The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-02
REPUBLICANS DON'T
WANT CONVENTION
Executive Committee Declares
Against Change
IN STATES ORGANIC LAW
They Will Unite With All Factions OPP
posed to a Constitutional Conven-
ton and Put Out Ticket in
Every County.

The republican party, through Its state
executive committee, has declared against
the holding of constitutional convention,
denouncing the movement as unjust and
unnecessary, and in its alleged purpose to
disfranchise any of the present voters as
a violation of the spirit of the federal con-
stitution.
The meeting of the committee was called
to order at noon yesterday in the grand
jury room In the government building with
every member except one present. A num-
Der of prominent republicans from different
sections of the state were also present.
After the routine matters had been dis
posed of, committee on orders of business
was appointed and after retiring for a few
moments, reported back to the committee
of the whole.
Chairman William Vaughn, United States
district attorney for the northern district
of Alabama. presided
committee of nine on resolutions was
appointed as follows: w. F. Aldrich. rep
resentative from Fifth district, harman;
c. w. Buckley, postmaster at Montgomery;
Frank Threat (colored), Demopolis Dallas
Smith, postmaster at Opelika; I. Green,
United States commissioner Tuscaloosa
H P. Cashin, receiver or public moneys,
Huntsville; J. w. Hughes, postmaster at
Birmingham; T. ]. Kennmore, Gunters-
vile; Julian Bingham, collector of internal
revenue, Birmingham.
Colonel b. M. Long, who Is the opposi-
ton candidate for delegate to the constitu-
tional convention from Walker county, was
invited to confer with the committee, which
Al
ed the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
The Resolutions
We the republican state executive COM
mittee of Alabama do hereby declare:
First-That the holding of constitution
al convention is unwise and unnecessary,
and that it's declared purpose of disfran-
chising any of the present voters of the
state is unjust and in violation of the spir-
it of the federal constitution.
Second-That each county committee is
duly authorized and urged to use its best
judgment on all questions pertaining to the
organization of the campaign against the
said constitutional convention.
Thrd-That while opposing the cam
paign committee we do not regard it as
a party meaure. The revision of a state
constitution Is too momentus a question
to be regarded on partisan lines, and we
invite all men opposed TO the convention,
regardless of party, 10 unite in fighting the
measure.
Fourth--That a campaign committee of
nine members, one from each congression-
al district, be appointed by the chairman,
who shall have full ~charge of all matters
pertaining to the campaign in opposition to
the constitutional convention, and shall is
sue an address setting forth our position
on this question.
Fifth-That an advisory committee of
five members of which the state chairman
shall be a member, and chairman, shall be
/ appointed by the chair with plenary powers
to act in the name of this committee and
decide all questions relating to the can
didacy of delegates at large to the said
constitutional convention.
The chair announced that he would APP