The age-herald., 1898-09-18
THE CONTEST OF
 THE TAYLORS
From the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
 very good friend of this paper is of the opinion, which he expressed to us, that we have been influenced by the ex parte state- ments of MT. Hannis Taylor and his friends to do an injustice to the cause of MT. Wash Taylor, and that this, being con- trary to the policy of the Register, has caused him surprise.
 Being an ardent admirer of the methods pursued in this campaign by the Wash Tay- Tor men, supporting tacitly the action of the Wash Taylor men in their declaration of in- dependence of the control of the state ex- ecutive committee, he is not a fair judge of the Registers course, and cannot be ex- pected to understand the Registers posi- tlon. Nevertheless, we regard his criticism as one coming from a friend and as de- serving of consideration.
 We have been led to our position by a long series of observations covering the whole of this campaign but more especial ly by the act of the Wash Taylor men in defying the authority of the state execu- tive committee. Failing to prevent the com mittee to meet, one of their number at tempting to force an adjournment of that committee at a time when 1t was reason- able to suppose that soon a quorum would be present and a decision reached adverse to Wash Taylor's preten sions, these adhe- rents proceeded to report throughout the district that the democrats of the district were not bound to obey the committee, and that the beat meetings ordered by the dis- trict committee should proceed. Finding, bo f,,I in this revolt they yielded, and consented to new day for the holding of the beat meetings.
 According to the best information we could obtain MT. Hannis Taylor carried the district by securing the majority of the delegates. Contests were originated in two of the counties with the intent of depriving him of his majority. We received state ments of the nature of those contests how they originated and by whom, and they were printed in full in our columns Not a been received from the Wash Taylor men regarding those matters, yet 1t Is well known that our columns are open for ex- plantations of the sort.
 When the convention was called to meet in Jackson we sent representative thither newspaper man WnO naO 0One us good service in Montgomery at the past session of the legislature in reporting the proceed ings of that body, and we told him: "We send you there not as a Hannis Taylor man, but as one whom we trust to get the news. MT Taylor is our friend, but we owe him nothing but the same treatment we &C., cord to others; we expect you to get the news of what the Mobile delegation does, but the other side must have full and true tai MoL ada to engagements at Jackson to get the truth of what is going on."
 We believe our correspondent exerted himself to do his duty, but he tells us he was not given access to that very inforna- tion which would enable him to make 6 full report. The convention was controlled by the Wash Taylor men, and they carried away all the official documents, and failed to let him have them. or any of them, for publication. He did, however, attend the convention, and heard all the public pro- ceedings, and made a fair report. That