The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
NOMINATION OF STREET
He WAS THE ONLY MAN WHO
WANTED 1T.
M. W. Howard Was Asked to Under
take the Job of Defeating
Burnett, But He Declined
to Make the Race.

Gadsden, Sept 25-(Special 1.-The Gads-
den Times-News in its Fridays issue
will have the following report Of the
conglomerated meeting at Alfalfa Tues
day. when candidate was put out
against Congressman Burnett. The re-
port is full and correct In every particu-
lar:
Oliver d. Street is the nominee of the
Republican and Populites for Congress
in this district. He is the only man in
either party who asked for the job of
going against Burnett and the two parties
gave him the nomination for no other
reason than that he asked for it, Early
in the game Tom Stephens and the other
Republican candidates withdrew from
the race and Streets name was the only
one that was placed before the cenven-
ton. The Populites followed meekly and
nominated Street also
There was no Endorsement and very
little talk of approval in the Populite
convention. The truth of the whole
situation may be stated in the words OF
the head of delegation which went to
M. w. Howard and asked him to come
to the rescue of the Populists. Mr..
Howard had just stepped from the train
and Immediately after a lot of small talk
with w. I. l.. Golfer of Culman, he was
asked by the delegation to take the
nomination Howard stated that he
would not make the race under any cir
| cumstances. but that he would stump the
district II Street was nominated. This
was not a sufficient concession on the
part of the warrior of DeKalb and the
situation was presented in this wise by
young disciple of Esculapius in Etowah:
Street is Populist. it is true. but he
Is weak man. He has been beaten by
Burnett. He hasn't the appearance that
promises success. We are beat to start
with IL we go into the campaign with
Street" That is about the sentiment in
both parties
The Republicans and Populists both
held a convention. The congressional
part was separate. but in the Senatorial
convention it was difficult to determine
which was which. Joe Richardson. w.
b, Beeson' and DR.. J. F. Hurst were
placed in nomination The appearance
of fractional differences in this county in
spired Napoleon Boneparte Spears of st.
Clair who had nominated Beeson. to sug-
gest the maknanimous idea of allowing
the Etowah delegation to make the nomi-
nation. The delegation retired and nomi-
mated Hurst.
The Republicans met organized and adj
journed until 2 o'clock The Populists
met subsequently and the twenty odd of
them organized and appointed commit
tee of three. to confer with the Republi-
cans. This committee MAY have report
ed, but 1t was IN secreE The Repubh-
cans nominated Street and the committee
was out of the game Howard was the
chairman of the Popuist convention and
he was also chairman of the platform
committee which reported about three
planks the main one an Endorsement of
the State Republican ticket. Howard
made a speech indorsing the Republicans.
Mr.. Street was called upon to state his
views, which may be summoned ltrNas fol-
lows: He is in favor of a high tariff;
he is in favor of the retention of the
Philippines and an imperial policy; he will
vote with the Republicans in organizing
the House. This Is about the platform
he will run on. The Republicans made a
platform which regrets the death of Nc
Kinley: indorses the administration Of
Roosevelt and goes out of the ordinery
path and expresses admiration for Mark
Hanna and his success as the manager
of the Republican elephant
John Stephens of Boaz, was named as
chairman of the District Republican
Executive Committee. There were a
number of Republicans who openly an
nounced that they could not support a
Populst for Congress and that they were
not sent there to nominate anybody but
n Republican.
The Populists had no representative
from Winston County, and, indeed. the
delegations from ST Clair and Etowah
seemed to dominate affairs. w. T. l..
Golfer was in Alfalfa and held frequent
conversations with the delegates but he
did not go into any of their meetings
B. H. Nicholson of Alfalfa, announc-
ed in a speech that he had transferred
his bag and baggage to the Republican
party He detailed his grievances against
the Democratic party and surprisingly
stated that while he had fought in and
out Of season for the Democratic party
he could not see why that party had
persistently refused him office
AS a whole the two conventions were
peaceable. The Populists were lacking
in numbers and the Republicans were
too unanimous for violent proceedings.