The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-08

that the people are interested. T hope" he said, 'the gentlemen on the other side will remember that we are white men, too. and give us a fair election. If they favor honest elections. let us begin on November 1lth- hope they will coun- sel fairness"
 Upon the conclusion of the address by MT. Moody, which had largely to do with the apprehension of a fraudulent major ity on November 11th. the conference was resolved into an executive session of the campaign committee.
 1t is understood that the keynote or expression in the executive session was a demand for the submission of the ques- ton to the white voters of Alabama, ana as the result of this, subcommittee was appointed to prepare communication to proposition to hold a white primary in formal terms.
 Proposal of Ankis.
 The proposition which is to be submit ted to Chairman Underwood is as follows:
 Birmingham, Ala, Oct. z. 1901 '.EIon. O. w. Underwood. Chairman or
 the Committee for Ratification. Birm-
 ingham, Ala:
 "Sir-In view of the conceded fact tha' the white people of Alabama are divedf on the question as to whether the constitution should be rejected or ratf . and in view of the further fact that b.. good citizens should and will cheerfully abide the action of . majority of the legal white voters of Alabama, honestly and fairly expressed in primary; and in view of the further fact that 1t would be a lasting disgrace upon the common wealth of Alabama for its fundamental law to be adopted other than by the ex- pressed will of @ majority of the legal white voters of Alabama, therefore, after mature deiiberation, the Campaign Con- mittee opposing the ratification or the new constitution have instructed this subcommittee to sumbit the following proposition, to wit:
 That the ratification or rejection of the new constitution be submitted to a pri- mary election, in which all the legal white voters in the State be permitted to par ticipate. Said primary election be held on or about the first Saturday in Novem- Der next.
 That at said primary those favorine and those opposed to ratification be each permitted to select two judges of elec- ton, one clerk, one marker, one deputy sheriff, and one returning officer in each precinct in the State.
 That said election shall be held and conducted as now provided by law, ex- cept that the name of each elector be numbered and a corresponding number placed upon his ballot. Such further de- tails as may be necessary to ascertain the result to be arranged by mutual agreement with your committee. It, of course, being understood that each side agrees to abide the result of such pri- mary. Respectfully.
 "C. M. Shelley, James Crook, Bibb
 Graves, J. F. Stallings, T. P. Hudson,
 P. O. Stevens, Ed l.. Pulley, Sub- committee" Up to Il o'clock tonight this proposition had not been handed to Chairman Under wood, and MT. Underwood not having received it, would not state whether 1t would be accepted or rejected. It is un- derstood however, that the proposition | will not be accepted because the new Con- stitution is fundamental law and the State Democratic Executive Committee has already declined to make 1t parti- | san measure.
 Mfr. Underwood stated. however. to The Acvertiser eorrespondent that when the proposition reached him he would na- | turally have to refer it to his committee | for action.
 The conference of the anti-ratification- ists also appointed a finance committee and arranged to send out speakers.
 It is learned tonight that during this afternoon Chairman William Vaughan of the Republican State Executive Commit | tee had called his committee to meet next Monday at noon to take steps lock- ing to the inauguration of a campaign by the Republican organization against the ratification of the new Constitution Mir. | Vaughan stated tonight that consider ation of the new Constitution was the main purpose of the meeting. but that other matters were also to be attended | to. He expressed his own opposition to l the new Constitution and voiced the be- | lief that his committee will organize a vigorous campaign against ratification.