The age-herald., 1901-04-04

county would give majority for the convention.
 Evans Hfnson of Lowndes said there was no opposition to the convention or the Democratic ticket in his county.
 J. w. Grayson of Madison said he be- lieved Madison would give a majority for the convention. w. A. Given agreed with him.
 Gessner Williams of Marengo said his county would be all right.
 From Morgan. '. Eyster of Morgan said that the f, opposition to the convention in his " sy came from the negroes and the olu carpet baggers. a few of whom still remained in that county. He said the convention would receive a majority of the votes cast in the election on April 2S.
 E. A. Graham. Gordon Mcdonald and Tennant Lomax spoke for Montgomery, saying the convention would receive a good majority there and that the Dem ocratic ticket would be elected.
 W. H. Tayloe of Perry said there was only one white Republican in his county and that a great many of the negroes favored the convention.
 J. A. Beavers of Shelby said everybody in that county was united for the con- vention.
 T. M. Jones said he believed St. Clair would be redeemed from the Populists at the election on April 2s, and that the convention would receive a majority of the votes in that county.
 Steve Smith said Sumter would be all right.
 c. c. Whitson of Talladega said the Populists in his county had dissolved and some of the leaders of the party were now for the convention. He believed the county would give majority for the convention.
 T. L. Bulger said Tallapoosa would be all right
 Rufus A. O'Rear and Tom Long of Walker said the county would be safe for the convention and the Democratic nominees.
 General Oates.
 Gen. W. c, Oates of Montgomery one of the nominees from the state at large, was called on and said some differences may CAiSt put tndt tnt ptlnC1pdl l0lHk now was to secure g constitutional convention. He said care snould be exercised in fram- ing the organic law for the state, that every clause should be carefully con- sidered before being embodied Into the constitution, as the constitution to be adopted would probably last for one or two generations. He said he had made a number of speeches recently and had a number of dates for speeches between now and April 23. He said one reason why he Is now an enthusiast on the sub ject of convention is that he was a a member of the convention that framed the present constitution. He said the constitution then adopted was the best that could be secured at that time. but that it was not what it should have been
 He said he had made a study of consti- tutions, and during one term as Governor of the State saw the necessity for num- Der of changes in the constitution. There was nothing, he said, to be feared from the white people of Alabama; that they always got on the right side of a question when once they understood 1t.
 John B. Knox.
 John B. Knox of Calhoun, nominee for delegate from the State-at-large, made a few remarks. in which he said it was necessary to let the people know that pledges made by the Democratic conven- ton are to be lived up to. If the people understand this. he said. there will be no trouble about getting them to vote for the convention.
 Judge T. W. Coleman of Greene said the party should proceed with great care so that the constitution framed by the convention will be a good and wise one He said there is nothing in the Demo- cratic platform to which any man could object.
 Judge A. c. Howze, nominee for del egate from the ninth Congressional dis trict, said that the Democratic nominees are good men, and the platform adopted a wise one. He said he could see no req son why any one should object to it. He said all true Democrats should stand by the party, and if the constitution adopted by the convention is objectionable the people can vote against it.
 Emmett ONeill of Lauderdale said 1t was not question of the election of the Democratic nomipees, but of securing a majority of the votes cast for the con-
 
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