The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-05

The session yesterday of the State
Democratic Executive Committee was
brief. It. adopted reports of two sub
committees after short debate and adj
journed at 2:30 o'clock to meet again in
Montgomery on September "a, when the
returns of the second primary, to be
held September Is, will be canvassed and
the new State Committee will be organ
tied.
Many of the committeeman and nearly
all of the Democrats drawn to Montgom-
cry by the committee meeting, left the
city on afternoon and evening trains.
Little remained for the committee to do
yesterday but to arrange for the second
primary and to affirm the report of Its
subcommittee appointed to consider tho
three contests filed with the high tribu-
nal of the party.
Work of Contest Committee.
The real work of the State Committee
fell upon this subcommittee, of which
Hon. H. s. d. Mallory of Selma was
chairman. The three contests were those
$afs Lee Nj. Otis against Alfred NJ. Tun-
stall for Repre- sentative from Hale Coun-
ty; r. w. Miller against J. B. Espy for
Superintendent of Education of Henry
County, and G. W. Porter against Paul
Hodges for Beat Committeeman of Lau-
derdale County.
A great mass of testimony was taken in
each of the cases and argument by law
yers was heard The subcommittee was
In session practically all ofWednesday
afternoon and until long after midnight
Wednesday night. Yesterday morning
the subcommittee continued its sittings
and the State Committee did not meet
at 10 o'clock, as appointed. lowing to the
failure of the subcommittee on contests
to be ready to report
"A noteworthy incident of the morning
session of the subcommittee on contests
was a sharp passage between Hon. EN-
NETT A. ONeal and Paul Hodges. both
of Florence. Mr.. Hodges was conduct
ing his case as contestee In the contest
between Porter versus Hodges for beat
committeeman. Mr.. Porter was repre-
scented by Mr.. o'Neal. who was a candi-
date in the recent primary for Represen-
tative in the Legislature.
Hodges nd O'Neal Tilt.
Mr.. Hodges who is chairman of the
Lauderdale County Democratic Commit
tee. while arguing his case before the
subcommittee charged Mr.. O'Neal with
party treason in that he had sent cir
culars throughout the county advocating
the plurality system.
Mr.. O'Neal replied holly that he had
sent out such circulars because the sys-
TEN was customary in county primaries
in his county. He made the counter
charge that Mr.. Hodges, as chairman of
the County COMMITTEES had winked at
fraud, and that he had been bitter par
tisan.
A lively controversy was imminent when
Chairman Mallory reminded the gentle
men that they must keep within the
record.
The subcommittee concluded its labors.
about 1890 o'clock Its report recom-
mended sustaining the Hale County Com
mittee in declaring Mr.. Tunstall the
nominee; providing for a second primary
in Henry County to determine the contest
between Messrs Espy and Miller and
seating Mr.. Hodges as beat committee
man An Lauderdale County
The report of the committee as to the
Hale and Lauderdale County contests
was concurred in without debate, Chair
man Lowe opposed that part of the sub
committee relating TO the Henry County
contest, but the committee report was
sustained.
The State Committee adopted a resolu-
ton providing for a second primary,
directing that the same inspectors who
ser< ed on August 25 act again, and au-
thorizing Chairman Lowe to assess the
candidates. The chairman was also
authorized to declare the remaining can
didate the nominee in case a candidate
for either the office of Superintendent OF
Education or Attorney General should
withdraw.
1t was lis o'clock when Chairman Lowe
called the State Committee to crder The
roll was not called.
Mr.. White of Coosa, chairman of the
subcommittee which counted the official
returns of the primary election WIS i'm
mediately recognized.
As to Second Primary.
He presented the following report as
substitute for that part of the report
submitted Wednesday evening bearing on
the second primary:
whereas, your committee ascertaIns
from the official returns that for the Of
fee of Attorney General Hon. Massie
Wilson received 29,6lS votes and Hon
Alexander NJ. CARRIER received 26,054, and
Hon. James E. Cobb received 14.O6T and
Hon. Alex Troy received 1908; and,
whereas. it appears that neither of the
candidates received a majority of the
votes cast in said primary. and that Hon.
Massie Wilson received 29.6ls votes and
Hon. Alexander NJ CARRIER received 26.o54
votes being the highest number of votes
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