The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-15
Anticipated Convention Plan
Flung Away Yesterday.
Vote in Favor of Primary Was
Overwhelming, Being
10 to "details
Of the Plan.
rontromerv county is to have Q pri

Montgomery County is to have Q pri-
mary election.
The whole plan was changed yesterday
and the people OF each beat are now to
vote directly for the candidate OF their
choice, and the candidates getting the
highest votes will be the nominees Tor
the respective Offices.
The County Committee by vote OF ~
to 2 voted to change the former basis
of representation from each beat, which
has been the custom In this county for
years, and to hold a primary election
throughout the county to name the can
didates for Senator and Representatives
in the Legislature.
Messrs Pettus and Shackelford stood up
for the old plan and made. earnest APP
peals for just one more trial, ana when
they were voted down. yielded gracefully
to the voice Of the majority, and voted
for the primary plan adopted
General Sanford addressed the commit
tee In favor Of the old convention plan
The Meeting.
The committee met n the City Court
room at the court house at noon, Hon.
Ray Rushton the chairman, presiding.
On calling the roll the following MEM
bers were found to be present In perso
or by proxy: -
Ray Rushton, chairman; w. A. Gunter.
Jr, A. H. Arlington. Glenn Andrews by
proxy to Gordon Macdonald; G. p. An
derson, J. 9 Crommelin, d. w. Ford, NJ.
8. Gilmer, 9. ]. Pettus. George Shackel-
ford, Amos Jones by proxy to Major
George Jones, George Armlstead, J. A.
Thompson by proxy to DR.. Bragg, /. b.
Collier, 8. J. Mattel, Mr.. Skinner. w. c.
Ray. Jr., by prxy TO Ray Rushton, e. C.
Carter, L. Hunter, ]. ". Etheridge. ]. c.
Glider.
Mr.. Gunter stated that Mr.. Hammock
had removed from the State and moved
that vacancy be declared on the COM
mittee from beat 9. which was done. and
Mr.. +. M. Jones was elected a member of
the committee to ffll the. vacancy.
Mr.. Rushton stated that the committee
had been called to devise the mode and
means for making nominations of candi-
dates for Senator and Representatives. He
thought the committee had full power 10
make such rules as set down by the State
Committee, the old time custom of max
ing nominations having been changed to
primaries. The State Committe as TO
State affairs Is an index as to what the
County Committee Is to county affairs,
he said. The County Committee Is more
of an representative body, having been
electeh directly by q vote Of the people,
he said, and 1t is the committees duty to
do the will of the people, and 1t is their
right ana privilege to do what the people
| want the committee to do. The commit
tee Is the servant of the people to do then
will.
Mr.. c. p. Anderson, the member Of the
committee from beat read a resolution
| providing for a primary election to norni.
nate candidates for county offices.
Mrs. C. B. Teasley. holding a proxy. Of
| fered as substitute the following reso.
luton.
Resolved, by the Democratic Executive
Committee of Montgomery county:
First-That Democratic primary cleo
| tion shall be held in the several election
| precincts in this county. on Monday,
August rs. 1902. for the purpose of norni-
mating Democratic candidates for -four
members of the lower House of the Leg
| stature of Alabama, a Senator from this
Senatorial District, and one member OF
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee from each beat.
Second-That said primary election
shall be held or managed at each voting
place throughout the county. by three
inspectors to be appointed by this CON-
mittee, provided. that any candidate. or
his friends, may designate a person to be
present at such polling place. and such
person shall be allowed to inspect and see
the ballots counted. and that such IN
spectors shall be allowed to appoint two
clerks to assist them in conducting said
election. and such election shall be held
In, all respects in accordance with the
laws governing primary elections of this
state All managers. inspectors. clerks
and other officers and returning officers
shall before entering upon their duties as
| such officers be required to take an oath
to perform their duties at such election
according to law, and to accurately and
truly count and return the vote as cast
in such primary election. Such oath may
be administered by any officer authorized
to administer oaths. or in the absence of
such offfcer, may be administered by any
one Of the managers or inspectors au-