The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-16

Ala
 P. W. Greene. passenger agent Wabash railroad. Citronelle.
 J. s. Lynch. merchant, Citronelle.
 D. II. Hubbard of Hubbard Bros. tim Der.
 H. A. Healy Citrenelle.
 D. B. Denison, real estate.
 s. S. Pugh, M. D.
 J. H. Locke. stationer.
 William L. Powers. powers Printing Co.
 William H. Armbrecht. Pitts. stoutz & Armbreeht, attorneys.
 J. Kentz, brick manufacturer
 R. W Sutherland McATillan Bros. Co.
 George Watkins architect.
 J. T. McKeon. Bay City Lumber Co
 Sid Berry, Prichard. Ala.
 J. E. Thrower.
 J. --. Gates, Grand Bay. Ala
 L. W. Wright.
 A. J. Spencer, Rosberry & Spencer Lumber Co.
 Besides the gentlemen enumerated above, about one hundred and fifty gen. tlemen were among those present, and signed cards signifying their belief in republican principles, and their allegiance to the party, and their desire to work for the upbuilding of the party.
 No Yice-presidents were elected.
 Those present at the meeting represent cd a large white republican vote. includ- ing the Mobile Republican club with It's 256 members. many of whom could not be present but all of whom indorse the action of the meeting.
 A majority of the precincts were repre- sented, making 1t g representative county mass meeting
 This meeting elected the following dele cruf frc 1f,1 s.l4. 41 ton:
 r. w Bromberg. attorney-at-law.
 O. L. Champion, M. D.. prominent phy sician.
 John Q. Hubbard. Hubbard Brothers. Tember
 E. B. Deniscn, Beverly. Gaines & Doni- son, real estate.
 A. J. Spencer, Roseberrv & snencer lumber.
 L; G. Cameron. Cameron shingie mills
 w. F. Williamson. chief claim clerk Mobile and Ohio railroad.
 T. J. Jordan. merchant. Citronelle, Ala
 Joseph T McKeon, president Bay City Lumbef company.
 R. L. Houston.
 s. A. Leonard.
 The Ssturdaf noon meeting was called at the instigation of the postmaster at Mobile, P D. Barker. and the United States district attorney. M. D. Wicker sham.
 At the meeting about fifty were present. Eleven were white men, the balance ne- groes.
 T. J. Ellis. a negro, was elected chair man. and John W. She'll white, was elected secretary. but was not present.
 George R. Mayfield negro clerk in Mo blle postoffice, was then elected secre- tary.
 No vice presidents were elected.
 At this meeting hfty-two were present, as follows:
 Negroes M ~ Al White..... ..... .... .. ...............11
 Iotal ..-.'...... ...... ...... ............52
 or the negroes, twenty-three were let ter carriers and postoffee employees.
 or the eleven white men present, four were postoffice clerks, two were govern ment officials, two were spectators and three were the large mass of repub- lican voters"
 Those present at this meeting repre- sent no white republican vote, and rep resent only a portion of the negro vote In Mobile county. the entire number reg lstered in the county being ISL
 Except one representative from Whist Ter, Ala, no county precinct was repre- scented.
 his meeting elected the following del- egates and alternates to the state con- vention
 M. D. Wickershaw, United States dis trict attorney
 P D. Barker, postmaster at Mobile
 R. L. Goubil, postoInce clern. Mobile
 John w. Scher
 J. H. Tomlinson.
 H. H. Bolton.
 T. J. Ellis (colered).
 A. B. Royal (colored)
 A. N. hcEwan (colored).
 c, F. Johnson (colored).
 George w. Lovejoy (coiored).
 James T. Peterson (colored), postofnce employe. In considering the merits of the con- troversy so unfortunately inflicted upon Mobile county people, we would impress upon the delegates to this convention that the issue involves much more than the awarding of seats to one or more of the contesting delegates. Upon this de- cision depends In great measure the fu- ture of republicanism in Mobile county Shall the more numerous convention of reputable citizens, embracing many heavy taxpayers, whose numbers and personnel have evoked much interest and enthusiasm and have attracted to the republican party several hundred re- putable citizens, and having the merit of legal regularity on their side be set aside for a small coterie who have been in absolute control of the party in Mo bile for many years and who have sig nally failed to attract any new material and who have so conspicuously failed to make any efforts to attract new mate rial? It is respectfully submitted that the fundamental question underlying all contests of this character is this-are the claimants truly representative, l. e.: do the claimants truly represent the mass of votes in the party? A glance at the lists above written will show how truly the convention held at German Relief hall represents the hundreds of republi- cans who have already pledged their all legiance to the party, and the thousands who are confidently expected to follow in thei- footsteps. A glance at the other SLOWS how truly their convention repre- sents two men and their own personal interests and nobody and nothing else.