The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
Republicans Have New Question.


 The Alabama republicans who are favor Roosevelt for President, may have a new question presented to them when they meet in state convention here on the sixth of May. The Colored Mems Suffrage as- sociation has been called to meet here on the fifth of May, and 1t is said that in as much as practically all of the negroes are favorable to Roosevelt they may make demands upon their white friends to help them in their efforts to have the Supreme court of the United States ann 1al the suffrage clause of the Alabama constitution.
 This new phase of the case grows out of the recent decision of the court which sustained Judge Jones in his declaration that he was without Jurisdiction in the case. The negroes employed negro at torney, Milford H. Smith of New York, to represent them, and they seem to feel that Smith has made a failure with the case of Giles vs the board of registrars of Montgomery county At the meeting on the fifth they will undertake to raise funds to employ additional counsel and have the two other cases recently decided against Giles by the State Supreme court pushed before the United States Supreme court
 It was suggested today that some of the negroes might hold back from the Roosevelt meeting unless they are prom ised cooperation by the referees in the state. This feature will add a new in- terest to the forthcoming gathering.
 Many Stand Examination.
 There were twenty-six persons who att tempted to stand examinations today to fill two clerkships in the Montgomery postoffice. Congressman Wiley recently secured for the office here two additional clerks. and the scramble for the positions has been greater than was expected.
 The Alabama League of municipalities will meet in Birmingham the latter part of May, and before it will come the most interesting problem with which the Ala. bama legislature will have to deal at the September session. The question of a municipal code will J. considered, and for the purpose of securing united action between the league and the legislature Mayor Joseph of Montgomery has sent invitations to Chairman Walker of the house committee on municipal organiza- ton and Chairman Goldsby of the senate recess committee to meet with the league and discuss features of the code
 w. R. Healey national organizer for the socialists, addressed an audience of Mont gomerians tonight on the .'co-operative commonwealth" He will spend several days here in an attempt to organize a local in Montgomery
 An attempt is soon 70 bc made to or ganize branch of the United Irish league In Montgomery. Joseph Devlin of Ire land, member of parliament from North Kilkenny. has been billed to address the Irish people of Montgomery at the Mont gomery theatre on May 5. He will be entertained here by members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and as the Irish are very strong in Montgomery. 1t Is possible that a big local will be or ganized.
 The inspection of the Alabama Nation al guard will begin on May 5, when Capt. w. H. Johnston of the Sixteenth infantry will inspect the companies in this city. Other companies in the state win be examined as fast as possible. Adjutant General Brandon has issued an order notifying the companies of the forthcom- ing inspections, and giving necessary in- structions.