The age-herald., 1898-03-20
HE LAUGHS BEST
 WHO LAUGHS LAST And Ward, Miller and Coleman Arc Now N the LauSherS. THE BANKS PLAN FAILED One Of His Most Trusted Supporters
 Spirited Away, THOUGH DONE WITH HIS CONSENT A Pretty Comedy Played at Jasper Yesterday By Gilbert's Absence Banks Failed to
 Have Original Plan Reconsd-
 cred and Changed.
THOUGH DONE WITH HIS CONSENT
Special to The Age-Herald.

Jasper, Ala, March 19.-The judicial ex- ecutive committee of the Tenth Judicial circuit met here today, and decided that the plan for nominating the judge of that circuit should remain unchanged. That is that the strength that each candidate re- ceives in the primary shall be pro rated and delegates shall be appointed to cir cult convention. Each candidate is to se- feet his own delegates.
 In other words, Capt. Ward Judge Miller and Judge Coleman won and Judge Banks lost. Hreby hangs the tale.
 This morning Judge Banks and his Friends were confident of success and that the original plan would be rescinded They had lost originally by only one vote and Tn the meantime on the grounds that the plan was impractical of execution Commit teeman Lacy had voted for a reconsidera- ton. He had also decided to vote that the original plan be rescinded, and Banks plurality plan be adopted.
 But he had counted without his host. The other side could also play at the game of politics.
 When the train from the west arrived here at o'clock, bringing the committees men from Winston, the sensational feature of theday occurred The facts as verified by number of witnesses are as follows:
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 R. B. Gilbert, a committeeman from Winston, who was supposed to be a strong Banks man, alighted from the car, walked casually into the waiting room of the depot, on through an open window out to the rear of the depot. There he was taken up in buggy by W. R. Appling and driven rap- idly away. Appling is the son of W. B. Appling, one of Banks strongest opponents For short time nobody comprehended the move, but soon it became too plain. The meeting was to be called at o'clock and Gilbert had been spirited away Banks waited and waited, but he waited in vain. Gilbert didn't return. The drive through the wild, rugged scenery of Walker county was too enticing.
 :The Meeting Called
 Slowly but surely the hour arrived, and the meeting was called to order by Chair man Musgrove of efferson. On the roll call of names all were found to be present except C. B. Powell of Jefferson and the Wandering Gilbert of Winston.
 ohn l.. Parker was seated as Powell s proxy. A motion was made by Mr. Lacy that fnasmuch as the plan for nominating the judge for the Tenth Judicial circuit was impracticable and was not in har- mony with the plans adopted by the sev- eral counties composing the circuit for holding their primary elections, that the pidH De TeSclHueu. HIS mOllOn Tailed to carry.
 MT. Lacy then offered as a substitute for the plan previously adopted resolution providing for a primary election through out the circuit, the person receiving the majority of the votes to be the nominee, and if no candidate received a majority of all the votes cast, then the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes were to run the race over again. On objection of MT. Appling, this was deciAed to be out of order by the chair.
 A motion was then made by c. l.. Haley to modify in certain particulars the plan previously adopted. This motion was lost MT. Haley then moved to adjourn. This was carried.
 Each Party's Strength
 The vote on all the questions stood four to four, Chairman Musgrove not voting Though he was anti-Banks, it was not nec- essary that he should vote, as a tie vote amounted to nothing, letting the plan re- main as 1t was.
 Those who opposed Banks and the nomi- nation by primary were L. J. Haley, John l.. Parker and Lee Cowart of Jefferson, and W. B. Appling of Winston, also the chair man.
 The Banks men were Lacy and Sowell of of Winston.
 Gilbert's Mistake
 Gilberts part In this afternoons com edy is the talk of the town. So great was his haste to get away from the depot that he ran off, leaving hls mother, who had accompanied him on the train un- protected, and even took her railroad ticket off with him. Friends took care of her md nlxaf