The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Takes His Brother-in-Law Along To Help His Confirmation.
STALLINGS FORMAL PROTEST
Second Unfayorabe Report on Dallas Smith Case-He Will Probably Be Rejected. Buckley Appointment Discussed
 Formally in Committee.
snecial to The Age-Herald.

Washington, March 9.-tTank Slmlnohs, accompanied by his brother-in-law, J. T. Jones, of Evergreen. arrived here this morning. Simmons says he will be con nrmed, but I can find Inc one else as hope full as he.
 He claims that the extension granted him was not to disprove any charges, but to allow him to get away and attend to his duties as marshal under the temporary ap- pointment he Is holding.
 This, however, is denied by members of the committee. If such were the case, and no charges were to have been refuted. the committee might as well have reported the nomination at the time the extension was granted. There is no doubt but that Sim mons is in bad fix. If he is rejected it will mean that the serious charges made against him, political, moral and social, have been sustained. For this reason, he is making an extraordinarily strong fight.
 No one doubts but that Jones is here to look after Simmons confirmation. Jones stands well with Hanna, and Simmons Is hopeful that Jones' influence will enlist the big boss on his side.
 The postoffice committee made a second unfavorable report on the Dallas Smith case, which was referred back to it by the senate at the request of Senator Turner of Washington, friend of Youngblood, whose protege Smith is supposed to be. mem- Der of the committee said to me today that Smith had no show from the outset. Every charge made against him had been sus- tained and he made no decent effort to disprove any of them. He will probably be rejected by the senate in executive ses- sion tomorrow.
 No action was taken in the Buckley mat ter today. The committee met and in- formally discussed the case, but no vote
 
 test was taken. I informed that the sentiment of the commtte seems to be against Buckley, and that an unfavorable report, by two or three majority, will prob- ably be made.
 stallings' Protest
 Representative Stallings made the follow ing formal protest against Simmons to the committee:
 q regard MT Simmons as an unfit per- son to be appointed to a position so im- portant and responsible as marshal of the Southern district of Alabama, for reasons set forth in affidavits and charges made by reputable persons in the Southern district, and now on file with the committee, as well as for the following reasons, which can be proven by the following witnesses:
 First-In the winter of 1S95-96 pr. Rob ert A. Moseley Jr, chairman of the repub- 1ican executive committee of Alat4arEa, employed Mir. Simmons for six months at
 
 k.rairoad transportation to travel over the rAcounties of the Second Congressional dis trict and secure delegates to the district convention favorable to the candidacy of the Hon. Thomas B. Reed for the presi- dency. Dr. .Moge,ey will state that he erR- ployed Mir. Simmons for this purpose and paid him the money as above stated. This fact can also be established by Hon. B. W. Walker and Hon. J. w. Demmick clerk of the district court of Montgomery, Ala.
 Second-I am informed by B. W. Walker and others that there was a combination between the friends of Senator Allison and Hon. Thomas B. Reed in the Second dis trict of Alabama. to secure delegates in this district in the interest of the two candidates before the national convention, and in pursuance of this arrangement Hon. J. w. Demmick also paid to Mir. Simmons the sum of $1OO to aid the combine in se curing delegates in the counties of the district ito the district convention. This money was to be used in procuring proxies and votes for Messrs. Simmons and Dem- mick who were to be the delegates to the national convention of the combine. This can be established by Hon. J. w. Dem- mick, B. w. Walker, R. A. Moseley and others.
 Third-A few days before the district convention was held to elect delegates to the national convention MT. Simmons wired Hon. B. w. Walker at Montgomery, from his home at Evergreen, to send him $50 to be used in Covington county in procur- ing proxies or delegates in the interest of Hs1e, combine. MT. Walker sent the money to MT. Simmons, as requested, at once and for the purpose named in the telegram. This fact can be established by Hon. B. W. Walker and others.
 Agreed to Aid Mckinley
 Fourth-A few days before the district convention was held at Evergreen MT. Simmons was in Montgomery and held conference with the friends of President " Mir. PerQue. Col. William Youngblood, MT. Ollison and : other friends of MT. Mckinley, and at this conference MT. Simmons agreed to aid the friends of MT. Mckinley in carrying the convention of the Second district for MT. Mckinley. It is also charged and stated to me that there was a consideration Tor this change. The above facts can be es- tablshed by Hon. William Youngblood, John Perdue and Hon. James Perdue
 Fifth-On the 16th day of April, 1886, the district convention was held at Evergreen. At this convention MT Simmons agreed only a few minutes before the convention was called to order that he was loyal to the combine. Just before the convention was called to order he also agreed in writ tnp that he would support the candidates for delegates to the national convention put up to be voted for by the friends or President Mckinley. When the convention was called to order instead of voting him. self and the proxies in his possession and the votes under his control for the com bine, Messrs. Allison and Reed, as had been agreed when he accepted their money to secure proxies and votes, he voted, or caused to be voted, the proxies held by him and the votes under his control, fn- cluding his own, for delegates to the na- tional convention favorable to the candi- dacy of President Mckinley. The apove facts with the entire transaction can be established by John Perdue. Hon. James H. Perdue, Hon. J. M Ackley Hon. J. w Demmick Hon. Lee J. Bryan and oth- CT members of the convention.
 Sixth-Mr Simmons was himself elected one of the delegates to the national con- vention and voted for the nomination of President Mckinley. After the vote was cast in the district convention with the re- suits detailed above, MT. Demmick de- nounced Mir. Simmons publicly and In the press of Alabama as "boodler," and oth- CT offensive names stating publicly the agreement A. w. B.
 Senatorial COnfirmations