The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-15
DEADLOCK IN THE
FOURTH ALABAMA
One Hundred and Sixty Ballots Taken
Without Change.
FOUR MEN ARE IN THE RACE
Plowman, Who Was Unseated To Make
Room for the Republican, Is
in the Race.

Admission. Ala, August 9.-(Spectal)-The
democratic convention OF the fourth con-
eressioraI district met today at TAI
ladega Springs, a popular health and pleas
ure resort on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. sixty-five miles south or TINS CITY
and fifteen miles north of Calera
The fourth district Is composed or the
counties Of Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega,
Shelby. Chiffon and Dallas, and the con-
vention promises to be lengthy one
Judging both from precedent and conditions
existing row
There are four avowed candidates FOR me
nomination. and each goes to re con-
vention backed by his home county and
one Of them by two more counties.
The announced seekers after the demo-
cratic nomination are r. p. Thomson OF
Calhoun; Colonel j. g. Merrill, OF ole-
hurne Captain Thomas S. PloWman or
Talladega, and CASTOR a. Robbins OF Dal-
las.
The convention met this afternoon and
d. p. GOODWIN was elected temporary
and permanent chairman. one hundred
and sixty ballots have been taken with
results as follows: Merrell. 4; Thomaston,
Il; PloNma Is; Robbons, %. The dead
lock promises to be Prolonged
Captain Plowman, who is prominent
banker and business man of ralladeaa.
was elected from this district two years
ago but was turned out by the repub-
lican congress and his seat given TO VII
Ham r. Adrch republican coal mine
owner of Aldrich. shelby county, who ran
as tho nominee of the nominee of tho
populsts and one wing OF the republicans,
Captain Plownan's friends claim that az
ter this treatment he should be renomi-
mated and reelected as a vlndication.
But Mr.. Robbins's friends make the same
claim for their candidate. Mr.. Robbins
was elected to congress six years ago over
A. P. Longshore. populist, who was on
last Monday elected probate Judge of Shel-
by county. and served out his term. Two
years later he was renomnated and re-
elected, hut William f. AldricG, the repub-
hcan who two years ago had Captain Flow
tuted a contest which was successful, and
Mr.. Robbins lost his seat. SO his sup
porters urge that If It comes TO vindica-
tons and Endorsements Mr.. Robbins was
entitled to something Of that sort two
years ago when he was defeated by Cap
tain Plowman for the nomination and that
It Is not too late yet.
MI Robbins is 4 well-known young law
yer and eX-newspaper man of Selma
Colonel Merrill resides at Edwardsviile
and is a leading lawyer and one of the
most influential aud progressive citizens
Of C1eburne county. He is the Cather-in-
law of Hon. John w. Abercrombie, Of this
city. state senator from Calhoun and Gle
burne counties and who was elected state
superintendent of education week ago.
Mr.. Thomson, the other candidate, Is
prosperous wholesale grocer of oxford and
chairman of to" democratic executive
committee Of this county, which position
he has held for four years and done valiant
work for democracy
All four of the candidates Were before
the convention two years ago, which had
to adjourn for a rest before a nomination
could be reached.
THE denocrat'c nominee this year VIII
have to compete again with Allcich, who
has already been nominated by the repub-