The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-19

L. A. Little, William Gracy, r. ]. Wal
drop. C. B. Powell, William Huffman,
Walter Moore.
THAT said committee shall name in
spectors, managers. etc, for the sew
eral voting booths In said county on
said 14th of April 1900, and have gen
eral supervision of said elections; that
said committee shall have all right and
authority of this county executive COM
mittee in the primaries as above stat
ed"
Mr. Lowe declared that If 1t were not for
that Democratic presence he would say
that the proposition suggested by Mr..
Moore was almost infamous. 1t was an
outrage upon the democracy of Jefferson
county. 1t was a wrong never heretofore
considered He moved that the resolutions
offered by Mr.. Moore be referred to a spe-
eial subcommittee composed of Mr.. Moore,
Prof. Waldrop, DR.. Collins, Mr.. Thach, Mr..
Kennedy and Mr.. Shores.
Mr. Mitchell moved that Mr.. loves mo-
ton be laid upon the table.
Mr. Mitchell's motion was lost-ayes, %;
NAYS, "a.
Mr. loves motion then prevailed, and at
915 D. m. the committee took snort
recess.
Upon again being called to order. Mr..
Moore of the special subcommittee, re-
| ported that several reports would be sub
| mited
Mr. Moore submitted report, as did Mr..
Shores and Mr.. Thach.
By consent the special subcommittee re-
tired to consult and reconsider.
Mr. Thach and Mr.. Moore, returning with
the committee, reported practically as be-
fore.
Mr. Moore opposed a primary for state
senator and members of the legislature,
saying that Birmingham Knight capture
the whole delegation"
Mr. Kennedy declared that so far as he
knew all the outlying districts of the coun-
ty, save only Bessemer and Pratt, were
in favor of primary.
Mr.. Beddow said he regretted that the
committee couldn't meet without charges
of fraud being made. The success of the
party was to be considered There was
| little difference between the three reports
| that had been submitted. He favored the
report Of Mr. Moore.
| Claims of Outlying Districts
| Mr.. Mitchell declared that if ever a dis
| play of ring rule was made it was shown
in the proposition to nominate legislative
! candidates by primary election Such
proposition was not just to Bessemer, which
| he had the honor TO represent; was not just
| to other sections Of The county. 1t meant
| that possibly one ward In Birmingham
would name the senator and the six county
representatives. in the legislature. He was
| in common duty bound to oppose it. Bes-
| semer mad the largest vote of any single
precinct of Alabama. Bessemer beats reg
istration showed $500 voters. For years
as Bessemer had gone SO had gone Jeffer-
son county. Kolb carried Bessemer in 1892,
and carried the state. That was the only
time when Bessemer ever departed from
the democratic faith He would offer
motion that Mr.. Moore's report be adopted.
There being three reports from the special
subcommittee, two signed each by two
members and one signed by one, the chair
man declared that he was in doubt as to
presenting the reports to the committee.
The chairman called into consultation Sen
ator Cunningham, who was in the hall at
the moment.
Mr.. Mitchell. to bring the point to issue,
moved That the Moore report be adopted.
Mr.. Thach moved that the report signed
by himself and Mr.. Kennedy be subs tituted
for Mr.. Moores report.
The substitute did not prevail.
Mr. Mitchell demanded the previous ques
| ton, which was his own motion to adopt
the report of Mr. Moore.
The conflicting reports differed in this:
| That two of them. favored different dates
| and methods as to county and state officers.
Mr.. Lowe on the Floor
Mr.. Lowe (Mr. Garrettson in the chair,
said he wished to offer an amendment to
the Moore report covering the difference in
the qualification of voters 1t was now
proposed to accept the action of every voter
in the primary as pledge that he would
support all nominees of the democratic par
ty in the state and county Mr. Lowe de-
sired to have this explicitly stated, and it
was so agreed by the committee.
Proceeding Mr. Lowe held that 1t was
mistake to mix up the primaries for county
officers and members of the legislature. 1t
would be wiser and better to determine al
one time who should make the laws and at
another who should exercise the laws The
in soliciting their rpnrpSpnta lives in
the general assembly should not be ham,
pered by the candidates for county offices.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to lay Mr.. loves pro-
position upon the table, and Mr.. Mitchelfs
motion prevailed.
Mr. Lowe then offered the following:
loves Resolution
"Resolved That the names of each
candidate fer the democratic nominal
| ton for United States senator be placed
upon the ticket
BE it further resolved. That each can
didate for the nomination for members
of the general assembly be required in
| addition to the other pledges required
to pledge himself to vote in the demo-
cratic caucus and in good faith aid in
the nomination of the candidate for the
senate receiving the highest number of
votes in the primary in this county,
| Mr.. Lowe said that the votes of the COM
mittee had in fact already indicated that
| ty and state officers in the primaries. The
people of jefferson should have the right
| to say whom taeir members of the general
assembly should vote for as United
States senator from Alabama. He Is
coward who fears to meet his own people
upon their own soil. john Tyler Morgan
was not afraid. He would meet the people
at any and all times. There could be no
doubt as to that
He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
Who hesitates to put it to the touch
To win or lose it ALL
Suffer the voters of jefferson county to
give Instructions as to United States sena-
| tor The voters know whom they favor.
| "There is one candidate for senator not
| afraid to meet the people"
Mr. loves resolution or amendment was
| laid upon the table.
Mr. Mitchell demanded the previous uues-
ton. This was upon the adoption or rejec-
ton of Mr. Moore's report, which WAS iden-
teal with the resolutions heretofore report
ed except as to names of the committee on
management of the primary elections and
..,kol;ad tho general plan acted mon in