The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-25

fraudulent votes that were cast in
Lauderdale County in the primary of
August 25th.
In the petition which formed the basis
of Mr.. O'Nears argument it was stated
that unregistered voters and men who
had not paid their poll taxes had been
allowed to participate in the primary
Mr.. ONeal's agreement was directed
towards demonstrating that the State
Committee had the right to direct the
County Commute to investigate the
charges of fraud. He declared that 1T
was unreasonable and presumptious to
say that he State Committee had not the
right to direct the lower committee to in
vestigate the charges in the petition that
fraudulent votes had been cast
THE Committee" Mr.. O'Neal con-
tinued, has exercised its power in the
| well known contest from the Fifth Con-
| gressional District in which the COM
mittee had ordered a primary between
| Hon. Charles w. Thompson and Hon.
Willis Brewer. The Committee only the
other day exercised this power in settling
| the contest from Henry County for Super
intendent of Education between Messrs
| Espy and Miller
At the conclusion of Mr.. ONears re-
marks Captain Simpson was recognized.
He discussed the method in which the
contest had been made and called atten-
ton to the fact that the notice had only
been served on him yesterday morning.
He again drew attention to the Tomp-
kins resolution adopted in 1892 as defining
| the powers of the State Committee. He
called particular attention to that part
Of the resolution which said that contests
should be settled by the lower committee
of the district affected.
Whom Canfain hod Cd
1t was moved that the petition of Mr.
O'Neal be dismissed
This was Immediately followed by a
motion that the Committee go into execu-
tive session, which was carried.
In Executive Session.
The onlookers and general public filed
out of the Council Chamber and the mem
bers of the Committee discussed the con-
test among themselves.
The executive session lasted for nearly
two hours. The major portion of the
session was occupied in talking about
the contest. The Committee advanced
towards the settlement OF the case by
the adoption of a resolution withdraw
ing the motion, directing the contestee
to file an answer to the petition and
giving each side in the contest half an
hour to present it's argument and facts.
The committee during it's executive ses-
sion took several recesses of ten min
utes each.
While ii was meeting behind closed
doors the comrlttee transact ID the prime
matter of business for which it was call
ed together. Hon. Massey Wilson was de-
clared the Democl aNc nominee for Ato:-
ney General in the second primary by
a majority ot 2.495 votes.
The committee took this action upon
receiving the report of the sub-commit
ttee appointed to canvass the vote for
Attorney General The subcommittee
filed the following report which was pre-
scented by Mr.. Dunn:
''Mr. Chairman:-Whereas YOUR COM
mittee find from she official returns that
the Hon. Massey Wilson has received 49,
So votes and the Hon Alexander NJ Gar
Der has received 1879 votes for the
office of Attorney General.
Therefore. be it resolved. that the
Hon. Massey Wilson having received a
majority of all th4 votes cast for Attor-
ney General that he be and is hereby
declared the nominee of the Democratic
Party for said office of Attorney Gen
eral Respectfully submitted.
civilian d. Dunn,
william II. Sanford,