The age-herald., 1900-02-22

l. mittee meeting Mr. Powell should have been there to see what 1t did The minori- ty acted on inspiration from the state cap itoi and opposed the fixing of date for the selection of legislative candidates. The reason I oppose the man from my county Is because lie sought false alliances and to break down the democratic organization That was before the university land steal came out. He won't deny that he sought these false alliances. There has not been a day but he has had in conference with him enemies of democracy.
 MT. Moore-Do you charge this as a fact from your personal knowledge?
 MT. Lowe-I say it, and I am responsible for 1t. He has had in conference with him self the populist probate judge, Sam Ad- ans, and the populist senator, Deans. His people refused to go into democratic eau GUS. In his forty-odd speeches he has nev- CT raised the flag of democracy.
 Matters Grew warm
 Mir. Lowe referred to the university land sale, saying that the governor sold uni versity lands at $1250 per acre and lands in which he was interested at S49.50 per acre. "He sent his employees to examine the ac- counts of others" continued the speaker, tbut when the alumni committee asked him in a respectful way for information he re- piled with scurrility, derision and denun- citation. His own friends and appointees of his he denounced.
 Governor Johnston claims he has car ried every county where the question has been left to a vote of the people, but that is just about as near the truth as he ever comes If that is true, why Is he afraid to leave the question to a vote of the peo- pie in Jefferson county?"
 MT. iBlackburn-Mr. Lowe has not an- swered the question as to the power of the state committee to fix the date
 Mir T,oWe-T did answer tho oueStion
 MT. Blackburn-If the state committee had the power to fix the date for the pri- mary election it had the power to order the names of candidates printed on the ballots. MT. Lowe has charged that the governor has conferred with Deans, Adams and oth- CTS. but MT. Lowe went with committee and begged to be admitted to a populist caucus.
 MT. Lowe-That is an infamous lie, and the man who utters it is liar
 MT. Lowe and MT. Blackburn stood fac- ing each other and for a moment 1t looked as if they would have personal difficult ty. Friends, however, rushed between them. The court room was crowded with Specta- tors, and some of these were urging Black burn on, while others were yelling for MT. Lowe. Pandemonium reigned for several minutes, MT. Thatch, who was presiding, calling at the top of his voice for order In the excitement several members of the committee moved an adjournment, but the chair would not entertain such motions.
 Finally the incident blew over, MT. Lowe and MT Blackburn adjusting their differ ences in an amicable manner. MT. Black burn stated that he was only repeating a statement he had heard, and which had never been denied so far as he knew.
 MT. Blackburn Continued
 Addressing the committee. MT. Blackburn said: "If have done MT. Lowe any wrong, that is matter between him and me- but this is the first time ever heard it denied. If MT. Lowe denies 1t, I accept his state ment
 'Why did not MT. Lowe," he asked, 'say what amount of improvements had been made on the American Coal company's lands?'
 MT. Lowe-Because the governors tax commissioner had appraised the properties at s35. GOO, and he sold them at $125,OO0. (Great applause by the spectators.)
 MT. Backburn-The petition for this meeting was specific but the object set out in that was ignored and the call made general. Why? The last meeting of the committee was largely Johnston, and was dominated by the governors friends. They fixed rules for the primary To change them now would not hurt him in this coun- ty, but it would hurt him in other counties. If you wanted direct vote for governor, why did you not ask for 1t at the last meeting?
 several NOiceS-We did ask IL, put you would not let us have it.
 MT. Blackburn-Do not now put us fin the attitude of undoing what we have done.
 The minority report was here read. Mr. Kennedy and MT. Kelley, the minority of the committee on resolutions, submitted a favorable report on the resolution provid- ing for direct vote for governor Speak, ing to the report Mir Kennedy said: ''Thbr- ty-five members of the committee signed the petition for this meeting, and they are com mitted to this charge The people want a direct vote for governor MT. Tomlinson wants a direct vote and General Shelley does not object. The candidates for the United States senate do not object. We are the representatives of the people and not the servants of any man or candidate. move the adoption of the minority report"
 The chair ruled that the vote was not fin order until the committee had finished its report
 Mr. Kelley reported favorably for the minority the resolution offered by MT. Thatch providing for @ direct vote for United States senator. MT. Kelley said: 'I come here not as Morgan man or as a Johnston man. but I am here in the inter- est of democracy and honesty. No man has a collar around my neck. Let the people have a chance to vote for their choice for United States senator. have always been taught that primaries were right. No jug gling can be done In them"
 A motion to adopt the resolution provid-' ing for direct vote for governor was made. MT. Moore, Shelley man. moved to lay the resolution reported by the minority on the table, The vote resulted as follows
 The Vote
 To lay on the table and against direct vote-J. T. Weed, T. w. Huffman, Sam Norwood, Felix Blackburn. c. B. Powell, J. c. Waldrup, Sam Baggett, w. J. Love, T. A. Langford, P. J. Smith, An drews, W. N. Williams, J. T. Garretson, Walter Moore John House, w. M. Banks ton, Lee V. Cowart, R. F. Keith Frank Culverhouse, J. M Terry, w. W. Crawford John Harrington. Total, p.
 Against tabling the motion and for a di- rect vote-James Hillhouse, F. M. Vines, J. w. Sellers, A. l.. Wheeler, s. s. Shores, J. E. Robbins, R. H. Thatch, R. J. Lowe, R. F. Vines, T. c. Sexton, Tom Dugan, A. w. Nichols, w. A. Murkel, E. l.. Mitchell, F. A. Little, J. s. Kennedy, R. L. Sumner, S. V. Travis, William Howell, D. R. Copeland, w. l.. Kelley, W. A. Wright Syl Daly, w. J. McMurra.n, W. J. Bell. Total, %.
 A motion to adopt the minority report prevailed.
 Mr. Kelley moved the adoption of the mi