The age-herald., 1900-09-18
STATE CAMPAIGN }
 COMMITTEE TODAY To Consider Plans for Alabama
 National Campaign. THE FIFTH DISTRICT SPLIT Will Probably Come Up in the Form of Resolution Calling Upon the Ex-
 ecutive Committee to As
 certain the Facts
THE FIFTH DISTRICT SPLIT

The State Democratic Campaign Commit
 tee will meet this afternoon for the pur-
 pose of discussing the situation in this
 state and to map out plan of campaign
 for the November election.
 In response to an invitation from the
 committee, the Democratic nominees for
 representatives in Congress and the chair
 men of the district committees will meet
 with the committee.
 The committee will be called to order by
 Chairman John V. Smith in the parlors Of
 the Morris Hotel at 2 o'clock Several
 members of the committee arrived in the
 city last night and also a number of the
 nominees for Congress. Among the latter
 were Sydney J. Bowie of the Fourth dis
 trict and Colonel c. w. Thompson and
 Colonel Willis Brewer of the Fifth Rep
 resentative Oscar W. Underwood of the
 Ninth district, whose home is in Brming
 ham, is in the city, and will be present at
 the meeting
 It is probable that the Fifth district com
 plication will come before the committee
 in the shape of a resolution requesting the State Democratic Executive Committee to meet and investigate the conditions leading up to the dual convention in that district. u was htiLudlSu ldSl HlSHI Dy several ledu- ing Democrats that such action would like ly be taken by the campaign committee, and it is almost sure that a resolution bearing on the question will be introduced It is understood that neither Colonel Thompson nor Colonel Brewer will take the initiative, but the friends of each, it is stated, are anxious for the matter to be investigated and one or the other be de-
 clared the regular Democratic nominee Both have been given certificates of nom-
 ination by the Secretary of State, and un- less some action is taken by the state com
 mittee both will go into the election in
 November as the Democratic nominee for
 representative in Congress from that dis-
 trict.
 Colonel Brewer Talks Colonel Brewer and Colonel Thompson are both in the city to attend the meeting of the campaign committee today and were interviewed by an Age-Herald re- porter last night. Each claims that he will be elected by large majority, even should both continue in the race until the election.
 Colonel Brewer said: "It Is a question in
 my mind whether not it would be we'll for the committee to take down Colonel Thompson since he and Colonel Milstead will divide between them the mass of the anti-Democratic vote, while the great body of the straight Democracy are with me. Eight of the nine chairmen and all three of the district members of the State Com mittee are for me-
 Colonel Brewer further said he was pre- pared to answer or explain any facts the committee might wish to know as he had entire confidence in their sense of justice and rightfulness of the cause he stands for. He said that no man familiar with parliamentary procedure could reasonably doubt the regularity of his nomination. Colonel Thompson's Side Colonel Thompson said: q have been
 actively engaged in my campaign since MT. Lowe declined to call the committee, with most encouraging and gratifying results and Tallapoosa to large and enthusiastic crowds and have every reason to believe I will carry those counties by large ma- jorities.
 'I feel very thankful to the many news papers of the State for their expressions of endorsement and approval of my nomi- nation and feel confident I will be elected over all opposition by overwhelming majority. I will prosecute my campaign vigorously until the polls close in Novem- Der and have the promise of the help of some of the best speakers in the State. will canvass the whole district thoroughly, l including Colonel Brewers own county"