The age-herald., 1898-02-15
BlRMINGHAM'S
 ADVANTAGES AS the Place for Holding the State Con-
 VentiOn WILL BE ABLY CHAMPI0NED By an Enthusiastic Committee Of Her Cit izenS Before Executive Committee. ARMED WITH FACTS AND FIGURES Ample Hotel Accommodations, an Ideal Con yention Hall, Excellent Railroad facil-
 ities, are Few of the Argu-
 ments to be Adduced.
WILL BE ABLY CHAMPlONED
ARMED WITH FACTS AND FIGURES

Birmingham is determined to have the state convention Of the democratic party
 An enthusiastic committee of Birming hams citizens left for Montgomery yester- day afternoon to be present at the meeting of the state executive committee of the party today, and to present Birmingham advantages as the convention city.
 The party consisted of Messrs. John w. Tomlinson, Nathan L.. Miller, Robert J. Lowe and E. w. Barrett This morning on the early train Dr. J. s. Gillespy and R. P. Wetmore will also go to Montgomery to join them These gentlemen did not go unprepared They have all the facts, figures and arguments that will prove Bir- mingham to be, in fact, the only place for holding the next state convention.
 Yesterday committee composed of Henry B. Gray, c. H. Nabb and D. w. Bar rett made canvass of the city to optaln the sentiment of the business men on this subject Every one of them indorsed the action heartily. and offered to give all the assistance in their power toward getting the convention here and making 1t sue cess.
 Ample Hotel Accommodation
 The hotels were found to be amply large to accommodate at least 800 guests The managers of all the hotels willingly agreed to make all the concessions possible. ana that the regular rates should be maintained if the convention was brought here The hotels of this city are conveniently situated, and though not quite as large as some others, have the reputation of being as well kept as any hotels in the south.
 The managers of the auditorium were seen and there will be not the slightest difficulty about getting that ideal assem- bly hall for the democratic convention. The Seats in the balconies have already been completed for the Rex ball, and the immense floor which has been erected for that big function, will have been removed and the seats put in their places. The seating capacity of this floor will be ample to seat every delegate in perfect comfort. out, and besides this there will be room for two or three hundred more.
 Democracy Opposed to Monopoly
 A number of counties, especially in the northern part of the state, have expressed their wishes that the state convention pf held in Birmingham.
 Prominent public men all over the state have expressed the same opinion, stating that notwithstanding the advantages Bir- mingham possesses in point of convenient location, hotel facilities and convention hall over any other city in the state, that 1t was but just that a change be made and some of the other cities besides Montgem- cry be given chance at the plum. The democratic party is opposed to all monopo- lies, and this is what Montgomery has heretofore had on the state convention.
 As railroad center Birmingham can dis count any city in the state. The average distance from the various county seats to Birmingham is much shorter than the ave- rage distance to Montgomery.