The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-19
A CONVENTION
FOR LEGISLATORS
Provided for by Democratic .Ex-
ecutive Committee.
PRIMARIES FOR APRIL "A
To Select Delegates to County Conven-
ton and Name County Officers
A Hot Time in the Meet
ing Yesterday.

lerson county Will, ali OF them, occur on
the 14th of April, the day fixed by the state
democratic executive committee for pri-
maries, beat meetings and mass meetings
respecting nominees for state officers.
The nominee for state senator for the dis
trict of Jefferson county and the six NOM
inees for representatives of Jefferson in the
lower house of the general assembly will be
named by county convention, which shall
assemble at the county court house in Biz
mingham on the 21st day of April the date
fixed by the state committee.
The nominees for county offices will be
chosen by primary election on the 14th day
of April, 1900
There shall be no instructions in the pri-
maries to nominees of the state senate and
for the county representatives as to the
United States senatorship
There shall be no instructions in the pri-
mary as to any state office.
The qualification of persons entitled to
participate in the primary elections of April
IA, 1900. is changed from the rule of 1898 in
this: All persons participating in the pri-
maries shall thereby pledge themselves to
support all democratic nominees-county,
state and federal
The representation of the various beats
of Jefferson county is Identical with the
representation provided for 1898.
Committee Called to Order
ferson county democratic executive com
mittee to order in the chamber of the court
of the Tenth judicial circuit in the county
court house at 1921 yesterday afternoon.
Secretary Nathan l.. Miller was in his
place.
Committees on proxies and order of bust
ness were appointed.
After a momentary suspension of bust
ness, Mr. Copeland chairman Of the COM
mittee on the order of business, reported
as follows:
/. Report Of the committee proxies.
2. Filling vacancies on committee.
8. Resolutions.
Several vacancies on the committee were
filed In beat 81 john l.. Parker was
elected over Dan Green by a vote of %
to 20.
Mr.. Thach moved that vacancies be de-
clared in beats A and 45.
Mr.. Lowe asked when vacancy occurred
in beat Al.
Several voices-It is new beat.
Mr.. Lowe Speaks
Mr. Lowell believe l can forecast the
intention of certain element of this com
mittee The roll has been called and vacan-
cles nlled. We have accepted verbal res
lgnations-a thing unprecedented in the
history of the committee. What does it
mean The pie-hunters WHO throng the
nails OF your committee can answer The
purpose is to make the figlt by committees
and not before the people. l am speaking
TO the committee in its sanctum, but if my
words go out to the enemies of democ-
racy l am not to blame Why do you seek
to I'LL vacancies which do not exist? The
majority is afraid of the minority and in
TENDS TO toist upon the committee men not
acceptable to oemocrats-men whom the
democratic party has never called into its
council. My protest will fall upon dear
ears-ears deafened by the clarion call of
uhe head of The pie brigade. The purpose
of this motion is to strangle the voice of
the party and stock the committee The
great democratic party of the state will
know that the author of the resolution Is
AFRAID to trust the democrats of this conn
~. In nominating candidates for the leg
isiature you might well instruct Them
to vote in caucus for a certain man for
United States senator
Professor Waldrop, believe that's what
ought to be done"
Here considerable confusion ensued. sew
eral attempts being made to "call down"
Mr.. Lowe.
Mr.. Beddow-Are you opposed to these
two beats being represented?
MT. LoWe-I am opposed to stocking the
committee. There Is no vacancy. The peo-
pie OF these beats should elect their conn
mitteeman. There can be no vacancy in a
peat until there has been an election by the
people.
Mr.. Lowe quoted presidents, national and
state and county. do you put those rem
resentatiVes in to act today or hereafter?
l ask on the authority of what has develop-
ed today in the caucuses of the pie
brigade
Mr.. Lowe-Yes.
Mr.. Beddow-You don't consider Yourself
a pie hunter?
Mr.. Lowe-The pie brigade is jubilant. I
want to go into no office on the coat. tails
of any man. You must not defraud the
people of Jefferson county in their choice
for senator. 1 am for John T. Morgan.
Whenever you frame your resolutions SO
the people will have an opportunity to eX-
press their choice will vote for them.
Mr.. Jackson, of Bessemer, objected to the
structures of Mr.. Lowe.
Here there were cries for question
Mr.. Lowe made the point of order that all
vacancies had been filled on the call of the
roll, and the motion to elect delegates from
beats A and As was out of order.
The question required upon the motion to
declare vacancies in beats A and 10.
The chair ruled that there must be sus-
pension of the rules before it could be pu
Mr.. Thach appealed from the decision of
the chair.
The vote was then taken upon the appeal
from the chair 1t was declared a lie and
the chair announced he was sustained.
There was some applause. Resolutions be-
ing ordered, Walter Moore offered these:
Provision for a Primary
"Be 1t resolved by the executive com
mittee of Jefferson county, That a pri-
mary be held April A. 1900, for the
nomination of delegates to a county
convention for the purpose of eecting
delegates to the state convention to be
held April %, 1900.
BE it further resolved, That said del
egates of the county convention shall
meet on April p, 1900, and in addition