The age-herald., 1900-06-09

and conventions to be hereafter held by
 the democratic party.
 In presenting the resolution MT. Pettus
 stated that it was done for the purpose of
 keeping out of the party primaries and
 conventions men who refused to support
 the democratic nominees. "The purpose
 is," he said, ito allow democrats to make democratic nominees"
 Chairman Smith of the campaign com
 mittee said he heartily approved of the
 adoption of the resolution. He thought it's adoption would be to the interest of the democratic party. He said in some coun- ties there were some who participated in the primaries and would vote the opposi- ton ticket and two years hence they will come in and pose as good democrats again. He said this ought to be stopped. Steven Smith of Sumter wanted to know if reference was made to the Black Belt.
 MT. Smith replied that he had in mind Lee county, in which men claim to be dem ocrats who were supporting independent candidates.
 Opposition by MT. Whitson c. c. Whitson of Talladega opposed the clause in the resolution which provided that only men who supported the demo-
 cratic nominees could participate in future primaries or conventions of the party. He said the adoption of that portion of the
 resolution was contrary to party precedent,
 and he believed would be harmful to the partys interests. He argued that its adop-
 ton would solidify the opposition and help their candidates.
 MT. Pettus said the intention of the reso-
 lution was not threat, but in the nature of warning to those to whom invitations have been extended and who have been shown the utmost consideration. The pur- pose was to have democrats make demo- cratic nominations and have no false fea- tures
 MT, Whitson moved as an amendment
 that all white men who do not support the
 democratic nominees in the August election
 shall be excluded from democratic pri-
 maries or conventions for the next two
 years.
 Chairman Lowe called MT. Smith of Rus
 sell to the chair and spoke in advocacy of
 the adoption of the original resolution. The
 adoption of the amendment, he said, would
 indicate that a change would be made at
 the expiration of two years The present
 time is inopportune, he said, as it comes in
 advance of the election and gives all
 chance to vote for the party ticket. It is
 not threat, but declaration of law
 MT. Bowie of Calhoun said as the chair
 man of both the executive and campaign
 committees favored the resolutions he
 would vote for them. but he had some
 doubts as to the wisdom or benefits to ac- crue from their adoption.
 MT. Smith of Sumter asked that the reso- lutions be read again.
 Mr Hall of of the campaign committee if he thought the adoption of the resolution would not hurt the party in the August election. MT. Smith said he did not think so; that he believed all who would come into the partS this year had done so, and he be- lieved it was time to quit putting a pre-
 nium on disloyalty.
 The vote on the resolution resulted in it's adoption, but one vote being registered against 1t.
 Third : sena torial District MT, Hall of Blount made statement rel atlVe to the situation in the Third Senato- rial district He said that the committee met and ordered primary, but made no provision for the selection of an executive committee, and that the term of the old committee had expired. He presented a re- quest that the executive committee of each county be authorized to select two commit teepen from it's county. An order to that effect was made.
 The Third senatorial district is composed of Blount, Cullman and Winston counties. Chairman Lowe stated that if there was no new business to come before the com mittee, the Morgan county protest, which was brought over from the last meeting of the committee, would be taken up. The secretary was requested to read the pro- test which was based on the alleged fail nf eve c,r11p 1p1itt nf thof county to provide blank lines on the tickets used in the April primary on which to write the names of delegates; that the chairman of the committee announced when the polls opened that only those names for delegates printed on the tickets would be counted
 O. Kyle of Morgan, state railroad com missioner, submitted the plea of the re- spondent alleging lack of jurisdiction on the part of the state committee; that the case had already been passed on by the
 highest party authority, the state conven- tion, and that the condition of the party in Morgan county rendered it unwise and in- eXpedient to grant the petition of the com plainants.
 MT. Drake of Morgan, for the complain ants offered in evidence the ballot box and tickets used in the New Decatur precinct. He said the tickets would show that the Morgan candidates for delegates to the county convention received a majority of the votes cast at that box. The peat was entitled to eighteen delegates to the coun- ty convention and of the eighteen names
 printed the ticket seven were Morgan
 men and Il were Johnston men. The con-
 plainants alleged that the ballots did not
 contain the number of blank lines required
 by law, and that the inspectors announced
 when the polls opened that no names writ
 ten on the tickets would be counted; that
 a protest was made at the time but two of
 the inspectors would not consent to count
 written names. It was further alleged that
 a number of democrats left the polls in dis
 gust and that later the inspectors changed
 and agreed to count written names, but it
 was too late then.
 Other Beats
 Similar statements relative to other beats
 were made as part of the evidence for the
 complainants. An affidavit was offered to
 the effect that Chairman Murray of the