The age-herald., 1900-05-19
STATE DEMOCRATIC
 COMMITTEE MEETS John c. Pugh Succeeds N. L.
 Miller as Secretary. MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS John V. Smith Elected Chairman of the Campaign Committee-Contest from
 Lee Settled and That from
 Morgan Went Over
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS

The state democratic executive committee at its meeting yesterday elected a secretary to succeed N. l.. Miller resigned, passed upon several county contests, Appointed campaign committee and in conference with the democratic nominees for state offi- ces took up other matters pertaining to the campaign.
 The meeting was held in the rooms of the Commercial club, and present were tWenty-one members of the committee and all the democratic nominees except Judge w. H. Matthews, nominee for state audl- tor, who was detained at home by reason of illness
 The committee was called on to settle the question of the regular county com mittee for Lee county and this was de- cided in favor of the committee selected at the county convention held on April 21.
 The Morgan county contest was passed until June s, on which date the committee will again meet in this city.
 Chairman Lowe announced the campaign committee, and John V. Smith, of Rus sell, was elected chairman of same.
 John c. Pugh, of birmingham, was elect ed secretary of the executive committee to succeed N. L. Miller, whose resignation was accepted.
 Chairman Lowe called the committee to order at 12:40 p. m. and directed the secre- tary, N. L. Miller, to call the roll. The fol- lowing members answered present:
 State-at-large-Robert J. Lowe of Jeffer- son, chairman; F. L. Pettus of Dallas, J. V. Smith of Russell, Tennant Lomax of Montgomery, Steven Smith of Sumter
 First District-Howard Douglass of Washington.
 Second District-Bibb Graves of Mont gomery, c. R. Bricken of Crenshaw
 Third District-J. T. German of Lee, T. S. Frasier of Bullock, k. H. Arlington of Coffee.
 Fourth District-H. D. Merrill of Cle- burne.
 Fifth District-F. l.. McKinzie of Fillmore, w. T. Brightman of Lowndes, D. M. White of Coosa.
 Sixth District-A. P. Smith of Greene.
 Seventh District-R. A. Mitchell of Eta wah, T. M. Jones of St. Clair.
 Eighth Distrct-J. c. Kumpe of Law renee.
 Ninth District-E. c. Hall of Blount, c. B. Smith of Hale.
 Lee County Case
 The Lee county case was taken up by F. l.. Pettus, who said it had been fore seen that there would be trouble in Lee county, that two-thrds of the old com mittee had met and ordered a primary elec- tion; that delegates selected at that pr- mary had attended the convention at Mont gomery and no question raised; that later faction of the old committee had met and ordered convention to select nominees for county officers and a representative He said the state committee was now call ed on to settle the question as to who are the democratic committeeman in Lee coun- ty. In order to get the question before the committee MT. Pettus offered the following resolutions:
 Whereas it Is made to appear to the democratic executive committee of Ala bama that there is contention as to who constitute the legal and regular demo- cratic executive committee of Lee county, Ala, and,
 ed the merits of said contention, be it re- solved by this committee,
 'First-That the legal and regular dem ocratic executive committee of Lee county, Ala, is that of which T. D. Sanford is chairman, elected by the democratic con FeHtlOH Ol hee county, Ald, on ApTl1 q, 1900
 .'Second-That the legal and regular democratic nominees for representative and county offices in Lee county, Ala are those nominated by said county convention on April 21 1900.
 "Third-That the delegation selected by said democratic county convention on April 21, 1900, to the senatorial convention of the twenty senatorial district are and constitute the legal and regular delegation to said convention from Lee county
 ''Fourth-vThat the call issued May 12, 1900, by a committee claiming to be the democratic executive committee of Lee county, Ala, is illegal, irregular and un- authorized and is in opposition to the legal and regular democratic organization and nominees of the democratic party of Lee county, Ala.
 '.Fifth-That all true and loyal demo- crats of Lee county are urged by this com mittee not only to vote for but to give their hearty support to the said democratic ticket nominated by the democratic county convention of Lee county, Ala, on April 12 19OO and to use all honorable means to elect it"
 MT. Sanford Explains
 T. J Sanford, of Lee, chairman Of the convention held in that county, was ac- corded the floor. He gave a full history
  said that in accordance with instructions from the state committee, the county com mittee, two-thirds of the members being present met and ordered primary elec- tion for April IA, the date designated by the state committee. The primary was held and delegates to the county convention selected and delegates sent by that con vention to the state convention and that no question as to their right was raised On May 12 the minority, who had refused to participate in the primary and who had done all in their power to keep the demo- crats from voting, met and ordered con vention to be held in June to name coun- ty ticket and nominee for representative MT Sanford said he had served notice on the chairman and each member of the com mittee claiming to be the democratic eX- ecutive committee notifying them that the matter would be brought before the state committee.
 On motion the resolutions offered by MT. Pettus were unanimously adopted.