The age-herald., 1898-04-21


 it's support in any conflict with a foreign foe, to be used in such manner as congress and the president of the United States may direct
 After a short speech General Wheeler moved it's adoption. The point of order was made and sustained that a resolution could not be considered under temporary organi- zation.
 On motion committee on credentials was | then appointed as follows: State at large-D. J. Meador, Marengo; Wm. Shaw of Hale; R. B. Barnes, of Lee; G. ". Rowe, Clark; O. L. Ray, Escambia; A. A. Wiley Montgomery; C. s. Lee, Es- | eambia; A. H. Merrill. Barbour; H. M.
 Wilson, Lee; T. Mullins, Chtlton; W. B. Brown, Shelby; A. F. Cory, Autauga; J. B. | Duke, Chambers; W. H. Matthews, Mar ion; w. A. Ramsey, Sumter; J. s. Kyle, Et- owah; G. s. HaImon, Franklin; J. P. Hamp- ton, Madison; A. F. Murray, Morgan; Jas. | Browne, Bibb; w. W. Lavender, Bibb. The following committee on permanent organization was appointed by the chair: State at large-Cecil Browne, Talladega;
 Ross c. Smith, Jefferson; A D. Sayre, | Montgobery.
 | First district-Massey Wilson, Clarke; H. l J. Pettus, Washington.
 Second district--C. R. Bricken, Crenshaw; i J. l.. Long, Panther.
 Third district-John V. Smith, Russell; | Srnest l.. Blue, Bullock.
 Fourth district-C. C. Whitten, Talladega; J. Craig Smith, Dallas.
 Fifth district-Thomas Williams, Elmore; M. N. Whatley, Clay
 Sixth district-M B. Peebles, Pickens; Benard Howard, Greene.
 Seventh district-W. I. Bullock, Franklin; R. N. Bell, Marshal.
 Eighth district-John Burke, Madison; | Alex Jackson, Colbert
 Ninth district-R. M. Cunningham, Jeffer- | son; Burke Johnson, Perry. MT. Lomax offered a resolution for the l appointment of committee platform | and resolutions, when a permanent organ l ization shall have been effected, to which | all resolutions shall be referred without de- l bate. This was adopted. But General | Wheeler got in his war speech before the | bridle was put on.
 Hon. Cecil Brown moved that a commit l tee consisting of three members, from the | state at large and two from each congress sional district be appointed by the chair man on permanent organization and order | of business
 At. this jucture Representative Bankhead brought the Mcclellan Coleman contest to a test vote. He objected to the motion of Mir Brown, and the colloquy between him and MT. Lowe of Jefferson followed. MT. Bankhead said: From the very beginning of our deliberations, MT. Chairman, it seems to me that it is eminently proper that we should take into our confidence the gen. tlemen participating in the deliberations of this body, the delegates her assembled representing the sovereign people Of the state I have always, MT. Chairman, been in favor and am now in favor of keeping as near to the people as possible, because upon them, when the time for action comes, tn unanimous democratic party here and everywhere else must depend l do not intend to intimate, MT Chairman, that have not the most perfect and implicit con- f1dence in the chairman who is moved to appoint this committee, but I am free to hat confidence in the COm- bined wisdom of the delegates here as- sembled than I have In any temporary chairman. Therefore, I move you, MT. Chairrnan-and I hope my distinguished friend from Talladega who himself has all ways been the champion of the people, will accept my amendment, that the delegates or the members of this committee from each congressional district, two, believe, he named-shall be selected by the dele gates themselves from the districts assem- bled and that the chairman appoint the delegates from the state at large. MT. Chairman, this is nothing but simple, d. rect proposition to serve notice upon eyery- body here and everywhere that the de- Alterations of this convention snail be held only from the standpoint of the very nigh est consideration and regard for the future of the party that we so much love- hope my friend will accept the amendment or motion that have made.
 Declined to Accept
 MT. Brown declined to accept the amend ment
 Mr. Bankhead--I demand an aye and nay vote. and call for that by counties on my motion to amend. l want to see, sir, who it is here representing these people at home; 1 want to know who 1t Is that bears the commission of the sovereign people of Alabama in convention assembled, author ized and directed to support them and rep resent them. I say here and now don't know who it is that is afraid to trust the people in this matter. l want the record made; want the roll called. want every body to know who 1t is that has come here as the representative of his people and will ing to say at the very beginning, on the very first motion that Is made, that l am not willing to trust the people even to or ganize a convention that has been nomi- mated and at which they are expected to vote I call for the previous question, and the vote by counties.
 MT. Lowe (Jefferson):-"An exhibition or absolute fairness is always delightful to me, and I am glad to see that the gentle man from the Sixth district has learned so much about absolute fairness in the con ventions of the last few years. It was my pleasure to engage in @ joint debate With the gentleman from the Sixth district. It was at the continuation of that debate. I had only met him once, but when the cam paign was over, the executive committee of Walker county was called together on Friday to meet on Monday, only a fraction of them were there and they appointed delegation from Walker county to the con- gresionsal convention.
 GA voice, "Go 1t Bob!)
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 MT. Lowe: MT. Chairman, l stsate the absolute truth, he had in his congressional district an executive committee who, af- ter solemn promise to me to give me fair notice, after the chairman of that com mittee gave his solemn promise to me, he called them to meet within nine days of the, and the district at that time occu- pied nearly one-fourth of the state. re- fer to this incident merely to emphasize the joy with which hear the declaration of the gentleman about fairness. Know ing that he has no ulterior motive to sub serve on this floor, no ulterior motive that brought him from Washington-I can ap- preciate the candor of his utterances upon the floor of this convention. MT. Chair man, the gentleman appears here pleading for fairness, and he is asking you to over throw the rules that have prevailed in