The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-25
COMMITTEE COMPLETES WORK;
WILSON DECLARED NOMINEE
MR.. LOWE IS CHAIRMAN
NEW STATE DEMO CRATIC COM
MITTEE ORGANIZED.
Was in Session But Fifteen Minutes.
Chose a Chairman and Secre-
- tary and Adjourned Sub
ject to Call.

tary and Adjourned sub
ject to Call.
The Executive Committee, upon which
will devolve the duty of preserving the
integrity of the Democratic party in Ala
bama for the next four years, met for
the first time last night at 10:15 O'Clock
in the Council Chamber of the Montgom-
cry City Hall. In its work of organiza-
ton, electing Robert ]. Lowe of Biz
mingham as Chairman and John c. Pugh
of Birmingham its Secretary, the, COM
mittee consumed bare fifteen minutes.
The members of the new committee
were elected in the Democratic primary
of August 25. There are many new faces
in the committee. 1t includes number
of men who have not heretofore been
especially prominent in Alabama poll
tics, and the committeeman as whole
have a more youthful look than the body
which preceded 1t.
The committee was called together for
the first time Immediately after the old
committee had adjourned sine die and
had thus passed out of existence. 1t was
called to order by Chairman r. j. Lowe
of the old committee acting as temporary
chairman of the new committee
Mr.. Lowe requestee~John c. Pugh. Sec
rotary of the old committee, to call the
roll Twenty-six members answered TO
their names. Mr.. Lowe announced that
the next business before the committee
was the selection of a temporary presid-
ing officer.
Brooks Smith of Hale nominated FOR
temporary chairman Jones G. Moore OIL
jefferson and John c. Pugh of the same
county for Temporary secretary The
nominees were unanimously elected.
The election of the temporary officers
brought the Committee to the transac-
ton of its most important business, the
selection of a permanent Chairman and
a permanent Secretary. About this cleo
ton the chief interest of the Commit
tees first meeting revolved. 1t was
known that the names of Hon. II. 5. ID.
Mallory of Dallas and Hon. Robert j.
Lowe would be presented TO the COM
mittee for permanent Chairman. Mr.
Lowe had just completed term OF ser
vice as Chairman of the retiring Com
mittee.
Mr.. Mallory was not, in the common
acceptance Of the term, a candidate for
the position. To his friends he had said
that he would esteem it a high honor II
the Committee selected him for the place,
but he would in no wise make canvas
His position was that the Committee
should select it's presiding officer free
| from the embarrassment of any personal
appeal. His friends and he had num-
Der of enthusiastic supporters had been
quite active and a rather exciting con-
test developed
The friends of Mr. Lowe had also been
busy and the result was in doubt until
the vote had been counted. The friends
of Mr., Lowe had been quite confident
Tuesday night, but this confidence was
to some extent disturbed during yester-
day.
Mr.. Lowe was placed in nomination by
Hon. John c. Eyster of Morgan. Hon.
C. c. whitson Of Talladega, nominated
Mr.. Mallory.
Temporary Chmairman Jones appointed
Messrs. Nathan of-Colbert and Whitson
of Talladega as tellers to assist the Sec
rotary.
The vote was by secret ballot Each
member of the committee wrote the name
of his choice upon a slip of paper and
placed it in a hat.
While the hat was being carried around
Hon. Upton Mullins of Chiffon moved
that Mr.. Mallory be excused from voting
and the committee unanimously accord>
ed the favor to Mr.. Mallory.
On casting up the ballot 1t was found
that Mr. Lowe had received IA votes and
Mr.. Mallory II votes
Mr. Mallory moved that Mr.. loves
nomination be made unanimous and this
the committee did.
Mr.. Whtson nominated John c. PugE
for Secretary of the committe and on
his motion Mr.. Pugh was unanimously
elected.
A committee of three consisting of
Messrs Thach of jefferson. Whitson
of Talladega and Smith of Hale was ap-
pointed to escort Mr.. Lowe to the chair.
In presenting him TO the committee Mr..
Jones said: "A. Democrat of your chair
mans long standing and valuable serv-
ice to the party needs no Introduction
to this committee
Mr.. Lowe told the Committee that he
was truly and sincerely grateful for the
honor.
''All can say to you." he said, sis that
I am going to perform my duties with
the same zeal that l have in the past"
He paid tribute to the old Committee
and said that he was confident that the
new committee would discharge it's full
duty to the commonwealth
TIE first business that came before the
new committee was the adoption of the
following resolution offered by Howard
Douglass of Washington
Resolved. That the Chairman be and
he is hereby authorized to appoint a
Campaign Committee to manage and con-
duct the pending campaign in the State"
When this resolution was adopted the
Commute adjourned subject to the call
of the Chairman.