The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
Was Defeated by a Deci-
 Sive Majority. MUCH BUSINESS DONE
Consumed One Hour in Adver-
 Using The Advertiser.
Judge Coleman Secured Representa- ton of Black Belt by Getting Passed Proposition Easing It
 on Population-Suffrage
 Article Adopted.

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention had change of heart yesterday, and by a decisive vote re- considered its former action permitting women taxpayers to vote in special elections authorizing bond issues. The proposition was overwhelmingly de- feated Mr. Greer of Calhoun led the movement for a reconsideration. lie and his friends worked on delegates Thursday night, and he was up bright and early yesterday morning button holing delegates and begging them to vote to reconsider the matter.
 MT. Greer is the delegate who voted "no, a thousand times mo-" when the matter was before the Convention Thursday afternoon. He is farmer and lives in DeArmanville, Calhoun County He says it was the first active fight he nas undertaken in the Conven- tion and he was bound to win"
 Friday was one of the busiest days of the week and much work was ac- complished. The Suffrage Article was read a third time and adopted. Five thousand copies of the Article were or dered to be printed. The Article on Municipal Corporations was completed and ordered to be engrossed.
 At the afternoon session the Article on Amending the Constitution and Mis- cellaneous Provisions were completed and ordereH to be engrossed. A sub sidiary ordinance providing for two court house in St. Clair County Is the special order for this morning.
 The most important work of the af- ternoon session was the adoption of a proposition by Judge Coleman that rep resentation shall be based on popula- ton, and that it shall not he changed by a Constitutional amendment.
 Discussed The Advertiser.
 During the afternoon. the Convention devoted nearly one hour to advertising The Advertiser. MT. Carmichael or Coffee had inadvertently sent letter relating to free railroad passes to the clerks desk with a petition on the sub feet. The letter was signed by F. P. Glass. Secretary of The Advertiser Company, and is published elsewhere. Mir. Carmichael desired to withdraw this letter, but when he found that he was about to precipitate parliament tary souabble he said he did not desire to consume the time of the Convention with such trivial matter and withdrew his request.
 Later Judge Coleman of Greene in sisted that MT Carmichael should be shown some courtesy, and on his mo ton, the delegate was permitted to withdraw the letter.
 Governor Oates made the point that 1t was within the province of the Presi- dent to have the letter expunged from the records, as Mir Carmichael had stated it was inadvertently sent to the clerks desk. President Knox announc- cd that he would rule on that point later in the day. He did not announce a ruling on the point.
 The Convention met at 9 o'clock yes terday morning with 50 delegates pres
 Proceedings of Convention.
 rrha Committee on Engrossment re- norTed that the Suffrage article had been engroseed. It was read third time and by a vote of 72 to 19 was adopted and referred to tEe Commit tee on Consistency of the Constitution. On motion of MT. Jackson of Lee 1000 copies of the suffrage article were ordered to be printed and distributed
 Messrs. Burnett of Conecuh, Black well of Morgan, Dent Of Barnouf, Thompson Of Bibb and Carmichael of Coffee sent up petitions from their counties protesting against the railroad pass evil.
 Mir. Gree- of Calhoun in accordance with previous notice. moved to recon slider the vote by which Section of the article on Municipal Corporations was adopted Thursday afternoon. This is the section which carries clause permitting women taxpayers to vote in snecial elections held to determjne bond issues or municipalities mourning indebtedness. MT. Greer addressed the Convention He declared that a dis honest man could put some property in the name of his wife and control two votes.
 MT. O'Neal of Lauderdale make d rcrsing speech in favor of reconstd- eration and opposed to women voting. Mir. Long of Walker made charac- teristic address against woman's suf- frage. He said if his wife could vote a row might be started in North Ala pama that would be heard from ono end of the State to the other.
 pr Cunningham of Jefferson was the only champion of the women. He argued that 1t was not a question Of sentiment or poetry. It was business matter and women taxpayers should be allowed a vote when their property interests were involved.
 Judge Coleman argued against tho section and thought it should he re- considered. He declared that the people of Alabama were opposed to any such radical measures and it might defeat the Constitution.
 Governor Oates said the proposition would have tendency to degrade the women of the South. It was a conn promise. If women were to be given suffrage let 1t be universal.
 Mir. Heflin of Chambers spoke against woman's suffrage in the name os the women of Alabama.
 By vote of s7 to e2 the motion to reconsider was adopted
 On motion of Ntr, Rogers of Suf7te-. the era 2 amendment giving women the rEht to vote in special elections