Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-24

THIRD EDITION.
KNOX ELECTED CHAIRMAN
First Work of the New Execu-
tive Committee.
T. H. CLARK SECRE TARY
Admirable Address of DR.. W. H. Johnston Of
Birmingham Before the Medical AS
ISOLATION of Alabama.

Montgomery, April 2S.-(Specal.)- 1.-The
Medical association of Alabama has been
in session here for two days, but the all
absorbing topic OF the period has been
politics, and the doctors have not re-
ceived the attention they have deserved.
Among the chief features of the occa-
sion may be mentioned the annual ad-
dress of President w. II. Johnston of
Jefferson, who, by the way, is brother
to Captain Johnston, whom the demo-
Gratis of this state have nominated for
governor. DR.. Johnston took occasion
to suggest some improvements in the
sanitary regulations of the penitentlary
and convict farms, and urged an IN
creased appropriation from the legisla-
ture for the purpose of better regulating
the sanitary equipment of these prisons.
He also touched on the question OF prls-
oners in capital trials pleading insanity,
and recommended that board to be Sc
.ected by the association to give evidence
IN such trials be appointed by the gov
ernor.
Annual reports were made by Senior
Vice-President c C. Jones, M D., of
East Lake; by Junior Vice-President j.
G. Kendrck, M. D., of Greenville; by Sec
retary j. r. Jordan, NJ. D., of Montgom-
cry by Treasurer J. G. Jackson, M. d.,
OI ny lht PNtpiioiiiho SOA'
mittee and by other committees.
The monitors address by DR.. j. T.
Searcy of Tuscaloosa was exceedingly
interesting, as also was the historians
address by DR.. E. H. Sholl of Birming-
ham.
cussed were:
"The Recent Progress in Hygiene" by
DR.. Jerome Cochran of Montgomery.
1.-The Recent Progress in Therapeut-
les" by DR., George F. Brown of Birming-
ham.
1.-The Recent Progress in the Proven
ton and Treatment of Tuberculosis" by
DIR. Robert II. Hayes of Union Springs.
1.-THE Recent Progress and Treatment
of Sepsics,' by DR.. Thomas D. Parks of
Birmingham.
At the theater last night DR.. E. L.
Marechai of Mobile delivered the annual
ora ton. it being a most mastery address
on the Improvement in medicine and
surgery generally. After the address
the Montgomery physicians entertained
the visitors very handsomely with a ban
quet and reception at the Beauvoir club.
The Executive Committee Organized.
The newly elected democratic state eX-
ecutive committee met this morning at
10 o'clock in the council chamber for the
purpose of organizing for the paign
now ahead. There were twenty men,
bers, quorum, present Hon. Francis l..
Pettus of Dallas nominated Hon. John b.
Knox of Calhoun for chairman and he
was unanimously elected.
Hon. Henry d. Clayton of Barbour
nominated Hon. Thomas III. Clark of
Montgomery for the office of secretary,
and he also was unanimously elected.
Both officers thanked the committee in
patriotic and well timed speeches, prom
Using the committee and Captain John
ston their hearty efforts in behalf of the
election of Captain Johnston and the
state ticket at the coming August cleo
ton.
Yhe chairman was requested by the
committee to prepare an address to the
democratic voters of the state, urging
them to rally to the cause of democracy
and begin work Immediately for a glo-
rious victory. A vigorous campaign was
determined on.
Captain Johnston, upon invitation of
the committee, addressed the body. His
remarks were confined to some sugges-
tions as to the details of the campaign.
The committee adjourned about noon,
subject to the call of the chair.
1t should be gratifying to the friends of
Messrs. Knox and Clark, president, or
chairman, and secretary respectively, to
note that these gentlemen have been
selected by the committee to preside over
and keep record of Captain Johnston's
Campaign. The facts that both are
sound money men and that they have
been selected by a committee more than
three-fourths of the members of which
are free silver democrats are evidences
not alone of the esteem in which these
two gentlemen are held, but bear testi-
inony also to the confidence in which the
sound money democrats of this state are
held by their free silver brethren in the
matters of party fealty.
Colonel Russell of Mobile.
Col E. L. Russell of Mobile was the
acknowledged leader of the gold stand
ard wing of the state democracy in the
convention, and most ma gnificently did
he fill the onerous and delicate po-
eition. While he abated not one jot or
little OF his principles, and used all legiti-
mate tactics in behalf of his cause, he
uniformly treated his brother democrats,
who differed with him, with knightly
courtesy which won their outspoken ad-
mtration and respect. Colonel Russell is
veteran campaigner, and will prove a
tower of strength to the democratic state
ticket In the coming canvass The
brainy, brilliant and eloquent speech
which he made in opposition to the ma
jorify report on the platform in the con-
vention yesterday proved him a power