Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-26
THE WORDING OF THE PARTY LAW

THE WORDING OF THE PARTY LAW
 The following is the language of the report of the committee on resolutions, which was adopted by the executive com mittee on Tuesday, January 21
 T. Whereas, The democratic commit tee 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 invite all conservative voters, ir- respective of past political associations or differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical and constl- tutional 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- tion 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 snail be selected by primary election, beat meetings, county conventions or mass meetings.
 A. No delegate to the congressional convention shall be elected at the same time that delegates are selected to the state convention.
 "5. That the executive committee or 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- ton shall be elected in such manner as the respective county executive commit tees shall determine, on Saturday. the 22d day of August, 1896, and the congression- al 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 mittees may determine. Each county shall be entitled to the same number or delegates in the congressional conven- tion that it is allowed under the forego- ing apportionment in the state conven- ton. $. D. WEAKLEY. Chairman.
 "GEORGE P. JONES'
 "CHARLES E. WALLER"
 We repubIish these resolutions, with the fifth resolution in it's proper place, in order that there may be no misapprehen- sion. The Montgomery Advertiser, which should not thus lend itself towards the creating of dscord between the white and black counties, has on several occa- sions declared that the fifth resolution means that negroes are to be admitted to our primaries. It attacks Captain Johnston as favoring the use of negro horders to overweight the votes of white democrats. It is difficult in courteous language to characterize the falsehood of such a charge. It would disgrace the conscience of a Comanche Indian. The resolution came from the black belt Whichever way the black belt counties might act upon that resolution, the coun- ty delegation would not be changed. It Is entirely proper for the democrats of those counties to determine for them selves how the negro shall be treated and what are the best means to secure his aid or his indifference. Anyone who attempts to stir up dscord between the black and the white cor-lties over that resolution is an enemy to. the democratic party.
 It has been said also that the commit tee has made the canvass for nomination too short. If so, one candidate has no advantage over the other. The people understand the questions at issue. There has been a debate extending over two years, and every man with grain of intelligence understands the issue. It happens however, that the friends of MT Clarke proposed a day for the state convention only ten days later than the day adopted by the committee, so then all this talk al a snap convention is simply pretense that in ten days more MT. Clarke would be better able to con vert the people. The objections of the Advertiser to the action of the executive committee are simply trivial.
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