The age-herald., 1899-10-11
PARTY LAW LAID DOWN BY STATE
 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The State Convention Called to Meet in Montgomery on April
 25h Next

call within the discretion allowed him ana because he felt that the drift in politics justified such action. The attendance was a vindication of his judgment.
 On the motion of MT. Hefldn, a committee of three on order of business was ap- pointed, consisting of Messrs. Hefin, Pet tus and Bullock.
 After a short recess Mir Heffin reported the following order of business, which was adopted:
 Time and place of meeting of state con- vention.
 Consideration of contests.
 Consideration of all resolutions.
 MT. Pettus suggested that the claims of clties for the convention be heard. M Montgomery Captured Convention W. F. vandiver of Montgomery, present. ed the claims of that city. He said that he had been authorized to invite the state democratic convention to assemble in Montgomery, and it was a pleasant duty he was glad to discharge. That city would place magnificent hall at the convention's service, and it would not be necessary to meet again in the unsuitable hall of the house of representa- tives at the capitol. The people of Montgomery desired the conven- tion to christen the new hall, and would undertake to pay the expenses of the con- Vention as usual.
 Mir. Lomax said that stenographic ex- penses were included.
 Montgomery was unanimously selected as the place of meeting of the state con vention. No other city was mentioned An informal discussion followed as to the time for holding the convention.
 MT. Pettus offered resolution to the ef- feet that primaries, beat meetings or mass meetings be held on April H. county con ventions. April 19; state conventions, April 25.
 Mir. Lyons said that Saturday was not a suitable day for Mobile
 MT Lowe held that inc ca me was true of Jefferson.
 MT. Bell pointed out that Marshall coun- tvs committee had already called a prima- ry election for December and for state of- f1cers.
 Mir Bullock made motion to except such counties as had already called pri- maries as to state officers. This would af- feet Marshall and Jackson.
 Mir Jones, of Lauderdale, said that his people were not accustomed to nominate their members of the legislature by con- ventions, and he maintained that the state committee couldn't make his people hold convention.
 MT Lowe fMr. Harwood in the chair) suggested that uniformity in legislative nominations was eminently desirable. There should be a fixed date for such nomina- tions.
 MT. Pettus moved that the resolution of- fered by himself be referred to special committee of five with instructions to re- port aC j 0 CLOCK. OH d ulNlSlOl tiiio Woo agreed to.
 The chair appointed Messrs. Pettus, Jones of Lauderdale, McDowell, Hampton and Knox whereupon the committee took re- cess.
 The committee reassembled at 3:3O, when the special committee of five asked for further time, which was granted.
 It was after o'clock when the commit tee resumed its proceedings by receiving the reports of the special committee
 The Pettus Resolution Chairman Pettus read the report of the special committee fixing the date and place for holding the primaries and conventions as follows:
 Resolved, That all primaries or mass meetings for the election of delegates ito the state convention or members of the general assembly shall be held on Saturday, April IA, 1900; all county con- ventions for the electioR of delegates to the state convention or members of the house of representatives, or delegates to a senatorial convention, shall be held on Saturday, April 21. The state conven- tion shall be held in Montgomery on Wednesday, April 25, at 12 o'clock m.
 Second, That the different county committees shall call a primary, beat meeting or mass meeting, at the direc- ton of the different county executive committees, on Saturday, April IA, 1900, and the county conventions on Satur- day, April 2l, 1900, and the state con- vention on Wednesday, April 25 1900, provided that those county committees that have already acted In the matter shall not be affected by the resolution, and their action is hereby raIdfed and confirmed.
 ''rhird. Each county committee shall, in it's discretion, call mass meeting, primary election or beat meetings to elect delegates to county convention tn caid
 "Fuorth. The chairman of this com- mittee is hereby directed to call sena- torial conventions in all senatorial dis tricts which have no executive commit tees, sadd conventions to be held at the same time and place as the state con- vention. and the representation therein to be the same as In the state conven- tion; provided, that if any counties have already selected delegates to such con- vention, or have ordered primaries, or conventions for selecting such delegates, such action is hereby ratified or con firmed.
 Provided, That in the senatorial dis tricts having committees, said commit tees shall fix the time and place of holding senatorial conventional
 He stated that four members of the com mttee were agreed upon this report, and that MT. Jones, of Lauderdale, would sub- init a minority report
 MT. Jones than submitted the following as substitute for section 1, and of the majority report:
 Resolved, That all primaries or mass meetings for the election of delegates to the state convention shall be held on Saturday, April 14, 1900; all county con- ventions for the election of delegates to the state convention shall be held on Saturday, April 21, 1900, and the state convention shall be held in the city of Montgomery on Wednesday, April 25, 1900 at 12 m.
 Resolved, further, That it shall be left to the county and district execu- tive committees to fix the time and provide the mode or method for the nomination of representatives and sen- ators respectively"
 MT. Jones Heard
 MT. Jones began an explanation of the minority report, and when the temper of his remarks became apparent, MT. Hef1in moved that the committee go into execu- tive session. The committee divided, and
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