Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
looked very much like a bolt might oc-

looked very much like bolt might oc-
cur at moments notice. The session
was wrangle nearly all the time, and
examinations and recriminations were lib
orally hurled about the hall. Baltzell
did his best to keep the convention in
order, and he thumped his walking stick
with Vlgor and energy, but he found the
body hard child to nurse.
1.-THE anti-fusion element, led by Gus
Hobson and Rev. s. M. Adams, devel-
oped considerable strength, and for five
hours 1t was able to staye off a vote, and
on all preliminary propositions the vote
was so close that the final result seemed
to be in doubt Besides this element
there was good deal of friction in par
ticular delega tions, notably the delega-
ton from Jefferson. Jerry Fountain was
the leader on one side and opposed to him
were Bowman and the two Kolbs. Ev-
cry time vote was taken by the dele
cation there was wrangle, and Foun-
tain would in heated words inform Bow
man and the Kolbs that he did not pro-
pose to allow them to run over him as
they did or tried to do In the county con-
vention.
THE Mckinley recommendation as to
cooperation was finally agreed to, but
very ungraciously. The vote against the
nomination of Grimmett for secretary of
state was 173, while on the roll call for
the nomination of Smith for attorney
field against him, more than 80 votes
were voted blank or thrown away on
dummies as rebuke to the cooperation
idea. The feeling in the convention was
decidedly bad, and threats of disruption,
cries of gag law and boss rule were con-
stantly banded about.
Neither of the republican factions
were pleased with the action of the pop
ulists. The displeasure Of the Mckinley
fact'o- was clearly shown by the threat
of Mr.. T. C. Bingham that If the conven-
ton seriously entertained the PROPOSE
ton of nominating Judge Stratton, a
Moseleyite republican, for secretary of
state, he would withdraw the names of
Grimmett and Smith, presented as the
cooperation candidates on the part of
the McKinleyites. The soreness Of the
Moseleytes was shown by the impas-
stoned talk of Frank Moragne of Gads-
den, who told the populists in unmistaka-
BILE terms that the nomination of Grim
NETT and Smith would be slap In the
face to DR.. Moseley and his followers.
ITO sum up results, / cannot see how
the democratic ticket can fail to be the
prime beneficiary of the three conven-
tions held here last week. The co-opera-
tionists of the populst convention have
seriously offended the Moseleyites by 60
ing back on a direct trade made with the
conference committee of the Moseley con-
vention. The McKinleyites cannot feel
very kindly toward the populists when
they consider the very ungracious man.
ner in which the populists finally agreed
to live up to the arrangements entered
into by the committees representing the
two bodies. Then the populists cannot
have a very bretherly feeling towards
the McKinleyites when they reflect upon
the large element In that convention bit
terly opposed to cooperation, which ele-
ment, when it ascertained that it was in
the minority, tried to impose on the pop
ulists as the candidate for attorney-gen-
eral Ben DeLemos of Lowndes, man as
we'll fitted for the discharge Of the duties
Of that position AS be As to hold the dignB-
fed place Of chief JUSTICE of the supreme
6ourt Of the United States.
mo sound money democrat who saw
either Of the three conventions here last
week will hesitate for a second in casting
his vote in August. 1t will be a choice
between Johnston and associates on a
ticket named by the white democracy of
Alabama on one hand, and Goodwin and
q ticket named In part by Bill Stevens
and his tan-colored associates on the
other"