Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25
TOO MUCH OF BILL STEVENS
Behind the Closed Doors, According to a
Disguised" Republican Leader-To
Fuse or Not to Fuse.

The republican clans gathered yeater-
day in Erswell hall for the purpose, as
was thought, of harmonizing. but har-
meny is no nearer than st. Louis.
TIE committee met in the morning to
consider some contests for places on the
committee. The committee adjourned
until o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The afternoon meeting was a wrangle
after the old style.
W. II. Hunter and w. II. Haney, Me-
Kinley and Vaughan contestants from
the Ninth district were seated, as We're
also the Mckinley and Vaughan contest
ants from the Sixth district.
I. II. Aldrieh was recognized as the
republican nominee for congress from
the Ninth district.
w. d. Wickersham and Nathan Alex
ander were chosen electors at large; al
ternatess DR.. r. c. Edwards and II. Scott
Parks.
The committee has been acting In ex-
ecutive session, but a republican leader
stated to a State Herald reporter last
night that the entire proceedings were
disgusting in the extreme.
IF there ever was clear evidence of
the incapacity of the republican leaders
in Alabama it was furnished last night"
said he, when the notorious Bill Stevens,
Alex Wilson and Alexander dominated
| the executive committee. The respect
ought to go out and stay out
1T was hoped by all respectable repub-
| licans that the committee would move
| upon a high plane, yet the negro domi-
| mated and white men had to submit.
IF this mongrel crowd of negroes and
nondescripts are to rule, no respectable
| white man can longer tolerate them.
1.-THE McKinleyites applied the guillo-
| tine to DR.. MoSeley and his faction, the
| same as used in St. Louis.
1.-The Moseley people will not submit.
Several speeches were made before the
committee last night, but their efforts
were fruitless.
1.-THE action of this negro committee
| puts every decent white man on guard.
| The color line has been distinctly drawn,
and II will take only few days for 1t
| to bubble up that all white men in Ala
| bama must do their duty by standing to-
| gether.
.4Give us cyclones and pestilence, but
| not ST. Domingo"
The above quotations are the exact
| words of our republican friend, taken dis
| connectedly as they fell from his lips.
| Fire was in his eye, and his pearly WHITE
| skin flushed with Indignation as he re-
| lated his story of what occurred in the
secret chamber of the party to which he
| pledges allegiance.
Adjourned After Midnight.
| The committee was in session last night
! and adjourned at 12:45 a. m. until this
morning at 10 o'clock. ~
| During the latter part of the session
| a lively debate sprung up over the all
absorbing question-fusion or no fusion.
| The last speaker before adjournment was
| Committeeman Cashin, who was in IA
| vor of the action alreadX taken. While
| in the midst of his remarks motion TO
| adjourn was offered and he ceased his ar
gument. The committeeman from Mont
| gomery arose. to speak, but the chair
| held that without unanimous consent,
| after motion to adjourn had been Of
! fered he could not be heard. The con-
| sent was not forthcoming and the mo-
tion to adjourn prevailed.
| At late hour committeeman stated
to a reporter of the State Herald that he
| was firmly of the opinion that full re-
publican ticket would be named.