The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-05

In number 60 have changed the result -
the same hA1 b<en received ana cpuu}ed
for him. ~ ~
'Your committee. after hearing the ev-
idence. 10 o. the opinion that such ballots
were properly rejected. We therefore rec
omrnend that said Paul Hodges be deciar-
ed elected beat committeeman for that
beat and that the action Of the said Coun--
ty Commits be afirmed.
II. 3. d. Mallory. w. T. Sanders, r.
A. Mitchell. Stephen Smith. A. p.
Smith. committee
Mr.. Mallory moved the adoption OF the
report seriatim and Mr.. Graves Of Mont
gomery moved the previous question
which was ordered
The otts-T unstail section OF the report
was fret considered and 1t was unani-
mously adopted on motion Of Mr.. German
of Lee.
Lowe Opposes Report.
The Henry County matter was. then
taken up and Mr.. Lowe yielded the gavel
to Mr.. Mullins and spoke against the
report. He eaid he had absolutely no
personal interest In the Henry County
contest. He did not know the contes-
tants. but he thought this was mt
occasion for him to express himself upon
the relation OF the State Committee to
County Committees.
Mr.. Espy, he said. had received some
thing like 800 votes over Mr.. Miller ana
Mr. Espy had been declared the nominee
by the county committee. The State
Committee was not an appellate court.
Its duty. he said, was to preserve the
OF the Democratic party. NO
fraud was charged In the Henry County
primary. No unfairness was charged
He said Mr.. Espy, received the votes In
q local election and he had been declared
theN nominee by the local committee.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Lowe. speaking
''let us keep our hands on
the county committees. This committee
had the right to fix qualifications in a
local election and we should not inter-
fere unless impartially or fraud has been
charged"
When Mr.. Lowe concluded Mr.. Nal
iory called attention to the fact that the
previous question had been ordered and
the matter was not debatable. He said,
however, that the subcommittee had
submitted its opinion and had no pride
about the matter. The subcommittee.
he said believed that the committee OF
Hale County had not ordered that
plurality vote should govern.
Chairman's Motion Lost.
As substitute for the report touching
the Henry County case, Mr.. Lowe, moved
that the declaration Of the County Com
mittee/ be affirmed.
The substitute of Mr.. Lowe was lost
by a tie vote-ten to ten and that part OF
the sub-committee's report touching upon
the Henry County case was adopted
The section of the report of the sub
committee relating to the contest between
Messrs Porter and Hodges for beat COM
mitteeman of Lauderdale County, was
next. considered. There was NO debate and
the section was unanimously adopted.
The whole report Of the subcommittee
on contests was then adopted without
discussion.
The COMMITTEES was apparently about to
adjourn when Mr.. Sanders. the young
from Limestone County,
was recognized
Julian and Tanner Satisfied.
Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Sanders. Il
have no desire to reopen the Conecuh
County incident, but have been request
ed by accredited friends Of Mr.. Julian
and Mr.. Tanner to say that these gentle
men heartily approve of the action Of this
committee In refusing to go behind the
official returns. They believe 1t would
have been a mistake Tor the committee
to have done other than to have declar-
ed Mr.. Hefiin the nominee"
The Limestone man went on to say
that Messrs. Julian and Tanner were
good Democrats and they realized that
to have accepted the statement Of Chair
man Crumpton Of the Conecuh County
Committee. after the official returns had
Establishment OF dangerous precedent He
closed by assuring the committee that
Messrs. Julian and Tanner would be- ar
dent supporters Of Mr.. Hefiin In the No:
vember election g.
The remarks Of, MIR. Sanders were re-
ceived with applause by spectators and
committeeman and Chairman Lowe an
nounced that he had received a telegram
from Mr.. Tanner expressing his approval
Of the action of the committee. -
Hefiin Makes~a Speech.
These statements brought out an elo-
quent speech from Mr. Helm. nominee
for Secretary Of State and member of
the committee. =
Messrs Julian and Tanner were foe
men worthy of his steel and he regretted
there were not three offices to 60 around.
He declared himself in favor of a pri-
mary forever. 1t lad nominated him. he
said, and therefore he knew it was a
good thing. -.
This facetious statement caused shouts
Of laughter.
From the earliest glimmerings of his
tory men have contended with one an
other for position and power" continued
Mr.. Heflin. "Contending armies have
clashed In deadly conflict. to maintain
or wrest from constituted authority a
kingly crown. Grim visaged monarchs.
with apparent delight. have tossed away
the lives of their people that they might
hold the scepter of kingly power.
Through the heat of human conten-
tions for right and the clash of deter
mined armies. the American republic was
born. and with its birth came the great
tribunal OF the people The monarch
voice no longer determines the political
fortunes of the Individual, but an honest,
patriotic people, by the expression of their
will, determine in party council and 9TH
erwise who shall or shall not be their
public servants. A happy condition of
things exists indeed, where the humblest
citizen can aspire to the highest posi-
ton in the government-where without
money or without price his fitness is
passed upon at the judgment bar of the
people and fortunate for US in the Demo-
cratic Party that those aspiring to be-
come public servants do so with cheer
full determi patton to accept with the ut
most good grace the verdict of the party
THE fairest and simplest way to obtain
the desire u d democratic people is
through a Democratic primary. where ev-
cry one can give funtrammeled expression
to the individual desire. 'a~.
There is new and high order Of
things in Alabama The purity of the bal
lot Is the heartfelt desire of every hon.
est man in the State. The new Constitu-
ton has entombed forever the necessity