The age-herald., 1900-09-28
THE COMMITTEE
 CALLED TO MEET To Consider the MuddIe in the
 Fifth District. THOMPSON ALONE APPEALS And the Democratic Executive Commit mittee Will Assemble in Mont gomery October 9-Colonel
 Thompson States Case
THOMPSON ALONE APPEALS

Thompson States Case
 The State Executive Committee of the Democratic and Conservative party of Ala
 bama is hereby called to meet in Mont gomery on Tuesday, October 9, at F o'clock noon. ROBERT J. LOWE, Chairman. JOHN c. PUGH, Secretary
 This call was issued by Chairman Lowe of the State Democratic Executive Commit tee yesterday. The call was issued in re- sponse to the appeal of Col. Charles w. Thompson of the fifth district, who has asked the committee to pass upon the ques- ton of the regularity of his nomination for Congress In that district.
 As related in the Age-Herald yesterday, Colonel Thompson was in the city Wednes- day night in consultation with his attor- neys, Capt, Frank g. White of Birming-
 ham. J. B. Graham of Talladega and T. D. Stamford of Opelka, relative to the tangle in the fifth district It has been understood for several days, and the Age-Herald stated 1t as a fact, that Colonel Thompson would appeal to the State committee to straighten out the tangle and declare whether he or Colonel Brewer Is the regular nominee. Yes terday he filed his notice of appeal with Chairman Lowe. It is as follows:
 
 cratic Executive Committee, Brming- ham, Ala:
 Dear Sir-On the 2Sth day of August, 1900, at Goodwater Ala, was nominated by the Fifth District Democratic Congressional Convention as its candidate for Congress on the following vote, said convention being regularly and legally organized and held at the regular time and place stated in the call:
 Autauga County ...... ...... ............s Macon County ............ ..... 4l6 Randolph County 70. ...... ........ .... 6 Chambers County.... =. ... ........,...9 Clay County ......... ............., Coosa County .......... .............. Total ..... ........ ....... ......... ....32 16 Necessary to a choice 90.51, out of total of 61 in said convention. All of the above counties were uncontested except Clay and Coosa those two were decided in my favor
 by the State Executive Committee on ap- peal on the 4th day of August, when they reversed the action of the district executive committee. A minority of the delegates at said convention refusing to recognize the right of the majority to name the tempor- ary officers of the convention, pretended to organize a separate convention, which nom- mated Col. Willis Brewer, who claims to be the nominee of the party.
 Anticipating the possible hurt to the best interests of the party arising from divi- sion of sentiment over the results of the
 
 now of the regularity, legality and honesty of my nomination, as well as of my elec- tion in November, yet placing party fealty and success above personal preferment I, on the 4th day of September, addressed the following letter to you:
 Birmingham. Ala, September f. 1900. "Hon. R. J. Lowe, Chairman Democratic State Executive Committee, Birming- ham, Ala:
 "Dear Sir-While I am averse to impos- ipu pa1 0n no DarOp- cratic Executive Committee on my personal account, and confident as to the regu- larity and validity of my nomination as to the Democratic candidate in the Fourth Congressional District, and fell sure of my election In November at the same time esteem party harmony and unity above any thing personal to myself. I am willing to subordinate my interests to the welfare of the party As Hon. Willis Brewer also claims the nomination, and the duel candidacy may tend to disrupt the party, or effect its welfare in the district, I am willing and hereby agree to submit our respective claims to said nomination to the State Democratic Executive Committee, if in the judgment of the committee the in- terest of the party will be conserved there by. Very respectfully submitted, "CHARLES w. THOMPSON" Thereafter, on the 18th day of September, at meeting of the State Democratic Cam paign Committee, the following resolution | was adopted:
 "Be 1t resolved, That this committee Is | of the opinion that it has no Jurisdiction l to decide the difference now existing in the Fifth Congressional District, and, holding 1 no jurisdiction to decide as to who is the regular nominee in said district we leave | it to the State Executive Committee to de- l eide when properly brought before them 1 by appeal. And we direct that a copy of | this resolution be sent to each of the | parties claiming to be the nominee, and to | oo oh al firm 0f th9 State Executive Com mittee. And we believe that the best in- l terests of the party demand that each or | both parties claiming to be the nominee l appeal to the State Executive Committee, l and it is understood that such appeal 1 shall not be considered as admission
 against the regularity of the nomination | of the party taking the appeal Responding to the opinion and suggestion l expressed in said resolution, on the 9th | of September, I addressed the following | invitation to Hon. Willis Brewer: birmingham, Ala, Sept. 19, 1900 l ssHon. Willis Brewer, Hayneville, Ala: "sir-I have today been handed copy of | the resolution adopted by the campaign | committee on yesterday, in which 1t Is | stated in substance that said committee | had no Jurisdiction to decide the matter of differences now existing in the Fifth | Congressional District, or to determine who | is the regular nominee in said district, and l suggesting that the matter be left to the State Executive Committee to be decided | when properly brought before it on appeal; and further stating in belief of said com | mittee that the best interests of the party | demand that each or both of the parties | claiming to be the nominee should appeal l to the State Executive Committee. Being loath to pursue course which l in the opinion of the campaign committee would injuriously affect the integrity of l the party and being anxious to restort and | preserve harmony in the party, I, there | fore, in accordance with the above sugges- l ton, request that you unite with me in an appeal to the State Executive Committee 1 of the Democratic party in order that said lctc x..I.i of