The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
COMMITTEE PROVIDES
 FOR NOMINATIONS
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the idea that the constitutional conven- ton voiced the sentiment of tho peopls that they did not want too man elections He said: T am not here to dictate to the Committe, but I stand for uniformity that all nominations be made on che same day." He said that the committee should fix dates for primaries as the statues dc for general elections. He said he had not A word to say about the time, but he thought the committee should fix definite ly the date for primaries as the law does for general elections.
 John c. Eyster made a motion that the first business be the filling of vacancies on the committee. H. D. Merrill moved as d substitute the following order of busi- ness:
 "Resolved, That the order of business of this meeting of the State Executive Committee shall be, first, the election of members to fiji vacancies from each the Second and Fifth Congressional Districts. and. second adjournment to meet sub- feet to the call of the chairman of this committee after January l." Chairman Lowe said that he hoped tho committee would not adjourn before ap- pointinE a committee to provide a plan for the primaries. He said this was not offered as q dictatien. but he thought if a committee on plan was appointed to re- port back at a later meeting. it would be best He said he thought vacancies should be filled and a subcommittee oh
 plans for nominations should be appoint
 ed. He said the county committees
 should be ordered not to act until the
 subcommittee had reported.
 Mr. Mullins hoped MT. Merrill would withdraw his resolution until after vacan-
 cies had been filled. Mir. Merrill said he would do this with the understanding that he would have the privilege of in
 treducfng it later.
 The motion that the committee proceed
 to the election of two committeeman was
 adopted.
 Mfr. Sanford nominated George w.
 Jones of Montgomery as a successor to
 the lamented Tennent Lemax. Jones Succeeds Lomax.
 There were no other nominations. and he was unanimously elected.
 Mir. Nathan and Mir. Eyster were sp- pointed to notify MT. Jones of his elec- ton. While they went to inform him of
 his election a recess or Ave minutes was
 taken by the committee. Mir. Jones was escorted to the chair mans stand after the recess. There were calls for a speech and the new commit
 teemap thanked the committee for the honor and said he was ready for duty. MT. White made motion that the three committeeman present from the Fifth District hold a meeting and select a nominee and to report back to the com mittee. Mir. Smith thought that the com nfttee as a whole should select a success soF to Colonel Austin.
 Mir. Sanford said the motion was out of order, as the committee had taken up the matter of filling vacancies. Mir. Lowe had temporarily left the chair. Mr. Jones oc- cupying it. The chair ruled the point of order was not we'll taken.
 Mfr. Mullins said it appeared to him that the committee ought to do in this case what 1t had done fin other instances, se- feet committeeman without referring the matter to the district committeeman as committee.
 Mfr. White said he merely wanted the
 committeeman from his district to se- feet and recommend some one.
 A motion to table MT. Whites motion was carried.
 George F. Sedberry in the Fifth District was then elected in the place of Colonel Austin, deceased