The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-11
PURE {. WHITE MONTGOMERY
 DxLEaATIoH CHOSEN.
etats Committee Will De Asked to 1gnort Action of County Con- vention and Seat Lily White
 Delegates.

Montgomery Republicans declare that notwithstanding the Montgomery County Republican Convention selected two me- gro delegates to the State Convention of the party. in Birmingham on September M. not . single negro delegate will be permitted to pa"..dpate In the delib- eraticns of that b. 7.
 It is not certain that all of the white Republicans of Montgomery are ia sym pathy with the movement to administer political ostracisy1 to the negro. but it Is certain that at least thirty-fve white Republicans met at the Hotel Glenmore Tuesday evening and selected white dele gatea to represent Montgomery County in the State and Congressional Con- ven&lons
 . Fsrthermore 1t is stated by local Re- publtcans with positiveness that car- ries conviction that the white delegates will be recognized and the two negroes chosen as delegates to the State Conven- ton win be excluded
 The white Republicans who met by ap- pointment Tuesday evening at the Hotel @enmore found no fault with the white delegates who were chosen by the regu- lar County Conventio nat it's meeting at the county court house on August 30. Indeed, it is said that several of these white delegates attended the meeting Tuesday evening and were in complete accord with the movement to. exclude negroes from the Montgomery delegation and have white men put in their places.
 This is just what was done by the meeting of the lily whites Tuesday even- ing. The six white delegates named by the court house convention were chosen and J. P. Burton and A. P. Wilson were cal tnA A. ,y~ nua ton ofN H. Alexander and S. H. Wash ington, negroes
 Lily White Delegates.
 The complete delegation selected by the lily whites Tuesday night was an- nounced yesterday as follows:
 To State Convention--w. s. Reese, Rob- ert Barber, ]. w. Dimmick. I. Pollak, L. J. Bryan. Henry Irwin. J. P. Burton and A. P. Wilson.
 Aiternates-w. B. Smith, ST., John W. Powell. Louis Cloud. W. B. Jackson. Jame5 Dunn. T. C. Bingham, A. E. strat- ton and J. Sternfeid.
 To Congressional Conventional c. Bingham. A. E. Stratton, N. l.. Steele and A. A. Mckinney.
 The regular County Convention. or the court house meeting, over which Rev. A. J. Stokes a negro preacher, presided. se- lected the following delegates:
 To State Conventional. J. Bryan, Henry Irwin. Robert Barber. J. W. Dim- mick, W. s. Reese, I. Pollak. S. H. Wash- ington and N. H. Alexander.
 To Congressional Convention-N. l.. Steele, A. J. Stokes. A. E. Stratton and A. A. Mckinney.
 It will be observed that the only ma teriai difference between the delegations is that the names of Washington, Alex vvar left afY by the lily whites and the name of A. A. Mckinney. A. P Wilson and J. P. Bur ton, young white Republicans. were sub stituted therefor.
 The Stokes. or court house. meeting selected Control or County Executive Committee as follows: G. w. Craik, L. J. Bryan. J. P. Burton. T. c. Bing- ham. I. Polfak, N. H. Alexander. A. J. Stokes, John Wilson. Sam Phillips. A. s. Watkins and L. P. Mitchell: The last. named six are negroes
 Mir. Craik whose~ name was first men toned on the Committee repudiated the action of the meeting and published card stating that his name was used without authority.
 County Committee Withheld.
 The meeting of the Lily Whites Tues day night agreed upon a County Execu- tive Committee, but the names of the Committeeman were withheld. It Is said that this secrecy is preserved because of an anticipatd fight over the chairmanship Warren S. Reese. United States District Attorney, Is said to be slated for the chairmanship of the County Committee. but it Is said that there is fear that 1t MT. Reese Is selected attention will be called to the well known and pronounced position of President Roosevelt respect ing activity of office-holders in political affairs.
 The State Republican Executive Com mittee will meet In Birmingham Saturday and the real, contest between the Mont gomery negro delegates and the Mont gomery white delegates will be settled at that time as the chairman of the State Committee Is authorized to prepare and issue tickets of admission to the conven- ton to those who are properly elected and certified by the State Committee as delegates or alternates."
 The meeting of the State Committee in Birmingham Saturday is for the purpose