The age-herald., 1900-03-05
Poured Oil On Troubled Waters
 of Alabama Republicans.
THE CHAIRMANSHIP CONTEST
An Agreement Signed By Candidates Which Harmonizes the Interest and Leaves Free Open Fight
 Bingham Home Again.

Hanna and other representatives of the federal administration in relation to the chairmanship contest between himself and the present incumbent, United States Dis trict Attorney William Vaughan.
 Soon after he reached Washington and talked over the Alabama situation with Congressman Dick, secretary of the repub- aican national committee, MT. Vaughan was sent for, and last week Messrs. Bing- ham and Vaughan met frequently and dis cussed the situation; and on Friday, in conformity with the wishes of Mark Han ma and Secretary Dick, they signed the following agreement:
 The Agreement
 'dn the same spirit of harmony that has inspired desire that but one republican state convention shall be held in Alabama this year, it is stipulated and agreed that: "1- The state committee shall be called by the chairman to meet on -, 1900, at Montgomery, Ala.
 '.2. The only business to be transacted by the committee at such meeting shall be: (a) To fix the date and place of the con- vention, which shall be at F o'clock noon of -, 1s0O in the state capitol at Mont gomery, the usual place of holding state conventions. (b) To fix the basis of rep resentation in the convention.
 ga The committee shall in like manner meet again at Montgomery on the day pre- ceding the holding of the convention, and shall-select the temporary president of the convention but shall transact no other general business
 A. On the day preceding the holding of the convention, ten of the supporters of each of the principals hereto (to be selected by us). shall meet at Montgomery, at first separately and later jointly. to whom shall be added one other by joint selection or agreement, for the purpose of passing upon all existing contests of seats in the conven- tion; and, failing to agree, this committee of twenty-one (2D, shall recommend a com mittee on credentials. Should thds commit roll of the convention.
 '5. The chairman shall call the conyen- tion to order. in the usual way, and shall preside during the election of the tempor- ary president nominated as above; and no business whatsoever shall be in order until after the perfection of the temporary or- ganization.
 "6. A committee on credentials, in the event of disagreement by the committee of twenty-one as to the temporary roll, shall be appointed in the usual way. but, subiec. to the stipulation above, with the under 4t..4 shall be accorded fair representation there on. to-wit: This committee shall be equally divided with the addition of the chairman thereof to be selected by the temporary presiding officer.
 "7. The decision of the convention upon the report of the committee on credentials, of the above committee of twenty-one as the case may be, shall be accepted final; and no double or contesting delega- tions shall be sent to the national conven- tion.
 'S. The members of the state committee shall be elected follows Four or such number as may be determined by the con- vention, for the state at large by the roll call of the convention and two for each congressional district to be selected by the district delegates to the state convention,
 
 state committee shall be elected by the roll call of the convention.
 '9. Of the four (D delegates at large ito the national convention, shall be se- lected by and to represent the friends of each of the principals hereto. to be heartily supported by both of us and our friends so that their selection shall be unanimous; the other two shall be whenever may se- ft,ay fin tba in free-for-an contest. The same rule shall prevail as to alternates.
 '1o. No republican in the state shall be barred from candidacy for state chairman, member of the state committee or delegate; / but the contest therefor, up to the time of - nomination in the convention, and after wards so far as we may control ourselves and friends shall be conducted in descent and orderly manner, without personalities or any act that would tend to bring proach upon, to embarrass a republican administration; and double contesting delegations from counties shall be discour- aged, but delegates shall be selected other than by county conventions nor, If se- lected by county committees, only be seat ed in the convention.
 I'll. Each official subordinate of the prin- cipals hereto may take such action he pleases in the county of his residence. but his political activity shall be limited thereto.
 '12 The candidates for state chairman, members of state committee and delegates shall have a fair field and no favor; nor snail any one have or claim to have the support over another, or to be preferred by the national administration or commit tee.
 ''1s. The object of this agreement is that the republicans of Alabama, by their duly and truly elected delegates shall determine their own local difference and preferences, but in such orderly raanner as to preclude the possibility of public scandal to the ad- ministration that has honored us with its