The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-11

disposition to dodge the question. He
was heartily in favor of the Mallory
resolution, he said. but his friend, Mr..
German, who had been called away from
the city by the critical illness or his
brother, was as heartily opposed to the
Mallory resolution, Under the circum-
stances he desired to be paired with mar:
German.
Pairing Not Permitted.
Chairman Lowe said the Committee had
uniformly ruled against proxies ana pairs |
and that pairs would not be permitteo.
There was considerable discussion OF
the matter, and several motions were OF
fered, which the Chairman ruled out Oh
order on the ground that motions couio
not be entertained while the vote was
being taken.
Finally Mr.. Smith said that out of good |
faith with Mr. German he would nave TO |
content himself with the explanation ne |
had made, and refrain from voting on the
pending proposition.
The most intense interest was MANIFEST
ed as the roll call proceeded. There were |
several unknown quantities on the COM
mittee, and the spectators watcheo them
closely. Mr.. Tunstall Of Hale, for ex-
ample. had made no expression in the |
meeting that indicated his views and his
position excited marked interest.
When he was reached he quietly an |
swered mo" and there was sigh OF re-
lief from the primary advocates In the
audience.
Mr. C. b. Smith, also of Hale. had
been ciassed as a convention advocate.
NO" cried Mr.. Smith when his name
was called. His voice was CHEEKY and
it sounded good to those who felt that
the future success of the Democratic
party depended on the primary plan.
At least twenty men In the audience
were keeping tally sheets, and as the
vote progressed 1t was discovered that
men from the black belt counties as well
| as from the white counties were voting
| in favor of a primary.
| The announcement of the result was
received with great applause 1t was
| welye for a convention to fifteen for
primary The primary plan had won
preliminary victory and men in the au-
| dience expressed their qualification by
repeated cheers.
The vote on the Mallory substitute was
as follows:
| Ayes-Messrs. Lowe, Stevens Steven
Smith, Mullins, Miller. Mallory, Merrill.
A. P. Smith, Scale, Jones, Sanders
Kumpe-12.
Nays-Messrs. oNeal Tunstall, Hefin,
Dunn. Graves, Sanford, Fraser, AIRING
| ton, whtson, Brightman Mitchell. Har-
Alison, Given, Hall, C. B. Smith.-15
| Then Came the Crisis.
| Then came the beginning of the crisis.
! The Convention advocates looked grim
| and determined.
| Chairman Lowe announced that the
| question required to the Whitson substi-
| tute, which declared for Democratic
primary. and raised Committee to pre-
! pare the rules and regulations govern
| ing It,
Secretary Pugh again began calling
| the roll
mo" said Chairman Lowe, with ap-
parent chagrin.
aye" cried Mr.. O'Nea1 of Lauderdale,
| conscious of a victory well won.
| "Mr. Chairman" said Hon. John V.
| Smith, when his name was reached. IN
| view of my previous statement regard
| ing the agreement to pair with Mr.. Cor
| man. / must refrain from voting, but
am compelled to say that l am opposed
| to this substitute because l do not be-
| lleve this Committee has the authority
to order a primary"
The name of Mr.. Tunstall was called
twice before his attention was attracted.
AYE" said Mr.. Tunstall, quietly.
Next came the name of Mr.. Stevens
of Mobile. He registered his last protest
| in a solemn and deep-toned voice. NO,
| he said and as he spoke he walked INTO
| the Jury room to discuss the battle OIL
| the day with his fellow Convention ad-
| vooates.
| And So the voting continued to the end.
| Then il developed that the committee
men had not changed their views In the
slightest degree. The question had been
reversed. and the primary men and the
convention men had divided just as they
did on the Mallory substitute.
The roll call on the Whitson substitute
resulted as follows:
| Ayes-Messrs. O'Neal, Tunstall, Helm
Dunn. Graves, Sanford, Fraser, AIRING
ton Whitson, Brightman. Mitchell. Har-
aIscn. Given Hall, C. d. Smith-l5.
| Eeys-Messrs Lowe, Stevens, steven
| smith Mullins, Miller, Mallory, Merrill,
A +. Smith, Scale, Jones, Sanders,
Kumpe-f2.
outburst of Applause.
The announcement of the result was
again the signal for an outburst OF APP
nIause. The ancient custom of choosing
| nemocratfc nominees in a convention had
been overthrcwn and the primary ldvo-
Gates were happy.
| chairman Lowe said the question then
| required to the original resolution by
| Mr.. Sanford which provided for raising
a subcommittee. This resolution pro-
| yided for a report from the committee at
4 o'clock, and this hour having passed.
| the time lot tH0 CoHiAih1tSS ~ A~PN~N
| stricken out. and the resolution WAS put
upon its passage
| Tipton Mullins, the active young Demo-
crat from Clanton, was alert to the IN
| terest of the party. He had died hard,
and the bitterness of his medicine Still
fingered on his palate.
"Mr. Chairman" he asked with fine
sarcasm lis there anything in this reso-
| luton that provides for "A perpetuation or
the party or is it proposed that we shall
nominate some candidate and let that be
the end of it?"
"Oh, keep quiet. Tip chirruped Tom
Heflin. sitting close by his warm friend.
Mr.. Mullins We'll fix those little de-
| tails"
| Mr.. Mullins did rot get an answer to
his inquiry and Mr.. Whitson moved that
the original resolution with-the substi-
tutes he adopted
The ayes and nays were called, and the
Sanford resolution was adopted, Is to II.
Mr. Jones having retired from the meet
Ing This vote was the same as those
which had gone before, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Jones. and on strict partisan
| lines.
Mr.. Sanford, with the flush of victory
upon his face, moved that the sub-com-
mittee to be appointed under the Whit
son substitute be instructed to report at
| 10 o'clock this morning.
| Mr. Sanders, who was one of the minor
| ity members. submitted as a substitute
| that the subcommittee be instructed to
report to a meeting of the State Commit
| tee to be held in Birmingham at u clock