Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-15

people an opportunity to vote" He also
 suggested that each candidate for alder
 man be required to deposit $5 for ex-
 penses.
 The Thornton plan was then read sec
 tion by section.
 MT. Brown moved that the date of hold
 ing the primary be changed to November
 8. MT. Lockwood moved to table the mo- tion. Carried.
 MT. Gillespie moved that the time be
 changed to November '. Speaking to his
 motion, he said the salvation of the city democracy depended upon the action of the committee. Nasty action will result m an action similar to that of two years ago. He had heard q great many say they would not participate in an early primary.
 MT. Thornton said if he felt as MT. Gil- lespie did he would do the same. The national election will not be disposed or in time to have the people take an lntef- est in a primary. MT. Daly came in at this Junctufe ana was enrolled as present. MT. Thornton gave several reasons for early action, referring to the Sayre law and its requirements Mr Fries asked if MT. Thornton thought the people would lose sight of home affairs in thinking of national ar fairs.
 Mir. Thornton answered affirmatively. I. union offered no suggestion as to the l time, and as a business man, suggested getting through with politics at once. Dr. Gillespie failed to see how the na- tional election could interfere with the | local election. He had no choice, put was only seeking the interest Of the party. o,,,
 Mr Daly. said in regard to Dr. Giles pies motion that he thought II they
 waited there would be no democrats. On vote Dr. GillespieS motion was iosl | by vote of 6 to 4. Taken Up by Sections. The first section, or preamble, was adopted.
 On reading the first section MT Senn moved to amend by saying all Whlte pies as enunciated in the state ana l county election qualified in the last elec- | tion."
 Mr. Brown moved as a substitute that "all qualified white voters in the city or Birmingham who believe in democratic principles and who will support the can didate nominated under this plan. Dr. Gillespie asked who would decide who were democratic voters. Are those | who propose to vote for Palmer anu Buckner democrats? He asked 1T IL It would not be policy to allow every one to l participate.
 MT. Senn said pr. Gillespie stated that | this is a democratic committee. He IS l right. "If this is democratic commit 1 tee let 1t be one, but 1 would rather see | it disbanded than changed We are a | democratic party entrusted with the or l ganiza tion of the party in this city. l l believe that only those who believe in | the principles enunciated at Chicago are democrats"
 MT. Thornton-I believe the primary | will be held under the auspices of the | democratic party and will bring recruits l to the ranks.
 | MT. Brown did not desire to be heard | for the purpose of commendation. There | are, I know, great many democrats l who will vote for Bryan and Sewall who | do not believe in the enunciations of the l convention at Chicago. "I do know many | democrats. who will not vote for them. l But there are no republicans who will | participate in a democratic primary, and | I do not want to see them do it. Let's | leave some place for democrats who will l come into the primary" Dr.. Gillespie differed with MT. Brown l in allowing the polls to be open to all. | We must draw the lines on democratic | principles or leave it open and have no l principles. We cannot afford to have l men fighting us on one hand and want 1 ing to come in on another. Let every 1 man vote for Bryan, Sewall and Under l wood if they want to come into the pri- l mary.
 l MT. Thornton moved to lay the Brown 1 Senn substitutes on the table. The mo- | ton was lost.
 Mr. Browns substitute for the Senn amendment was adopted. MT. Lockwood moved that the section as amended be adopted. Carried. The second section was read and adopt ed.
 The third section was read. On motion the closing time was made to read D. m MT. Terry thought the ballots should be printed, thus doing away with possi- ble chance for fraud. The motion of MT. Thornton to change the time to D. m was adopted. The third section, as amended, was adopted.
 The fourth section was read and adopt ed.
 Same order as to the fifth. The sixth section was read and amend ed to read: "All candidates for Aldermen be required to deposit $5." The time was also changed to September "A. As amend ed it was adopted
 The seventh and eighth sections were adopted.
 The ninth section was amended to read, immediately after the closing" etc.. and was so adopted. The tenth section was read and Dr. l Gillespie moved the adoption of second l primary. MT. Thornton opposed the 1 amendment MT. Terry was favorable to 1 Dr. Gillespies plan. MT Cosminsky said he had had ex- l perience in primaries and was favorable | to primaries. If there was to be pri- mary let it be so, but if there was to be | double primary have primary and l convention.
 l Dr. Gillespie's motion was lost and the | section was adopted
 | MT. Cosminsky then moved that the | plan, as amended be adopted as whole. 1 Carried.
 l The plan as adopted reads as follows:
 Thornton Plan as Amended and Adopted. 1 Resolved, That primary election shall
 be held on the 9th day of October, 1896, | for the selection of one candidate for
 mayor and two candidates for aldermen | from each of the nine wards of the city | of Birmingham, to be voted for on the 1st | day of December, 1896, at the regular elec- l ton of said city. and for the purpose of
 electing from each of said wards two ex- | ecu.ive committeeman to succeed this
 committees; and said primary election | shall be held under the following plan: | l. That all qualified white voters in the | city of Bfrmin gh ham who believe in dem- 1 ocratic principles and who will support l the candidates nominated under this | plan shall be entitled to vote in said pri- | mary election in the wards in which they