The age-herald., 1899-09-16
PLATFORM AND CANDIDATE
The Party is Now Left in No Doubt
 hS to Either.
THE SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION
Superintendent Absrcrombie Confront ed by a Cartload ot Ex imitation Papers Upon His 'Rsturn-
 Haekworth's Case.

Age-Herald Bureau, Hotel Mabson, Mont gomery September 15.-(Special }-Con- gressman Henry D. Clayton, of the Third district, spent today in the city. Colonel Clayton is en route to Chicago to attend meeting of the executive committee of the democratic national committee. This com mittee is composed of eleven members of the national committee.
 Colonel Clayton was at the Capitol today and spent several hours paying his respects to the several officers. He was in his usual excellent spirits, and was brim full of democratic enthusiasm, expressing the be- lief that the party was never in better con- ditlon nor with brighter prospects for sue cess. He talked interestingly of national matters, believed Goebel was going to win in Kentucky, Mclean would defeat Hanna in Ohio and Clayton had "cnch" on his seat in congress from the Third Alabama
 ''I am my way to Chicago to attend a meeting of the democratic executive com mittee,' he said to The Age-Herald repre- sentative "The special committee of eleven meets Monday for the purpose of mapping out the national campaign and have 'bang-up,' live campaign, too.
 No, do not think the national conven- ton will be called earlier than usual. There is no need for an early convention and there is certainly no foundation for the re- port that the convention will be called to meet in December, of this year I think the convention will be held at about the usual time, probably in June. You see, congress will be in session next year, and l predict that the term will continue until late into July. We must wait and see what the republican congress is going to do. They are going to give us many points and Issues for the campaign. They will have whole lot of errors of omission and com mission charged up to them during the ses- sion, and we should not lose the oppor- tunity to indict them.
 Our party is in better shape just now than it has been in twelve years at a time eight months prior to a national election. 1t is remembered that in 1896 we didn't know who was to be the candidate or what was to be the platform until the conven- tion acted at Chicago. Now we know that Colonel Bryan is to be the nominee and we are certain of the platform l feel very confident of democratic success. The dem ocrats are lining up as they have never before done, and if the Philippine war con
 
 and the trusts contipue to get their clutches on the country, there is no power that will prevent the party from winning.
 "As to where the convention will be held there is some doubt Kansas City and Milwaukee are both working for 1t. think Chicago will also apply, but the newspa- per men say they do not want it in Chi cago. They say a. convention works them too hard. Chicago is the only place in the United States with all the facilities for a convention city-press, hall and hotels. Kansas City has the best convention hall in the country, but is lacking in press and hotel facilities"
 Colonel Clayton refused to speculate as to Mr. Bryan's running mate on the ticket. He did not think well of the Schley boom, and Mclean was looking for a seat in the United States senate. On Alabama affairs Colonel Clayton would only discuss his own affairs in ;he Third district. He did not want to run for governor and he was satisfied that his people wanted to keep him in congress.