The age-herald., 1900-08-29
A DESOLATE SCENE
 IN LEGATION STREET
The Houses of All Foreigners Were Ridded With
 Shells Burned or Blown Up.

S~--~~~~~~~-~~-~@>@~@ said to have flowed freely in several of the counties. The voters in three or four of the counties were brought up to high tension, and in many beats two meetings or primaries were held and rival delega- dons sent up to the county conventions. These resulted in contests In three of the counties, one by Colonel Thompson and two by Colonel Brewer.
 Quorum Present
 The candidates for the Democratic nom- nation for Congress in the Fifth District are Colonel Willis Brewer, the present rep resentative; Colonel C. w. Thompson of Macon, Thomas L. Bulger of Tallapoosa, and J. Thomas Hefin of Chambers. Colonel Brewer and Mir. Bulger are understood to have combined and Colonel Thompson and Mr. Heflin have also formed combina- ton.
 The district convention will be composed of 61 delegates. Of this number all but four, Autauga's delegation, are instructed. Colonel Brewer claims three of these against Colonel Thompson and taking this estimate the convention when it assemblies today will stand 30 5-6 for the Brewer-Bul- ger combination and 30 1-6 for the Thomp- son-Heflin combination Colonel Thompson claims that at least two of the Autauga delegates will be for him. Should this es- innate be correct, 1t will give the Thomp- son-Heflin combination 91 1-6 delegates and COHtTOi Ol tue OIRdnlZallOH.
 The result ih Coosa and Clay Counties was contested by Colonel Brewer, the dele gallons from both counties having been in- structed for Colonel Thompson. The Fifth District committee, which sat In Goodwa- ter last week, to hear the contests, held that Colonel Brewer was entitdled to half the delegation from each of the two coun- ties and accordingly ordered that he be given 2h votes from each in the district convention. From this decision, Colonel Thompson appealed to the State commit- tee.
 The Points of Contest
 It appears from the evidence adduced at the hearing yesterday and from the argu- ments of the counsel that irregularities constitute the principal charges. The con- test applies to only three of the nine coun- ties in the district, two of which are con- tested by Colonel Brewer and one by Colonel Thompson.
 Colonel Thompson contests the Elmore delegation. In the county convention Colo nel Brewer had 49 delegates, Colonel Thompson AZ and MT. Bulger 4, making 100 delegates in all. Thus 51 votes were neces- sary to control the conention. With MT. Bulgers delegates either Colonel Brewer or Colonel Thompson could control. MT. Bulger combined wath Colonel Brewer and when the delegation to the district conven- ton was made up Colonel Brewer took four and gave MT. Bulger three. Colonel Thompson charges that some of the dele- gates that promised to vote for him voted for the Brewer Bulger combination and thus took the county delegation from him.
 Four beats in Coosa County were con- tested by Colonel Brewer-Brooksville Socapatoy, Crews and Goodwater. In the county convention Thompson delegates were seated from the rst three and the'last was divided by the convention. Brewer getting 12 and Thompson 10. Colonel Brewer contested all three on the follow ing grounds
 Crews-Here 1t is charged that at the beat meeting a resolution carrying out the qualifications fixed by the State Committee was voted down whereupon the beat com- mitteeman and the Brewer men held separate meeting and selected delegates to the county convention instructed for Brewer.
 Brooksville-In this beat Colonel Brewer charges that Thompson's majority was ob- tained by voting Populsts.
 Socapatoy-Colonel Brewer charges that the primary was not held at the regular voting place as required by the call for the primary and that two delegations were seected-one for Colonel Brewer by prf- mary held in the regular place for beat meetings or primaries and one for Colone5 Thompson named by primary held at another place.
 Goodwater-A primary and a convention were nelQ III GOOUWdteT lue pliiHdIy Woo held in a warehouse and the meeting in the street in front of the warehouse One hun dred and twenty-five votes were cast In the primary and the number in the con- ventop was not obtained, though esti- mated by the Thompson people at about 200 When the convention met there were no contests, but the delegation from Good water was divided between Colonel Thomp- son and Colonel Brewer, twelve going to Colonel Brewer and ten to Colonel Thomp- son.
 In Clay County a primary was held and Colonel Thompson received majority or 134 votes. Colonel Brewer charges, and Colonel Thompson does not deny 1t, that the managers in two or three of the beats were rot sworn.
 The stenographic report of the investiga- ton made by the Fifth District Executive committee was submitted by counsel for both sides without the introduction of any new testimony and arguments limited to one hour and a half to the side. As ap- pellants Colonel Thompson's attorneys opened and closed the argument.
 Before the arguments were begun T. M Stevens of Mobile offered the following resolution:
 Stevens Resolution
 .rWhereas. Under the law of the Demo- cratic and Conservative party of the State of Alabama, the only authority or power which any executive committee of the party has in determining who are delegates to any convention of the party without ex- press authority from convention of the party is to determine what persons claim ing to be delegates to such convention hold regular credentials from the regularly con- stituted authorities of the party in the the county from which such delegates claim to be elected, and to enroll such delegates as those prima facie entitled to seats upon the floor of the convention, and to partici- pate in the preliminary organization of such convention; therefore, be it
 Resolved, That in hearing the contest now before the committees the committee shall first ascertain whether or not the executive of the Fifth District exceeded the authority which it had under the party law above set forth, and if 1t be found that 1t did to reverse and annul the action of the said district committee and to take such further action as this committee may deem lawful and right"
 The resolution preciptated a lively de- bate, participated in by Chairman Lowe, Mir. Stevens, MT. O'Neal and MT. Whitson.
 Mir. Loves Opinion