Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
CALL OF THE CHAIRMAN.

AnnlSton, Feb. 22.-(Spec1al. )-Cha1r- rman John B. Knox of the democratic state executive committee has issued the following:
 Headquarters of the Executive Commit
 tee of the Democratic and Conserv-
 ative Party of Alabama.
 To the Members of the Democratic and
 Conservative Party:
 At the late meeting Of your state exec utive committee, held in the city of Mont gomery, the following amongst other proceedings, were had:
 Resolutions were adopted as follows:
 Whereas, The democratic committee of the United States in it's call of the national convention adopted a wise and conservative policy in inviting all con- servative citizens, irrespective of past political associations or differences, to join in sending delegations to the said convention; therefore be it
 Resolved, By the state democratic eX- ecutive committee of Alabama, That we hereby cordially invite all conservative voters, irrespective of past political as sociations or differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical and constitutional government, and who will support the nominees and princi- pies of the democratic party, to join with us in sending delegates to the ap- preaching state convention to be held at the state capital in the city of Mont gomery, upon a day to be fixed by this committee. The foregoing shall also ap- ply to conventions called to nominate county and beat candidates; provided, however that the executive committee of each county shall have the right to determine whether they admit any but white voters to the primaries of their respective counties.
 Each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates in said con- vention as 1t had in the last state con vention, that is to say: Autauga..... ....., ...,....,......''.''. T Baldwin.... ................... 70 70 PSi pour..'.. .'''''''' ''.''.''''''' Biop..... .'.....'.. ''..''..'.'.. .'.' ..''''.' Blount...,. ......... ......''.''' ...''''.'''. n buiioch..... ....... ....' '''...'' ''-'''''''''' Butter. ............ ......... s.'..'''. CalnouH ...'..... '.'.'..' ''..'.'''.'''' Chambers. .............. ..........,.... Cnerokee. ........ ............. ChlltOn. ....... ....... ...''....''..'''. Q CnoctaW...,s... ....'...' .''.-'.'' .'''.'''' Clarke....... ........... ........ ..'.'''..''.' Sidy .....'. .''''.... .'...'. ...''.'''''.-'..'' CleDufne. .......'. '..''..'.''.'''.'''. CoHee. e.......... ..............'''. CoiDeft. ........ .'.'.... .'''..''.'.''''''..''' Conecuh. ......... 3 Coosa a....... ................r ''...''''''''. Covington........ ...... CrenShaW...,. ............. ...............'.. , SuHman....s.... ........'....,''... ..''.''.''''' Dale........ ............ .........'.....'...'. 70 Dallas .......... .'..'....'..'.-..''' ID Dehalo ...''.''. '..'.'...'t.'. ''''''''''..''. . Elmore. .'..'..'. '''.''.'.. ..'''..' .'''''.'''.
 
 TstoWal... .....,.'.'' ..'.'.'..t '..''.''''''''' Fayette.......... ....--.. ..:..''....''.''...- Franklln ............. ..''..'...'' Geneva. ......... ............. ......."......... Greene. ......... .......... .....'....''..'..
 tale. .''.'..'.. '.''.....''.''' Henry.......... ....... ...........''......' Jackson.... ........... ..'.'..'..'''...'''.. o3 Jellersoh.. ''''.''.'' .'.'''.'-'-''':' % Lamar. ;..'.'..'.. ....'......'''' ''''''''.'. Lauderdafe. ............ ................ Q iiaWrence' '.'''''''''' '''..'''''' ,o llee.... ................... ......'-..-''..'' Ag LfmeStOne...... .......... .......'.... ....'. loWndeS. ........... ............'...'.. II Macon...... ..,......... ..'..'...... Madlson '........' .'". '..''''''''.''' 10 Marengo. ......... ..'''.''..''''''' A Marshaii..''.'' .'."'' ''--'.'''''''' '''''''' IT MODlle ..'....... ''''''''' montgomery. .'.......'...''' ''.''.''''''' 1o Morgan.... ......... .....''..... .'''..'''.. , Perry. ..........'.....'. ig P1ckenS S........ ........... ..'....'.. ..'....'. Plke...... .....'.. ...'..'...'.....'.'. Randoiph..'... '....... ...'''.''' ''''''''.''' Q Russell Suelpy ..'..''. ''''.''' .''''..'''.'''.'''' 1o sumter .......... ....'...,.,,..'.'. '.. @ t0 Talladega.. ..............' io laliapooSa. .....'.'.- ''..'''''''''' ,0 Iuskaloosa.... ....... .....'..... ....'...... lg Walker. .,..'....... ........... .''..... U MashlhS ton.'...... ......' ...''.''..''.''.''' winston .......
 Total. .............. .................5 .50l Each county executive committee shall decide for it's county whether the dele gates to the state convention shall be Se- lected by primary election, beat meetings, county conventions or mass meetings.
 No delegates to the congressional con- ventions shall be elected at the same time that delegates are elected to the state convention. Delegates to the con- gressional convention shall be elected in such manner as the respective county ex- hn1 1ntn Inc m Saturday, the 22d day of August, 1896, and the congressional conventions of the several districts in the state shall be helc on Tuesday, September l, 1896, at such places as the respective congressional executive committees may determine. Each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates in the congressional convention that it is allowed under the foregoing apportionment in the state convention.
 The state convention is called to meet in the hall of the house of representa- tives in the city of Montgomery on Tues day, April 21, 1896. The beat meetings and primary elections to send delegates to the county conventions are called for Saturday. April Il, and the county con- ventions and mass meetings to send dele gates to the state convention are called for Wednesday, April 15. This resolution as to uniformity in time of holding beat meetings, primary elections and county conventions does not apply to counties that have already acted, and these may proceed to send delegates to the state convention in accordance with any pre- vious action had in the matter.
 JOHN B. KNOX, Chairman.
 Teaching the Daughter Needlework.
 New York Evening Post.
 Mothers who wish to teach their little daughters needlework thoroughly and systematically will perhaps like to know how something of the modern school methods for doing the work, which make it both interesting and easy, as they pro- ceed in scientific and carefully thought out fashion, step by step from the sim pie to the more difficult. In one training