The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-01
Advertiser Bureau.
Selma. October 81

The Democratic Executive Committee Of
Dallas County was called to order In the
Circuit Clerks room In the court house
today at noon. Chairman ]. B. Ellis was
detained from attending the meeting. and
on motion of John II. Rogers Major d.
NJ. Scott, Chairman Of the Central Cam
paign Committee, was called to the
chair. Major Scott accepted the honor
in a few words. He said among other
things that he considered 1t a great hon.
or to preside over the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of a great County like
Dallas AS Major Scott concluded his re-
marks General E. w. Pettus came into
the room and on a signal from the Chair
man the entire Committee and the other
gentlemen in the room arose out OF re-
spect to the Senator.
When the Committeeman had taken
seats Major Scott said:
General Pettus needs no Introduction
to a Dallas County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, gentlemen. but as a mere
matter of form have the honor of pre-
sentinR to YOU Alabama's senior United
States Senator, whom we all love-.
General Pettus expressed his thanks to
Major Scott for part Of what he had said,
but" said he as smile spread over
his face, II object to part OF what my
friend has sair. l am not Ala
bama's senior Senator. l am the ju-
Nor Senator and am a very young man
YETI
Major Scott FASTENED to apologize for
his remark, which General Pettus ac-
cepted most graciously. General Pettus
continued:
II did not appear before you today to
make a speech. came here to counsel
and give you such advice as my expert
ence and observation enables me to do.
have canvassed a good many counties In
the various districts of the State. and !
do not think that the Democracy VIII
lose a single Congressman nor a major
ity in the Legislature. 1t is of the last
importance to the Democracy Of the state
and the people here at home that we
should keep alive-organized. A good
many object to the word organized, but
/ was always in favor of 1t. My expe-
rience Is that where two or three men
wanted to do anything they had to or
ganize. You will elect your members OF
CongrNas and the Legislature, but you
must go to work to get the vote out
If YOU get in the habit of thinking the
election is going right anyway and re-
main away from the polls on election day,
you are not doing your duty as Demo-
crat. Every Democrat in every beat
should see that every Democrat goes to
the polls election day. You members OF
this Committee are not here merely to
meet and then go home and go to sleep,
You ought not to accept the place of FIX
ecutive Committeeman from your respec-
tive beats if you are going to do that.
Your duty is to urge people of your beat
to go to the polls else the whole Commit
tee might as we'll be selected from one
beat. You have been entrusted by the
party to successfully canvass your own
beat, and you ought not to be on this
Executive Committee II you do not do
this.
I'm some parts of the State where
have canvassed the party is not properly
organized. Some committees, I have been
told, meet and discuss mere formal duties.
In several counties so little interest is be-
ing taken that the vote is going to fall
off one-fourth or one-third. 1 was afraid
there was some Of this lethargy in Dali
las County. In Oldtown beat every DEM