Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-16

vote as a unit on all questions, and the
majority shall rule, and in the absence
of one or more of said delegates and al
ternates, the remaining delegates shall
cast the full vote of said delegation.
Beat 33 (Bessemer).
Pursuant to call of beat committee-
men a mass meeting was held today at
u o'clock to select delegates to the coun-
ty convention. Capt. H w. Crook was
elected chairman and j. S. Chandler Sec
retary. The following named gentlemen
were elected delegates and alternates
Delegates-T. j. Cornewell, John
Coughlin, James l.. Nail, w. P Strad-
ford, w. N. White, Wesley Parsons, p.
N. Simmons, John S. Bergin, j. e. Briggs,
S. c. Dunn, w. K. McAdory, Max Robin
son. Sam Stein, A. j. Krebs, William
Jackson, E. A. Little, Fl. w. Crook, A.
A. Randle, w. T. Kennedy. Louis Holster,
Jr., w. G, Hurd, James ]. Cahil.
Alternates-I. S. Chandler, b. C. Jones,
John d. Handy, w. r. Henderson, r. H.
Reed, w. S. Winters. j. r. Jones, S. j.
Alfred, w. f. Noen, Charles A. Sapp, H.
b. Jones, Louis Forst, j. L. Mattingly,
John A. Hall, w. p. Yeatman, S. r. Has
kell, A. G. Stubs, Charles Meigs, w. L..
Rush. S. r. Baines. Charles j. II. Nord-
man, Edgar l.. Mitchell.
A resolution was passed instructing
delegates to vote for thirty delegates
from this county to go to the congress
sional convention who would vote for
Hon. o. w. Underwood as long as his
name was before the cows ntion.
A resolution was also passed COM
mendng Hon. o. w. Underwood's course
in congress, and condemning partisan
congress for unseating him and leaving
this district without representative the
choice of the people.
Beat 1.
The following delegates were selected
from beat l: &c. Radcliff, J. F. Bell
Beat 7.
The following delegates were selected
from beat-7: l.. ID. Lacy, j. M. Benge,
James McFalls, S. w. Carson, l.. C.
Meigs, instructed for Underwood.
Beat 20 pratt City,
Pursuant to a call of the beat commit
tee the democrats of beat 20 convened
at the city hall at O'Clock p. m.
DR. G. W. Brown called the meeting
to order and stated the object of the con-
vention John Brown was elected per-
manent chairman and William Grady
elected secretary.
j. b. Arid introduced the following
resolution. which was adopted:
Resolved. That the delegates elected
to represent beat 20 in the county con-
vention to be held in Birmingham on the
ed day of August be, and the same are
hereby instructed to vote as a unit on
all questions, being governed by the ma
jority, and should any delegate be absent
the remaining delegates are empowered
to cast the full vote of the entire delega-
ton.
Resolved further, That said delegates
are hereby instructed to vote for dele
gates to the congressional convention to
be held September 1, 1885, who will use
every honorable means to secure the
nomination of Hon. o. W. Underwood.
On motion the chair appointed COM
mlttee of three to select a list of dele
gates to the county convention and re-
port the same to this convention. The
following were reported and unanimous
ly elected
Delegates-John Brown, N. H. Evans,
]. A. Starke, w, G. Powell, J b. Arid,
T. II. Moore, John Harkins. Tom Dugan,
William Grady, w r. Lee, G. w. Brown,
w, Fl, Barnard, j. Il. Rogers and w. 2.
BY nufn