The age-herald., 1900-03-20
APRIL 19 DATE AND MONTGOMERY PLACE For Holding the State RepubI'-
 can Convention. MEETING OF COMMITTEE The Bingham Agreement App proved Over Ad Wimbs' Protests
 Bingham in Control of Com
 mittee-Resolution
MEETING OF COMMITTEE

tee yesterday fixed Montgomery as the place, and April 19 as the date for holding the state convention, and endorsed over the protest of Ad. Wimbs, a member of the committee and candidate for state chair man, the agreement recently entered into at Washington between Vaughan and Bing- ham, the leading candidates.
 The meeting was held in the grand jury room in the federal building and called to order by Chairman Vaughan at 2:1O o'clock with the following members present:
 P. D. Barker, Mobile; A. N. Johnson, Mo- bile; Frank Threet, Marengo county, First district; c. w. Buckley, J. C. Leftwich (colored) Montgomery; J. G. Scott, Brew ton, Second district; D. B. Smith, Opelika; w. c. Calhoun, Opelika J. B. Ardis Color ed) proxy by Lee Bryan, of Montgomery Third district; w F. Aldrich, Aldrich5 Joe Goldsby Selma; Jack Bingham Talladega, Fourth district; R. Shivers, Wetumpka; J. H. Bingham, Elmore county; Douglass Smith, Macon county, Fifth district; D. N Cooper, Hamilton; I. Green, Tuscaloosa, Sixth district; $. c. Adams, Fort Payne; Charles D. Alexander, Attalla; Tom Kenne- more, Guntersville, Seventh district; H. V. Cashin colored Decatur; John Lanier, Madison, Eighth district Ad Wimbs, col ored, Greensboro; Jesse c. Wilson, Besse- mer; J. w. Hughes, Birmingham, Ninth district. The proxy of Judge John A. Steele of Huntsville was held by T. F. Conway, editor of the Huntsville Republican. Two proxies of Dempsey Vim of the Sixth dis "a was S. c. Adams.
 In calling the committee to oruef Chair- man Vaughan said that the meeting was O., more than ordinary importance ana pleaded for peace and harmony. He stated that he would rule impartially on all ques- tions that came before the meeting ana weuld support and work for any measure that would bring the party together lie made complimentary reference to Presi- dent Mckinley and the administration and thanked the committee for the kindness and consideration shown him.
 After roll call a motion was made to en- dorse the agreement entered into by Vaughan and Bingham which brought on e heated discussion.
 The motion was opposed by J. e. Left witch, colored, of Montgomery, Who thought that some consideration should be shown Ad. Wimbs, the colored candidate, who was not a party to the agreement.
 Executive session
 On motion of MT. Bingham the committee went into executive session, and for sever al hours wrangled over parliamentary ques- tions. While no direct vote was taken on the question of chairmanship, the lines were tightly drawn, and the Bingham fac tion which controlled the meeting, by vote of b to Il succeeded in postponing &C., ton on the agreement until the regular business had been disposed of.
 The motion to adopt the agreement at the beginning of the meeting was made by F. F. Conway, who, with Dr. Hughes and Captain Dimmick, lead the Vaughan forces but a motion to table prevailed, the two .non-committal members aligning them selves with the Bingham forces, which were led by P. D. Baxker of Mobile, A. M Johnston, colored of Mobile, and J. c. Left witch, colored, of Montgomery.
 After lengthy discussion the question of the convention was taken up and the place and date fixed at Montgomery on April 19.
 The apportionment of delegates was fixed on the same basis as~in 1896, two for each county and two additional delegates for every representative of the lower house Of the general assembly.
 On motion of F. F. Conway every county that has not acted or had not issued a call for convention up to and including Sat urday, March 1T, was instructed to hold conventions on April '.
 The charmanship agreement was then taken up and was approved over the pro- test of Wimbs and Cashin, Wimbs filing a written protest, which was at his request spread upon the minutes
 Resolutions endorsing President McKin- ley, the administration, Chairman Hanna and Secretary Dick of the national commit tee were unanimously adopted.
 A resolution conveying the thanks of the committee to Chairman Vaughan for his fair and impartial rulings was also adopt ed.
 There being no further business, at o'clock the meeting adjourned.
 Bill S evens' Wing
 The "Bill'' Stevens wing held a meeting in Jackson hall and instructed Stevens to call state convention at the same time and place of the regular convention.
 Bill" who was on hand early, stated that his full committee was present at the meeting in person or by proxy, and in ac- cordance with instructions he last night issued a call for convention to be held at Montgomery on the same date, and on the same basis of representation.
 Bill was not inclined to discuss the chair manship fight, but stated that in his opin- ion a splendid opertunity was at hand for the election of a negro chairman. When asked if he thought that Ad. Wimbs had any chance, he replied, "Wimbs or some other negro" remarking with a knowing smile, that 1t was not always the fellow who took the lead who got in, but that some times it was well to be somebody's Man Friday.
 Negro Mass Meeting
 A negro mass meeting under the aus pices of the Afro-American Protective club was held last night in Union hall to protest against the action of the commit- tee dn endorsing tine vaughanB Bingham