The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-14
THE CONVENTION
And Mr. Kyle's Proposition to Move
 It to Birmingham.

 And Mr. Kyle's Proposition to Move
 It to Birmingham.
 The people of Montgomery ought to by now be alive to the feeling over the State in regard to the poor hotel accomodations that, otherwise splendid city affords. The latest reminder to Montgomerians is letter from Colonel R. B. Kyle of Gadsden a member of the Constitutional Convention to the Board of Trade of Birmingham sug gesting that a movement be inaugural ed to have the convention moved from Montgomery to the Magic City. The reasons assigned by Colonel Kyle is poor hotel accommodations and that Montgomery has not made any ar engagements to properly provide for the convention.
 The Journal has heard of another suggestion as to the moving of the convention from Montgomery and that is to have 1t carried to Anniston and held in the new auditorium recently finished in that city. Selma. if her new city building was completed might take hand in making a play for the convention herself and when this city goes after anything she generally gets 1t. We opine. however. that the con NcullOh WILL COhtihuC III cCoSAOh Iii iMontgomery.-Selma Journal.
 MT. R. B. Kyle of Gadsden has started a movement to get the con vention, after 1t assemblies in Mont gomery according to the act and organizes, to adopt a resolution to adjourn to meet in Birmingham and hold fts sessions in that city, giving as a reason that the facilities for eating and sleeping the members in Mont gomery are not sufficient and that the hall of the House of Representatives is not large enough. Birmingham's Board of Trade has already commenc- ed negotiations looking to the securing of the auditorium in that city for the meetings of the convention, seemingly thinking that the adoption of the reso- lution is a foregone conclusion. AS the act names Montgomery for the sit tings of the convention it cannot change location unless in case of an epidemic or other unforeseen cause. The members were elected to go to Montgomery and revise the constitu- tion, not to spend their time eating, drinking and sleeping like princes. Those who are observant of the signs do not take any stock in this eating and sleping excuse for the transferance of the convention to Birmingham, for those signs clearly indicate that Birm- ingham wants some local privileges that the convention might be infiuenc- ed to embody in the constitution If its sessions were held in that city where the Birmingham 'fiuence could be yielded more securely and, perhaps, successfully. The five blackbelt coun- ties want revised constitution, and f4,,, NP Ak jority to secure it. As bad as they want certain changes in the constitu- ton they stand ready to express in emphatic action their disapproval If an instrument conspicuous with special privlleges.-Selma Times.
 Col. R. B. Kyle of Gadsden, writes to the Birmingham Commercial Club that it is probable that the first busi- ness of the Constitutional Convention after its organization in Montgomery will be a motion to adjourn to the city of Birmingham. Montgomery has ut- terly ignored its responsibility so far as supplying proper accommodation for a Convention is concerned. The hotels are not only inadequate but very much behind the times and afford no com forts and few even of the necessities for the entertainment of guests; refuge must be taken in private houses, q course that is far from agreeable to many who have to attend the Conv9n- tion. Colonel Kyle shows, also, that the Convention of 155 members Is to be cooped in the Hall of Representa- lives of the State Capitol, that is cal culs tel to seat comfortably not more than 100 persons. This, he says, meaa as over-cowding of the members and in summer time, with poor ventilation, the place will be unbearably warm. Monte mery has large and Well-' uit- ed Auditorium where such Conven- tiJn would have room for its opera tions, for its committees, for the con- ferences, and so on, and the same is in the centre of the city and not "n the top of a hill. No steps have been taken. he says, to put the Auditorium tt the disposal of the Convention. If Birmingham, with it's several good C. tels and an offer of it's Auditorium, a breaches the Convention with pl or osition to hold its sessions in Bir- mingham, Colonel Kyle thinks 1t will ba promptly accepted.
 This is not an empty threat. uttered with the intention of spurring Mont gomery on to immediate action in the alter of providing hotel accommodd- tions and a proper hall for the sessions Ol IhS StlltlOuSi GNCh II thlS were its only object 1t woIid se.Ne the public interest; indeed. tr-r, is some ground for thinking that the legislators who called the election rPon the question of holding a Conv a1sion contemplated the advisability of having the Convention held in some ether place. The Convention is required to assemble and organize in Montgomery in the Hall of the House of Represent ativs Tuesday May 21, and continue in session until a revised Constitution shall be framed and adopted, but said Convention ma.', in it's discretion, ad- jcurn to any other place it may see fit." This can be interpreted to mean to any other place" in Montgomery. O. to mean any other city. If Mont Gcmery offers no place more suitable than the Hall of Representatives, and Birmingham does offer such place, a Convention may decide that the lan- guage of the bill calling the Conven- tiun gives authority to move the Con vention tn Birmingham
 II is high time for Montgomerlans to wake up. They have taken everything for granted. There is no other city in the country that does not make some effort to receive and entertain conven- tious; Mobile for example, always pro- viding entertainment and showing ap- prec ton of the value of visits from distinguished men. In Montgomery nothing of the sort is attempted. Con ventions come ard go as a matter of course. The people th"re seem to think that because the city is the State Capital conventions must come to their