The age-herald., 1898-05-22
AFTER PROMISING NOT TO DO so

There has not in the campaign of 1898 in Jefferson county occurred such an ex- citing scene as was witnessed yesterday morning in the Tenth Judicial circuit con- vention which was in session at the court house.
 As was stated in yesterdays Age-Herald, when the meeting Friday night ad- journed, verything was at a boiling point over the break whicA had occurred in the Banks Miller combination. The exciting scene which occurred yesterday was when Captain F. S. White of the Banks delega- ton denounced a traitor c. l.. Haley, of Winston, the delegate who had caused the break in the combination
 The events leading up to this dramatic incident were rather brief. When the meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock Captain White made motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock Tuesday. Bowman, of the Coleman delegation asked permission to debate this motion, which was granted Bowman said that it was not fair to the people of the circuit to adjourn this meet ing and thus delay the making of nomination for so long time, simply be- cause one of the Banks delegates had done
  do and something which his candidate had given him permission to do-that is to vote for any one of the candidates he saw nt. Bowman further suggested that the req son an adjournment was sought by the Banks people was to try, if possible, to prevent the offending delegate from re- turning to the convention when it reassem- bled and in this way to get in a delegate whom they could control and vote as they pleased.
 Whites Caustic Speech
 Captain White arose immediately and de- livered one of the most caustic speeches ever heard in an Alabama convention. He said that the case cited by MT. Bowman and the real case were two entirely differ ent things. The man Bowman spoke of was one who, although voirg by secret ballot was not afraid to let it be known how he had voted, and that he was not man who had solemnly promised to sup port his candidate, and ar CT re fad thr w, his support against him, would SOL emnly swear that he had not done so. But the man in question had done all of the:e things In one of the caucuses of the Banks delegation he, by his own volition, entered into the agreement to support Banks by means of the Banks-Milu'er com- bination and that even after he had vio- lated this agreement, he lifted his hand to God in another caucus of the delega. lon and swore that he had not violated his Pledge. This was the act of traitor.
 Name him! Name him!" cried vo'ces in the convention.
 "He is Haley, of Winston, replied White.
 The act of this man, continued White, cast a slur against every member Of the Banks delegation, and a man tfat would do that was even worse than an Iscariot, because Judas had hung himself. He said that he would do all in h's power to Knife a man guilty of any such practices Lowe's Reply
 Lowe. of the Coleman dele ~ation, re- nlied to this bitter speech of Captain Whites, saying that Haley had acted en- tirely in the spirit of the resolution under which the convent on was working. mat is. that a delegate owed more to the oeln- ocracy of the circuit than he did to Jusg Banks, and that White and his associates had no right to bind him to carry out their schemes 'If the gentlemen threatents to use the knife on a delegate simply pecause he did what he had a right to do, then we are here to meet them. There shall not De anv intimidation in this convention. The Ward delegation took a recess of fif- teen minutes, and when the convention was caned to order gain. the motion U adjourn until next Tuesday morning was carrieo, 1e sa to RIP c L. Haley was not present at inc meeting yesterday morning when ,,antain White made the attack against him hut he appeared just afterward ana voted openly with the Ward-Coleman forces against an adjournment.
 Talk of shotoing
 There was a great deal of talk on the streets afterward about demanding an apology, pistol play and the like, but the friends of all parties concerned 1nterVeneu and there was no trouble during the day
 Haley is said to have stated that he would return to the convention next Tuesday as A delegate, though there is no doubt that a strong effort will be made by the Banks neople to have another sent down. Haley is only proxy, and for this reason 1t will he easier to prevent his return than other wise.
 | What will be the relations existing be- | tween the four delegations meet Tuesday | is a matter of doubt Some seem to think | that tbe Banks-Miller combination will be | formed again if another delegate is not put | in Haley's place, but the argument against | this Is that Miller was in the losing side Of | inc combine and would not be willing to | enter it again. He had supposed that when | the test came the anti-Banks people would | nominate him rather than see Banks get it, | hui he had found that the anti-Banks peo- | ple would do nothing of the kind. For this | reason 1t Is said that Miller was glad to | oat ont of the combine and will not enter | if a gain. On the 542d ballot this preference | of the anti-Banks forces had been shown, | Miller receiving the nominating vote Of | 19 28. hut in some way the total number or | votes cast aggregated too much and the ballot was thrown out.
 finder the above circumstances the con- vention bids fair to convene Tuesday very 1 much in the same condition that It was