The age-herald., 1898-08-19
VICTORY FOR
 HANNIS TAYLOR fhe State Executive Committee Sustained
 Lyons Appeal. VOTE FOURTEEN TO THREE Another Primary Ordered in Washing
 ton County. WAS DIFFICULT TO GET A QUORUM Chairman Lane Was Made Member of the Committee to Make the Necessarr Number All
 Is Now Peace.
WAS DIFFICULT TO GET A QUORUM
Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald
 Montgomery, Aug. 18.-The democratic state executive committee tonight adopted resolution sustaining the appeal of Syd Lyons and others from the action of the First district executive committee in the matter of prescribing qualifications for vot- CTS in the approaching primary and directed the congressional committee to call another primary election in the county to be par ticipated in by all legal voters who pro- fessed faith in the principles of the party and agreed to support the nominee of the convention.
 The district committees acton was over- ruled by vote of IA to 8. The district com- mittee is required simply to prescribe the same qualifications as were adopted in the state primaries.
 The result is essentially a victory for Hon. Hannis Taylor of Mobile who is a candidate for nomination to congress in the First district in opposition to Hon. George Washington Taylor, the incumbent, who has served one term.
 Made a Quorum
 The committee waited until 1:15 this af- ternoon for a quorum to assemble, but only sixteen members and the chairman were present. Chairman Lowe, however. called the committeeman to order and stated that the committee needed one other member to constitut quorum The question had arisen, he said, whether he (the chairman) was a member of the committee and could be counted to fill the quorum. He stated that he was unwilling to pass on that ques- tion, but would refer it to the committee to determine.
 This was discussed, and MT Long, of Butler, suggested that the roll be called to decide the matter. MT. Proctor, of Jack son, brought the subject before the meeting with a motion that the chairman be made a member of the committee for the purpose of constituting a quorum. On roll call this was adopted by vote of 12 to 5, the members present voting as follows:
 Ayes-Lyons Booker, Mallory Sanford, Long, Arlington, Mullens, Davidson, Row an, Hampton, Murray, Proctor and David son.
 Nays-Lomax, Mosely, Mcdowell, Smith and Robinett.
 The chair then announced a quorum present and the committee got down to business.
 Matter Contested
 Secretary Miller produced the papers in the case of protest on account of the ac- tion of the executive committee of the First congressional district, to the effect that no voter who did not vote all regular tickets in the state elections on August could participate in the congressional beat meetings to be held next Saturday. It was resolved to allow each side forty five minutes to present it's case. Hons. B. A. Graham and John D. Roquemore, of Montgomery, and Hon. John w. Tomlin- son, of Birmingham, appeared for the ap- pellants and Hon. Thomas H. Watts and General John w. A. Sanford of Mont gomery, for the executive committee of the First district. Both sides argued their cases with ability and with the evident conviction that each was asking its rights and no more. The decision of the commit tee appears to be very generally approved by those who were familiar with the facts in the case.
 Before adjournment the committee ap- pointed subcommittee to report reso- lution upon reassembing at 6:30. At that hour the committee met again and two resolutions were reported, the first recom- mending that the district committees ac- tion be sustained and the second being in substance what Is stated above. The second resolution was adopted, Messrs. Mallory, Proctor and Mullen casting the negative votes. The committee adjourned finally at o'clock tonight.