The age-herald., 1899-03-30

and provide for them. "I shall never vote to disfranchise single white man." con- tinued the speaker, and as the tremendous appause died away, a beautiful Shepherd dog in the gallery was continuing to bark. ''There is dog enough barking now" said the colonel, in his humorous manner. The dog was taken out.
 The civil war had left many honest southern men destitute, so that their chil- dren are deprived of an education, and he was unwilling to disfranchise a single one of them. 'I am sort of crank on the sub- ject of education," said Colonel Denson, ''but it goes mighty hard for me to pull money out of my pocket to educate mig ger.'"
 Colonel Denson said that property quail iflcation in addition to an educat tional one was the true solution. No man who could not read and write should vote, unless he paid taxes on sSOO of property, provided he contnued, that no descendants of men who had fought in the Indian, Mexican, civil or Spanish wars shall be deprived of the right of the ballot No portion of the federal constitution can reach such prop ostion.'
 He opposed the raising of the tax rate and the removal of the capital.
 Touching on this last proposition, Colo nel Denson grew eloquent, mentioning the many sacred associations with the historic building, the birthplace of the confederacy. He saidnBirmingham did not want the cap itol. THe city was too big for the capitol. In onlT two states large cities have the capital.
 Colonel Denson closed his speech with a declaration that the convention would not carry unless the people were given as- surances that 1t would be submitted back for ratification
 When Colonel Denson concluded he de- clared the convention ready for business. A.pH Alston, of Barbour, offered a resolu- ton, which wasr after considerable dis cussion, adopted, providing for the appoint ment of a committee on resolutions and platform, to be composed of six delegates from the state-at-arge and two from each congressional district. The chair appointed on the committee, R. J. Lowe, A.. H. AL ston, F. l.. Pettus, J. B. King, John D. Roquemore and w. l. Bullock from the state-a t-targe; E. P. Morrisette and D. R. Burgess, from the First district; w. H. Sanford and ". J. Bonner of the Sec ond district r. M. Mosely and c. s. Mo- Dowell, Jr., of the Third district; w. w. Burns and R. F. Thomson, of the Fourth district; M. A. Graham and W. H. Hurt, of the Fifth district; A. P. Smith and J. M Danieis, of the Sixth district; w. N Maddox and J. A. Martin, of the Seventh district; Samuel Blackwell and J.. H. Wal lace, sJr. of the Eighth district; E. w. De- Graffenried and J. T. Ellison, of the Ninth district.
 M A. Porter, of Jefferson, moved the appointment of a committee on permanent organization, to consist of four delegates from the state-at-large and one from each congressional district. On this committee the chair appointed M. A. Porter, John R. Mccain, R. E. Steiner and H. D. Clayton, from the state-at-large; First district, w. M Se4den; Second, J. Lee Long; Third, F. M. Moseley; Fourth, J. B. Merrill Fifth, JehnssT. Hefiin; Sixth. John H. Handley; Seventh, w. G. Brown; Eighth, R. C. Hunt: Ninth, W. c. Tunstall.
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