The age-herald., 1899-05-16
ONE OF JOHNSTON REPEAL LET TIERS Senator Brooks Gives a Copy to
 the Press. BRIBERY WAS INITIATED Governor Said Committee Would
 Attempt TO BUY REPEAL MEMBERS Brooks Says He Never Wrote Line
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 &nT THE HOU$ 2 ILL NOT ADJOURN  Until Is Reached on a Sufrage Ans ,nt-senate is Still Dis ( Ag the Reconsideration oo of an Amendment
Brooks Says He Never Wrote a Line
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Montgomery, May 15.-(Special)-Se Brooks has made public the following let- ter received from Governor Johnston be- fore the convening of the extra session:
 State of Alabama, Executive Dept,
 Office of the Governor,
 Montgomery, Ala, April 22, 1899.
 Dear Sir:-I am obliged for your let- ter and advices and in accordance with 1t and that of decided majority of the general assembly I have called an extra session to be held May 2. The demo- cratic state committee and some thirty of the nominees met here yesterday. It is hardly surprising that the nomi- nees, five of whom were members of the committee, joined with thirteen other members in deciding that the people were thirsting to give them an office. It was declared by those in attendance that Herculean efforts should be made to compel members of the general as- sembly to vote against repeal and-st is pretty freely whispered that all the money necessary to buy any corrupt vote against repeal and 1t is pretty freely whispered that all the money members who could be influenced that way will be available. I am thoroughly persuaded by letters and statements re- -ceived from every county in the state that the democrats and white people are overwhelmingly against conven- tion and would vote it down by 75,00O majority. Such a result would be dis astrous to our party, tending to create a split wider than that which took place in 1892, and requiring more time to heal. Is 1t not infinitely wiser to agree on a few amendments that will have the cordial support of all white men than to enter into a battle with divided party? l think the members nf fha conservative men than the nominees to the convention and are certainly more loyal to the national platform. Yours respectfully, JOS. r. JOHNSTON,
 Governor. Hon. George w. Brooks, Geneva, Ala. MT. Brooks in giving out the letter said that he wanted to make a personal state- ment in connection with 1t. He said:
 ''I never gave Governor Johnston any advice upon the subject of calling an extra session nor did I ever give him any pledge provided to vote for repeal, If the governor has any letter contain- ing any advice or pledge in this con- nection he Is entirely at liberty to make it public. If Governor Johnston meant to convey to me the insinuation that l was one of the members he supposed might be influenced by corrupt methods, he did me a great injustice. I do not believe that any one of my constituents of whatever party would, for a mo- ment. entertain such judgment of me as he appears to imply"
 House to Remain in Session
 The house passed a resolution this morn. ing to remain in session until a vote was taken on some suffrage amendment, and the opinion is that it will take some days to do that.
 The senate took up the motion of Mir Brooks to reconsider the vote by which the suffrage amendment was defeated in the senate on Friday.
 Mr. Brooks addressed the senate this morning in favor of the resolution and urged upon the senate the necessity fcr some sort of legislation.
 Messrs. Jenkins, Buchanan and Hall also spoke along the same line. A little breeze between Messrs. Hall and Jenk- ins but it blew over without any trouble. Bills we're introduced by MT. Buchanan to add amendment to section of act I7 of to constitution: To provide for submitting all future constitutions to the people. Re- ferred to committee on constitution.
 MT. Jenkips-To provide for regulating elections in Alabama privileges and elections.
 The bill to regulate primary elections, which passed the house Saturday, was received by the senate and referred 10 tho committee on privileges and elections. At the night session the senate discussed the reconsideration of the vote by which the suffrage amendment was lost for an hour, when it was discovered no quorum was present, and the senate adjourned. The house discussed a resolution that no amendment should be passed disfranchs- ing anybody and 1t was referred to joint The joint committee on reported back ali amendments to it without recommendation.
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