed several hours,
given to a subcommittee for considera-
ton.
The subcommittee was out for several
hours, before whom Attorney John w.
Tomlinson and Alex London appeared,
representing the two factions at issue.
The committee reported in substance that
they had not had the time to examine
but one of the contesting beats, and
unanimously recommended that Madison,
Monroe and Parker beats, where contests
i a f<va
The report of the committee created
considerable commotion, and 1t was sew
eral minutes before the chair could sus-
tain order.
Mr.. M. A. Porter was recognized by the
chair and moved that the report of the
committee be not concurred In.
Yells and cheers again broke out and
when quiet was restored Mr.. Porter again
got the attention of the chair and moved
that Mr. Austin, a delegate, be heard
FROM Mr. Austin was lifted on the stage,
and his utterances to word were lost IN
the drowning din of thousand threats.
Mr.. w. c. CARROTS voice was next
heard above the noise in a motion that
all the delegates be heard from.
It was evident that unless something
was done to secure harmony that split
was imminent, and calmer and cooler
heads, representing both Captain John
ston and Mr.. Clarke, agreed to COM
promise.
Mr. Weakley came forward, and after
much effort succeeded in obtaining order
and stated that the leaders representing
both Captain Johnston and Mr.. Clarke,
for the sake of harmony In the demo-
cratic party, had consulted and agreed
that for the best interest OF the demo-
cratic party that the two factions arrive
at some agreement, and moved that MI
John N Tillman, supporter or captain
Johnston, be elected chairman OF the con-
Vention.
The election of Mr. Tillman was made
by almost the unanimous vote OF the dele
gates and audience, and he was escorted
to the stage amid the most deatening
applause.
on assuming the chair Mr.. Tillman
said that an agreement had been reached
between the leaders of both captain
Johnston and Mr.. Clarke that fifteen men
be selected as delegates to the state con-
yention recognized as Johnston delegates
and fifteen to be recognized as Clarke
delegates. 1t was here evident that
neither the friends of Captain Johnston
nor Mr.. Clarke were satisfied and the
speakers closing remarks were lost III
demonstrations of disapprovaL
Mr. Walker Percy, one of the most &C
tive workers and supporters OF MT.
Clarke came forward and asked 10 De
heard. 1t was several minutes before ne
could get the slightest attention: he
said that there was not man IN JeILer-
son county or the state whose fealty had
been stronger than his in advancing the
cause of Richard H.Clarke that all there
were democrats and live here IN TINS
county together. He did not want any
breach in the democratic party that
could not be healed. He was willing to
fight for what he believed to be right,
and he was ready to fight for harmony
in the democratic ranks, wnlcn ne con-
sidered superior to the candidacy OF any
man. An agreement had been reached
a 10 70 oil Tpan1
he would ask 1t of every Clarke man in
the convention for the best interest of
the party, and it was clearly evident that
ii was the very best that could be done
Mr. A. o. Lane, representing captain
Johnston. followed Mr.. Percy, stating the
Johnston faction, too, had fought the
political battle of their lives; that each
side thinks it has been successful ana
are honest-in that belief. We have met
and conferred together purely for the
of being made the leader in Captain
Johnston's campaign in this county, and
now / ask the members OF the slde
represent to stand by this agreement,
which / consider to be for the best inter-
est of the democratic party.
Mr.. Weakley moved that the chair APP
point a committee of five to name the
delegates to the state convention
The following committee was appoint
ed:
w alkef HtTCy, "a ". lLobCt % -. W 80
lev. w. II, Kettig and DIR. ]. S. Gillespie.
The committee reported as follows;
Johnston delegates-A. o. Lane, John s.
Gillespie, Charles G. Brown, John w.
Tomlinson. William X. Terry. z. b. POW
ell, John C. Carmichael. Jack Curran, j.
B. Gibson, Felix Blackburn. G. B. Burk-
halter N l.. Miller, r. l.. Thornton. VIII
liam M. Bethea, f. HI. Moore.
Alternates-G. p. Moore. 5. d. Weak
ley, I. w McAdory, J. M. Crowder. b.
Steiner, j. A. Mitchell D. w Houston,
L. ]. Haley. H. D. Underwood. r. p. Wet
more Cunningham Hickman, Paul Green,
A. G. Smith, A. HI. Stephens, DIR. g. w.
Brown.
Clarke delegates-Robert Warnock,
Walker Percy. r. n. Rhodes. Ben Carter,
William Jackson W. Fl. Kettig, John III.
Miller, T. NJ Davidson, A. j. Krebs, j,
III. Hendon, r. II. Terrell, j. ID. Payne,
william Grady, Syl. DAILY, A. j. Reilly.
Alternates-H. H. Brown, Joseph. b. |
Hill, John Bibb, J. G.. Worsham, Tom |
Malloy, John w Fortenberg, Lucian |
Brown DIR. j. M. Miller. w. T. Johnston. |
!. 7. Lynch. J. B. Arid. Joe Slaughter
w. C. Dennis, John d. Handy. s. 8. |