The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-16
Republican Committee Decides Not to Allow Negro DeI-
 egates Seated
RESOLUTION PASSED BY
 A VOTE OF r ID 10
Strenuous Protests Come From All Parts of the Hall, But the Move Ment for White Mans
 Party Won.

HE republican state executive
 committee has refused the ad-
 mittance of negro delegates to the state convention, which meets to- morrow This action was the result of several hours strenuous struggle yes l terday between those of the new re- gime, known as the lily whites, and those not in favor of barring out the negro. This means that henceforth the republican party in Alabama is to be a white mans party
 The elimination of the negro was ac- complished through the passage of res- olution adopting the report of the sub committee which was appointed at the meeting of the full committee on Satur- day, and which had considered all con- tests and passed upon all credentials pre- sented by delegates throughout the state. When this report was read yesterday not a single negro's name appeared upon it. although on the list of delegates from more than one county there were the names of negroes when the credentials were given to the sub-committe for ac- ton.
 Immediately following a. resolution to adopt the report as whole there came from several parts of the house protests of a vehement nature. These protests kept coming in so fast that at one time l it looked as though the resolution could i not be passed. By strenuous work, how ever. those favoring the resolution finally put 1t through with vote of r for to 10 against.
 COMMITTEE WAS SLOW.
 When the executive committee was first called to order yesterday morning there was some delay in the report of the i subcommittee on contests and creden- tials Attorney J. c. Cook gave the com mittee assurances that within thirty min- utes the subcommittee would present it's report. but at the end of that time no members of that body had appeared and a resolution was passed to the effect that unless the subcommittee reported in ten minutes the committee whole would proceed with making up the roll of delegates to the convention. A commit tee was sent to notify the subcommittee and that body soon appeared and pre- sented its decisions.
 From Montgomery there had come one delegation with two negroes on it. An- other had come as a bolting delegation The report of the committee replaced the names of the two negroes with the names of two members of the bolting delegation. From Hale county Ad Wimbs had been sent as a delegate and several other ne- groes were on other delegations. The re- port of the subcommittee declared that Hale county's actions had been irregular and threw out the delegation altogether. From Montgomery there had come two white delegations These had been com promised by placing half from one and half from the other
 In this manner the report of the sub committee showed that its members had worked faithfully with the end in view of throwing the negro out of the repub- lican party, in so far as allowing him representa- ton in the state convention: and 1t was upon this report that the fight was made by those favoring the holding in line of the negro vote.
 THOMPSON OPPOSES REPORT.
 Following the motion of the chairman of the subcommittee. N. W. Trimble. that the report be adopted as a whole, J. O. Thompson, postmaster of Tuskegees and brother of Congressman Charles w. Thompson, secured the floor and spoke against such action. He said he did not | like to lmpugn the motives of the com l mitteemen, but he did think that in theiE desire to see the party grow in Alabama they had made a grave mistake and lost sight of justice. He could not see the re- port adopted without making a protest, and said he had thought over the negro question and had decided. since the re- moval of the vicious, ignorant negro vote. ne believed the men remaining should have recognition. He declared that no negro without some merit could vote now, and he wanted to see his party rec ognize that merit. and not show prejudice at the first chance given 1t. He pleaded for sober and better judgment, saying he was anxious to see the party grow. but he did not want it to lose sight of it's old principle that every man should have a. right to vote and see his vote counted. no matter on which side cast. He called loudly for the old rlank of equal rights.
 PROTEST OF l. POLLOCK.
 The protest from Mr. Thompson was followed by an eloquent protest from I. Pollak of Montgomery. His speech was as follows:
 T must protest against this measure. If you decide to accept this measure and destroy every vestige of government and assume a regime of anarchy and reign cf a commune. Every man would then have the right to declare himself dc- tator name himself committee, of peo- pie, whether they were alive or dead, and assume first his authority over a beat then a county, a district. state. and then the government of the United States.
 "The fundamental principles of govern ment must be based upon honesty There can be no compromise upon honesty. You make an exception to honesty and you destroy the very government. It is said that If we allow the seating of the few colored delegates we will lose 10000 white voters in the state. I say to you, I am willing to lose this state; am willing to see the republican party defeated not ontv fin Alabama hrf Tn ovarv sfofo ivx