The age-herald., 1900-07-25
BREWER AND BULGER
 GET ELMORE'S VOTE
Exciting Convention Held at We-
 tumpka Yesterday.
FIGHT OVER ORGANIZATION
Combination Worked by Brewer and Bulger Won, and They Divide Del egation to Congressional Con
 vention-Contest Probable

The Fillmore County Democratic Conven- ton held at Wetumpka yesterday selected seven delegates to the Fifth Congressional Convention, four of whom are instructed to vote for Willis Brewer of Lowndes County, the present Representative from that dis trict, and three for Thomas L. Bulger of Tallapoosa County.
 The convention was exciting from the order until the motion to adjourn prevailed, and considerable feeling was manifested throughout the proceedings.
 The convention consisted of one hundred delegates selected at primary election held last Saturday. Forty-nine of the dele gates had been instructed to vote for Brewer delegation to the Congressional Convention. forty-seven for a Thompson delegation and four for a Bulger delega- tion.
 ' The first fight was made over the perm anent organization. Both Brewer and Thompson tried to get control, but neither had the required ffty-one votes. Thus the balance of power was held by Buger and it rested with him to name the chairman. This meant that he would not only control the convention but that he could dictate terms with the candidates having the greater strength.
 James Fitzpatrick of Elmore, Bulger delegate, was elected permanent chairman by the Bulger and Brewer votes. This set tied the question of how the delegation to the district convention would be instructed, although the Thompson men kept up the fight to~the last minute. The Thompson men contended for pro-rate but were de- feated by combination Of Brewer and Bulger votes.
 Under the instructions given by the con- yention three of the delegates will vote for MT. Bulger as long as his name is before the convention and four for MT. Brewer, but if either comes down then the entire strength of the delegation will be thrown to the other. Thus both Brewer and Bulger are second choice
 It is understood that a contesting delega- tion will be sent to the district conven- ton.
 All four of the candidates for Representa- tive-Willis Brewer of Lowndes, Charles w. LhoiaPSoH OI hdCOIlI lnOInaS h. BulSer or Tallapoosa and J. Thomas Hef1in of Cham bers were present at the convention.
 All but two of the counties composing the Fifth District have now acted and the strength of the different candidates is as follows:
 Brewer-Lowndes, Il; Fillmore, 4; Macon, 1k Total, 1872.
 Bulger-Tallapoosa, s; Fillmore, 8; Au- tauga i; Macon. 1A. Total, 121s.
 Thompson-Randolph, G.; Macon, 4; Au- tauga, l. Total, II.
 Hefiin-Chambers, g.
 Clay and Coosa Counties will select dele gates on August Il.
 When the convention meets at Goodwater on August 15 there will be deadlock, as no one candidate will be able to control it, and it is not believed that any combina- uons will be formed before the assembling of the convention. MT. Brewer and MT. Thompson are fighting each other, while MT. Bulger and MT. He1in are supposed to be friendly with both, but the combined vote of MT. Brewer or MT. Thompson, with that of either MT. Bulger or MT. He1in will not be sufficient to carry the nomina- tion.
 In Shelby County
 Shelby County is being more thoroughly canvassed by all parties than any other county in the state, and the voters therein are being daily regaled with joint debates between the candidates of the respective parties. L. H. Reynolds, PopuIist nominee for State Senator from the district of which Shelby is part and Walter Oliver, the Democratic nominee, have had several ioint debates and ho0lad others.
 It is stated that joint debate has been arranged between Colonel W. J. Sanford, Democratic nominee for Governor, and Rev. Samuel M. Adams, chairman of the Populist State Committee.
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