The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
CHAIRMAN / ", WELLMAN
MAKES A SHORT ADDRESS
Mr.. MlIIar, In Accepting the Nomlna-
ton, Says His Party Ought to
Win-Has Always Been a
Straiehout Republican.

Slyue Mllldf LOT congress 10 oppose U.s.
car W. Underwood.
The nomination Of Mr. Mi11ar was
complete surprise to many, and was made
after the nominating committee had been
out about two hours.
The convention was called to order at
o'clock yesterday afternoon in Magnolia
hail by William Vaughan, who acted In
the place of J. W. Davidson, the chair
man of the district republican executive
committee. After calling the convention
to order, Mr.. Vaughan requested Jack
Thomas of Pratt City to take the chair.
Mr.. Thomas stated that 1t was impossible
for him to preside over the meeting. Mr..
Vaughan then requested Capt. Clyde Mil
lar to act as chairman. Captain Millar
likewise declined, and finally Mr..
Vaughan was made the temporary chair
man. ]. c. Deitz was elected temporary
secretary
The chairman requested w. I. Wellman
of Huntsville. chairman of the state re-
publican executive committee, to assist
in presiding over the deliberations of the
convention. Mr.. Wellman took his seat
on the platform amid applause.
Mr.. Wellman Speaks.
IT thank you for this honor" said Mr..
Wellman. II did not come here with an
idea of this kind, and 1 want to say to
you, and 1 want you to remember it, that
you are going to make a mistake when
ever you call on me to talk. 1t will hurt
the movement everywhere it is done. 1
can sit down and talk, or I can sit at my
desk and write, but am no hand to get
up and talk.
II am glad to see the complexion of
this convention. 1 hope you will nomi-
nate man here today that viii win. 1
believe you have good chance of win
ming in this district. You have here the
report of the seventh district. They
nominated a man there yesterday who
will be the next congressman from that
district (applause). We want a congress-
man from the ninth district Also"
Chairman Vaughan then spoke briefly,
saying: Il will say for this convention
that we are happy to have you, Mr..
Wellman with us today. will also say
TO the convention that when Mr.. Well
mans name was first suggested as a
suitable man for chairman of the state
republican executive committee he hesi-
tated, but after thinking over the mat
ter-after he found out that he had the
cordial and united support of the repub-
licans of AlaDama-he accepted the
place. He accepted however, under one
consideration, and that was that he was
not to speak 1 will say to you, how
he lie oP H.
horses I have ever known. 1t is happy
day for the republican party when he is
our chairman. Today the republican
party is united, and I say to you that I'M
der his leadership the state of Alabama
will be turned from a democratic into a
republican state"
At the conclusion Of Chairman
vaughans address, the roll was called
by the secretary and the chairman an
nounced a quorum present.
Standfer Permanent Chairman.
w. II. Standifer was then made perma-
nent chairman, and was escorted to the
platform by e. Z. Robinson and Mr.
Green. Mr.. Standifer said: II thank
you for this honor that you have conferr-
ed upon me. 1t is altogether unexpected
on my part, and although 1 make my liv-
ing by talking sometimes, we have come
here for business and I shall not there
fore, talk much today. But want to
ask this convention to take on some of
the enthusiasm that the people of the
Seventh district have in abundance and
nominate a man today who will be elect
ed to the next congress of the United
States. This is naturally a republican
district and 1 can see no reason why
the republicans of this district should
not have a representative in the next
congress-" j. c. Deitch was made per-
manent secretary.
Upon the adoption of a motion by w.
II. Lewis of Bessemer, a committee of
nine was appointed to suggest names for
the nomination of a candidate for con-
gress. The committee was composed of
w. H. Lewis, ]. H. Bingham, A. ].
Prince, William Vaughan, w. H. Mother
shed, D. N Smith, e. w. Cox. N. L. Will
son and II. c. Miller. The committee
convention.
Selecting a Nominee.
1t was 4:30 o'clock before the commit
tee on nominations reported. Much Curl
osity was expressed by those in the con-
vention room as to whom would be NOM
mated. The names of j. II. Montgomery,
J. II. Van Hoose, Erslxine Ramsey and
Carter Cooke were mentioned. 1t was
whispered around confidentially, and
gained credence, that ]. H. Van Hoose
would be rendered the nomination All
was speculative. however, and no one pre-
tended to say positively just what the
committee in consultation in the next
room would do. If anyone was expecting
the nomination of ]. Clyde Millar, he did
not tell it. Mr.. Millar says he did not ex-
pect it himself. And he probably did
not.
w. III. Lewis, chairman of the commit
tee, reported the selection of Mr.. Mllar
by his committee, put him in nomination.
and he was unanimously nominated. In
accepting Mr.. Millar said: This honor
has been conferred upon me unsought. I
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