The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-12
REPUBLICANS HOLD
A Big CONFERENCE
The Vaughan Faction Asserts
Its Strength.



The largest anu mos. Iepres=et-s I'VE
| gathering of republicans which a. .ssefrl-
| bled in Alabama in recent years met yes
| terday in this city, and in no uncertain
| terms sounded the death knell of certain
party leaders if outward appearances count
| for anything.
The meeting was directly the result of a
| fight made on William Vaughan, the pres
emit chairman of the state executive COM
| mittee by the Youngblood- Bingham fac
| ton, and marks the real beginning of the
| factional fight for supremacy.
The conference was attended by delegates
| from every of the siXty-six counties of
| the state, there being present Ais republic
| cans, representing almost every avocation
| from the farmer to the banker. Less than
| twenty of these were from Jefferson county.
The real significance of the meeting was
a conference in the interest of Mr..
Vaughan, whom the other faction threatens
| to depose as the head of the party organi-
| cation, and in point of numbers and en-
| thusiasm in contrast to the meeting of the
Youngblood faction held about two weeks
| ago, there can apparently be but one result
and that the downfall of the Youngblood
| faction, carrying with it the national COM
| mitteemanship, now held by Colonel
Youngblood.
The first skirmish of the fight took place
| on Saturday, October %, when meeting Of
| the Youngblood faction was held in this
city.
no Proceediups
This meeting was attended by about sixty
| persons, many of whom were said to be
cohorts of Mr.. Bingham. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing the administration Of
President Mckinley and demanding his re-
nomination and election. A resolution was
also adopted as the sense of the meeting
that no one should be chairman of
the state executive committee more than
two consecutive terms and endorsing Mr..
Bingham as a proper person to fill the
office Youngblood was endorsed for ma
tional committeeman and while there was
no direct reference to Mr.. Vaughan, there
was much between the lines which set his
friends to work.
The meeting yesterday was held in Mag
nolia hall in Third avenue and called
to order al II o'clock by Chairman Vaughan
who made a strong address, lauding the
Mckinley administration and predicting his
reelection. He also referred to Alabama
politics and denounced the one man power.
He also formally announced his own can
didacy and favored the nomination of a
full state ticket as we'll as county tickets in
the coming campaign.
Charles D. Alexander, of Etowah county,
was elected chairman and j. B. Chambliss,
of Taladega, secretary. with J. L. Reeves,
of Jefferson secretary. j. L. Jiggers, of
Montgomery, was chosen vice chairman
and the conference got to work.
Committee on Resolutions
On motion of Judge Buckley, of Mont
gomery, a committee on resolutions was
appointed as follows, by districts:
A. N. McGinn, of the First; c. w. Buck
ley, of the Seeond; w. C. Stark, of the
Third l.. T. Smith, of the Fourth: A. j.
Milstead of the Fifth; John B. Shields, of
the Sixth; T. H. Stephens, of the Seventh;
John A. Steel, of the Eighth; John L. Tug
gle, of the Ninth; and Bejamin Tankesley,
H. G. Carlyle, ]. U. Dimmiek, D. G. May
and F. H. Threat from at large.
While the committee was in consulta-
ton speeches were made by William An
LnOny, Nathan AleAdHueF, u AdlHlllS
and Others who took occasion to lambast
the national committeeman and his follow
ers.
Robertson, colored delegate, expressed
some warm views in connection with the
fight against Youngblood, and created
somewhat of a sensation by his utterances,
which were cut short by the committee OH
resolutions, which announced that it was
ready to report.
The Resolutions
The report read by Judge Buckley as
follows, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved That we endorse and approve
the able wise and patriotic administration
of the president of the United States, and
his successful conduct of public affairs both
at home and abroad. We congratulate him
upon the positive endorsement of his policy
by the people as Enthusiastically evidenced in
the recent elections.
$40 the Hon. Garrett A. Hobart, vice.
president of the United States, we extend
our sympathy in his illness and the hope
for his speedy recovery and a continuance
of his valuable services both to the party
and to the country.
I'VE approve and endorse the brilliant
leadership of the Hon. Marcus A. Hanna,
chairman of the republican national COM
mittee, and we congratulate him upon the
splendid results obtained in the recent cleo
lions.
Resolved, That the administration of
party affairs by the Hon. William
Vaughan, chairman of the republican state
executive committee, meets with our I'M
qualified approval. That he has proven