The age-herald., 1900-03-24
THE CHANGE OF DATES REFUSED Request of Liquor Dealers Is
 Turned Down. GENEVA CONTEST SENT HOME 
 Resolution Was Adopted That White Voters Only Will Be Allowed to Participate in Coming Dem
 ocratic Primaries.
GENEVA CONTEST SENT HOME

Montgomery March 23.-Gspecial) )-Age- Herald Bureau, Hotel Mabson, Montgom- ery.-The democratic state committee spent a very busy day with today's session. and some important actions were taken. Brief ly summed up, the work of the committee may be stated as follows:
 The Autauga county committee was di- reeted to order a county convention for the selection of officers and delegates. The Geneva county contest was referred back to the old county committee for settlement. A change of dates for the holding of the primary dn Mobile, Montgomery in Jeffer- son at the request of retail liquor dealers Was refused.
 A resolution was adopted declaring it the sense of the committee that only white voters should participate in the April pri- mares. The committee was in session about ten cours and the meeting was har- monious, no bitterness having entered into the discussions
 Meeting Called to Order
 Chairman Lowe called the committee to- gether at noon and the roll call revealed the presence of the following members:
 State at Large Chairman R. J. Lowe, R. B. Barnes, of Lee; E. W. Booker, of El- more; H. s. D. Mallory, F. L. Pettus, of Dallas.
 First Distriet-R. R. Poole, of Marengo Lawrence w. Lochlin, of Monroe; W. D. Dunn, of Clarke.
 Second Dlstrict-Charles R. Bricken, of Crenshaw; John N. Stanford, of Wilcox; J L. Long, of Butler.
 Third District-F. M. Moseley, of Bullock; c. s. McDoweli, Jr., of Barbour: R. IT. Arringtoa, of Coffee.
 Fourth District-Hugh D. Merrill, of Gle burne; Tipton Mullins, of Chiffon.
 Fifth District-L: G. Dawson, of Fillmore; $. Rowan, of Lowndes
 Sixth District-Daniel Collier. of Tusca- loosa W. w. Brandon, of Tuscaloosa; Ber- nard Harwood, of Greene.
 Seventh District-T. M. Jones, of St. Clair.
 Eighth Distrct-John N. Hampton, of Madison; A. F. Murray, of Morgan; John F. Proctor. of Jackson.
 Ninth District-Brooks Smith, of Hale; A. c. Davidson, of Perry; R. T. Robinett of Blount.
 Committeeman Poole, of Marengo, hand- ed in his resignation he being a candidate for commissioner of agriculture. W. M. Selden, of Marengo, was unanimously elect ed to the vacancy.
 The chairman stated the object of the meeting was the consideration of certain ap- peals, and then any other business that might be brought before the committee On motion of Mr. Mallory, the following com- mittee on order of business was adopted: Chairman Lowe, fl. s. D. Mallory and John r3 Al folloTs
 First-The consideration of the change of date of state primaries in certain counties. Second-The Autauga appeal.
 Third-The Geneva appeal.
 Fourth-Such other matters as may be presented.
 D j. Meyer of Montgomery, appeared be- fore the committee as a representative of the retail liquor dealers and asked that the date for primaries in Mobile, Montgomery and Jefferson counties be changed from Saturday, April IA, to Monday. April 16 This change was asked because of law nassed by the last legislature requiring sa- looms to close both on the day of election and the day prior. Saturday, he said was the best business day with the retail deal- CTS and as they were large contributors to the states revenues, he thought the change should be granted them. The matter went over for final action until other matters were disposed Of.
 The Autausa Appeal
 The Autauga county case was then taken up MT. Pettus moved that each side be allowed one hour to present the case, which was carried. The secretary read the fol- lowing paper for the appellants: '"ro the State Executive Committee of the Democratic and Conservative Party Of Alabama:
 "1 Your petitioners, E. c. Carew, M. M. Smith, L. T. Taylor. R. M Williamson and W. T. Taylor, respectfully represent unto your honorable body that they are and have been members of the democratic party, in good standing, for many years, and are each members of the present dem ocratic executive committee of Autauga county, duly and legally chosen in accord ance with the rules and regulations of the party.
 .2. At a regular convention of the dem ocradc party in said Autauga county held in 1898, called strictly in accordance with party law, the following resolution was unanimously adopted to-wit:
 Resolved, By the democratic party in convention assembled, That to get more common and better expression of the party as to candidates for nomination that the county democratic executive committee be reauhred in ordering beat meetings for the election of delegates, to instruct the chair- men of said beats to take the vote of the same pro rata for each candidate for nomi-