Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
PARTY LAW

Adopted by the Executive Committee on
 Tuesday, January 2l.
 1. Whereas, The democratic committee of the United States, in it's call of the na- tional convention, adopted a wise and conservative policy in inviting all con servative citizens irrespective of past po- litical associations or differences, to join in sending delegations to the said con vention; therefore, be it
 Resolved by the state democratic ex- ecutive committee of Alabama, That we hereby invite all conservative voters, IT, respective of past political associations or differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical ana con stitutional government and who will sup port the nominees and principles of the democratic party, to join with us in send ing delegates to the approaching state convention, to be held at the state capi- tol in the city of Montgomery upon day to be fixed by this committee. The fore going shall also apply to the conventions called to nominate county and beat can didateS.
 2. Each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates in said conVen- ton as it had in the last state conven- tion.
 3. Each county executive committee shall decide for it's county whether the delegates to the state convention shall be selected by primary election beat meetings, county cOINtHllolS UT iIdSS meetings.
 f. No delegate to the congressional con vention shall be elected at the same time that delegates are selected to the state convention.
 5. That the executive committee of each county shall have the right to deter mine whether to admit any but white voters to the primaries of their respec- tive counties.
 Delegates to the congressional conven- cb ha alpptp6 in cicb a ma the respective county executive commit tees shall determine, on SatNday the 22d day of August 1896, and the congress sional conventions of the several districts in the state shall be held on Tuesday September 1, 1896, at such places as the respective congressional executive com mttees 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. >>Canddates of factions, especially when sufficiently hold and reckless to declare themselves in their announcement pro- nunciamentoes the candidates of fac ton, can never be counted on to encour- age party harmony.
 Says the Kansas City Star Nobody had any idea of the vitality of Senator Butler of South Carolina until he stated the other day that he had heard the speech which Tillman recently made in the senate at least thrty-seven times"
 It is folly to attempt to make an intell- gent Alaba milan believe that a man who has any hopes of being called upon to bear the democratic colors to victory in the August election would be reckless as regards party harmony in this state. h. teligent men know better.
 Knowing as it does that Johnston's nomina tion is a foregone conclusion, and preferring the defeat of the party in Au- gust to its success with Johnston as its nominee, the Advertiser can afford to make war on party harmony and the con- stituted authority of the party.
 The utter disregard for party harmony and dsrespeTt for party authority be- ing exhibited by the Advertiser and other leading Clarke supporters is proof posi- tive to any reasonable mind that they have no hopes of nominating their man and are reckless as to the consequences in August.
 It is not surprising at all that a man who announces himself as the candidate of faction should delight in party strife. Conservative democrats become candi- dates for the nomination for office at the hands of all the democrats, but never ask a faction of the party to help them secure the defeat of some one else.
 Anybody who knows anything of the condition of affairs politically in this state knows that we need harmony in the democratic party. Then why is the lead ing advocate of MT. Clarke so reckless? Simply because it knows some other man than it's favorite will have to wrestle with the situation in the general election.
 Some ten years ago a mob at Knoxville, Tenn, lynched one Lee Sellers. who was supposed by the mob to have been gull ty of murder and robbery. A few days ago a woman, who knew of the facts, while on her deathbed made a statement exonerating Sellers. She said Ike Wright and not Lee Sellers committed the deed.