The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-03
Committee Appointed to Prepare
for Registration
BRINGS UP COMPLICATIONS
There Are Now Two Committees
Out for Same Purpose.
THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE MET
And Signifed It's Intention of Favoring
Registration-May Bring About Rup-
ture Between Two Wings and
Resignation of Chairman.
THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE MET

Notwithstanding the declaration of Chair
not call a meeting of the city democratic
executive committee at the request of
majority of it's members one was held yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the city
hall.
This action may mean a rupture between
Chairman Montgomery and the members
who did not attend the meeting on the one
side and those who did participate in it,
upon the other. Chairman Montgomery
was not present at the meeting. He was
not at his office yesterday afternoon when
an Age-Herald reporter called and has
given out no statement as to his position.
Two Committees for One Purpose
The status of the muddle now is that
two committees have been appointed to
formulate plans for the primary. One of
the committees was appointed Wednesday
by Chairman Montgomery in accordance
with resolution passed by the general
committee at meeting held earlier in the
campaign. This committee has held a
meeting and announces this morning that
it favors registration of voters and will
report plan for carrying out it's ideas to
the general committee at a meeting to be
held probaly next Tuesday night At the
meeting of the executive committee held
yesterday afternoon a committee was ap-
pointed to draft plan for the primary and
also for the registration of voters After
this was done the committee adjourned to
meet Saturday night to hear the report of
its subcommittee
Politicians are looking obviously at this
perplexing state of affairs, and none will
predict the outcome. Some seem to think
that 1t will mean an open rupture between
the two wings of the committee and Dos
sibly the resignation of Chairman Mont
gomery. Others think that matters will
be settled amicably without hard feeling.
Meeting Yesterday Afternoon
The eleven members of the committee
who signed the call for meeting met yes
terday at II o'clock in the council chamber
at the city hall. 1t was not convenient for
several of the members to remain at that
hour, and the meeting was called to order
with R. P. Mentally as chairman, and C.
F. Douthit as secretary, and adjourned
until 8 o'clock.
When the meeting reconvened there were
present the following members either in
person or by proxy: William Wright. D. L.
Brennan, w. Fl. Wilder, L. X. Steiner r.
P. McNally, G.. L. Thomas, G. B. Burk-
halter, C. f. Doutht, Mike Murray, H.
Unrath and Web Crawford.
w. C. Cochrane having resigned on ac-
count of removal from the city, Web
Crawford was elected as a member of the
committee from the Eighth ward to sue
coed him. The committee then proceeded
with the business for which it was called.
On Record for Registration
Mr. Burkhalter moved that 1t be the sense
of this meeting that voters in the primary
election to be held on April be required to
register and that each voter be required to
present his certificate of registration before
he be allowed to vote. The resolution was
adopted Unanimously.
Under another motion the chair appointed
the following committee to arrange plans
for the primary and for method of regis
tration: Web Crawford, D. L. Brennan,
w. H. Wilder, Mike Murray, and G. B.
Burkhalter.
On motion of Mr.. Crawford the chair ap-
pointed G. B. Burkhalter, L. K Steiner,
and Henry Unrath a committee to select
places for holding registration and to sug-
gest names for registrars in the nine wards.
This committee will report to the sub-com-
mittee of five and the general report will be
made to the executive committee Satur-
day night.
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