The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-18
CONVENTION AND
EXTRA SESSION TALK

EXTRA SESSION TALK
From the Decatur Advertiser.
We are on the side of holding consti4
tuional convention.
From the Admission Hot Blast.
the governor is only wishing and trying
to Johnstonize Alabama
From the Demopolis Dispatch.
The Dispatch is opposed to an extra ses+
sion Let the voters say in July whether
they want constitutional convention or
not. zar. -l-, "a
From the Tuskegee News.
Governor Johnston cannot afford to do so
great an injury to the party and to :he
state as would result by an extra session
of the general assembly.
From the Pratt City Herald.
Democracy of Alabama is bound by the
action of its leaders in convention assem=
bled to support the constitutional conven-
ton. 1t is an old established precedent.
From the Franklin Times.
The white people of Alabama have de-
creed constitutional convention and a
convention is very apt to come in spite OF
any impediments that may be thrown in
the way.
From the Tuscaloosa Times.
If some members of the Alabama legis~
lature, on the re-assembling of that au-
gust body, don't mind they will run about
as far ahead of themselves, politically, as
has the governor. And it will take them
a whole lifetime to catch up again.
From the Selma Telegram.
The Telegram favors the holding of a
constitutional convention. Every man of
any influence and standing in Dallas favors
it so far as heard from. A prize is offered
for the one who does not. This does not in-
clude the few polywogs yet remaining who
make their living selling negro votes.
From the Benton Waterman.
From what we can see and hear Lowndes
county Is following in line for conven-
ton, also all Black Belt counties are more
in favor of it every day. They are doing
it to give the lie to those who asserted that
the Black Belt counties are not In favor Of
it, as they could not commit any more
frauds. IL.
From the Andalusia Expositor.
Now that the constitutional convention
has been mado strictly a party issue it is
the duty of every democrat to vote for it.
Whatever may have been our. convictions
before the party acted, it now becomes our
duty as democrats to lay aside personal
preference and work together in harmony
since the party has spoken.
From the Selma Journal.
And this, too under the ridiculous plea
that it is necessary to the welfareaof DEM
ocracy that this strange proceeding should
be had. AS well say that the stroke of a
broad and keen axe on the middle of the
human body would be necessary to pre-
serve it's life and component parts, as to
urge such method as means of pre-
serving the democratic party in Alabama.
From the Clayton Record.
The party has spoken on this question,
and the governor has no more right to try
to undo what the party has done than the
humblest individual in it. The Record and
it's editor stand for the convention and OPP
posed to any interference with the act call
ing it on the platform of the party as am
nounced at Montgomery. 1t seems to US
that the easiest way to create formidable
back down whenever the opposition shows
its head Let's fight it out along the lines
mapped out and win.
From the Bessemer Weekly.
1t seems to us that the object of the goy-
ernor is simply to defeat the convention.
That any question has arisen that would
cause any member of the legislature to
wish to recede from his action in voting
Il To- sfx
voted for the act. The governor approved
it. The democratic party has taken the
subject UP and made 1t a party measure.
The party has nominated its candidates,
held it's various conventions, formulated
and adopted it's platform, and the CAM
paign is now on. There has been no dis
position to shirk the issue. -
From the Mobile Register.
If the governor really wants to have
suffrage amendment adopted by the iassefn-
bly, he will have to find two-thirdss of the
members of the assembly ready to vote for
it. We do not think he will find that many:
but even if he is successful the slime
amendment has to run the gauntlet at q
general election, where it must obtain the
majority of all the votes cast. The chances
are all in favor of defeat; of condemnation
of the people to continuance under The
present obsolete organic law; of denial of
the right of the people to say at the ballot
box what they want. So unjust and arbi-
trary an act has never been committed in
Alabama. 1t amounts to a crime against
the people. &
From the Fayette Tribune.
The Tribune is decidedly of the opinion
that the letter of tho governor is unwiso
and unprovoked The party mas spoken on
the subject in caucus, in the act itself,by
the executive committee, and through.sall
its members in state convention. Besides,
the governor himself, but few weeks ago.
attached his sign manual to the bill insap-
prevail thereof. 1t has been but q little