The age-herald., 1898-06-09
RUPTURE IN THE REPUBLICAN RANKS The Rank and File Were Sat Upon
 Very Hard. WANTED FULL STATE TICKET With Midget MOSel0y, Of Singapore
 Fame, eS Big Chief. BOSSES DID SAY THEM NAY A Great Mass Meeting Has Been Called to Gather in Birmingham to Repudiate the
 Action of the Convention in
 Montgomery.
BOSSES DID SAY THEM NAY

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 Special Dispatch to The Age-IIerald. Montgomery, June S.-As usual, there was a rupture in the republican state conyen- ton yesterday. The rank and file, the col ored contingent, wanted to put out state ticket with Dr. Moseley at it's head. The party bosses did not prefer this, and the bosses won, as they always do in republican conventions in Alabama.
 The rank and file do not propose to be run over,' however, as they express it, and have called a mass meeting to assemble dn Birmingham within ten days to place be- fore the republican voters of the state full ticket to be voted for in August. The committee appointed to attend to the ar engagements for this mass meeting consists of w. J. Stevens, J. II. Crocheron, M s. Parker, c. H. Reel, H. C. Calhoun, A. J. Warner, John P. Laurence, and the call goes forth. So there you are
 Vaughan Was Reelected
 At last nights session of the convention United States District Attorney William Vaughan was reelected chairman of the executive committee, and the new commit tee is as follows:
 State-at-Large-P D. Parke Mobile; J. c. Leftwich, Montgomery; J. B. Artis, Lee; J. A. Bingham, Talladega; J. w. Jones, Lowndes; D. W. Cooper, Marion; Charles D. Alexander, Attalla; John A. Steele Col bert; J. c. Wilson, Jefferson.
 First District-F. H. Threet and A. M. Johnson.
 Second-C. W. Buckley and J. G. Scott. Third-W. c. Calhoun D. B. Smith.
 Fourth-W. F. Aldrich J. H. Golsby. Fifth-D. Smith, H. R. Shivers.
 Sxth-I. Green, Dempsey Vim.
 Seventh-T.-J. Kennemer $. c. Adams Eighth-H. V. Cashin, John F. Lan CT. Ninth-J. w. Hughes, Ad. Wimbs
 The following resolution was adop' ed by a unanimous vote. It was proposed by Ben DeLemos, of Lewndes:
 Resolved, That the republican party of Alabama in convention assembled hereby request President Mckinley to appoint Richmond F. Hobso1 the hero of the Mer- rimac, commander of the new warship Ala bama which will soon be completed.
 Opposed to Civil Service
 Amongst other resolutions adopted was one "that the republican party of the ate of Alabama in convention assembled is un- aterably opposed to the existing civil ser vice laws which retains democrats in office during republican administrator when there are more than a sufficiency of able, competent and active republicans to fill all of the positions"
 And here Is another: "The republican party in convention assembled hereby ua- equivocally opposes the calling of a con- stitutional convention and we appeal to the conservative people of Alabama to oppose the measure in all it's terms"
 This praiseworthy resolution was also adopted
 ''That the president be requested to ap- tnt Tar Kelly Parsons t0 HeutenaQcY or other position in the army of the United States
 The platform renewS faith to the repub- lican party, calls for the much-talked-of free vote and fair count" demands more efficient public school system, op- poses a constitutional convention, declares for a protective tariff, demands "the equal protection of the law both as to per- son and property, alike for all the people of this state. and the repeal of such crim- inal legislation now upon the statute books put there by democracy-as uses the criminal machinery of the county to aid in the collection of debts"
 Mckinley Endorsed
 Be it resolved by the republicans of Ala bama, In state convention assembled, That we do hereby endorse the admins tration of President Mckinley for it's wis dom in peace, and fo' ifs patriotism and capacity in war That we recognize in his
  of a statesman and patriot, as well as an able and faithful chief magistrate.
 We congratulate the people in the pres- ent emergency that we have a president who knows no section of our common coun- try, and who has called into the military service those capable and experienced; that willie he deplored war and endeavored to avert it by all honorable means, he ac's with vigor in its prosecution now since it became an actual fact.
 We do hereby endorse Hon. William Vaughan, chairman of our state executive committee. and return our thanks to him for his unsef1sh and able performance of his arduous duties our party leader. We also endorse Hon. William Young blood the member of the national commit tee of the state.
 A Word for Dewey
 "We hereby proclaim our adm ration for Admiral Dewey and the gallant officers and men under his command for the splendid victory at Manila, and for the unparalleled heroism of Lieutenant Hobson, of Ala bama, and his equally brave helpers and companions"
 The majority report of the committee called for a state convent on, but Congress- man Aldrichs minority report, which was in point against that proposition, was adopted, motion to lay it on the taSic, being defeated by 11S to T.
 The United States senate was asked to confirm Dallas Smith as postmaster of Opelika and Frank Simmons as marshal of the southern district
 P. IT. White, of Uniontown, Ad Wimbs, of Greensboro, and J. c. Wilson of Besse- mer, were endorsed for postmasters of those towns respectively.
 
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