The age-herald., 1898-06-01
DEMOCRATS WILL
 FIGHT TO A FINISH Executive Committee Went Over Whole
 Field Yesterday. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Campaign Headquarters Established in
 Morris Hotel. AN OLD-TIME DEMOCRATIC BANQUET Was Given at the Morris Last hight-Wit, tlo- quence and Party LoyaIty-The Meet
 ing Yesterday Was Held in
 Executive Session.
AN oLD-TIME DEMOCRATIC BANQUET

The adoption of the following resolution offered by Francis L. Pettus of Selma, was the most important business trans acted by the democratic state executive committee yesterday:
 Resolved That it is the sense of the democratic state executive committee that the democrats of each county in the state should nominate candidates for all county offices.
 Resolved, That the chairman of this com mitee communicate with the county com mistees in each county in which nt mi ia- tions have not been made and erge upon them the carrying out of this resolu- tion.
 The committee was called to order about 10 o'clock in the Commercial club rooms. Chairman Lowe made a brief speech, tell ing of the splendid condition of the demo- cratic party throughout the state. He said that the object of this campaign should be to carry every county in the state for de- moeracy, and with good, hard work 1t could done
 After this speech of few minutes dura- ton the committee, having invited all them present to sit with the committee, went into executive session;i l. e., drove all of the newspaper men out
 It was given out afterward that the whole state, county by county, was gone over and reports from each heard. Where the reports were unfavorable plans were discussed for bettering the condition of affairs in those counties. To this end MT. Pettus introduced the resolution offered above.
 Campaign Headquarters
 Chairman Lowe announced yesterday that the headquarters for the state cam pagn had been established on the second floor of the Morris hotel, over the cafe, and from that place the campaign will be con ducted. MT. Lowe says that he and h.s campaign committee. which is yet to be appointed, would be very much pleased if all democratic editors in the state would send their papers to headquarters in order that the campaign may be very closely watched.
 It was suggested by some of the commit tee yesterday that summer meeting of the committee be held at Monte Sano some time before the election. However, it is not thought probable that any meeting will be necessary.
 The committee was last night rendered a reception and banquet at the Hotel Morris. This was the first time in the history or the state that the executive committee had met in this city, Robert J. Lowe, chair man of the committee, and N. l.. Miller secretary, Charles G. Brown, candidate Tor attorney-general, B. Steiner, president Of the Commercial club, Henry B. Gray, John w. Tomlinson, Walter Moore and other prominent democrats of Jefferson county were instrumental in giving the committee the entertainment. Chairman Lowe presided and performed his duties with becoming modestry and dlg- nity. There were numper of very bright speeches made. Thomas Hedin, Senator Cunningham, Tennent Lomax, John w. Tomlinson, Henry B. Gray, Francis l.. Pettus, B. Steiner, G. B. Burkhalter, Chas. G. Brown, Mr. Kelly, of AS1iston, candi- date for solicitor from his district. James L.. Hunter, R. L. Bell, Wilson Brown and several others all made interesting speeches.
 The banquet lasted from until about midnight. It was an suspicious gathering of the political leaders of the state and a. fitting close of the labors of the execu- tive committete A few members of the executive committee had been compelled to depart for their homes yesterday and were unable to attend the banquet. It was in fact, a kind of love feast and was festive occasion thoroughly enjoyed by all present.