The age-herald., 1900-05-10
Permanent Organization Effected
 at Afternoon Session.
WADDELL CREATED A SENSATION
John Temple Graves, Ex-Governor Mc- Corkle of West Virginia and Rev. J. L. M. Curry Among
 the Speakers

Montgomery, May 9.-(SpeciaL)-The sec | ond days session of the Southern Race conference was marked by continued in- terest on the part both of the delegates
 and the local auditors.
 There was a large attendance upon each of the sessions today, and especially at the evening session. At this session the at- tendance surpassed that of the first even- ing when it was estimated that more than 1000 persons were in the auditorium. Each of the three sessions held today proved inv teresting. While the attendance upon tho morning session was considerably less than at either of the evening sessions, the programme will barely be surpassed in either the interest in subjects to be dis cussed or in the manner of it's handling. At a meeting of the society this after noor for permanent organization, Hon. 1 H A. Herbert was unanimously elected president with the following vice-presi- dents:
 Alabama, James weatherly Birmingham; + Arkansas, Clifton R. Breckenridge, Pine Bluff; District Columbia, Hon. J. L. M. Curry, Washington; Florida, w. A. Blount, Pensacola Georgia, Clark Howell, Atlan-
 
 vile; Louisiana, C. R. Ficklin, New Or- leans; Mississippi, R. B. Fulton, State uni- versity Missouri, Rev. J. F. Cannon. St.
 Louis; North Carolina, Henry D. Fries, | Winston Salem; South Carolina, J. c. l Hemphill, Charleston Tennessee, Charles l w. Dabne, Knoxville; Texas, Gov. Joseph l D. Sayers, Austin; Virginia, J. Hoge Tyler, Richmond; West Virginia, William A. Me- Corkle, Charleston
 Secretary, Rev. E. G. Murphy, Montgom- cry.
 Treasurer, F. s. Ball, Montgomery.
 Morning Session
 'The Franchise in the South was the subject for .--e morning discussion-a sub- ject which is principally responsible for the existence of race question:" The audience was permitted to listen to three very able addresses upon the subject, rep resenting three views of the question and many solutions.
 Hon. Alfred Moore Waddell, mayor of Wilmington N C., was the first speaker, and there can be no doubt but that the sentiment of his speech set best upon the very intelligent audience. Mir. Waddell's speech was practical, dealing with the ex- perience of North Carolina under negro political domination in that state during recent years. It is doubtful if man can be found in the whole of the United States who is better qualified to discuss the politi- cal side of this question than Is MT. Wad- dell as it is to his splendid courage, tact and judgment that North Carolina is large ly responsible for its delivery from negro rule and domini'ion
 Mir Waddell created some sensation by his advocacy of the repeal of the fifteenth amendment as the proper solution of the franchise question. He held that 1t was the only manly, honest and statesman-nke solution of the question. He argued that this repeal was rendered more necessary because of the annexation to this country opd Philinnlne l MT. Waddel had the sympathy of large | majority of his white hearers and the ap-
 plause with which his sentiments were re-
 warded was very enthusiastic When the l time limit for his speech had expired ana the time keeper rung him down, there were calls from almost every one in the hall Tor him to go on and conclude his remarks. The applause reached an ovation but on ac- count of the strict rule of the conference not to extend the time limit in any case, the speaker failed to respond to the calls. When Chairman Herbert, after repeated | raps, secured order he made a statement of 1 this rule to the conference but so great had 1 been the demand for MT. Waddell to pro- | ceed with his remarks that Dr. J. l.. M. | Curry arose for the purpose of asking an
 extension of time, but the chairman ruled | him out of order.
 I Hon. John Temple Graves, the "silver
 tongued orator of Georgia was then in- l troduced.
 John Temple Graves | Mir. Graves followed MT. Waddell in sen- | timent, but suggested separation of the races the proper solution of the ques- tion He argued that political equality was a basis for social equality. His idea of the proper solution was the establishment of negro te, denying to the white man the right Of property and franchise.
 Ex-Governor William A. McCorkle of West Virginia opposed both of the solu- uons offered by the preceding speakers. He did not believe that the solution could be worked out by separation but by the two races going along hand in hand as they have been doing for the past 200 years Mir. McCorkle took the unpopular side of the question. as was evidenced by the applause, yet his speech abounded in plain, logical argument and reasoning. But when h demanded that we must maintain equal political rights for the ne- | gro, there was lack of applause except from the section of the gallery occupied bJ negroes.
 The meeting this afternoon was devoted to business of the society and organiza- tions At the night session educational matters were discussed, the speakers being Dr. Julius H. Dreer, Virginia; Dr. Hollis B. Friscell, Hampton Institute, Virginia, and Rev. J. l.. M Curry, Washington. Many interesting questions were discussed and much good was the evident result.
 Hon. Bourke Cochran will address tho society tomorrow night. ,