The age-herald., 1897-11-21
IR. ALDRICH SAID TO BE TIE MAN

The political situation is affordins some lightning-lke changes in the pro- posed plans of the anti-democrats. The latest gossip is that Hon. w. F. Aldrlch will head the populist party in the com ing gubernatorial contest.
 Some time ago the name or Repre- sentative Howard, of Fort Payne, was prominently mentioned by the leading populists. He is no longer being con- sidered. and former Congressman AL
 drich, of the Fourth district, it is claim
 ed, is being groomed for the race.
 Prominent republicans have become
 more or less interested in the matter Many of them now coneede that Repre- sentative Howard would not accept the nomination for governor. He is very anxious to be returned to congress from l the Seventh district, and will use his 1 every endeavor to secure the populistic nomination thsre.
 l DEFEATED DENSON.
 When Howard was first elected to l congress he defeated Col. W. H. Dem l son, after a close contest. At the last | election he defeated his democratic an-
 tagonist as well as the republican nomi-
 nee. While in his first term he created
 d. storm of indignation in that body by l issuing his famous book, IT Chrlst l Came to Congress"
 l From time to time he has been promi-
 nent in the public eye through some un- 1 looked for action.
 | It is becoming generally conceded
 among the republicans that w. F. All l drich is to be the standard bearer of the populists in the coming August elec- | tion.
 1 Aldrich's successor as the populist con- l gressional candidate from the Fourth district will be Stephen Noble, of An l niSton
 1 REPUBLICANS TALK. l A prominent republican yesterday eve ming said such was the programme now l being arranged.
 "If it is a fact" he said, "that Noble l will consent to make the race, he will I hold such a tight string around his purse that the truly loyal will be greatly l disappointed if they should expect him | to turn it loose."
 Appropos to the announcement that l Aldrich will run for governor is set of resolutions adopted at a recent meeting | of the Fourth district congressional | committee.
 Last Thursday the committee met in l Calera. It was decided to call dis | trict convention to meet at Calera Tues day, March 8, 1898. This convention is
 called for the purpose of nominating a l candidate for congress.
 n nrxrn "a nn l.
 nee of the sound money democrats; T. S.
 Plowman, the regular party nominee;
 w. F. Aldrlch for the populists, and H. A. Wilson, United States commissioner,
 for the republicans. MT. Wilson with
 drew early in October in favor of MT.
 Dryer. The republicans failed to sup l port him.
 1 T. s. Plowman was declared elected,
 and w. F. Aldrich is contesting his seat.
 This year the fight will be triangular.
 Representative Plowman will be nomi-
 mated by the dS mocrats; Stephen Noble
 by the populists, and probably the re-
 publicans will endeavor to have Com
 missioner Wilson to make the race
 THOSE RESOLUTIONS.
 At the Calera meeting the following resolutions ccndemnlng MT. Aldrich W re
 unanimously adopted. Commsssloner
 Wilson acted as chairman pro tenn. of
 the meeting:
 Resolved, That, whereas this, the | Fourth congressional district of Ala
 bama, did, over the opposition of all elsments, control the organization of the
 republican party in the district, and did, | over such opposition, elect and instruct
 two delegates to vote for the nomination of Maj. Mckinley at the national con-
 yenaion held at St. Louis, and, whereas,
 said delegates did vote and work for the
 nomination of Maj. Mckinley, and,
 whereas, the republican organization of | this district seems ito be pow5rleSs and
 utterly ignored by President McKin Iey s | administration, in SO far as the patron | age of thedistrict is concerned; said pa-
 tronage being exclusively controlled by
 the populists and the appointments made | are almost exclusively from the ranks
 of the populisat party; therefore, be it l "Rs solved, that We enter this our pro- l test against the appointments of any | except republicans, and we most earnest 1y desire that th4 republicans of the | country will net hold the republican
 party of this district responsible for the | appointments of any except republicans,
 either in this district or in the state.
 Resolved, That w. F. ADdrieh, who is | now conitesting a seat in congress from | uhlS, Une-r OurCil, couBfe1SS-oHdi uisLlct l of Alabama, was the nominee of the pop | ulist party, and is not recognized by the l republican organization or by the rspub- | 1foan party of the district as a republi- can, but is well known as a free silver l populist; therefore, be 1t
 l Resolved, That we gr atly deprecate | the fact that through some unknown in- l ffience the present republican adminis- | tration Is permitting the said W. F.. | Aldrich to control the various appoint l merits mads, in this district in the inter l est of the populist party and to the | detrimert of the republican party and 1 the friends of the administration. Resolved, That. whereas th- colored | element in this district and the state 1 composes large majority of the votes | cast for the republican party in all cleo | tions held: therefore be 1t
 Resolved. That the cd1ered element is entatlsd to due consideration in the dis pensation of patronage under a. repub-