The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

it mas committed wrong.
 Afr. walker lMadison)-The present motion is one to reconsider the vote oy which the article on judiciary was finally adopted. I desire 10 ask the
 gentleman from Greene if he proposes
 ia hold up the entire Judiciary article
 unless provision on the subject or
 solicitors Is incorporated in It satis-
 factory to him7
 Mr. Coieman-I desire to ask the gentleman whether he prefers circuit solicitors elected by the people or
 county solicitorsy
 Nr. Walker-'My original preference was for such a method of selection as would not necessitate either the one or the other absolutely, but the Convcn- ton has three times acted on the
 proposition, and I am ready to abide by the action of the Convention. Mir. Coleman-The gentleman's pref erence was for circuit solicitors. Of course he Is willing to abide, as he says, by the action of the Convention. We will all abide by it.
 MT. Walker--I ask to correct that. My preference was for circuit solicit ors. or solicitors for such territory or subdivisions ss might be prescribed by the Legislature, all to he elected by the people.
 Mr. Coleman--That is exactly what I said-that we were divided into three classes here, the gentleman represent ing one view and other gentlemen rep resenting another. Now. hs asks me what We propose to do afterwards? If
 It be important that this defect be remedied.-thare is no doubt that there 10 q way to do 1t. It can never be said that we are not able to correct our er-
 TOTS If we have made any.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-1 desire to ask the gentleman question? Mr. Coleman-I do not desipe to be interrupted any more. The gentle
 mans arguments partake of personal character in way more than they telr upon the merits of the question. MT Graham tTalladega)-I shall not
 ask a personal question at all. The President-Does the gentleman
 yield.
 Mr. Coleman-I never have refused
 and will yiel1.
 MT. Graham--I und .rs.eod the gentle
 man to cay that he would not be satis.
 cid until this aConventtcn had ex- pressed itself on this matter, or words to that effect. want to ask the gen. tleraan if we have not had four distinct
 votes relating to this proposition? MT. Coiemen-T do not know. was
 unfortunately sick when this question
 nrst came up. and had no opportunity
 to hear the discussion or express my
 self upon it, and we have invariably
 been cut off since. wish 1t to so out how feel and to have my views upon this question known. I believe we are
 making great mistake. I dn not in- tend to be responsible for 1t, and I do not say 1t Is a mistake, but I think the Legislatuer ought to be able to pro-
 vide and should be intrusted with the
 power of providing. how solicitors shall
 be selected. Tn some places they can
 safely submit 1t to the people: ir other places they can elect those themselves
 an element would arise which they were not willing to trust with the en- forcement of the law. Those are my views about 1t, and surley we can right
 it If We have done anything wrong. MT. Hehin (Chambers)-I heartily ln- dorse what the gentleman from Greene
 has said upon this subject. I do not
 think that violate any rule of this Convention, or of propriety, whom '
 say that I am Democrat and believe
 in the Democratic idea of government. | and that I am proud that the State of Alabama is under Democratic rule. I want to suggest to members who are in the majority upon this floor, the Democrats, that they are opening
 way iI a good many sections of this State to those who do not believe in the Democratic idea of government They will turn over q good many coun- ties in this State to the Republican party. and I want to say that, believ- ing as I do. as Democrat. would not vote in this Convention for ahy fhAA
 thority out of the hands of the cling. and place it into the hands of others. I will never record my vote on that line. This radical departure, MT. President. from the manner here tofore employed in the selection of so- licitors is dangerous. s
 Mr. Graham-I rise to the point of order that the motion Is to reconsider
 the vote by which the entire Article on the Judiciary was adopted, and that discussion on any particular sec tion is not in order, because 1t is not section. I did not raise that point on the gentleman from Greene, but I de- sire to raise 1t at this time, under the intimation of the Chair in his ruling on my first point of order.
 The Presidential is true that no par
 ticular section Is before the Conven- tion,, and the Convention can only consider and vote upon the entire Ar
 ticle. but some section or sections of the Article might be so objectionable as to lead a delegate to vote against the entire Article, and. therefore, 1t
 seems to the Chair that 1t would be proper for delegate in discussing the
 general subject. to point out ob1ec- tions that he has to particular portions of 1t.
 MT. Grahamr-In reply to that point, I desire to state thAt there were only two votes against the adoption of this Article yesterday, and do not believe that the gentlemen who have discussed it heretofore were those two.
 The President-But the object of re-
 consideration is to give a man a chance to change his mind He might vote for it's adoption upon the first vote and
 then wish to vote against it upon reconsideration.
 MT. Hefiin-I appreciate the interest
 my distinguished friend is taking in
 wanting to shut off debate on this
 question. He Is one of the most en-
 thusiastic of all the delegates in this Convention to make this radical de- parture and to get away from the se- lection of solicitors by the General As
 sembly and my mind goes back 10 the time when the distinguished gentle
 man himself was a candidate before that obnoxious body when states then
 were not offensive and obnoxious to the gentleman from Talladega; when he submitted his claim to a Democratic caucus in this hall, and when that eau